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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Economics and Finance 133 20 17 1 1 988 83169

Bruno S. Frey publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bruno S. Frey between 1965 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bruno S. Frey published across 61 years, from 1965 to 2025, averaging 22.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 67 publications in 2008. 27 of the 1,362 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1965 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 67. Peak 67 publications in 2008. 1965: 1 publication 1966: 2 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 4 publications 1969: 2 publications 1970: 4 publications 1971: 6 publications 1972: 4 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 5 publications 1975: 6 publications 1976: 10 publications 1977: 5 publications 1978: 12 publications 1979: 6 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 4 publications 1982: 9 publications 1983: 13 publications 1984: 10 publications 1985: 7 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 10 publications 1988: 12 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 29 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 33 publications 1993: 22 publications 1994: 22 publications 1995: 20 publications 1996: 41 publications 1997: 41 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 27 publications 2000: 58 publications 2001: 46 publications 2002: 49 publications 2003: 51 publications 2004: 48 publications 2005: 36 publications 2006: 63 publications 2007: 31 publications 2008: 67 publications 2009: 57 publications 2010: 60 publications 2011: 49 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 50 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 51 publications 2018: 30 publications 2019: 39 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 30 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 10 publications
1965 2025

1,362 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bruno S. Frey: publications per year, 1965 to 2025
Year Publications
1965 1
1966 2
1967 1
1968 4
1969 2
1970 4
1971 6
1972 4
1973 4
1974 5
1975 6
1976 10
1977 5
1978 12
1979 6
1980 1
1981 4
1982 9
1983 13
1984 10
1985 7
1986 8
1987 10
1988 12
1989 10
1990 29
1991 8
1992 33
1993 22
1994 22
1995 20
1996 41
1997 41
1998 9
1999 27
2000 58
2001 46
2002 49
2003 51
2004 48
2005 36
2006 63
2007 31
2008 67
2009 57
2010 60
2011 49
2012 21
2013 50
2014 18
2015 12
2016 16
2017 51
2018 30
2019 39
2020 25
2021 30
2022 11
2023 9
2024 17
2025 10
Total 1,362
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Bruno S. Frey publications per year - data summary

  • Bruno S. Frey, a Economics and Finance scholar from University of Basel, has 1,362 publications recorded across 61 years, from 1965 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1965 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2008, with 67 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1965, 1967 and 1980, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 22.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 22.3 per year counting only the 61 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 77 publications, 6% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1965-1985: 116 publications (5.5 per year); 1986-2006: 643 publications (30.6 per year); 2007-2025: 603 publications (31.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Bruno S. Frey 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 Bruno S. Frey 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, 521+ 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: 988 publications — 100th percentile

100% 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
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+ 99 988
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Bruno S. Frey 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.
  • Bruno S. Frey, a Economics and Finance scholar from University of Basel, records 988 publications - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Economics and Finance scientists score the same or lower than Bruno S. Frey, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 167–171 publications range, and Bruno S. Frey 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).

Bruno S. Frey 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 Bruno S. Frey 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: 133 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+ 100 133
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Bruno S. Frey 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.
  • Bruno S. Frey, a Economics and Finance scholar from University of Basel, records 133 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Economics and Finance scientists score the same or lower than Bruno S. Frey, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Bruno S. Frey 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 Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2005 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • 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
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Bruno S. Frey is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland. Their recent research work spans multiple disciplines, including economics, molecular biology, and political science. The scientist's publication record features contributions to various fields such as economics and econometrics, molecular biology, sociology and political science, political science and international relations, and strategy and management.

Their research interests cover diverse topics, notably:

  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Retirement, Disability, and Employment
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Gene expression and cancer classification

Among the recent published papers authored or co-authored by Bruno S. Frey are:

  • "The Tumor Profiler Study: integrated, multi-omic, functional tumor profiling for clinical decision support" (2021) published in Cancer Cell
  • "SCIM: universal single-cell matching with unpaired feature sets" (2020) published in Bioinformatics
  • "A policy proposal to deal with excessive cultural tourism" (2021) published in European Planning Studies
  • "Establishing standardized immune phenotyping of metastatic melanoma by digital pathology" (2021) published in Laboratory Investigation
  • "Detection of isoforms and genomic alterations by high-throughput full-length single-cell RNA sequencing in ovarian cancer" (2023) published in Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors in their collaborative work include:

