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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Economics and Finance 128 25 22 19 17 429 106823

Angus Deaton publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Angus Deaton between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Angus Deaton published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 12.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 115 publications in 2012. 6 of the 665 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 115. Peak 115 publications in 2012. 1972: 3 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 3 publications 1975: 13 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 24 publications 1981: 9 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 3 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 12 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 15 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 50 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 34 publications 2012: 115 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 1 publication
1972 2025

665 publications in total across all disciplines

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Angus Deaton: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year Publications
1972 3
1973 1
1974 3
1975 13
1976 4
1977 2
1978 2
1979 5
1980 24
1981 9
1982 2
1983 2
1984 1
1985 3
1986 7
1987 6
1988 9
1989 12
1990 6
1991 3
1992 15
1993 5
1994 4
1995 4
1996 7
1997 6
1998 11
1999 11
2000 8
2001 8
2002 11
2003 17
2004 13
2005 18
2006 9
2007 8
2008 19
2009 50
2010 17
2011 34
2012 115
2013 18
2014 18
2015 18
2016 16
2017 4
2018 9
2019 13
2020 26
2021 14
2022 4
2023 12
2024 5
2025 1
Total 665
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Angus Deaton publications per year - data summary

  • Angus Deaton, a Economics and Finance scholar from Princeton University, has 665 publications recorded across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1972 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2012, with 115 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1973, 1984 and 2025, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 12.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.3 per year counting only the 54 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 36 publications, 5% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1972-1989: 108 publications (6.0 per year); 1990-2007: 164 publications (9.1 per year); 2008-2025: 393 publications (21.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Angus Deaton publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Angus Deaton sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 42–46 to 521+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 111. Most scientists, 111, have 137–141 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 427–431 publications, is where this scientist sits. 42–46 publications: 1 scientist 47–51 publications: 12 scientists 52–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–61 publications: 23 scientists 62–66 publications: 32 scientists 67–71 publications: 36 scientists 72–76 publications: 56 scientists 77–81 publications: 57 scientists 82–86 publications: 70 scientists 87–91 publications: 86 scientists 92–96 publications: 72 scientists 97–101 publications: 106 scientists 102–106 publications: 97 scientists 107–111 publications: 96 scientists 112–116 publications: 101 scientists 117–121 publications: 103 scientists 122–126 publications: 102 scientists 127–131 publications: 108 scientists 132–136 publications: 107 scientists 137–141 publications: 111 scientists 142–146 publications: 94 scientists 147–151 publications: 96 scientists 152–156 publications: 100 scientists 157–161 publications: 74 scientists 162–166 publications: 68 scientists 167–171 publications: 91 scientists 172–176 publications: 76 scientists 177–181 publications: 75 scientists 182–186 publications: 61 scientists 187–191 publications: 66 scientists 192–196 publications: 68 scientists 197–201 publications: 71 scientists 202–206 publications: 60 scientists 207–211 publications: 56 scientists 212–216 publications: 44 scientists 217–221 publications: 51 scientists 222–226 publications: 65 scientists 227–231 publications: 48 scientists 232–236 publications: 59 scientists 237–241 publications: 37 scientists 242–246 publications: 37 scientists 247–251 publications: 41 scientists 252–256 publications: 43 scientists 257–261 publications: 33 scientists 262–266 publications: 34 scientists 267–271 publications: 39 scientists 272–276 publications: 25 scientists 277–281 publications: 29 scientists 282–286 publications: 29 scientists 287–291 publications: 26 scientists 292–296 publications: 31 scientists 297–301 publications: 31 scientists 302–306 publications: 24 scientists 307–311 publications: 28 scientists 312–316 publications: 24 scientists 317–321 publications: 13 scientists 322–326 publications: 14 scientists 327–331 publications: 25 scientists 332–336 publications: 18 scientists 337–341 publications: 16 scientists 342–346 publications: 18 scientists 347–351 publications: 15 scientists 352–356 publications: 17 scientists 357–361 publications: 19 scientists 362–366 publications: 16 scientists 367–371 publications: 17 scientists 372–376 publications: 7 scientists 377–381 publications: 18 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 19 scientists 392–396 publications: 9 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 13 scientists 407–411 publications: 13 scientists 412–416 publications: 5 scientists 417–421 publications: 10 scientists 422–426 publications: 6 scientists 427–431 publications: 12 scientists 432–436 publications: 9 scientists 437–441 publications: 9 scientists 442–446 publications: 10 scientists 447–451 publications: 12 scientists 452–456 publications: 8 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 4 scientists 472–476 publications: 5 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 7 scientists 487–491 publications: 8 scientists 492–496 publications: 5 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 4 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 7 scientists 517–520 publications: 7 scientists 521+ publications: 99 scientists
42–46 publications 521+

