World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Michael A. Shields

Michael A. Shields

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
47
Citations
13802
World Ranking
1561
National Ranking
37

Michael A. Shields 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 Michael A. Shields sits on this spectrum.

42–46 publications: 1 scientists 47–51 publications: 12 scientists 52–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–61 publications: 23 scientists 62–66 publications: 32 scientists 67–71 publications: 36 scientists 72–76 publications: 56 scientists 77–81 publications: 57 scientists 82–86 publications: 70 scientists 87–91 publications: 86 scientists 92–96 publications: 72 scientists 97–101 publications: 106 scientists 102–106 publications: 97 scientists 107–111 publications: 96 scientists 112–116 publications: 101 scientists 117–121 publications: 103 scientists 122–126 publications: 102 scientists 127–131 publications: 108 scientists 132–136 publications: 107 scientists 137–141 publications: 111 scientists 142–146 publications: 94 scientists 147–151 publications: 96 scientists 152–156 publications: 100 scientists 157–161 publications: 74 scientists 162–166 publications: 68 scientists 167–171 publications: 91 scientists 172–176 publications: 76 scientists 177–181 publications: 75 scientists 182–186 publications: 61 scientists 187–191 publications: 66 scientists 192–196 publications: 68 scientists 197–201 publications: 71 scientists 202–206 publications: 60 scientists 207–211 publications: 56 scientists 212–216 publications: 44 scientists 217–221 publications: 51 scientists 222–226 publications: 65 scientists 227–231 publications: 48 scientists 232–236 publications: 59 scientists 237–241 publications: 37 scientists 242–246 publications: 37 scientists 247–251 publications: 41 scientists 252–256 publications: 43 scientists 257–261 publications: 33 scientists 262–266 publications: 34 scientists 267–271 publications: 39 scientists 272–276 publications: 25 scientists 277–281 publications: 29 scientists 282–286 publications: 29 scientists 287–291 publications: 26 scientists 292–296 publications: 31 scientists 297–301 publications: 31 scientists 302–306 publications: 24 scientists 307–311 publications: 28 scientists 312–316 publications: 24 scientists 317–321 publications: 13 scientists 322–326 publications: 14 scientists 327–331 publications: 25 scientists 332–336 publications: 18 scientists 337–341 publications: 16 scientists 342–346 publications: 18 scientists 347–351 publications: 15 scientists 352–356 publications: 17 scientists 357–361 publications: 19 scientists 362–366 publications: 16 scientists 367–371 publications: 17 scientists 372–376 publications: 7 scientists 377–381 publications: 18 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 19 scientists 392–396 publications: 9 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 13 scientists 407–411 publications: 13 scientists 412–416 publications: 5 scientists 417–421 publications: 10 scientists 422–426 publications: 6 scientists 427–431 publications: 12 scientists 432–436 publications: 9 scientists 437–441 publications: 9 scientists 442–446 publications: 10 scientists 447–451 publications: 12 scientists 452–456 publications: 8 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 4 scientists 472–476 publications: 5 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 7 scientists 487–491 publications: 8 scientists 492–496 publications: 5 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 4 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 7 scientists 517–520 publications: 7 scientists 521+ publications: 99 scientists
42 publications 521+

This scientist: 119 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael A. Shields 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 Michael A. Shields 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: 47 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael A. Shields is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and works primarily within the Health Professions field. Their research spans several key areas including health disparities and outcomes, employment and welfare studies, global health care issues, psychological well-being and life satisfaction, resilience and mental health, retirement, disability, and employment, as well as air quality and health impacts.

The scientist has contributed notably to the following research topics:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Retirement, Disability, and Employment
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

Subfields covered in their publications include general health professions, health, social psychology, health toxicology and mutagenesis, and clinical psychology.

Research output includes papers published mainly in venues such as Harvard Dataverse, SSRN Electronic Journal, Health Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, and Social Science & Medicine. The volume of work is concentrated with 13 publications in Harvard Dataverse and 6 in SSRN Electronic Journal among others.

Recent publications by the scientist include:

  • Economic Aspects of Loneliness in Australia, 2021, Australian Economic Review
  • Measuring resilience to major life events, 2021, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
  • COVID-19 lockdowns and changes in loneliness among young people in the U.K., 2023, Social Science & Medicine
  • Macroeconomic Conditions and Health in Britain: Aggregation, Dynamics and Local Area Heterogeneity, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Are neighbourhood characteristics important in predicting the post-school destinations of young Australians?, 2021, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Frequent collaborators include a consistent group of co-authors with whom they have multiple joint publications. These co-authors are:

  • Saina Sheini
  • Alina Ristea
  • Daniel T. O'Brien
  • David Johnston
  • Johannes Kunz

The focus of the scientist's work reflects an intersection of health-related issues with economic and social factors, contributing to understanding complex interactions in public health and social welfare domains. Their research methodology often includes analysis of resilience, psychological well-being, and the socioeconomic determinants of health outcomes.

