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D-Index
38
Citations
15140
World Ranking
2461
National Ranking
1383

James L. Powell 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 L. Powell sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 82 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James L. Powell 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 L. Powell sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% 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

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

James L. Powell is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research includes work spanning multiple fields such as Atmospheric Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Statistics and Probability, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Artificial Intelligence.

The main topics addressed in their work cover a range of scientific areas including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

Selected recent publications by James L. Powell include:

  • "Premature rejection in science: The case of the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis," 2022, published in Science Progress
  • "Peer review and the pillar of salt: a case study," 2022, published in Research Ethics

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Powell include Martin B. Sweatman, Allen West, Bryan S. Graham, and Fengshi Niu.

Some of the principal venues where their research has appeared are:

  • Journal of Econometrics
  • Science Progress
  • Airbursts and Cratering Impacts
  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Research Ethics

Powell was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Least absolute deviations estimation for the censored regression model

    James L Powell

  • Endogeneity in nonparametric and semiparametric regression models

    Richard Blundell;James L. Powell

  • Semiparametric Estimation of Index Coefficients

    James L. Powell;James H. Stock;Thomas M. Stoker

  • ASYMMETRIC LEAST SQUARES ESTIMATION AND TESTING

    Whitney K. Newey;James L. Powell

  • Censored regression quantiles

    James L. Powell

  • Instrumental variable estimation of nonparametric models

    Whitney K. Newey;James L. Powell

  • Semiparametric estimation of censored selection models with a nonparametric selection mechanism

    Hyungtaik Ahn;James L. Powell

  • Endogeneity in Semiparametric Binary Response Models

    Richard W. Blundell;James L. Powell

  • Nonparametric estimation of triangular simultaneous equations models

    Whitney K. Newey;James L. Powell;Francis Vella

  • Endogeneity in nonparametric and semiparametric regression models

    Richard Blundell;James L. Powell

  • Symmetrically Trimmed Least Squares Estimation for Tobit Models

    James L. Powell

  • Estimation of semiparametric models

    James L. Powell

  • SEMIPARAMETRIC ESTIMATION OF SELECTION MODELS: SOME EMPIRICAL RESULTS

    Whitney Newey;J.L. Powell;James Walker

  • Semiparametric Estimation of Selection Models: Some Empirical Results

    Whitney K Newey;James L Powell;James R Walker

  • Nonlinear errors in variables Estimation of some Engel curves

    J.A. Hausman;W.K. Newey;J.L. Powell

  • Nonparametric and Semiparametric Methods in Econometrics and Statistics

    William Barnett;James Powell;George Tauchen

  • Semiparametric Censored Regression Models

    Kenneth Y. Chay;James L. Powell

  • ESTIMATION OF MONOTONIC REGRESSION MODELS UNDER QUANTILE RESTRICTIONS

    James Powell

  • Identification and estimation of polynomial errors-in-variables models

    Jerry A. Hausman;Whitney K. Newey;Hidehiko Ichimura;James L. Powell

  • Pairwise difference estimators of censored and truncated regression models

    Bo E Honoré;James L Powell

  • Advances in Economics and Econometrics: Endogeneity in Nonparametric and Semiparametric Regression Models

    Richard Blundell;James L. Powell

  • Chapter 41 Estimation of semiparametric models

    James L. Powell

  • Endogeneity in semiparametric binary response models

    Richard Blundell;James L. Powell

  • Nonparametric and semiparametric methods in econometrics and statistics : proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium in Economic Theory and Econometrics

    William A. Barnett;James Powell

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Blundell
Richard Blundell University College London
Jinyong Hahn
Jinyong Hahn University of California, Los Angeles
Cheng Hsiao
Cheng Hsiao University of Southern California
William A. Barnett
William A. Barnett University of Kansas
George Tauchen
George Tauchen Duke University
Hidehiko Ichimura
Hidehiko Ichimura University of Tokyo
Ben S. Bernanke
Ben S. Bernanke Brookings Institution
James H. Stock
James H. Stock Harvard University

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