2026 Neil Gandal: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	36	2758	2500	18	15	143	8057

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D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Economics and Finance

2758

2500

143

8057

Overview

Neil Gandal is affiliated with Tel Aviv University in Israel and has contributed extensively to the field of Computer Science. Their research primarily focuses on Information Systems, with significant work also in Economics and Econometrics, Emergency Medicine, Strategy and Management, and Computer Networks and Communications.

The main topics covered by Neil Gandal's work include:

Information and Cyber Security
Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
Digital Platforms and Economics
Network Security and Intrusion Detection
Intellectual Property and Patents
Traffic and Road Safety

Neil Gandal has published research in a variety of venues, with a frequent presence in the following journals:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Medical Research Archives
Journal of Economic Literature
Information Processing & Management
Computers & Security

Selected recent publications include:

"Empirically evaluating the effect of security precautions on cyber incidents," 2023, Computers & Security
"The Microeconomics of Cryptocurrencies," 2022, Journal of Economic Literature
"An examination of the cryptocurrency pump-and-dump ecosystem," 2021, Information Processing & Management
"The Microeconomics of Cryptocurrencies," 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal
"Out of sight: patents that have never been cited," 2021, Scientometrics

Neil Gandal has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

Tyler Moore
Michael Riordan
Noa Barnir
Hanna Hałaburda
Keith Gandal

Best Publications

Price manipulation in the Bitcoin ecosystem

Neil Gandal;JT Hamrick;Tyler Moore;Tali Oberman

840
Citations
NETWORK EFFECTS, SOFTWARE PROVISION, AND STANDARDIZATION*

Jeffrey R Church;Neil Gandal

668
Citations
Hedonic Price Indexes for Spreadsheets and an Empirical Test for Network Externalities

Neil Gandal

618
Citations
The Dynamics of Technological Adoption in Hardware/Software Systems: The Case of Compact Disc Players

Neil Gandal;Michael Kende;Rafael Rob

501
Citations
Complementary network externalities and technological adoption

Jeffrey R Church;Neil Gandal;Neil Gandal

384
Citations
Competing Compatibility Standards and Network Externalities in the PC Software Market

Neil Gandal

298
Citations
Compatibility, Standardization, and Network Effects: Some Policy Implications

Neil Gandal

297
Citations
The Dvd-vs.-Divx Standard War: Empirical Evidence of Network Effects and Preannouncement Effects

David Dranove;Neil Gandal

295
Citations
Personal value priorities of economists

Neil Gandal;Sonia Roccas;Lilach Sagiv;Amy Wrzesniewski

263
Citations
Systems Competition, Vertical Merger, and Foreclosure

Jeffrey R Church;Neil Gandal

224
Citations
Indirect Network Effects and Adoption Externalities

Jeffrey Church;Neil Gandal;David Krause

215
Citations
Standardization policy and international trade

Neil Gandal;Oz Shy

180
Citations
Technology, trade, and adjustment to immigration in Israel

Neil Gandal;Neil Gandal;Gordon H Hanson;Gordon H Hanson;Matthew J Slaughter;Matthew J Slaughter

177
Citations
The Dynamics of Competition in the Internet Search Engine Market

Neil Gandal;Neil Gandal

174
Citations
Can We Predict the Winner in a Market with Network Effects? Competition in Cryptocurrency Market

Neil Gandal;Hanna Halaburda

155
Citations
Direct and indirect knowledge spillovers: the “social network” of open-source projects

Chaim Fershtman;Neil Gandal

152
Citations
Adoptions and Orphans in the Early Microcomputer Market

Neil Gandal;Shane Greenstein;David Salant

128
Citations
The impact of DDoS and other security shocks on Bitcoin currency exchanges: evidence from Mt. Gox

Amir Feder;Neil Gandal;J T Hamrick;Tyler Moore

126
Citations
Planned Obsolescence as an Engine of Technological Progress

Arthur Fishman;Neil Gandal;OZ Shy

125
Citations
Competition in the Cryptocurrency Market

Neil Gandal;Hanna Halaburda

123
Citations
Strategic entry deterrence: Complementary products as installed base

Jeffrey R Church;Neil Gandal

121
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Chaim Fershtman Tel Aviv University

David Dranove Northwestern University

Tyler Moore University of Tulsa

Joshua S. Gans University of Toronto

Gail Hanson University of California, Riverside

Matthew J. Slaughter Dartmouth College

Sonia Roccas Open University of Israel

Lee Branstetter Carnegie Mellon University

Marshall Van Alstyne Boston University

Jay Pil Choi Michigan State University

External Links

Personal website of Neil Gandal Google Scholar page

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