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2026

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Economics and Finance

D-Index
136
Citations
135597
World Ranking
18
National Ranking
14

Jeffrey D. Sachs 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 Jeffrey D. Sachs sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 677 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jeffrey D. Sachs 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 Jeffrey D. Sachs sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 126 scientists 31 D-Index: 147 scientists 32 D-Index: 157 scientists 33 D-Index: 178 scientists 34 D-Index: 171 scientists 35 D-Index: 141 scientists 36 D-Index: 132 scientists 37 D-Index: 129 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 120 scientists 40 D-Index: 117 scientists 41 D-Index: 113 scientists 42 D-Index: 114 scientists 43 D-Index: 97 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 86 scientists 46 D-Index: 78 scientists 47 D-Index: 83 scientists 48 D-Index: 62 scientists 49 D-Index: 74 scientists 50 D-Index: 50 scientists 51 D-Index: 66 scientists 52 D-Index: 69 scientists 53 D-Index: 55 scientists 54 D-Index: 67 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 62 scientists 57 D-Index: 45 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 47 scientists 60 D-Index: 46 scientists 61 D-Index: 36 scientists 62 D-Index: 37 scientists 63 D-Index: 56 scientists 64 D-Index: 50 scientists 65 D-Index: 32 scientists 66 D-Index: 28 scientists 67 D-Index: 30 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 25 scientists 70 D-Index: 22 scientists 71 D-Index: 21 scientists 72 D-Index: 26 scientists 73 D-Index: 24 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 12 scientists 76 D-Index: 14 scientists 77 D-Index: 15 scientists 78 D-Index: 15 scientists 79 D-Index: 17 scientists 80 D-Index: 17 scientists 81 D-Index: 11 scientists 82 D-Index: 10 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 11 scientists 85 D-Index: 5 scientists 86 D-Index: 9 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 9 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 6 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 8 scientists 93 D-Index: 10 scientists 94 D-Index: 11 scientists 95 D-Index: 6 scientists 96 D-Index: 4 scientists 97 D-Index: 4 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100 D-Index: 8 scientists 101+ D-Index: 100 scientists
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This scientist: 136 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1986 - Fellows of the Econometric Society

Overview

Jeffrey D. Sachs is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research spans a range of subjects primarily within economics, management, infectious diseases, and political science.

The scientist's recent scholarly output features several papers published in notable venues, including:

  • The Lancet Commission on lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic (2022, The Lancet)
  • Areas of global importance for conserving terrestrial biodiversity, carbon and water (2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
  • Lancet COVID-19 Commission Statement on the occasion of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly (2020, The Lancet)
  • The SDGs and human well-being: a global analysis of synergies, trade-offs, and regional differences (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • The Lancet COVID-19 Commission (2020, The Lancet)

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Christian Kroll
  • Grayson Fuller
  • Finn Woelm
  • Guillame Lafortune
  • Guillaume Lafortune

Publication venues where this scientist has often contributed include:

  • RIDIE datasets
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Lancet
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution

The scientist has authored books published by Cambridge University Press, including:

  • Sustainable Development Report 2022 (2022)
  • Sustainable Development Report 2021 (2021)
  • Sustainable Development Report 2020 (2021)

Their research is organized across several subfields, notably:

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Sociology and Political Science

Main research topics covered by the scientist include:

  • Evaluation and Performance Assessment
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • International Development and Aid
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Human Rights and Development
  • Community Development and Social Impact
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts

Recognitions awarded include:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2005
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1996
  • Fellow of the Econometric Society, 1986

Best Publications

  • Natural Resource Abundance and Economic Growth

    Jeffrey D. Sachs;Andrew M. Warner

  • Economic Reform and the Process of Global Integration

    Jeffrey D. Sachs;Andrew Warner;Anders Aslund;Stanley Fischer

  • The curse of natural resources

    Jeffrey D. Sachs;Andrew M. Warner

  • The Economic Burden of Malaria

    John Luke Gallup;Jeffrey D. Sachs

  • Geography and Economic Development

    John Luke Gallup;Jeffrey D. Sachs;Andrew D. Mellinger

  • The economic and social burden of malaria

    Jeffrey Sachs;Jeffrey Sachs;Pia Malaney

  • From Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals

    Jeffrey D Sachs

  • The East Asian Financial Crisis: Diagnosis, Remedies, Prospects

    Steven Radelet;Jeffrey D. Sachs;Richard N. Cooper;Barry P. Bosworth

  • The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time

    Richard N. Cooper;Jeffrey D. Sachs

  • World happiness report [2012]

    John F. Helliwell;Richard Layard;Jeffrey D. Sachs

  • Economics of worldwide stagflation

    Michael Bruno;Jeffrey D. Sachs

  • Financial Crises in Emerging Markets: The Lessons from 1995

    Jeffrey Sachs;Aaron Tornell;Andres Velasco

  • The Onset of the East Asian Financial Crisis

    Steven Radelet;Jeffrey Sachs

  • Sources of Slow Growth in African Economies

    Jeffrey D. Sachs;Andrew M. Warner

  • Macroeconomics and health: investing in health for economic development

    Jeffrey D. Sachs

  • Geography, demography, and economic growth in Africa.

    David E. Bloom;Jeffrey D. Sachs

  • Political and economic determinants of budget deficits in the industrial democracies

    Nouriel Roubini;Jeffrey D. Sachs

  • Six transformations to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

    Jeffrey D. Sachs;Guido Schmidt-Traub;Mariana Mazzucato;Dirk Messner

  • The big push, natural resource booms and growth

    Jeffrey D Sachs;Andrew M Warner

  • The end of poverty : how we can make it happen in our lifetime

    Jeffrey D. Sachs

Frequent Co-Authors

Wing Thye Woo
Wing Thye Woo University of California, Davis
Warwick J. McKibbin
Warwick J. McKibbin Australian National University
Laurence J. Kotlikoff
Laurence J. Kotlikoff Boston University
Aaron Tornell
Aaron Tornell University of California, Los Angeles
Andrés Velasco
Andrés Velasco London School of Economics and Political Science
Nouriel Roubini
Nouriel Roubini New York University
Kenneth A. Froot
Kenneth A. Froot Harvard University
Peter J. Hotez
Peter J. Hotez Baylor College of Medicine
Olivier J. Blanchard
Olivier J. Blanchard Peterson Institute for International Economics
Pedro A. Sanchez
Pedro A. Sanchez University of Florida

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