The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best scholars in the
arena of Economics and Finance is based on data
consolidated from various data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were
acquired on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a
scholar’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which
includes exclusively papers and citation
values for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Economics and Finance research
Research.com’s best researchers ranking is a trustworthy
list of leading scientists from the area of
Economics and Finance, created using a thorough
examination of 166,880 researchers determined
from multiple bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Economics and Finance, as many as 8163 researchers were
examined.
What is D-index approval threshold for Economics and Finance
The D-index threshold for accepting a scholar to be
examined is set to 30 if
most of their publications are in the field of Economics and Finance. The
approval requirements for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index, ratio
of the contributions made within the given field of study
plus the awards and achievements of the scholars. The
D-index threshold for considering top researchers is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scholars
estimated for each scientific field whilst
making sure that the top 1% of leading researchers are
considered into the ranking. We expect a proximity of
30% or less between a scholar’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification rules
Because our primary mission is to make sure that only
genuine researchers are mentioned in
Research.com ranking we are aware that metrics are never
meant to be a complete measure to evaluate the
output of scholars. For that reason
we manually inspect every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of reliable sources. Even though it’s not a
factor contributing to a scholar’s position in
the ranking, the amount of papers published in
major journals and conference proceedings should be a
credible secondary indication of their contribution to research in a
selected discipline. Position in the ranking is
determined by every scholar’s D-index
with the help of information gathered from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind open to the research community. A
detailed overview of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
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Our goal is to motivate researchers,
entrepreneurs and politicians
around the world to investigate where prominent experts are heading
and to give an opportunity for the whole research community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
disciplines, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Economics and Finance
With 279 researchers United Kingdom ranks in spot 2
in the world.
As far as institutions are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of leading scholars in United Kingdom is London School of Economics and Political Science with 40 scholars affiliated with it being present in Research.com Economics and Finance ranking. It is followed by London School of Economics and Political Science with 36 scientists. Ranking thirds is University of Sussex with 17 researchers.
Prominent scholars featured in United Kingdom are associated with Imperial College London, University College London, City, University of London, London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Cambridge, University of Exeter, University of Glasgow, Loughborough University, University of Warwick, University of Sheffield.
Professor Mike Wright from Imperial College London is listed as the best scientist in United Kingdom in our ranking with a D-index of 143. Ranking on the second place in United Kingdom is Philippe Aghion from London School of Economics and Political Science with a D-index of 125. The third spot in United Kingdom is taken by Richard S. J. Tol from University of Sussex with a D-index of 118.
The average D-index for the top 5% scientists is 99 in comparison to an average of 47 for all 279 scholars featured in Research.com ranking.
The average number of publications within the field of Economics and Finance for the top 1% of researchers in the ranking is 643 in comparison to an average of 208 for all 279 researchers.
The average number of citations for the top 5% scientists is 65058 against an average of 17694 for all 279 scholars.
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