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Michael H. Riordan

Michael H. Riordan

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
39
Citations
8629
World Ranking
2392
National Ranking
1356

Michael H. Riordan 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 H. Riordan sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 97 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael H. Riordan 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 H. Riordan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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

  • 1999 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his contributions to particle physics, the history of particle physics and solid state physics and his outstanding science writing
  • 1999 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1994 - Fellows of the Econometric Society

Overview

Michael H. Riordan is a researcher affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their work primarily spans the field of Computer Science, with notable contributions to Information Systems, Political Science and International Relations, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Strategy and Management, and Computer Networks and Communications.

Their research topics cover several areas, including:

  • International Science and Diplomacy
  • Digital Platforms and Economics
  • Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
  • Information and Cyber Security
  • Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
  • Network Security and Intrusion Detection
  • Blockchain Technology Applications and Security

Michael H. Riordan has published extensively in venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Physics Today
  • Physics World
  • Journal of Cybersecurity
  • Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy

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

  • "Privacy Protection, Security, and Consumer Retention", 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Empirically Evaluating the Effect of Security Precautions on Cyber Incidents", 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "The Simple Economics of an External Shock on a Crowdsourced 'Bug Bounty Platform'", 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "The simple economics of an external shock to a bug bounty platform", 2024, Journal of Cybersecurity
  • "The Three Rs of Fear Messaging in a Global Pandemic: Recommendations, Ramifications and Remediation", 2024, Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy

Their frequent collaborators include Neil Gandal, Aviram Zrahia, Sarit Markovich, Bruno Jullien, and Yassine Lefouili.

Over the course of their career, Michael H. Riordan has been recognized with several awards, including:

  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1999, cited for contributions to particle physics, the history of particle physics, solid state physics, and science writing
  • Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1999
  • Fellow of the Econometric Society in 1994

Best Publications

  • High and Declining Prices Signal Product Quality

    Kyle Bagwell;Michael H Riordan

  • Asset specificity and economic organization

    Michael H. Riordan;Oliver E. Williamson

  • Advertising as a Signal

    Richard E. Kihlstrom;Michael H. Riordan

  • Awarding Monopoly Franchises

    Michael H. Riordan;David E. M. Sappington

  • THE LEARNING CURVE, MARKET DOMINANCE, AND PREDATORY PRICING

    Luis M. B. Cabral;Michael H. Riordan

  • PRICE AND VARIETY IN THE SPOKES MODEL

    Yongmin Chen;Michael H. Riordan

  • Incentives for Cost Reduction under Price Cap Regulation

    Luis M. B. Cabral;Luis M. B. Cabral;Michael H. Riordan

  • Predatory Pricing : Strategic Theory and Legal Policy

    Patrick Bolton;J.F. Brodley;M.H. Riordan

  • Price‐increasing competition

    Yongmin Chen;Michael H. Riordan

  • Anticompetitive vertical integration by a dominant firm

    Michael H. Riordan

  • Regulation and Preemptive Technology Adoption

    Michael H. Riordan

  • On governing multilateral transactions with bilateral contracts

    Jacques Cremer;Michael H. Riordan

  • Imperfect Information and Dynamic Conjectural Variations

    Michael H. Riordan

  • Dynamics of price regulation

    Gary Biglaiser;Michael Riordan

  • The Learning Curve, Predation, Antitrust, and Welfare †

    Luís M. B. Cabral;Luís M. B. Cabral;Michael H. Riordan

  • Optimal contracts with public ex post information

    Michael H Riordan;David E.M Sappington

  • Regulating Complementary Products: A Comparative Institutional Analysis

    Richard J. Gilbert;Michael H. Riordan

  • Capital markets and financial intermediation: Competition and bank performance: a theoretical perspective

    Michael H. Riordan

  • Price and Quality in a New Product Monopoly

    Kenneth L. Judd;Michael H. Riordan

  • Monopolistic Competition with Experience Goods

    Michael H. Riordan

  • Competitive effects of vertical integration

    Michael H. Riordan

Frequent Co-Authors

Yongmin Chen
Yongmin Chen University of Colorado Boulder
Luis M. B. Cabral
Luis M. B. Cabral New York University
Thomas G. McGuire
Thomas G. McGuire Harvard University
Bruno Jullien
Bruno Jullien Toulouse School of Economics
Neil Gandal
Neil Gandal Tel Aviv University
Patrick Bolton
Patrick Bolton Imperial College London
Richard J. Gilbert
Richard J. Gilbert University of California, Berkeley
Robert W. Staiger
Robert W. Staiger Dartmouth College
David E. M. Sappington
David E. M. Sappington University of Florida
W. A. Zajc
W. A. Zajc Columbia University

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