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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Economics and Finance 49 1462 1304 161 146 368 7296

Joan Costa-Font publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Joan Costa-Font between 1964 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Joan Costa-Font published across 62 years, from 1964 to 2025, averaging 9 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2020. 60 of the 557 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1964 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2020. 1964: 2 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 21 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 30 publications 2009: 23 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 30 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 38 publications 2021: 36 publications 2022: 31 publications 2023: 38 publications 2024: 26 publications 2025: 34 publications
1964 2025

557 publications in total across all disciplines

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Joan Costa-Font: publications per year, 1964 to 2025
Year Publications
1964 2
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 0
1998 1
1999 1
2000 2
2001 2
2002 6
2003 10
2004 9
2005 19
2006 21
2007 14
2008 30
2009 23
2010 21
2011 20
2012 30
2013 21
2014 17
2015 22
2016 22
2017 21
2018 17
2019 18
2020 38
2021 36
2022 31
2023 38
2024 26
2025 34
Total 557
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Joan Costa-Font 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 Joan Costa-Font sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 42–46 to 521+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 111. Most scientists, 111, have 137–141 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 367–371 publications, is where this scientist sits. 42–46 publications: 1 scientist 47–51 publications: 12 scientists 52–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–61 publications: 23 scientists 62–66 publications: 32 scientists 67–71 publications: 36 scientists 72–76 publications: 56 scientists 77–81 publications: 57 scientists 82–86 publications: 70 scientists 87–91 publications: 86 scientists 92–96 publications: 72 scientists 97–101 publications: 106 scientists 102–106 publications: 97 scientists 107–111 publications: 96 scientists 112–116 publications: 101 scientists 117–121 publications: 103 scientists 122–126 publications: 102 scientists 127–131 publications: 108 scientists 132–136 publications: 107 scientists 137–141 publications: 111 scientists 142–146 publications: 94 scientists 147–151 publications: 96 scientists 152–156 publications: 100 scientists 157–161 publications: 74 scientists 162–166 publications: 68 scientists 167–171 publications: 91 scientists 172–176 publications: 76 scientists 177–181 publications: 75 scientists 182–186 publications: 61 scientists 187–191 publications: 66 scientists 192–196 publications: 68 scientists 197–201 publications: 71 scientists 202–206 publications: 60 scientists 207–211 publications: 56 scientists 212–216 publications: 44 scientists 217–221 publications: 51 scientists 222–226 publications: 65 scientists 227–231 publications: 48 scientists 232–236 publications: 59 scientists 237–241 publications: 37 scientists 242–246 publications: 37 scientists 247–251 publications: 41 scientists 252–256 publications: 43 scientists 257–261 publications: 33 scientists 262–266 publications: 34 scientists 267–271 publications: 39 scientists 272–276 publications: 25 scientists 277–281 publications: 29 scientists 282–286 publications: 29 scientists 287–291 publications: 26 scientists 292–296 publications: 31 scientists 297–301 publications: 31 scientists 302–306 publications: 24 scientists 307–311 publications: 28 scientists 312–316 publications: 24 scientists 317–321 publications: 13 scientists 322–326 publications: 14 scientists 327–331 publications: 25 scientists 332–336 publications: 18 scientists 337–341 publications: 16 scientists 342–346 publications: 18 scientists 347–351 publications: 15 scientists 352–356 publications: 17 scientists 357–361 publications: 19 scientists 362–366 publications: 16 scientists 367–371 publications: 17 scientists 372–376 publications: 7 scientists 377–381 publications: 18 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 19 scientists 392–396 publications: 9 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 13 scientists 407–411 publications: 13 scientists 412–416 publications: 5 scientists 417–421 publications: 10 scientists 422–426 publications: 6 scientists 427–431 publications: 12 scientists 432–436 publications: 9 scientists 437–441 publications: 9 scientists 442–446 publications: 10 scientists 447–451 publications: 12 scientists 452–456 publications: 8 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 4 scientists 472–476 publications: 5 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 7 scientists 487–491 publications: 8 scientists 492–496 publications: 5 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 4 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 7 scientists 517–520 publications: 7 scientists 521+ publications: 99 scientists
42–46 publications 521+

