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Journal of Risk and Uncertainty
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Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

0895-5646

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11166

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Economics and Finance 187 29 41 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 45
Documents by Best Scientists*: 55
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 84
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.791
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Risk and Uncertainty?

The foci of Journal of Risk and Uncertainty are Actuarial science, Econometrics, Expected utility hypothesis, Mathematical economics and Microeconomics. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty explores issues in Actuarial science which can be linked to other research areas like Risk perception, Contingent valuation, Willingness to pay, Risk aversion and Value of life. Risk perception studies tackled cover an aspect of the field of Perception.

Most of the works presented in Journal of Risk and Uncertainty deals with Willingness to pay but it intersects with the subject of Value (economics). The research on Econometrics featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Function (mathematics), Preference (economics) and Statistics, Lottery. Expected utility hypothesis research discussed connects with the study of Prospect theory.

The journal is focused mainly on Prospect theory, particularly Cumulative prospect theory. The Mathematical economics study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Axiom.

  • Actuarial science (30.16%)
  • Econometrics (23.36%)
  • Expected utility hypothesis (17.25%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Advances in prospect theory: cumulative representation of uncertainty (9978 citations)
  • Status quo bias in decision making (3569 citations)
  • The value of a statistical life: A critical review of market estimates throughout the world (1450 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Risk and Uncertainty:

The published papers mainly deal with areas of study such as Actuarial science, Econometrics, Expected utility hypothesis, Prospect theory and Mathematical economics. While work presented in the journal articles provide substantial information on Actuarial science, it also covers topics in Value (economics), Value (ethics), Contingent valuation, Willingness to pay and Value of life. The studies on Econometrics discussed at the most cited articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Function (mathematics), Preference (economics), Rank-dependent expected utility and Risk aversion.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • Statistics
  • World War II

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty covers a variety of subjects, including Microeconomics, Contingent valuation, Willingness to pay, Public economics and Lottery. In addition to Contingent valuation research, the journal aims to explore topics under Value (mathematics), Value (economics), Actuarial science and Wage. The concepts on Willingness to pay presented in Journal of Risk and Uncertainty can also apply to other research fields, including Sample (statistics), Incentive compatibility and Endowment effect.

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty explores research in Lottery alongside concepts in Parametric statistics and other areas of study in Econometrics and Preference (economics). Income elasticity of demand are all disciplines of Econometrics that connect with topics in Czech. The presented research on Willingness to accept deals specifically with Expected utility hypothesis but it also addresses topics in Loss aversion, Marital status, Demography and Social class.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Prince: An improved method for measuring incentivized preferences (5 citations)
  • Simple Belief Elicitation: an experimental evaluation (2 citations)
  • Optimality of winner-take-all contests: the role of attitudes toward risk (0 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Journal of Risk and Uncertainty (based on the number of publications) are:

  • W. Kip Viscusi (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter P. Wakker (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Richard J. Zeckhauser (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Howard Kunreuther (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Graham Loomes (16 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Risk and Uncertainty (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harvard University (67 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (40 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Duke University (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Chicago (23 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 18.75% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 38.46% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 15.38% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 46.15% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Related Education Opportunities

For those interested in the research topics discussed in the Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, there are a plethora of educational opportunities available to further your knowledge in these areas such as actuarial science, econometrics, and microeconomics. Pursuing a degree or certification in these fields can enhance not only your understanding but also your ability to contribute to the field. Many universities also offer programs specifically focused on topics like risk perception, value economics, and prospect theory.

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Top Publications

  • Do measures of risk attitude in the laboratory predict behavior under risk in and outside of the laboratory

    Gary Charness;Thomas Garcia;Thomas Garcia;Theo Offerman;Marie Claire Villeval

    (2020)
    122 Citations
  • Pricing the global health risks of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    W Kip Viscusi

    (2020)
    87 Citations
  • E-Cigarettes and Adult Smoking: Evidence from Minnesota.

    Henry Saffer;Daniel L. Dench;Michael Grossman;Dhaval M. Dave

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • The forgotten numbers: A closer look at COVID-19 non-fatal valuations.

    Thomas J. Kniesner;Ryan Sullivan

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Robust Inference in Risk Elicitation Tasks

    Ola Andersson;Ola Andersson;Håkan J. Holm;Jean-Robert Tyran;Jean-Robert Tyran;Erik Wengström;Erik Wengström

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Prince: An improved method for measuring incentivized preferences

    C. Johnson;Aurélien Baillon;Han Bleichrodt;Zhihua Li

    (2021)
    23 Citations

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