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2026

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Economics and Finance

D-Index
100
Citations
52264
World Ranking
107
National Ranking
84

David E. Bloom 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 E. Bloom sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 440 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David E. Bloom 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 E. Bloom sits on this spectrum.

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: 100 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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 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
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1986 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

David E. Bloom is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Medicine, and Social Sciences, with a focus on various subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions, Health, Epidemiology, and Modeling and Simulation.

The main topics addressed in their work cover a broad range of global health and economic issues, including:

  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • COVID-19 Epidemiological Studies
  • Economic Growth and Productivity
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Health Disparities and Outcomes

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on the economic aspects of health challenges worldwide. Some of these publications include:

  • "Estimates and Projections of the Global Economic Cost of 29 Cancers in 204 Countries and Territories From 2020 to 2050," published in 2023 in JAMA Oncology
  • "The global economic burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for 204 countries and territories in 2020-50: a health-augmented macroeconomic modelling study," published in 2023 in The Lancet Global Health
  • "Global and regional projections of the economic burden of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias from 2019 to 2050: A value of statistical life approach," published in 2022 in EClinicalMedicine
  • "Global trends in antibiotic consumption during 2016-2023 and future projections through 2030," published in 2024 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Prevalence of dementia in India: National and state estimates from a nationwide study," published in 2023 in Alzheimer's & Dementia

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Lancet Global Health
  • Science Translational Medicine
  • PLoS Medicine

David E. Bloom collaborates regularly with several co-authors, notable among them:

  • Klaus Prettner
  • Arindam Nandi
  • Jinkook Lee
  • Maddalena Ferranna
  • Simiao Chen

The scientist has received recognition in the form of fellowships, including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2005)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1986)

Best Publications

  • The new economics of labor migration

    Oded Stark;David E Bloom

  • The Global Economic Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases

    David E. Bloom;Elizabeth Cafiero;Eva Jané-Llopis;Shafika Abrahams-Gessel

  • Geography, demography, and economic growth in Africa.

    David E. Bloom;Jeffrey D. Sachs

  • The Effect of Health on Economic Growth: A Production Function Approach

    David E. Bloom;David Canning;Jaypee Sevilla

  • The demographic dividend : a new perspective on the economic consequences of population change

    David E. Bloom;David Canning;Jaypee Sevilla

  • Demographic transitions and economic miracles in emerging Asia.

    David E. Bloom;Jeffrey G. Williamson

  • The Health and Wealth of Nations

    David E. Bloom;David Canning

  • Implications of population ageing for economic growth

    David E. Bloom;David Canning;Günther Fink

  • Higher Education and Economic Development in Africa

    David Bloom;David Canning;Kevin Chan

  • Fertility, Female Labor Force Participation, and the Demographic Dividend

    David E. Bloom;David Canning;Günther Fink;Jocelyn E. Finlay

  • THE EFFECT OF HEALTH ON ECONOMIC GROWTH: THEORY AND EVIDENCE

    David E. Bloom;David Canning;Jaypee Sevilla

  • Global Demographic Change: Dimensions and Economic Significance

    David E. Bloom;David Canning

  • Macroeconomic implications of population ageing and selected policy responses

    David E Bloom;Somnath Chatterji;Paul Kowal;Peter Lloyd-Sherlock

  • Infectious disease threats in the twenty-first century: Strengthening the global response

    David E. Bloom;Daniel Cadarette

  • Urbanization and the Wealth of Nations

    David E. Bloom;David Canning;Günther Fink

  • Longevity and Life-cycle Savings*

    David E. Bloom;David Canning;Bryan Graham

  • Towards a comprehensive public health response to population ageing

    John R Beard;David E Bloom

  • ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION

    David E. Bloom;David Canning;Jaypee Sevilla

  • Demographic Change, Social Security Systems, and Savings

    David E. Bloom;David Canning;Richard K. Mansfield;Michael Moore

  • Demographic Change and Economic Growth in Asia

    David E. Bloom;David Canning;Pia N. Malaney

  • The global macroeconomic burden of road injuries: estimates and projections for 166 countries.

    Simiao Chen;Michael Kuhn;Klaus Prettner;David E Bloom

Frequent Co-Authors

David Canning
David Canning Harvard University
Till Bärnighausen
Till Bärnighausen Heidelberg University
Klaus Prettner
Klaus Prettner Vienna University of Economics and Business
Günther Fink
Günther Fink Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Ajay Mahal
Ajay Mahal University of Melbourne
Richard B. Freeman
Richard B. Freeman Harvard University
Orley Ashenfelter
Orley Ashenfelter Princeton University
James Trussell
James Trussell Princeton University
Ridha Joober
Ridha Joober Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Ramanan Laxminarayan
Ramanan Laxminarayan Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy

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