This scientist: 429 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
42–46 1
47–51 12
52–56 7
57–61 23
62–66 32
67–71 36
72–76 56
77–81 57
82–86 70
87–91 86
92–96 72
97–101 106
102–106 97
107–111 96
112–116 101
117–121 103
122–126 102
127–131 108
132–136 107
137–141 111
142–146 94
147–151 96
152–156 100
157–161 74
162–166 68
167–171 91
172–176 76
177–181 75
182–186 61
187–191 66
192–196 68
197–201 71
202–206 60
207–211 56
212–216 44
217–221 51
222–226 65
227–231 48
232–236 59
237–241 37
242–246 37
247–251 41
252–256 43
257–261 33
262–266 34
267–271 39
272–276 25
277–281 29
282–286 29
287–291 26
292–296 31
297–301 31
302–306 24
307–311 28
312–316 24
317–321 13
322–326 14
327–331 25
332–336 18
337–341 16
342–346 18
347–351 15
352–356 17
357–361 19
362–366 16
367–371 17
372–376 7
377–381 18
382–386 13
387–391 19
392–396 9
397–401 10
402–406 13
407–411 13
412–416 5
417–421 10
422–426 6
427–431 12 429
432–436 9
437–441 9
442–446 10
447–451 12
452–456 8
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 4
472–476 5
477–481 6
482–486 7
487–491 8
492–496 5
497–501 4
502–506 4
507–511 5
512–516 7
517–520 7
521+ 99
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Angus Deaton publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,760 Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 42–46 to 521+ publications.
  • Angus Deaton, a Economics and Finance scholar from Princeton University, records 429 publications - the 94th percentile of the discipline.
  • 94% of ranked Economics and Finance scientists score the same or lower than Angus Deaton, and about 6% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 167–171 publications range, and Angus Deaton ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 137–141 publications, holding 111 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 48% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 162–166 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 521 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Angus Deaton D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Angus Deaton sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 72 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 101+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 178. Most scientists, 178, have 33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 101+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 126 scientists 31 D-Index: 147 scientists 32 D-Index: 157 scientists 33 D-Index: 178 scientists 34 D-Index: 171 scientists 35 D-Index: 141 scientists 36 D-Index: 132 scientists 37 D-Index: 129 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 120 scientists 40 D-Index: 117 scientists 41 D-Index: 113 scientists 42 D-Index: 114 scientists 43 D-Index: 97 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 86 scientists 46 D-Index: 78 scientists 47 D-Index: 83 scientists 48 D-Index: 62 scientists 49 D-Index: 74 scientists 50 D-Index: 50 scientists 51 D-Index: 66 scientists 52 D-Index: 69 scientists 53 D-Index: 55 scientists 54 D-Index: 67 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 62 scientists 57 D-Index: 45 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 47 scientists 60 D-Index: 46 scientists 61 D-Index: 36 scientists 62 D-Index: 37 scientists 63 D-Index: 56 scientists 64 D-Index: 50 scientists 65 D-Index: 32 scientists 66 D-Index: 28 scientists 67 D-Index: 30 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 25 scientists 70 D-Index: 22 scientists 71 D-Index: 21 scientists 72 D-Index: 26 scientists 73 D-Index: 24 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 12 scientists 76 D-Index: 14 scientists 77 D-Index: 15 scientists 78 D-Index: 15 scientists 79 D-Index: 17 scientists 80 D-Index: 17 scientists 81 D-Index: 11 scientists 82 D-Index: 10 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 11 scientists 85 D-Index: 5 scientists 86 D-Index: 9 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 9 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 6 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 8 scientists 93 D-Index: 10 scientists 94 D-Index: 11 scientists 95 D-Index: 6 scientists 96 D-Index: 4 scientists 97 D-Index: 4 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100 D-Index: 8 scientists 101+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 128 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Economics and Finance scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 126
31 147
32 157
33 178
34 171
35 141
36 132
37 129
38 130
39 120
40 117
41 113
42 114
43 97
44 115
45 86
46 78
47 83
48 62
49 74
50 50
51 66
52 69
53 55
54 67
55 61
56 62
57 45
58 34
59 47
60 46
61 36
62 37
63 56
64 50
65 32
66 28
67 30
68 24
69 25
70 22
71 21
72 26
73 24
74 23
75 12
76 14
77 15
78 15
79 17
80 17
81 11
82 10
83 16
84 11
85 5
86 9
87 13
88 9
89 7
90 6
91 4
92 8
93 10
94 11
95 6
96 4
97 4
98 6
99 6
100 8
101+ 100 128
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Angus Deaton D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,760 Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 72 ranges running from 30 to 101+ D-Index.
  • Angus Deaton, a Economics and Finance scholar from Princeton University, records 128 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Economics and Finance scientists score the same or lower than Angus Deaton, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Angus Deaton ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 33 D-Index, holding 178 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2015 - Nobel Prize for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare
  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2015 - Nobel Memorial Prize laureates in Economics for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare".
  • 2014 - Leontief Prize, Global Development and Environment Institute
  • 2011 - BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • 2010 - Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1978 - Fellows of the Econometric Society

Overview

Angus Deaton is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, including general health professions, economics and econometrics, health, demography, and general economics, econometrics, and finance. Their main topics of work cover global health care issues, health disparities and outcomes, employment and welfare studies, insurance, mortality, demography, risk management, and COVID-19-related subjects.

