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D-Index
70
Citations
23231
World Ranking
462
National Ranking
308

James E. Payne 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 E. Payne sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 294 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James E. Payne 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 E. Payne sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

James E. Payne is affiliated with Oklahoma State University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with 88 publications in this area. The subfields of focus include Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Finance.

Prominent topics covered in their body of work consist of:

  • Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
  • Market Dynamics and Volatility
  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
  • Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research

James E. Payne has contributed extensively to several respected publication venues, including:

  • Tourism Economics
  • Energy Economics
  • Finance Research Letters
  • Applied Economics
  • The International Trade Journal

Selected recent papers authored by Payne include:

  • The effect of economic complexity and energy security on measures of energy efficiency: Evidence from panel quantile analysis, 2023, Energy Policy
  • Convergence of per capita carbon dioxide emissions among developing countries: evidence from stochastic and club convergence tests, 2020, Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • The convergence of carbon dioxide emissions: a survey of the empirical literature, 2020, Journal of Economic Studies
  • Persistence in Croatian tourism: The impact of COVID-19, 2021, Tourism Economics

Frequent collaborations include work with co-authors such as Şaban Nazlıoğlu, Junsoo Lee, James W. Saunoris, Nicholas Apergis, and Andrea Mervar.

Best Publications

  • Renewable energy consumption and economic growth: Evidence from a panel of OECD countries

    Nicholas Apergis;James E. Payne

  • On the causal dynamics between emissions, nuclear energy, renewable energy, and economic growth ☆

    Nicholas Apergis;James E. Payne;Kojo Menyah;Yemane Wolde-Rufael

  • CO2 emissions, energy usage, and output in Central America

    Nicholas Apergis;James E. Payne

  • Energy consumption and economic growth in Central America: Evidence from a panel cointegration and error correction model

    Nicholas Apergis;James E. Payne

  • Renewable and non-renewable energy consumption-growth nexus: Evidence from a panel error correction model

    Nicholas Apergis;James E. Payne

  • Survey of the international evidence on the causal relationship between energy consumption and growth

    James E. Payne

  • Renewable energy consumption and growth in Eurasia

    Nicholas Apergis;James E. Payne

  • A survey of the electricity consumption-growth literature

    James E. Payne

  • The renewable energy consumption–growth nexus in Central America

    Nicholas Apergis;James E. Payne

  • The emissions, energy consumption, and growth nexus: Evidence from the commonwealth of independent states

    Nicholas Apergis;James E. Payne

  • On the dynamics of energy consumption and output in the US

    James E. Payne

  • Energy consumption and economic growth: Evidence from the Commonwealth of Independent States

    Nicholas Apergis;James E. Payne

  • Renewable Energy, Output, CO2 Emissions, and Fossil Fuel Prices in Central America: Evidence From a Nonlinear Panel Smooth Transition Vector Error Correction Model

    Nicholas Apergis;James E. Payne

  • The causal relationship between U.S. energy consumption and real output: A disaggregated analysis

    Nicholas Bowden;James E. Payne

  • Energy Consumption and Growth in South America: Evidence From a Panel Error Correction Model

    Nicholas Apergis;James E. Payne

  • Sectoral Analysis of the Causal Relationship Between Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Consumption and Real Output in the US

    N. Bowden;J. E. Payne

  • Research Note: The Tourism–Growth Nexus in Croatia:

    James E. Payne;Andrea Mervar

  • A dynamic panel study of economic development and the electricity consumption-growth nexus

    Nicholas Apergis;James E. Payne

  • Renewable and non-renewable electricity consumption–growth nexus: Evidence from emerging market economies

    Nicholas Apergis;James E. Payne

  • Natural gas consumption and economic growth: A panel investigation of 67 countries

    Nicholas Apergis;James E. Payne

  • On Biomass Energy Consumption and Real Output in the US

    J. E. Payne

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas Apergis
Nicholas Apergis University of Piraeus
Bradley T. Ewing
Bradley T. Ewing Texas Tech University
Luis A. Gil-Alana
Luis A. Gil-Alana University of Navarra
Carlos Pestana Barros
Carlos Pestana Barros University of Lisbon
Rajeev K. Goel
Rajeev K. Goel Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Rati Ram
Rati Ram Illinois State University
Michael A. Nelson
Michael A. Nelson University of Akron

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