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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 48 3085 2830 1497 1352 189 12428

Leigh Tesfatsion publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Leigh Tesfatsion between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Leigh Tesfatsion published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 4.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2020. 2 of the 215 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2020. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 1 publication 1976: 2 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 7 publications 1981: 8 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 5 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1974 2025

215 publications in total across all disciplines

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Leigh Tesfatsion: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 1
1976 2
1977 3
1978 4
1979 2
1980 7
1981 8
1982 3
1983 2
1984 2
1985 2
1986 4
1987 1
1988 5
1989 6
1990 5
1991 9
1992 2
1993 3
1994 2
1995 2
1996 3
1997 5
1998 9
1999 3
2000 4
2001 8
2002 3
2003 1
2004 3
2005 4
2006 8
2007 7
2008 5
2009 10
2010 7
2011 7
2012 7
2013 4
2014 0
2015 5
2016 3
2017 4
2018 5
2019 5
2020 13
2021 3
2022 0
2023 1
2024 1
2025 1
Total 215
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Leigh Tesfatsion publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leigh Tesfatsion sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 184–193 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 189 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319 189
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Leigh Tesfatsion D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leigh Tesfatsion sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 48 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203 48
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Leigh Tesfatsion is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, particularly focusing on electrical and electronic engineering. Their research spans interdisciplinary areas, including economics and econometrics, global and planetary change, management science and operations research, and automotive engineering.

The main topics of their work emphasize electric power system optimization, land use and ecosystem services, optimal power flow distribution, smart grid energy management, transportation and mobility innovations, demographic modeling and climate adaptation, and complex systems and time series analysis.

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Leigh Tesfatsion include:

  • Locational Marginal Pricing: A Fundamental Reconsideration, 2024, IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy
  • Methodological Issues of Spatial Agent-Based Models, 2020, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation
  • An ERCOT test system for market design studies, 2020, Applied Energy
  • A Customer-Centric Approach to Bid-Based Transactive Energy System Design, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
  • A Consensus-Based Transactive Energy Design for Unbalanced Distribution Networks, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Frequently collaborating coauthors include Li An, Eric Shook, Swathi Battula, Zhaoyu Wang, and Steven M. Manson. These partnerships reflect a collaborative research approach influencing topics across power systems and smart grid technologies.

Publication venues for their work include:

  • Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation
  • IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy
  • Applied Energy
  • IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
  • IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Best Publications

  • Agent-Based Computational Economics: A Constructive Approach to Economic Theory

    Leigh Tesfatsion

  • Agent-Based Computational Economics: Growing Economies From the Bottom Up

    Leigh Tesfatsion

  • Handbook of Computational Economics, Volume 2: Agent-Based Computational Economics

    Leigh Tesfatsion;Kenneth L. Judd

  • Agent-based computational economics

    Leigh Tesfatsion

  • Modeling Macroeconomies As Open-Ended Dynamic Systems of Interacting Agents

    Blake Lebaron;Leigh Tesfatsion

  • Market Power And Efficiency In A Computational Electricity Market With Discriminatory Double-Auction Pricing

    James Nicolaisen;Valentin Petrov;Leigh S. Tesfatsion

  • Agent-Based Computational Economics: Modeling Economies As Complex Adaptive Systems

    Leigh Tesfatsion

  • Introduction to the special issue on agent-based computational economics

    Leigh Tesfatsion

  • Development of Open Source Software for Power Market Research: The AMES Test Bed

    Hongyan Li;Leigh Tesfatsion

  • Dynamic Testing of Wholesale Power Market Designs: An Open-Source Agent-Based Framework

    Junjie Sun;Leigh Tesfatsion

  • How Economists Can Get Alife

    Leigh Tesfatsion

  • Preferential Partner Selection in an Evolutionary Study of Prisoner's Dilemma

    Daniel Ashlock;Mark D. Smucker;E. Ann Stanley;Leigh S. Tesfatsion

  • Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma with Choice and Refusal of Partners

    E.A. Stanley;Daniel Ashlock;Leigh Tesfatsion

  • An Agent-Based Computational Laboratory for Testing the Economic Reliability of Wholesale Power Market Designs

    Deddy P. Koesrindartoto;Junjie Sun;Leigh Tesfatsion

  • Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma with Choice and Refusal of Partners

    E. Ann Stanley;Dan Ashlock;Leigh Tesfatsion

  • Appendix A A Guide for Newcomers to Agent-Based Modeling in the Social Sciences⁎

    Robert Axelrod;Leigh Tesfatsion

  • Time-Varying Linear Regression Via Flexible Least Squares

    Robert E. Kalaba;Leigh Tesfatsion

  • A Trade Network Game with Endogenous Partner Selection

    Leigh Tesfatsion

  • Agent-Based Modeling: The Right Mathematics for the Social Sciences?

    Paul L. Borrill;Leigh Tesfatsion

  • Structure, behavior, and market power in an evolutionary labor market with adaptive search☆

    Leigh Tesfatsion

  • Handbook of Computational Economics, Volume 2: Agent-Based Computational Economics (Handbook of Computational Economics)

    Leigh Tesfatsion;Kenneth L. Judd

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert E. Kalaba
Robert E. Kalaba University of Southern California
Chen-Ching Liu
Chen-Ching Liu Virginia Tech
Zhaoyu Wang
Zhaoyu Wang Iowa State University
Nanpeng Yu
Nanpeng Yu University of California, Riverside
Peter F. Orazem
Peter F. Orazem Iowa State University
Robert Axelrod
Robert Axelrod University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Anthony S. Wexler
Anthony S. Wexler University of California, Davis
Keith C. Clarke
Keith C. Clarke University of California, Santa Barbara
Blake LeBaron
Blake LeBaron Brandeis University
William J. Gutowski
William J. Gutowski Iowa State University

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