This scientist: 368 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
42–46 1
47–51 12
52–56 7
57–61 23
62–66 32
67–71 36
72–76 56
77–81 57
82–86 70
87–91 86
92–96 72
97–101 106
102–106 97
107–111 96
112–116 101
117–121 103
122–126 102
127–131 108
132–136 107
137–141 111
142–146 94
147–151 96
152–156 100
157–161 74
162–166 68
167–171 91
172–176 76
177–181 75
182–186 61
187–191 66
192–196 68
197–201 71
202–206 60
207–211 56
212–216 44
217–221 51
222–226 65
227–231 48
232–236 59
237–241 37
242–246 37
247–251 41
252–256 43
257–261 33
262–266 34
267–271 39
272–276 25
277–281 29
282–286 29
287–291 26
292–296 31
297–301 31
302–306 24
307–311 28
312–316 24
317–321 13
322–326 14
327–331 25
332–336 18
337–341 16
342–346 18
347–351 15
352–356 17
357–361 19
362–366 16
367–371 17 368
372–376 7
377–381 18
382–386 13
387–391 19
392–396 9
397–401 10
402–406 13
407–411 13
412–416 5
417–421 10
422–426 6
427–431 12
432–436 9
437–441 9
442–446 10
447–451 12
452–456 8
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 4
472–476 5
477–481 6
482–486 7
487–491 8
492–496 5
497–501 4
502–506 4
507–511 5
512–516 7
517–520 7
521+ 99
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Joan Costa-Font 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 Joan Costa-Font sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 72 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 101+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 178. Most scientists, 178, have 33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 49 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 126
31 147
32 157
33 178
34 171
35 141
36 132
37 129
38 130
39 120
40 117
41 113
42 114
43 97
44 115
45 86
46 78
47 83
48 62
49 74 49
50 50
51 66
52 69
53 55
54 67
55 61
56 62
57 45
58 34
59 47
60 46
61 36
62 37
63 56
64 50
65 32
66 28
67 30
68 24
69 25
70 22
71 21
72 26
73 24
74 23
75 12
76 14
77 15
78 15
79 17
80 17
81 11
82 10
83 16
84 11
85 5
86 9
87 13
88 9
89 7
90 6
91 4
92 8
93 10
94 11
95 6
96 4
97 4
98 6
99 6
100 8
101+ 100
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Overview

Joan Costa-Font is affiliated with the London School of Economics and Political Science in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several dimensions of social sciences with a focus on health-related topics.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences

Within this broad field, their work covers several subfields of study such as:

  • General Health Professions
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Health
  • Demography

The topics frequently addressed in their research encompass:

  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms

Joan Costa-Font has published extensively in various venues, including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Economics & Human Biology
  • Health Economics
  • AEA Randomized Controlled Trials
  • Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

Their most recent published papers include:

  • Fatal Underfunding? Explaining COVID-19 Mortality in Spanish Nursing Homes, 2021, Journal of Aging and Health
  • 'Erring on the side of rare events'? A behavioural explanation for COVID-19 vaccine regulatory misalignment, 2021, Journal of Global Health
  • 'More than one red herring'? Heterogeneous effects of ageing on health care utilisation, 2020, Health Economics
  • 'Relative Consent' or 'Presumed Consent'? Organ donation attitudes and behaviour, 2020, The European Journal of Health Economics
  • The labour market returns to sleep, 2023, Journal of Health Economics

Their collaborative research is marked by frequent co-authors such as:

  • Cristina Vilaplana-Prieto
  • Alberto Batinti
  • Gilberto Turati
  • Frank Cowell
  • Anna Nicińska

Joan Costa-Font has also contributed to book publications with titles including:

  • The political economy of health and healthcare. The rise of the patient citizen (2020), published by IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome)
  • Behavioural Incentive Design for Health Policy (2023), published by Cambridge University Press
  • The Political Economy of Health and Healthcare: The Rise of the Patient Citizen (2020), published by London School of Economics and Political Science

Best Publications

  • Future long-term care expenditure in Germany, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom

    Adelina Comas-Herrera;Raphael Wittenberg;Joan Costa-Font;Cristiano Gori

  • Ageing, health, and health care

    Friedrich Breyer;Joan Costa-Font;Stefan Felder

  • `Ageing in Place'? Exploring Elderly People's Housing Preferences in Spain:

    Joan Costa-Font;David Elvira;Oscar Mascarilla-Miró

  • Competition in off‐Patent Drug Markets: Issues, Regulation and Evidence

    Panos Kanavos;Joan Costa-Font;Elizabeth Seeley

  • Public health expenditure and spatial interactions in a decentralized national health system.

    Joan Costa-Font;Joan Costa-Font;Jordi Pons-Novell

  • Diversity and regional inequalities in the Spanish 'system of health care services'.

    Guillem Lopez-Casasnovas;Joan Costa-Font;Joan Costa-Font;Ivan Planas

  • Pharmaceutical parallel trade in Europe: stakeholder and competition effects

    Panos Kanavos;Joan Costa-Font

  • Demand for private health insurance: how important is the quality gap?

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  • Modelling an entitlement to long-term care services for older people in Europe: projections for long-term care expenditure to 2050:

    Linda Pickard;Adelina Comas-Herrera;Joan Costa-Font;Cristiano Gori

  • COMPULSORY LANGUAGE EDUCATIONAL POLICIES AND IDENTITY FORMATION

    Oriol Aspachs-Bracons;Irma Clots-Figueras;Joan Costa-Font;Paolo Masella

  • Are perceptions of ‘risks’ and ‘benefits’ of genetically modified food (in)dependent?

    Joan Costa-Font;Joan Costa-Font;Elias Mossialos

  • Measuring inequalities in health: What do we know? What do we need to know?

    Joan Costa-Font;Cristina Hernández-Quevedo;Cristina Hernández-Quevedo

  • Obesity and the incidence of chronic diseases in Spain: a seemingly unrelated probit approach.

    Joan Costa-Font;Joan Gil

  • What lies behind socio-economic inequalities in obesity in Spain: a decomposition approach

    Joan Costa-Font;Joan Costa-Font;Joan Gil

  • Family ties and the crowding out of long-term care insurance

    Joan Costa-Font

  • Financing Long‐Term Care: Ex Ante, Ex Post or Both?

    Joan Costa-Font;Christophe Courbage;Katherine Swartz

  • Press media reporting effects on risk perceptions and attitudes towards genetically modified (GM) food

    Marta Vilella-Vila;Joan Costa-Font

  • Optimism and the perceptions of new risks

    Joan Costa‐Font;Elias Mossialos;Caroline Rudisill

  • Does long-term care subsidization reduce hospital admissions and utilization?

    Joan Costa-Font;Sergi Jimenez-Martin;Cristina Vilaplana

  • Biases in the healthcare luxury good hypothesis?: a meta-regression analysis

    Joan Costa-Font;Marin Gemmill;Gloria Rubert

  • Attitudes as an Expression of Knowledge and “Political Anchoring”: The Case of Nuclear Power in the United Kingdom

    Joan Costa-Font;Caroline Rudisill;Elias Mossialos

  • 'Globesity'? the effects of globalization on obesity and caloric intake

    Joan Costa-Font;Núria Mas

  • Not all incentives wash out the warm glow: The case of blood donation revisited

    Joan Costa-Font;Mireia Jofre-Bonet;Steven T. Yen

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank A. Cowell
Frank A. Cowell London School of Economics and Political Science
Elias Mossialos
Elias Mossialos London School of Economics and Political Science
Alistair McGuire
Alistair McGuire London School of Economics and Political Science
Panos Kanavos
Panos Kanavos London School of Economics and Political Science
Scott L. Greer
Scott L. Greer University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
David McDaid
David McDaid London School of Economics and Political Science
Richard G. Frank
Richard G. Frank Harvard University
Raphael Wittenberg
Raphael Wittenberg London School of Economics and Political Science
Julian Le Grand
Julian Le Grand London School of Economics and Political Science
Hristos Doucouliagos
Hristos Doucouliagos Deakin University

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