2026 Benno Torgler: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	75	347	312	7	7	431	25159

Benno Torgler 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 Benno Torgler sits on this spectrum.

42 publications 521+

This scientist: 431 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.

Benno Torgler 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 Benno Torgler sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Australia Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Australia Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Australia Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Australia Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Australia Leader Award
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Benno Torgler is affiliated with the Queensland University of Technology in Australia. Their research spans the fields of Social Sciences and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with a notable focus on several subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies, Marketing, and Modeling and Simulation.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as Taxation and Compliance Studies, Sports Analytics and Performance, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, Sports, Gender, and Society, Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, and Social and Intergroup Psychology.

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Benno Torgler include:

How confidence in health care systems affects mobility and compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020, PLoS ONE)
Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Sustainable Entrepreneurship (2024, Journal of Economic Surveys)
Can Psychological Traits Explain Mobility Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic? (2020, Social Psychological and Personality Science)
How does globalization affect COVID-19 responses? (2021, Globalization and Health)
Certified Coronavirus Immunity as a Resource and Strategy to Cope with Pandemic Costs (2020, Kyklos)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Torgler include:

Ho Fai Chan
Steve J. Bickley
David Stadelmann
Stephen Whyte
Sascha L. Schmidt

Benno Torgler's publications appear frequently in several academic venues, notably:

SSRN Electronic Journal
PLoS ONE
Research Square
Journal of Economic Surveys
Social Psychological and Personality Science

Their research addresses a range of interdisciplinary topics, including economic behavior, pandemic-related mobility and compliance, global health responses, and the interplay between technology and sustainable entrepreneurship.

Recognition of their work includes membership in the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, reflecting a standing within the scientific community.

Best Publications

Culture differences and tax morale in the United States and in Europe

James Alm;Benno Torgler

1706
Citations
Tax morale and conditional cooperation

Bruno S. Frey;Benno Torgler

1075
Citations
The impact of tax morale and institutional quality on the shadow economy

Benno Torgler;Friedrich G. Schneider

1032
Citations
Do Ethics Matter? Tax Compliance and Morality

James Alm;Benno Torgler

894
Citations
Speaking to Theorists and Searching for Facts: Tax Morale and Tax Compliance in Experiments

Benno Torgler

825
Citations
The importance of faith: Tax morale and religiosity

Benno Torgler

769
Citations
Tax morale affects tax compliance: Evidence from surveys and an artefactual field experiment

Ronald G. Cummings;Jorge Martinez-Vazquez;Michael McKee;Benno Torgler

745
Citations
Tax morale in Latin America

Benno Torgler;Benno Torgler

597
Citations
Tax morale and direct democracy

Benno Torgler

593
Citations
Tax Effort in Developing Countries and High Income Countries: The Impact of Corruption, Voice and Accountability

Richard M. Bird;Jorge Martinez-Vazquez;Benno Torgler

571
Citations
Tax compliance and tax morale : a theoretical and empirical analysis

Benno Torgler

549
Citations
What Shapes Attitudes Toward Paying Taxes? Evidence from Multicultural European Countries*

Benno Torgler;Friedrich G. Schneider

546
Citations
The determinants of individuals' attitudes towards preventing environmental damage

Benno Torgler;María A. García-Valiñas

476
Citations
Tax Morale, Rule-Governed Behaviour and Trust

Benno Torgler

446
Citations
Tax morale : theory and empirical analysis of tax compliance

Benno Torgler

445
Citations
To evade taxes or not to evade: that is the question

Benno Torgler

417
Citations
Shadow Economy, Tax Morale, Governance and Institutional Quality: A Panel Analysis

Benno Torgler;Friedrich Schneider

401
Citations
Societal Institutions and Tax Reform in Developing Countries

Richard Bird;Jorge Martinez-Vazquez;Benno Torgler

370
Citations
Tax morale in Asian countries

Benno Torgler;Benno Torgler

353
Citations
Causes and Consequences of Tax Morale: An Empirical Investigation

Benno Torgler;Ihsan C. Demir;Alison Macintyre;Markus Schaffner

344
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruno S. Frey University of Basel

Friedrich Schneider Johannes Kepler University of Linz

Jorge Martinez-Vazquez Georgia State University

Clevo Wilson Queensland University of Technology

James Alm Tulane University

Lars P. Feld Walter Eucken Institut

Erich Kirchler University of Vienna

Richard M. Bird University of Toronto

Paul Frijters London School of Economics and Political Science

Shunsuke Managi Kyushu University

External Links

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