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D-Index
57
Citations
40092
World Ranking
919
National Ranking
575

Matthew Gentzkow 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 Matthew Gentzkow sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 140 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Matthew Gentzkow 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 Matthew Gentzkow sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 57 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% 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

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2014 - Fellows of the Econometric Society
  • 2014 - John Bates Clark Medal, the American Economic Association
  • 2009 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Matthew Gentzkow is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans diverse areas within the social sciences, with a focus on the intersection of media, politics, and economics. Gentzkow's work frequently appears in notable academic venues and covers topics related to social media, political behavior, and the digital economy.

Key topics addressed in their research include:

  • Social Media and Politics
  • Media Influence and Politics
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing
  • Digital Platforms and Economics
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation

Their principal fields and subfields of study are:

  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Communication
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Marketing
  • Strategy and Management

Gentzkow has published extensively, with a strong presence in venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • AEA Randomized Controlled Trials
  • American Economic Review
  • Science
  • Harvard Dataverse

Recent significant publications include:

  • "Polarization and public health: Partisan differences in social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic," 2020, Journal of Public Economics
  • "The Welfare Effects of Social Media," 2020, American Economic Review
  • "Asymmetric ideological segregation in exposure to political news on Facebook," 2023, Science
  • "How do social media feed algorithms affect attitudes and behavior in an election campaign?", 2023, Science
  • "Like-minded sources on Facebook are prevalent but not polarizing," 2023, Nature

Their network of frequent co-authors highlights collaboration with researchers in related fields:

  • Hunt Allcott
  • Jesse M. Shapiro
  • Sandra González-Bailón
  • Adriana Crespo-Tenorio
  • Deen Freelon

Gentzkow has contributed to book publication with the title "Bayesian Persuasion," published by World Scientific in 2024.

Recognitions awarded to Gentzkow include:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2015
  • John Bates Clark Medal, American Economic Association, 2014
  • Fellow of the Econometric Society, 2014
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 2009

Best Publications

  • Social Media and Fake News in the 2016 Election

    Hunt Allcott;Matthew Gentzkow

  • Media Bias and Reputation

    Matthew Gentzkow;Jesse M. Shapiro

  • What Drives Media Slant? Evidence From U.S. Daily Newspapers

    Matthew Gentzkow;Jesse M. Shapiro

  • Bayesian Persuasion

    Unknown

  • Ideological Segregation Online and Offline

    Matthew Gentzkow;Jesse M. Shapiro

  • Text as Data

    Matthew Gentzkow;Bryan T Kelly;Matt Taddy

  • Polarization and Public Health: Partisan Differences in Social Distancing during the Coronavirus Pandemic.

    Hunt Allcott;Levi Boxell;Jacob C Conway;Matthew Gentzkow

  • Television and Voter Turnout

    Matthew Gentzkow

  • The Welfare Effects of Social Media

    Hunt Allcott;Luca Braghieri;Sarah Eichmeyer;Matthew Gentzkow

  • Valuing New Goods in a Model with Complementarity: Online Newspapers

    Matthew Gentzkow

  • Persuasion: Empirical Evidence

    Stefano DellaVigna;Stefano DellaVigna;Matthew Gentzkow;Matthew Gentzkow

  • The Effect of Newspaper Entry and Exit on Electoral Politics

    Matthew Gentzkow;Jesse M Shapiro;Michael Sinkinson

  • Trends in the diffusion of misinformation on social media

    Hunt Allcott;Matthew Gentzkow;Chuan Yu

  • Sources of Geographic Variation in Health Care: Evidence From Patient Migration

    Amy Finkelstein;Matthew Gentzkow;Heidi Williams

  • Uniform Pricing in US Retail Chains

    Stefano DellaVigna;Matthew Gentzkow

  • The Rise of the Fourth Estate: How Newspapers Became Informative and Why It Mattered

    Matthew Gentzkow;Edward L Glaeser;Claudia Goldin

  • Media, Education and Anti-Americanism in the Muslim World

    Matthew A. Gentzkow;Jesse M. Shapiro

  • Competition and Truth in the Market for News

    Matthew Gentzkow;Jesse M. Shapiro

  • The Evolution of Brand Preferences: Evidence from Consumer Migration

    Bart J Bronnenberg;Jean-Pierre H Dube;Matthew Gentzkow

  • Greater Internet use is not associated with faster growth in political polarization among US demographic groups

    Levi Boxell;Matthew Gentzkow;Jesse M. Shapiro

  • Cross-Country Trends in Affective Polarization

    Levi Boxell;Matthew Gentzkow;Jesse M. Shapiro

  • Do Harsher Prison Conditions Reduce Recidivism? A Discontinuity-based Approach

    M. Keith Chen;Jesse M. Shapiro

Frequent Co-Authors

Jesse M. Shapiro
Jesse M. Shapiro Harvard University
Hunt Allcott
Hunt Allcott Stanford University
Jean-Pierre Dubé
Jean-Pierre Dubé University of Chicago
Stefano DellaVigna
Stefano DellaVigna University of California, Berkeley
Bart J. Bronnenberg
Bart J. Bronnenberg Tilburg University
Edward L. Glaeser
Edward L. Glaeser Harvard University
Claudia Goldin
Claudia Goldin Harvard University
James Zou
James Zou Stanford University
Dan Jurafsky
Dan Jurafsky Stanford University

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