Notable recent papers by Angus Deaton include:

  • COVID-19 and Global Income Inequality, 2021, LSE Public Policy Review
  • GDP, Wellbeing, and Health: Thoughts on the 2017 Round of the International Comparison Program, 2021, Review of Income and Wealth
  • A Conversation with Angus Deaton, 2020, Annual Review of Resource Economics

Frequent co-authors include Anne Case, with whom Deaton has collaborated extensively, as well as Paul Schreyer, Amartya Sen, and Tim Besley.

  • Anne Case
  • Paul Schreyer
  • Amartya Sen
  • Tim Besley

Angus Deaton's work has been published in a variety of academic venues. Some of the most frequent publication venues are:

  • Brookings Papers on Economic Activity
  • Annual Review of Economics
  • SAY
  • Business Economics
  • LSE Public Policy Review

Deaton has authored multiple books with Princeton University Press. These include several editions or printings of Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism, published between 2020 and 2021, which have accumulated a notable number of citations.

The scientist has received several awards and recognitions over their career, such as:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2015)
  • Nobel Prize (2015) for analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare
  • Nobel Memorial Prize laureate in Economics (2015) for analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare
  • Leontief Prize from the Global Development and Environment Institute (2014)
  • BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2011)
  • Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association (2010)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2010)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1992)
  • Fellows of the Econometric Society (1978)

Best Publications

  • The Analysis of Household Surveys : A Microeconometric Approach to Development Policy

    Angus S. Deaton

  • Economics and consumer behavior

    Angus Deaton;John Muellbauer

  • An Almost Ideal Demand System

    A. S. Deaton

  • Saving and liquidity constraints

    Angus Deaton

  • High income improves evaluation of life but not emotional well-being

    Daniel Kahneman;Angus Deaton

  • The Determinants of Mortality

    David M Cutler;Angus S Deaton;Adriana Lleras-Muney

  • Saving and Liquidity Constraints

    Angus Deaton

  • Rising morbidity and mortality in midlife among white non-Hispanic Americans in the 21st century.

    Anne Case;Angus Deaton

  • Subjective wellbeing, health, and ageing

    Andrew Steptoe;Angus Deaton;Arthur A Stone;Arthur A Stone

  • Income, health, and well-being around the world: evidence from the Gallup World Poll.

    Angus Deaton

  • Health, inequality, and economic development

    Angus Deaton

  • Panel data from time series of cross-sections

    Angus Deaton

  • Understanding and misunderstanding randomized controlled trials.

    Angus Deaton;Angus Deaton;Angus Deaton;Nancy Cartwright

  • Poverty and Inequality in India: A Re-Examination

    Angus Deaton;Jean Drèze

  • On the Behaviour of Commodity Prices

    Angus Deaton;Angus Deaton;Guy Laroque

  • The Determinants of Mortality

    David M. Cutler;Angus S. Deaton;Adriana Lleras-Muney

  • Mortality and Morbidity in the 21st Century

    Anne Case;Angus Deaton

  • Mortality and Morbidity in the 21st Century

    Anne Case;Angus Deaton

  • The analysis of household surveys

    Angus Deaton

  • Understanding Consumption

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  • Instruments, randomization, and learning about development

    Angus Deaton

  • Guidelines for Constructing Consumption Aggregates for Welfare Analysis

    Angus Deaton;Salman Zaidi

  • Intertemporal Choice and Inequality

    Angus Deaton;Christina Paxson

  • Income, Aging, Health and Wellbeing Around the World: Evidence from the Gallup World Poll

    Angus Deaton;Angus Deaton

Frequent Co-Authors

Christina Paxson
Christina Paxson Brown University
Anne Case
Anne Case Princeton University
John Muellbauer
John Muellbauer University of Oxford
Arthur A. Stone
Arthur A. Stone University of Southern California
Guy Laroque
Guy Laroque University College London
Jean Drèze
Jean Drèze University of Delhi
Nancy Cartwright
Nancy Cartwright Durham University
Ufuk Akcigit
Ufuk Akcigit University of Chicago
Philippe Aghion
Philippe Aghion London School of Economics and Political Science

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