  • Andre Briviba
  • Ximena Bonilla
  • Stéphane Chevrier
  • Sandra Goetze
  • Cinzia Esposito

The scientist's work is regularly published in specific venues known for academic research, with multiple publications in:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Kyklos
  • Bioinformatics
  • Nature Communications
  • Scientometrics

Bruno S. Frey has been recognized within the academic community by awards including the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh awarded in 2005 and membership in the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Best Publications

  • WHAT CAN ECONOMISTS LEARN FROM HAPPINESS RESEARCH

    Bruno S. Frey;Alois Stutzer

  • Happiness and economics

    Bruno S. Frey;Alois Stutzer

  • Motivation crowding theory

    Bruno S. Frey;Reto Jegen

  • Not Just for the Money

    Bruno Frey

  • Happiness, Economy and Institutions

    Bruno S. Frey;Alois Stutzer

  • The Cost of Price Incentives: An Empirical Analysis of Motivation Crowding-Out

    Bruno S. Frey;Felix Oberholzer-Gee

  • Not Just for the Money: An Economic Theory of Personal Motivation

    Bruno S. Frey

  • Happiness and economics, how the economy and institutions affect well-being

    Bruno S. Frey;Alois Stutzer

  • Economic and political determinants of foreign direct investment

    Friedrich Schneider;Bruno S Frey

  • Social Comparisons and Pro-social Behavior: Testing "Conditional Cooperation" in a Field Experiment

    Bruno S. Frey;Stephan Meier

  • Trust breeds trust: How taxpayers are treated

    Lars P. Feld;Bruno S. Frey

  • Happiness: A Revolution in Economics

    Bruno S. Frey

  • Stress that Doesn't Pay: The Commuting Paradox*

    Alois Stutzer;Bruno S. Frey

  • Does marriage make people happy, or do happy people get married?

    Alois Stutzer;Bruno S. Frey

  • Tax Compliance as the Result of a Psychological Tax Contract: The Role of Incentives and Responsive Regulation

    Lars P. Feld;Bruno S. Frey

  • Tax morale and conditional cooperation

    Bruno S. Frey;Benno Torgler

  • A Constitution for Knaves Crowds out Civic Virtues

    Bruno S. Frey

  • Motivation crowding theory : a survey of empirical evidence

    Bruno S. Frey;Reto Jegen

  • Happiness and Economics: How the Economy and Institutions Affect Human Well-Being

    Len Berkey;Bruno S. Frey;Alois Stutzer

  • Arts & Economics: Analysis & Cultural Policy

    Bruno S. Frey

  • Introducing Procedural Utility: Not Only What, but Also How Matters

    Bruno S Frey;Matthias Benz;Alois Stutzer

  • The hidden economy as an ‘unobserved’ variable

    Bruno S Frey;Hannelore Weck-Hanneman

  • Being Independent is a Great Thing: Subjective Evaluations of Self-Employment and Hierarchy

    Matthias Benz;Bruno S. Frey

  • Muses and Markets: Explorations in the Economics of the Arts

    Bruno S. Frey;Werner W. Pommerehne

  • An Empirical Study of Politico-Economic Interaction in the United States: A Reply

    Bruno S. Frey;Friedrich Schneider

  • CALCULATING TRAGEDY: ASSESSING THE COSTS OF TERRORISM

    Bruno S. Frey;Simon Luechinger;Alois Stutzer

  • What can Economists learn from Happiness Research? Revised Version

    Bruno S Frey;Alois Stutzer

  • HAPPINESS, ECONOMYAND INSTITUTIONS*

    Bruno S. Frey;Alois Stutzer

  • HAPPINESS, E CONOMY A ND I NSTITUTIONS

    Bruno S. Frey;Alois Stutzer

Frequent Co-Authors

Alois Stutzer
Alois Stutzer University of Basel
Benno Torgler
Benno Torgler Queensland University of Technology
Stephan Meier
Stephan Meier Columbia University
Reiner Eichenberger
Reiner Eichenberger University of Fribourg
Lars P. Feld
Lars P. Feld Walter Eucken Institut
Friedrich Schneider
Friedrich Schneider Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Gebhard Kirchgässner
Gebhard Kirchgässner University of St. Gallen
Dirk Helbing
Dirk Helbing ETH Zurich
Gerd Gigerenzer
Gerd Gigerenzer Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Ernst Hafen
Ernst Hafen ETH Zurich

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