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Economics and Finance

D-Index
74
Citations
32787
World Ranking
364
National Ranking
2

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D-Index
74
Citations
32998
World Ranking
210
National Ranking
5

Léopold Simar publication distribution in Mathematics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mathematics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Léopold Simar sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 537+

This scientist: 236 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 537 publications or more.

Léopold Simar D-index placement in Mathematics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mathematics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Léopold Simar sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 174 scientists 31 D-Index: 151 scientists 32 D-Index: 174 scientists 33 D-Index: 117 scientists 34 D-Index: 136 scientists 35 D-Index: 127 scientists 36 D-Index: 145 scientists 37 D-Index: 153 scientists 38 D-Index: 150 scientists 39 D-Index: 150 scientists 40 D-Index: 138 scientists 41 D-Index: 136 scientists 42 D-Index: 93 scientists 43 D-Index: 108 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 112 scientists 46 D-Index: 103 scientists 47 D-Index: 75 scientists 48 D-Index: 59 scientists 49 D-Index: 67 scientists 50 D-Index: 60 scientists 51 D-Index: 57 scientists 52 D-Index: 59 scientists 53 D-Index: 62 scientists 54 D-Index: 60 scientists 55 D-Index: 50 scientists 56 D-Index: 42 scientists 57 D-Index: 54 scientists 58 D-Index: 50 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 41 scientists 61 D-Index: 35 scientists 62 D-Index: 40 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 31 scientists 65 D-Index: 27 scientists 66 D-Index: 29 scientists 67 D-Index: 19 scientists 68 D-Index: 25 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 18 scientists 71 D-Index: 12 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 13 scientists 74 D-Index: 18 scientists 75 D-Index: 9 scientists 76 D-Index: 11 scientists 77 D-Index: 10 scientists 78 D-Index: 9 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 10 scientists 82 D-Index: 5 scientists 83 D-Index: 5 scientists 84 D-Index: 13 scientists 85 D-Index: 6 scientists 86+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 86+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 86 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Mathematics in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mathematics in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Mathematics in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Léopold Simar is a researcher affiliated with the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. Their work primarily spans the broad disciplines of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance, with significant contributions also in Decision Sciences.

Their research focuses on several specialized subfields, including Economics and Econometrics, Management Science and Operations Research, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Statistics and Probability, and Environmental Engineering.

Key topics addressed in their publications include Efficiency Analysis Using DEA, Economic and Environmental Valuation, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Economic Growth and Productivity, Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, and Spatial and Panel Data Analysis.

Selected recent papers authored by Léopold Simar include:

  • Hypothesis testing in nonparametric models of production using multiple sample splits, 2020, Journal of Productivity Analysis

Other notable recent publications from the data include work authored by close collaborators, reflecting overlapping research interests:

  • INFERENCE IN DYNAMIC, NONPARAMETRIC MODELS OF PRODUCTION: CENTRAL LIMIT THEOREMS FOR MALMQUIST INDICES, 2020, Econometric Theory
  • Quality as a latent heterogeneity factor in the efficiency of universities, 2021, Economic Modelling
  • Latent heterogeneity to evaluate the effect of human capital on world technology frontier, 2021, Journal of Productivity Analysis
  • Gender effect on microfinance social efficiency: A robust nonparametric approach, 2021, European Journal of Operational Research

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Léopold Simar include Paul W. Wilson, Valentin Zelenyuk, Cinzia Daraio, Anne Vanhems, and Simone Di Leo.

The researcher's work has been published repeatedly in several venues, with the highest counts in the Journal of Productivity Analysis and European Journal of Operational Research, each with five publications. They have also appeared in Econometric Theory, Annals of Operations Research, and Nutrients.

Best Publications

  • Estimation and inference in two-stage, semi-parametric models of production processes

    Léopold Simar;Paul W. Wilson

  • Sensitivity Analysis of Efficiency Scores: How to Bootstrap in Nonparametric Frontier Models

    Leopold Simar;Paul W. Wilson

  • Measuring Labor-Efficiency in Post Offices

    Dominique Deprins;Léopold Simar;Henry Tulkens

  • Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis

    Wolfgang Karl Härdle;Léopold Simar

  • A general methodology for bootstrapping in non-parametric frontier models

    Leâ Opold Simar;Paul W. Wilson

  • Statistical inference in nonparametric frontier models: the state of the art

    Léopold Simar;Paul W. Wilson

  • Nonparametric frontier estimation: a robust approach

    Catherine Cazals;Jean-Pierre Florens;Léopold Simar

  • Advanced Robust and Nonparametric Methods in Efficiency Analysis: Methodology and Applications

    Cinzia Daraio;Léopold Simar

  • Introducing environmental variables in nonparametric frontier models : a probabilistic approach

    Cinzia Daraio;Léopold Simar

  • Two-Stage DEA: Caveat Emptor

    Léopold Simar;Paul W. Wilson

  • Estimating and bootstrapping Malmquist indices

    Léopold Simar;Paul W. Wilson

  • Estimation and Inference in Nonparametric Frontier Models: Recent Developments and Perspectives

    Léopold Simar;Paul W. Wilson

  • A note on the convergence of nonparametric DEA estimators for production efficiency scores

    Alois Kneip;Byeong U. Park;Léopold Simar

  • Non-parametric tests of returns to scale

    Léopold Simar;Paul W Wilson

  • Conditional nonparametric frontier models for convex and nonconvex technologies: A unifying approach

    Cinzia Daraio;Léopold Simar

  • Detecting outliers in frontier models : a simple approach.

    Léopold Simar

  • Asymptotics and Consistent Bootstraps for Dea Estimators in Nonparametric Frontier Models

    Alois Kneip;Léopold Simar;Paul W. Wilson

  • Nonparametric efficiency analysis: a multivariate conditional quantile approach

    Abdelaati Daouia;Léopold Simar

  • Nonparametric stochastic frontiers: a local maximum likelihood approach

    Subal C. Kumbhakar;Byeong U. Park;Léopold Simar;Efthymios G. Tsionas

  • How to measure the impact of environmental factors in a nonparametric production model

    Luiza Bădin;Cinzia Daraio;Léopold Simar

  • Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis: third edition

    Wolfgang Karl Hardle;Léopold Simar

  • Nonparametric tests of returns to scale

    Léopold Simar;Paul Wilson

  • Computer Intensive Methods in Statistics

    Wolfgang Härdle;Léopold Simar

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul W. Wilson
Paul W. Wilson Clemson University
Cinzia Daraio
Cinzia Daraio Sapienza University of Rome
Valentin Zelenyuk
Valentin Zelenyuk University of Queensland
Byeong U. Park
Byeong U. Park Seoul National University
Wolfgang Karl Härdle
Wolfgang Karl Härdle Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Andrea Bonaccorsi
Andrea Bonaccorsi University of Pisa
Robin C. Sickles
Robin C. Sickles Rice University
Alois Kneip
Alois Kneip University of Bonn
Aldo Geuna
Aldo Geuna University of Turin

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