2026 Kevin M. Murphy: 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	59	838	754	522	459	109	53817

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

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Economics and Finance

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459

109

53817

Overview

Kevin M. Murphy is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research spans several areas within engineering, with a focus on optics and advanced imaging technologies.

The scientist's work covers multiple subfields including:

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Civil and Structural Engineering
Information Systems and Management
Media Technology

Key topics addressed in their publications include:

Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics
Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies
Photonic and Optical Devices
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
Scientific Computing and Data Management
Big Data Technologies and Applications
COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Recent publications by the scientist highlight diverse research interests. Notable papers include:

"Advancing AI for Earth Science: A Data Systems Perspective," 2020, published in Eos
"COVID-19 Open-Data a global-scale spatially granular meta-dataset for coronavirus disease," 2022, published in Scientific Data
"Development and Testing of a Dual-Wavelength Sensitive Photopolymer Layer for Applications in Stacking of HOE Lenses," 2021, published in Applied Sciences
"Guest Editor's Introduction: Social Care, Social Policy and Social Justice," 2024, published in ARROW@Dublin Institute of Technology (Dublin Institute of Technology)
"Modeling holographic optical element performance with an extended source; experimental investigation using misaligned point sources," 2024, published in Journal of Optical Microsystems

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Suzanne Martin
Manil Maskey
Izabela Naydenova
Jesús Atencia
Emma Branigan

Their publications appear across a variety of scientific venues such as Eos, Scientific Data, Applied Sciences, Journal of Optical Microsystems, and ARROW@Dublin Institute of Technology.

Best Publications

Changes in Relative Wages, 1963–1987: Supply and Demand Factors

Lawrence F. Katz;Kevin M. Murphy

7696
Citations
A Theory of Rational Addiction

Gary S. Becker;Kevin M. Murphy

5867
Citations
Wage Inequality and the Rise in Returns to Skill

Chinhui Juhn;Kevin M. Murphy;Brooks Pierce

4369
Citations
Human capital fertility and economic growth.

Gary S Becker;Kevin M Murphy;Robert F Tamura

4232
Citations
The Allocation of Talent: Implications for Growth

Kevin M. Murphy;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

3868
Citations
Industrialization and the Big Push

Kevin M. Murphy;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

3720
Citations
An Empirical Analysis of Cigarette Addiction

Gary Becker;Michael Grossman;Kevin Murphy

2814
Citations
Estimation and Inference in Two-Step Econometric Models

Kevin M. Murphy;Robert H. Topel

1950
Citations
Why Is Rent-Seeking So Costly to Growth?

Kevin M. Murphy;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

1916
Citations
The Division of Labor, Coordination Costs, and Knowledge

Gary S Becker;Kevin M Murphy

1417
Citations
The Value of Health and Longevity

Kevin M. Murphy;Robert H. Topel

1366
Citations
The Structure of Wages

Kevin M. Murphy;Finis Welch

1093
Citations
Income Distribution, Market Size, and Industrialization

Kevin M. Murphy;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

869
Citations
A Simple Theory of Advertising as a Good or Bad

Gary S. Becker;Kevin M. Murphy

815
Citations
Empirical Age-Earnings Profiles

Kevin M. Murphy;Finis Welch

804
Citations
Accounting for the Slowdown in Black-White Wage Convergence

Chinhui Juhn;Kevin M. Murphy;Brooks Pierce

737
Citations
Social Economics: Market Behavior in a Social Environment

Gary Stanley Becker;Kevin M. Murphy

679
Citations
Wage Inequality and Family Labor Supply

Chinhui Juhn;Kevin M. Murphy

504
Citations
Vertical Restraints as Contract Enforcement Mechanisms

Benjamin Klein;Kevin M. Murphy

468
Citations
Social status, education and growth

Chaim Fershtman;Kevin M. Murphy;Yoram Weiss

436
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary S. Becker University of Chicago

Robert H. Topel University of Chicago

Andrei Shleifer Harvard University

Robert W. Vishny University of Chicago

Steven J. Davis Hoover Institution

Michael Grossman City University of New York

Tomas Philipson University of Chicago

Finis Welch Texas A&M University

Steven D. Levitt University of Chicago

Roland G. Fryer Harvard University

External Links

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