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Lawrence H. Summers

Lawrence H. Summers

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Economics and Finance
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
106
Citations
91981
World Ranking
70
National Ranking
57

Lawrence H. Summers 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 Lawrence H. Summers sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 263 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lawrence H. Summers 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 Lawrence H. Summers 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
30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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
  • 2002 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1993 - John Bates Clark Medal, the American Economic Association
  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1985 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
  • 1985 - Fellows of the Econometric Society

Overview

Lawrence H. Summers is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their primary field of study is Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with 21 publications in this main category. Subfields of research include Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Finance, Accounting, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's research topics span several areas, including:

  • Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
  • Economic Theory and Policy
  • Housing Market and Economics
  • Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Summers include:

  • The COVID-19 Pandemic and the $16 Trillion Virus, 2020, JAMA
  • The Declining Worker Power Hypothesis: An Explanation for the Recent Evolution of the American Economy, 2020, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity
  • Global health 2050: the path to halving premature death by mid-century, 2024, The Lancet
  • Bad news for the Fed from the Beveridge space, 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Negative Nominal Interest Rates and the Bank Lending Channel, 2023, The Review of Economic Studies

Frequent co-authors in Summers' work are:

  • Gauti B. Eggertsson
  • Ragnar Juelsrud
  • Ella Getz Wold
  • Natasha Sarin
  • David Cutler

The scientist's publications frequently appear in the following venues:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • European Finance Review
  • Commentaire
  • JAMA

Throughout their career, Lawrence H. Summers has received several awards, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2002)
  • John Bates Clark Medal, the American Economic Association (1993)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1987)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1985)
  • Fellows of the Econometric Society (1985)

Best Publications

  • Noise Trader Risk in Financial Markets

    J. Bradford De Long;Andrei Shleifer;Lawrence H. Summers;Robert J. Waldmann

  • Positive Feedback Investment Strategies and Destabilizing Rational Speculation

    J. Bradford De Long;Andrei Shleifer;Lawrence H. Summers;Robert J. Waldmann

  • Mean reversion in stock prices: Evidence and Implications

    James M. Poterba;James M. Poterba;Lawrence H. Summers;Lawrence H. Summers

  • Hysteresis and the European Unemployment Problem

    Olivier J. Blanchard;Lawrence H. Summers

  • Equipment Investment and Economic Growth

    J. Bradford De Long;Lawrence H. Summers

  • Central Bank Independence and Macroeconomic Performance: Some Comparative Evidence

    Alberto Alesina;Lawrence H. Summers

  • EFFICIENCY WAGES AND THE INTER-INDUSTRY WAGE STRUCTURE

    Alan B. Krueger;Lawrence H. Summers

  • The Noise Trader Approach to Finance

    Andrei Shleifer;Lawrence H. Summers

  • The Strategic Bequest Motive

    Andrei Shleifer;Lawrence H. Summers;B. Douglas Bernheim

  • Breach of Trust in Hostile Takeovers

    Andrei Shleifer;Lawrence Summers

  • Mean reversion in stock prices

    James M. Poterba;Lawrence H. Summers

  • The Persistence of Volatility and Stock Market Fluctuations

    James M. Poterba;Lawrence H. Summers

  • The Role of Intergenerational Transfers in Aggregate Capital Accumulation

    Laurence J. Kotlikoff;Lawrence H. Summers

  • Wealthier is healthier

    Lant Pritchett;Lawrence H. Summers

  • The Strategic Bequest Motive

    B. Douglas Bernheim;Andrei Shleifer;Lawrence H. Summers

  • What moves stock prices

    David M. Cutler;James M. Poterba;Lawrence H. Summers

  • [Global health 2035: a world converging within a generation].

    Dean T. Jamison;Lawrence H. Summers;George Alleyne;Kenneth J. Arrow

  • Does the Stock Market Rationally Reflect Fundamental Values

    Lawrence H. Summers

  • Intertemporal Substitution in Macroeconomics

    N. Gregory Mankiw;Julio J. Rotemberg;Lawrence H. Summers

  • Taxation and Corporate Investment: A q-Theory Approach

    Lawrence H. Summers;Barry P. Bosworth;James Tobin;Philip M. White

  • Equipment Investment and Economic Growth

    J. Bradford DeLong;J. Bradford DeLong;J. Bradford DeLong;Lawrence H. Summers;Lawrence H. Summers

Frequent Co-Authors

Olivier J. Blanchard
Olivier J. Blanchard Peterson Institute for International Economics
Andrei Shleifer
Andrei Shleifer Harvard University
Laurence J. Kotlikoff
Laurence J. Kotlikoff Boston University
N. Gregory Mankiw
N. Gregory Mankiw Harvard University
David M. Cutler
David M. Cutler Harvard University
Julio J. Rotemberg
Julio J. Rotemberg Harvard University
Jeremy Bulow
Jeremy Bulow Stanford University
Dean T. Jamison
Dean T. Jamison University of California, San Francisco
Lant Pritchett
Lant Pritchett London School of Economics and Political Science

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