Best Publications

  • Relative income, happiness, and utility : an explanation for the Easterlin paradox and other puzzles

    Andrew E. Clark;Paul Frijters;Michael A. Shields

  • Money does matter! Evidence from increasing real income and life satisfaction in East Germany following reunification

    Paul Frijters;John P Haisken-DeNew;Michael A Shields

  • Improving nurse retention in the National Health Service in England: the impact of job satisfaction on intentions to quit.

    Michael A. Shields;Melanie Ward

  • The causal effect of income on health: Evidence from German reunification

    Paul Frijters;John P. Haisken-DeNew;Michael A. Shields

  • Exploring the economic and social determinants of psychological well‐being and perceived social support in England

    Michael A. Shields;Stephen Wheatley Price

  • Comparing subjective and objective measures of health: Evidence from hypertension for the income/health gradient.

    David W Johnston;Carol Propper;Michael A Shields

  • Life satisfaction and the economic and social characteristics of neighbourhoods

    Michael A. Shields;Stephen Wheatley Price;Mark Wooden

  • Investigating the Patterns and Determinants of Life Satisfaction in Germany Following Reunification

    Paul Frijters;John P. Haisken-DeNew;Michael A. Shields

  • The child health/family income gradient: Evidence from England.

    Alison Currie;Michael A Shields;Stephen Wheatley Price

  • Investigating the economic and demographic determinants of sporting participation in England

    Lisa Farrell;Michael A. Shields

  • Quantifying the costs of drought: New evidence from life satisfaction data

    Nicholas Carroll;Paul Frijters;Michael A Shields

  • Life satisfaction dynamics with quarterly life event data

    Paul Frijters;David W. Johnston;Michael A. Shields

  • The English language fluency and occupational success of ethnic minority immigrant men living in English metropolitan areas

    Michael A. Shields;Stephen Wheatley Price

  • Income and happiness: Evidence, explanations and economic implications

    Andrew E. Clark;Paul Frijters;Michael A. Shields

  • THE EFFECT OF MENTAL HEALTH ON EMPLOYMENT: EVIDENCE FROM AUSTRALIAN PANEL DATA

    Paul Frijters;David William Johnston;Michael A Shields

  • Nature's Experiment?: Handedness and Early Childhood Development

    David W. Johnston;Michael E. R. Nicholls;Manisha Shah;Michael A. Shields

  • Gender, race, pay and promotion in the British nursing profession: estimation of a generalized ordered probit model

    Stephen Pudney;Michael Shields

  • Can the Large Swings in Russian Life Satisfaction be Explained by Ups and Downs in Real Incomes

    Paul Frijters;Ingo Geishecker;John P. Haisken-DeNew;Michael A. Shields

  • Does problem drinking affect employment? Evidence from England

    Ziggy MacDonald;Michael A. Shields

  • Addressing Nurse Shortages: What can Policy Makers Learn from the Econometric Evidence on Nurse Labour Supply?

    Michael A. Shields

  • Quantifying the costs of drought: new evidence from life

    N. Carroll;P. Frijters;M. A. Shields

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Frijters
Paul Frijters London School of Economics and Political Science
Carol Propper
Carol Propper Imperial College London
Stephen Pudney
Stephen Pudney University of Sheffield
Michael E. R. Nicholls
Michael E. R. Nicholls Flinders University
Andrew E. Clark
Andrew E. Clark Paris School of Economics
Timothy J. Hatton
Timothy J. Hatton University of Essex
Andrew M. Jones
Andrew M. Jones University of Exeter
Owen O'Donnell
Owen O'Donnell Erasmus University Rotterdam
Mark Wooden
Mark Wooden University of Melbourne
Anthony Scott
Anthony Scott University of Melbourne

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring Economics and Finance in the USA opens doors to a variety of online degrees that can enhance your skills and expand your career options. Each pathway offers unique expertise valued by employers across industries.

For those interested in financial accuracy, the best online bookkeeping courses provide essential foundations in managing accounts and tracking transactions. This is ideal if you seek practical, entry-level roles in finance.

Broader business skills can be gained through an online associate of applied science in administration. This degree builds your understanding of office procedures, management, and essential communication—skills needed for administrative positions in finance-related businesses.

If you’re looking to specialize, a hr management degree online equips you for leadership roles in recruitment, employee relations, and organizational development within financial institutions.

As data continues to drive financial decision-making, a masters in analytics online can prepare you for in-demand roles analyzing trends, developing insights, and making evidence-based recommendations in economics and finance.

Best Scientists Citing Michael A. Shields

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles