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2026

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Economics and Finance

D-Index
114
Citations
79262
World Ranking
52
National Ranking
40

Josh Lerner 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 Josh Lerner sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 551 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Josh Lerner 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 Josh Lerner 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: 114 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
  • 2010 - Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research, Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum

Overview

Josh Lerner is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has made significant contributions to research in business, management, accounting, economics, econometrics, and finance. Their work encompasses various subfields including accounting, economics and econometrics, finance, management of technology and innovation, and management information systems.

The researcher's main topics of study include:

  • Private Equity and Venture Capital
  • Corporate Finance and Governance
  • FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance
  • Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
  • State Capitalism and Financial Governance
  • Firm Innovation and Growth
  • Community Development and Social Impact

Among frequent co-authors are:

  • Diana Noble (6 joint publications)
  • Ramana Nanda (5 joint publications)
  • Amit Seru (5 joint publications)
  • Richard Townsend (5 joint publications)
  • Ufuk Akcigit (4 joint publications)

Josh Lerner's research has been published extensively across several venues, notable among them:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal (33 publications)
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy and the Economy (4 publications)
  • The Journal of Alternative Investments (3 publications)
  • Review of Financial Studies (2 publications)
  • Management Science (2 publications)

Selected recent papers that highlight their research focus include:

  • "Venture Capital's Role in Financing Innovation: What We Know and How Much We Still Need to Learn" (2020), published in The Journal of Economic Perspectives
  • "The Use and Misuse of Patent Data: Issues for Finance and Beyond" (2021), published in Review of Financial Studies
  • "Anticorruption, Government Subsidies, and Innovation: Evidence from China" (2022), published in Management Science
  • "Mutual Funds as Venture Capitalists? Evidence from Unicorns" (2020), published in Review of Financial Studies
  • "Financial Distancing: How Venture Capital Follows the Economy Down and Curtails Innovation" (2020), published in SSRN Electronic Journal

Josh Lerner has received the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research from the Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum in 2010, recognizing their work in entrepreneurship research.

Best Publications

  • Some Simple Economics of Open Source

    Josh Lerner;Jean Tirole

  • The venture capital cycle

    Paul A. Gompers;Joshua Lerner

  • Assessing the contribution of venture capital to innovation

    Samuel Kortum;Josh Lerner

  • The Venture Capital Revolution

    Paul Gompers;Josh Lerner

  • Venture Capitalists and the Oversight of Private Firms

    Josh Lerner

  • The Financing of R&D and Innovation

    Bronwyn H. Hall;Bronwyn H. Hall;Josh Lerner

  • Boulevard of broken dreams : why public efforts to boost entrepreneurship and venture capital have failed and what to do about it

    Joshua Lerner

  • Innovation and Its Discontents

    Adam B. Jaffe;Josh Lerner

  • The Syndication of Venture Capital Investments

    Josh Lerner

  • Innovation and Its Discontents: How Our Broken Patent System is Endangering Innovation and Progress, and What to Do About It

    Adam B. Jaffe;Joshua Lerner

  • The Importance of Patent Scope: An Empirical Analysis

    Joshua Lerner

  • VENTURE CAPITALISTS AND THE DECISION TO GO PUBLIC

    Joshua Lerner

  • The Government as Venture Capitalist: The Long-Run Effects of the SBIR Program

    Josh Lerner

  • The Government as Venture Capitalist: The Long‐Run Impact of the SBIR Program

    Josh Lerner

  • Boulevard of Broken Dreams

    Josh Lerner

  • Money chasing deals? The impact of fund inflows on private equity valuation

    Paul Gompers;Josh Lerner

  • Innovation and Incentives: Evidence from Corporate R&D

    Josh Lerner;Julie Wulf

  • The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Successes: Organizational Structure, Incentives, and Complementarities

    Paul A. Gompers;Josh Lerner

  • An Analysis of Compensation in the U.S. Venture Capital Partnership

    Paul Gompers;Josh Lerner

  • Entrepreneurial Spawning: Public Corporations and the Genesis of New Ventures, 1986-1999

    Paul A. Gompers;Josh Lerner;David S. Scharfstein

  • Patenting in the Shadow of Competitors

    Josh Lerner

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul A. Gompers
Paul A. Gompers Harvard University
Adam B. Jaffe
Adam B. Jaffe Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
Jean Tirole
Jean Tirole Toulouse School of Economics
Samuel Kortum
Samuel Kortum Yale University
David S. Scharfstein
David S. Scharfstein Harvard University
John Haltiwanger
John Haltiwanger University of Maryland, College Park
Steven J. Davis
Steven J. Davis Hoover Institution
Ramana Nanda
Ramana Nanda Imperial College London

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