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Gebhard Kirchgässner

Gebhard Kirchgässner

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
47
Citations
9861
World Ranking
1589
National Ranking
25

Gebhard Kirchgässner 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 Gebhard Kirchgässner sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 421 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.

Gebhard Kirchgässner 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 Gebhard Kirchgässner 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: 47 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gebhard Kirchgässner was affiliated with the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Their work included collaboration with other researchers, notably Jürgen Wolters.

Kirchgässner authored books published by Mohr Siebeck eBooks. Among these publications are two editions of Homo oeconomicus, both released in 2025.

The scientific contributions of Kirchgässner encompassed various fields, although specific main fields of study or subfields are not detailed in the available data.

In summary, Kirchgässner's academic output and collaborations reflected engagement with economic topics as evidenced by the book titles and coauthorship link, with a focus on research developments up until their passing.

Best Publications

  • Introduction to Modern Time Series Analysis

    Gebhard Kirchgässner;Jürgen Wolters;Uwe Hassler

  • Decentralized Taxation and the Size of Government: Evidence from Swiss State and Local Governments

    Lars P. Feld;Gebhard Kirchgässner;Christoph A. Schaltegger

  • Demokratische Wirtschaftspolitik : Theorie und Anwendung

    Bruno S. Frey;Gebhard Kirchgässner

  • Is It Culture or Democracy? The Impact of Democracy and Culture on Happiness

    David Dorn;Justina A.V. Fischer;Gebhard Kirchgässner;Alfonso Sousa-Poza

  • Homo oeconomicus : das ökonomische Modell individuellen Verhaltens und seine Anwendung in den Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften

    Gebhard Kirchgässner

  • Homo Oeconomicus: The Economic Model of Behaviour and Its Applications in Economics and Other Social Sciences

    Gebhard Kirchgässner

  • Towards a theory of low-cost decisions

    Gebhard Kirchgässner

  • Tax harmonization and tax competition in the European Union: Lessons from Switzerland

    Gebhard Kirchgässner;Werner W. Pommerehne;Werner W. Pommerehne

  • The political economy of direct legislation: direct democracy and local decision–making

    Lars P. Feld;Gebhard Kirchgässner

  • Direct democracy, political culture, and the outcome of economic policy: a report on the Swiss experience

    Lars P. Feld;Gebhard Kirchgässner

  • Die direkte Demokratie : modern, erfolgreich, entwicklungs- und exportfähig

    Gebhard Kirchgässner;Lars P. Feld;Marcel R. Savioz

  • Does Direct Democracy Reduce Public Debt? Evidence from Swiss Municipalities

    Lars P. Feld;Gebhard Kirchgässner

  • Income Tax Competition at the State and Local Level in Switzerland

    Lars P. Feld;Gebhard Kirchgässner

  • On the Political Economy of Environmental Policy

    Gebhard Kirchgässner;Friedrich Schneider

  • Size and Development of the West German Shadow Economy, 1955 - 1980

    Gebhard Kirchgässner

  • Public Debt and Budgetary Procedures: Top Down or Bottom Up? Some Evidence from Swiss Municipalities

    Lars Feld;Gebhard Kirchgässner

  • The Effect of Direct Democracy on Income Redistribution: Evidence for Switzerland

    Lars P. Feld;Justina A.V. Fischer;Gebhard Kirchgässner

  • Direct democracy and life satisfaction revisited: new evidence for Switzerland

    David Dorn;Justina A. V. Fischer;Gebhard Kirchgässner;Alfonso Sousa-Poza

  • Low-cost decisions as a challenge to public choice

    Gebhard Kirchgässner;Werner W. Pommerehne

  • Why) Are Economists Different

    Gebhard Kirchgässner

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars P. Feld
Lars P. Feld Walter Eucken Institut
Friedrich Schneider
Friedrich Schneider Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Bruno S. Frey
Bruno S. Frey University of Basel
Christoph A. Schaltegger
Christoph A. Schaltegger University of Lucerne
David Dorn
David Dorn University of Zurich
Gerald Schneider
Gerald Schneider University of Konstanz
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Klaus F. Zimmermann Maastricht University
Patrick Dunleavy
Patrick Dunleavy London School of Economics and Political Science
Richard M. Bird
Richard M. Bird University of Toronto
Michael C. Burda
Michael C. Burda Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

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