2026 James Banks: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	58	903	810	99	90	252	15048

James Banks 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 James Banks sits on this spectrum.

42 publications 521+

This scientist: 252 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James Banks 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 James Banks sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

James Banks is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research spans various fields including Medicine, Social Sciences, and Health Professions, with notable work also in subfields such as General Health Professions, Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, and Demography.

Their contributions cover a range of topics including:

Global Health Care Issues
Health disparities and outcomes
Employment and Welfare Studies
Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
Retirement, Disability, and Employment
COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies

James Banks has published extensively in venues such as:

Fiscal Studies
Journal of the American College of Radiology
SSRN Electronic Journal
Oxford Open Economics
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Among recent publications are:

The Mental Health Effects of the First Two Months of Lockdown during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the UK, 2020, Fiscal Studies
The Evolution of Mortality Inequality in 11 OECD Countries: Introduction, 2021, Fiscal Studies
Inequality in mortality between Black and White Americans by age, place, and cause and in comparison to Europe, 1990 to 2018, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Recessions and Health: The Long-Term Health Consequences of Responses to the Coronavirus, 2020, Fiscal Studies
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Suspected Osteomyelitis, Septic Arthritis, or Soft Tissue Infection (Excluding Spine and Diabetic Foot): 2022 Update, 2022, Journal of the American College of Radiology

Frequent collaborators include:

Mónica Costa Dias
Sonya Krutikova
Lucy Kraftman
Daniel E. Wessell
Sarah Cattan

James Banks' research emphasizes intersections of health outcomes, economic factors, and social conditions, addressing critical questions relevant to public health and policy. Their work on mortality inequality and the effects of economic recessions on health contributes to understanding disparities in health care and social welfare.

Best Publications

Quadratic Engel Curves and Consumer Demand

James Banks;Richard Blundell;Arthur Lewbel

2567
Citations
Is there a retirement-savings puzzle?

James Banks;Richard Blundell;Tanner Tanner

1276
Citations
Disease and Disadvantage in the United States and in England

James Banks;Michael G. Marmot;Zoe Oldfield;James P. Smith

1056
Citations
Humps and Bumps in Lifetime Consumption

Orazio P. Attanasio;James Banks;Costas Meghir;Guglielmo Weber

689
Citations
Understanding pensions: cognitive function, numerical ability and retirement saving

James Banks;Zoë Oldfield

501
Citations
The base for direct taxation

James Banks;Peter A. Diamond

451
Citations
Asset holding and consumption volatility

Orazio P. Attanasio;James Banks;Sarah Tanner

380
Citations
Health Disadvantage in US Adults Aged 50 to 74 Years: A Comparison of the Health of Rich and Poor Americans With That of Europeans

Mauricio Avendano;M. Maria Glymour;James Banks;Johann P. Mackenbach

344
Citations
Cognitive function, numeracy and retirement saving trajectories.

James Banks;Cormac O'Dea;Zoë Oldfield

309
Citations
The Base for Direct Taxation

James W. Banks;Peter A. Diamond;Peter A. Diamond;Peter A. Diamond

297
Citations
The Effect of Education on Old Age Cognitive Abilities: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design

James Banks;Fabrizio Mazzonna

251
Citations
Tax reform and welfare measurement: Do we need demand system estimation?

James Banks;Richard Blundell;Arthur Lewbel

249
Citations
Money, Well-Being, and Loss Aversion: Does an Income Loss Have a Greater Effect on Well-Being Than an Equivalent Income Gain?

Christopher J. Boyce;Alex M. Wood;James Banks;Andrew E. Clark

228
Citations
Money, Well-Being, and Loss Aversion: Does an Income Loss Have a Greater Effect on Well-Being Than an Equivalent Income Gain?

Christopher J. Boyce;Christopher J. Boyce;Alex M. Wood;James Banks;Andrew E. Clark;Andrew E. Clark

227
Citations
The Mental Health Effects of the First Two Months of Lockdown during the COVID‐19 Pandemic in the UK *

James Banks;Xiaowei Xu

218
Citations
Is there a retirement-savings puzzle?

James Banks;Richard Blundell;Tanner Tanner

208
Citations
The Impact of Income Shocks on Health: Evidence from Cohort Data

JÃ©rome Adda;James Banks;Hans-Martin von Gaudecker

206
Citations
Risk Pooling, Precautionary Saving and Consumption Growth

James Banks;Richard Blundell;Agar Brugiavini

193
Citations
THE IMPACT OF INCOME SHOCKS ON HEALTH: EVIDENCE FROM COHORT DATA

Jerome Adda;James Banks;Hans-Martin von Gaudecker

188
Citations
Equivalence Scale Relativities Revisited

James Banks;Paul Johnson

185
Citations
Housing Price Volatility and Downsizing in Later Life

James Banks;Richard Blundell;Zoe Oldfield;James Smith

175
Citations
Attrition and Health in Ageing Studies: Evidence from ELSA and HRS

James Banks;Alastair Muriel;James P. Smith

161
Citations
Retirement in the UK

James Banks;Sarah Smith

140
Citations
THE SES HEALTH GRADIENT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC

James Banks;Michael Marmot;Zoe Oldfield;James P. Smith

133
Citations
Humps and Bumps in Lifetime Consumption

Orazio Attanasio;James W. Banks;Costas Meghir;Guglielmo Weber;Guglielmo Weber

96
Citations
Asset holding and consumption volatility

Orazio Attanasio;James Banks;Tanner Tanner

11
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Blundell University College London

James P. Smith Princeton University

Orazio Attanasio Yale University

James Nazroo University of Manchester

Arie Kapteyn University of Southern California

Andrew Steptoe University College London

Michael Marmot University College London

Arthur van Soest Tilburg University

Richard Disney London School of Economics and Political Science

Thomas F. Crossley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

External Links

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