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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Economics and Finance 83 232 208 172 151 268 65337

David A. Hirshleifer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David A. Hirshleifer between 1983 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David A. Hirshleifer published across 44 years, from 1983 to 2026, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2005. 7 of the 301 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2005. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 5 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 7 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 36 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 6 publications 2026: 1 publication
1983 2026

301 publications in total across all disciplines

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David A. Hirshleifer: publications per year, 1983 to 2026
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 2
1988 2
1989 5
1990 4
1991 1
1992 5
1993 2
1994 4
1995 1
1996 0
1997 1
1998 7
1999 0
2000 2
2001 10
2002 6
2003 7
2004 11
2005 36
2006 4
2007 10
2008 20
2009 11
2010 10
2011 10
2012 8
2013 2
2014 2
2015 4
2016 11
2017 15
2018 10
2019 11
2020 25
2021 8
2022 2
2023 11
2024 13
2025 6
2026 1
Total 301
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David A. Hirshleifer 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 David A. Hirshleifer 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, 267–271 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: 268 publications — 78th percentile

78% 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 39 268
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
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David A. Hirshleifer 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 David A. Hirshleifer 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, 83 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: 83 D-Index — 94th percentile

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

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

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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 83
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
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Finance Association (AFA)

Overview

David A. Hirshleifer is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance, with a focus on several subfields including Finance, Economics and Econometrics, Accounting, Sociology and Political Science, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Financial Markets and Investment Strategies
  • Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis
  • Corporate Finance and Governance
  • Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
  • Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
  • Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance
  • Media Influence and Politics

Their recent papers, illustrating a broad engagement with finance and economics literature, include:

  • Presidential Address: Social Transmission Bias in Economics and Finance, 2020, The Journal of Finance
  • The Causal Effect of Limits to Arbitrage on Asset Pricing Anomalies, 2020, The Journal of Finance
  • The Exploratory Mindset and Corporate Innovation, 2020, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
  • Misvaluation and Corporate Inventiveness, 2020, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
  • First Impression Bias: Evidence from Analyst Forecasts, 2020, European Finance Review

Publication venues where David A. Hirshleifer often appears include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Journal of Finance
  • Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
  • European Finance Review
  • Review of Financial Studies

Frequent co-authors collaborating with David A. Hirshleifer are:

  • Dat Mai
  • Kuntara Pukthuanthong
  • Sushil Bikhchandani
  • Omer Tamuz
  • Ivo Welch

Among recognized honors, David A. Hirshleifer was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Finance Association (AFA) in 2020.

Best Publications

  • A theory of Fads, Fashion, Custom and cultural change as informational Cascades

    Sushil Bikhchandani;David Hirshleifer;Ivo Welch

  • Investor Psychology and Security Market Under- and Overreactions

    Kent Daniel;David Hirshleifer;Avanidhar Subrahmanyam

  • Investor Psychology and Asset Pricing

    David Hirshleifer

  • Learning from the behavior of others : conformity, fads, and informational cascades

    Sushil Bikhchandani;David Hirshleifer;Ivo Welch

  • Good Day Sunshine: Stock Returns and the Weather

    David Hirshleifer;Tyler G. Shumway

  • Limited attention, information disclosure, and financial reporting

    David Hirshleifer;Siew Hong Teoh

  • A Theory of Fads, Fashion, Custom, and Cultural Change as Informational Cascades

    Sushil Bikhchandani;Ivo Welch;Ivo Welch;David A. Hirshleifer;David A. Hirshleifer

  • Driven to distraction: Extraneous events and underreaction to earnings news

    David Hirshleifer;Sonya Seongyeon Lim;Siew Hong Teoh

  • Are Overconfident CEOs Better Innovators

    David Hirshleifer;Angie Low;Siew Hong Teoh

  • Overconfidence, Arbitrage, and Equilibrium Asset Pricing

    Kent D. Daniel;David Hirshleifer;Avanidhar Subrahmanyam

  • Herd Behaviour and Cascading in Capital Markets: a Review and Synthesis

    David Hirshleifer;Siew Hong Teoh

  • Security Analysis and Trading Patterns When Some Investors Receive Information Before Others

    David Hirshleifer;Avanidhar Subrahmanyam;Sheridan Titman

  • Innovative efficiency and stock returns

    David Hirshleifer;Po-Hsuan Hsu;Dongmei Li

  • Investor Psychology in Capital Markets: Evidence and Policy Implications

    Kent D Daniel;Kent D Daniel;David A Hirshleifer;Siew Hong Teoh

  • Do Investors Overvalue Firms With Bloated Balance Sheets

    David Hirshleifer;Kewei Hou;Siew Hong Teoh;Yinglei Zhang

  • Investor Psychology and Security Market Under- and Over-Reactions

    Kent D. Daniel;Kent D. Daniel;David A. Hirshleifer;David A. Hirshleifer;Avanidhar Subrahmanyam;Avanidhar Subrahmanyam

  • Managerial Conservatism, Project Choice, and Debt

    David Hirshleifer;Anjan V Thakor

  • Does Investor Misvaluation Drive the Takeover Market

    Ming Dong;David Hirshleifer;Scott Richardson;Siew Hong Teoh

  • Limited Investor Attention and Stock Market Misreactions to Accounting Information

    David Hirshleifer;Sonya S. Lim;Siew Hong Teoh

  • Limited Attention, Information Disclosure, and Financial Reporting

    David A. Hirshleifer;David A. Hirshleifer;David A. Hirshleifer;Siew Hong Teoh

  • Are Overconfident CEOs Better Innovators

    David A. Hirshleifer;David A. Hirshleifer;David A. Hirshleifer;Siew Hong Teoh;Angie Low

Frequent Co-Authors

Siew Hong Teoh
Siew Hong Teoh University of California, Los Angeles
Kent Daniel
Kent Daniel Columbia University
Avanidhar Subrahmanyam
Avanidhar Subrahmanyam University of California, Los Angeles
Jack Hirshleifer
Jack Hirshleifer University of California, Los Angeles
Amihai Glazer
Amihai Glazer University of California, Irvine
Kewei Hou
Kewei Hou The Ohio State University
Ivo Welch
Ivo Welch University of California, Los Angeles
Sheridan Titman
Sheridan Titman The University of Texas at Austin
Po-Hsuan Hsu
Po-Hsuan Hsu National Tsing Hua University
Campbell R. Harvey
Campbell R. Harvey Duke University

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