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D-Index
38
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18168
World Ranking
5762
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75

Gunnar Myrdal publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gunnar Myrdal sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 176 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Gunnar Myrdal D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gunnar Myrdal sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 38 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1974 - Nobel Prize for their pioneering work in the theory of money and economic fluctuations and for their penetrating analysis of the interdependence of economic, social and institutional phenomena
  • 1974 - Nobel Memorial Prize laureates in Economics for their pioneering work in the theory of money and economic fluctuations and for their penetrating analysis of the interdependence of economic, social and institutional phenomena.

Overview

Gunnar Myrdal was affiliated with Stockholm University in Sweden. Their academic work centered primarily on Business, Management and Accounting, with a specific focus on Accounting as a subfield. Islamic Finance and Banking Studies was among the main topics addressed in their research.

The scientist published research and books contributing to the discourse within these fields. Notably, they authored a book titled Entwicklungstheorie und Entwicklungspolitik, published by Mohr Siebeck eBooks in 2025.

Their research output included papers published in established academic venues. The Central European Management Journal featured their paper Shariah Economy As a Governance Alternative Global Political Economy in 2023.

  • Shariah Economy As a Governance Alternative Global Political Economy (2023, Central European Management Journal)

Frequent collaborators in research projects included Ade Priangani, Joseph A. Schumpeter, Daniel Bell, Irving Kristol, and Erik Boetticher.

  • Ade Priangani
  • Joseph A. Schumpeter
  • Daniel Bell
  • Irving Kristol
  • Erik Boetticher

Publications predominantly appeared in the Central European Management Journal.

  • Central European Management Journal

Awards received by Gunnar Myrdal included the Nobel Prize and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, both awarded in 1974. These honors recognized their pioneering work in the theory of money and economic fluctuations, as well as their penetrating analysis of the interdependence of economic, social, and institutional phenomena.

Best Publications

  • Economic theory and underdeveloped regions

    Gunnar Myrdal

  • An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy.

    Paul Hanly Furfey;Gunnar Myrdal;Richard Sterner;Arnold Rose

  • An American Dilemma

    Gunnar Myrdal

  • Asian drama; an inquiry into the poverty of nations

    Gunnar Myrdal

  • Economic theory and under-developed regions

    Gunnar Myrdal

  • An American dilemma : the Negro problem and modern democracy.

    Gunnar Myrdal

  • Objectivity in social research

    Gunnar Myrdal

  • The Political Element In The Development Of Economic Theory

    Gunnar Myrdal

  • The challenge of world poverty

    Gunnar Myrdal

  • Rich lands and poor : the road to world prosperity

    Gunnar Myrdal

  • What Is Development

    Unknown

  • The challenge of world poverty: A world anti-poverty program in outline

    Gunnar Myrdal

  • Against the Stream

    Gunnar Myrdal

  • Challenge to Affluence.

    Gunnar Myrdal

  • Against the Stream: Critical Essays on Economics

    Gunnar Myrdal

  • Kris i befolkningsfrågan

    Alva Reimer Myrdal;Gunnar Myrdal

  • Beyond the Welfare state

    H. Gordon Hayes;Gunnar Myrdal

  • An international economy, problems and prospects

    Gunnar Myrdal

  • Teoria econômica e regiões subdesenvolvidas

    Gunnar Myrdal

  • Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations

    Willard W. Cochrane;Gunnar Myrdal

  • The American Dilemma

    E. B. Reuter;W. E. B. DuBois;Gunnar Myrdal;Richard Sterner

  • An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy

    Michael Banton;Gunnar Myrdal

  • The Political Element in the Development of Economic Theory

    Alan T. Peacock;Gunnar Myrdal;Paul Streeten

  • Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations

    Gerald M. Meier;Gunnar Myrdal

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Banton
Michael Banton University of Bristol
Friedrich A. von Hayek
Friedrich A. von Hayek University of Freiburg
Douglass C. North
Douglass C. North Washington University in St. Louis
Amartya Sen
Amartya Sen Harvard University
Robert W. Fogel
Robert W. Fogel University of Chicago

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