2026 James L. Powell: 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	38	2461	2227	1383	1216	82	15140

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Economics and Finance

2461

2227

1383

1216

15140

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

1665
Citations
Endogeneity in nonparametric and semiparametric regression models

Richard Blundell;James L. Powell

1353
Citations
Semiparametric Estimation of Index Coefficients

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

1231
Citations
ASYMMETRIC LEAST SQUARES ESTIMATION AND TESTING

Whitney K. Newey;James L. Powell

1221
Citations
Censored regression quantiles

James L. Powell

1174
Citations
Instrumental variable estimation of nonparametric models

Whitney K. Newey;James L. Powell

1108
Citations
Semiparametric estimation of censored selection models with a nonparametric selection mechanism

Hyungtaik Ahn;James L. Powell

695
Citations
Endogeneity in Semiparametric Binary Response Models

Richard W. Blundell;James L. Powell

673
Citations
Nonparametric estimation of triangular simultaneous equations models

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

650
Citations
Endogeneity in nonparametric and semiparametric regression models

Richard Blundell;James L. Powell

613
Citations
Symmetrically Trimmed Least Squares Estimation for Tobit Models

James L. Powell

580
Citations
Estimation of semiparametric models

James L. Powell

539
Citations
SEMIPARAMETRIC ESTIMATION OF SELECTION MODELS: SOME EMPIRICAL RESULTS

Whitney Newey;J.L. Powell;James Walker

380
Citations
Semiparametric Estimation of Selection Models: Some Empirical Results

Whitney K Newey;James L Powell;James R Walker

378
Citations
Nonlinear errors in variables Estimation of some Engel curves

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

365
Citations
Nonparametric and Semiparametric Methods in Econometrics and Statistics

William Barnett;James Powell;George Tauchen

284
Citations
Semiparametric Censored Regression Models

Kenneth Y. Chay;James L. Powell

274
Citations
ESTIMATION OF MONOTONIC REGRESSION MODELS UNDER QUANTILE RESTRICTIONS

James Powell

242
Citations
Identification and estimation of polynomial errors-in-variables models

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

226
Citations
Pairwise difference estimators of censored and truncated regression models

Bo E Honoré;James L Powell

223
Citations
Advances in Economics and Econometrics: Endogeneity in Nonparametric and Semiparametric Regression Models

Richard Blundell;James L. Powell

130
Citations
Chapter 41 Estimation of semiparametric models

James L. Powell

100
Citations
Endogeneity in semiparametric binary response models

Richard Blundell;James L. Powell

75
Citations
Nonparametric and semiparametric methods in econometrics and statistics : proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium in Economic Theory and Econometrics

William A. Barnett;James Powell

57
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Blundell University College London

Thomas M. Stoker MIT

Cheng Hsiao University of Southern California

William A. Barnett University of Kansas

George Tauchen Duke University

Ben S. Bernanke Brookings Institution

Jerry A. Hausman MIT

James H. Stock Harvard University

External Links

Personal website of James L. Powell Google Scholar page

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