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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Economics and Finance 53 1170 1040 708 613 299 16014
Political Science 52 199 175 120 101 310 15474

Nora Lustig publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nora Lustig between 1967 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nora Lustig published across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025, averaging 5.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2016. 8 of the 333 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2016. 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 7 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 5 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 4 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 28 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 4 publications
1967 2025

333 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nora Lustig: publications per year, 1967 to 2025
Year Publications
1967 1
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 2
1977 0
1978 2
1979 4
1980 2
1981 0
1982 3
1983 2
1984 1
1985 2
1986 2
1987 4
1988 0
1989 2
1990 2
1991 1
1992 7
1993 1
1994 5
1995 10
1996 6
1997 7
1998 6
1999 4
2000 16
2001 9
2002 1
2003 2
2004 2
2005 1
2006 2
2007 2
2008 1
2009 4
2010 4
2011 19
2012 24
2013 18
2014 11
2015 21
2016 28
2017 21
2018 15
2019 7
2020 13
2021 15
2022 5
2023 8
2024 4
2025 4
Total 333
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Nora Lustig publication distribution in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Political Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nora Lustig sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
20 40 60 80
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 333+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 97. Most scientists, 97, have 333+ publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 306–310 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 10 scientists 41–45 publications: 11 scientists 46–50 publications: 25 scientists 51–55 publications: 27 scientists 56–60 publications: 44 scientists 61–65 publications: 52 scientists 66–70 publications: 62 scientists 71–75 publications: 62 scientists 76–80 publications: 79 scientists 81–85 publications: 71 scientists 86–90 publications: 82 scientists 91–95 publications: 65 scientists 96–100 publications: 85 scientists 101–105 publications: 76 scientists 106–110 publications: 66 scientists 111–115 publications: 78 scientists 116–120 publications: 67 scientists 121–125 publications: 73 scientists 126–130 publications: 73 scientists 131–135 publications: 64 scientists 136–140 publications: 45 scientists 141–145 publications: 53 scientists 146–150 publications: 44 scientists 151–155 publications: 45 scientists 156–160 publications: 33 scientists 161–165 publications: 32 scientists 166–170 publications: 28 scientists 171–175 publications: 31 scientists 176–180 publications: 29 scientists 181–185 publications: 27 scientists 186–190 publications: 36 scientists 191–195 publications: 27 scientists 196–200 publications: 24 scientists 201–205 publications: 16 scientists 206–210 publications: 16 scientists 211–215 publications: 19 scientists 216–220 publications: 16 scientists 221–225 publications: 17 scientists 226–230 publications: 18 scientists 231–235 publications: 23 scientists 236–240 publications: 17 scientists 241–245 publications: 13 scientists 246–250 publications: 17 scientists 251–255 publications: 9 scientists 256–260 publications: 13 scientists 261–265 publications: 8 scientists 266–270 publications: 12 scientists 271–275 publications: 8 scientists 276–280 publications: 10 scientists 281–285 publications: 13 scientists 286–290 publications: 13 scientists 291–295 publications: 5 scientists 296–300 publications: 6 scientists 301–305 publications: 11 scientists 306–310 publications: 9 scientists 311–315 publications: 6 scientists 316–320 publications: 4 scientists 321–325 publications: 4 scientists 326–330 publications: 2 scientists 331–332 publications: 5 scientists 333+ publications: 97 scientists
36–40 publications 333+

This scientist: 310 publications — 94th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

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Number of Political Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 2,033 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 10
41–45 11
46–50 25
51–55 27
56–60 44
61–65 52
66–70 62
71–75 62
76–80 79
81–85 71
86–90 82
91–95 65
96–100 85
101–105 76
106–110 66
111–115 78
116–120 67
121–125 73
126–130 73
131–135 64
136–140 45
141–145 53
146–150 44
151–155 45
156–160 33
161–165 32
166–170 28
171–175 31
176–180 29
181–185 27
186–190 36
191–195 27
196–200 24
201–205 16
206–210 16
211–215 19
216–220 16
221–225 17
226–230 18
231–235 23
236–240 17
241–245 13
246–250 17
251–255 9
256–260 13
261–265 8
266–270 12
271–275 8
276–280 10
281–285 13
286–290 13
291–295 5
296–300 6
301–305 11
306–310 9 310
311–315 6
316–320 4
321–325 4
326–330 2
331–332 5
333+ 97
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Nora Lustig D-index placement in Political Science in 2026

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

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 43 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 62+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 100. Most scientists, 100, have 62+ D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 52 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 76 scientists 21 D-Index: 79 scientists 22 D-Index: 84 scientists 23 D-Index: 68 scientists 24 D-Index: 88 scientists 25 D-Index: 82 scientists 26 D-Index: 76 scientists 27 D-Index: 75 scientists 28 D-Index: 99 scientists 29 D-Index: 96 scientists 30 D-Index: 96 scientists 31 D-Index: 81 scientists 32 D-Index: 86 scientists 33 D-Index: 81 scientists 34 D-Index: 84 scientists 35 D-Index: 72 scientists 36 D-Index: 58 scientists 37 D-Index: 53 scientists 38 D-Index: 48 scientists 39 D-Index: 40 scientists 40 D-Index: 40 scientists 41 D-Index: 32 scientists 42 D-Index: 26 scientists 43 D-Index: 25 scientists 44 D-Index: 33 scientists 45 D-Index: 33 scientists 46 D-Index: 17 scientists 47 D-Index: 21 scientists 48 D-Index: 22 scientists 49 D-Index: 18 scientists 50 D-Index: 19 scientists 51 D-Index: 19 scientists 52 D-Index: 15 scientists 53 D-Index: 14 scientists 54 D-Index: 10 scientists 55 D-Index: 13 scientists 56 D-Index: 9 scientists 57 D-Index: 11 scientists 58 D-Index: 12 scientists 59 D-Index: 10 scientists 60 D-Index: 5 scientists 61 D-Index: 7 scientists 62+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

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Number of Political Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 2,033 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 76
21 79
22 84
23 68
24 88
25 82
26 76
27 75
28 99
29 96
30 96
31 81
32 86
33 81
34 84
35 72
36 58
37 53
38 48
39 40
40 40
41 32
42 26
43 25
44 33
45 33
46 17
47 21
48 22
49 18
50 19
51 19
52 15 52
53 14
54 10
55 13
56 9
57 11
58 12
59 10
60 5
61 7
62+ 100
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Overview

Nora Lustig is affiliated with Tulane University in the United States. Their research spans fields primarily within Social Sciences and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with significant work in subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies, General Health Professions, and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance.

The main topics covered in Lustig's research include:

  • Income, Poverty, and Inequality
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Taxation and Compliance Studies
  • Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

Lustig has published extensively, with recent papers such as:

  • "Short and Long-Run Distributional Impacts of COVID-19 in Latin America," 2023, published in Economía
  • "Measuring the Distributional Impact of Taxation and Public Spending: The Practice of Fiscal Incidence Analysis," 2020, published in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance
  • "The Pink Tide and Income Inequality in Latin America," 2023, published in Latin American Politics and Society
  • "How Brazil and Mexico Diverged on Social Protection in the Pandemic," 2021, published in Current History
  • "Underreporting of Top Incomes and Inequality: A Comparison of Correction Methods using Simulations and Linked Survey and Tax Data," 2022, published in Review of Income and Wealth

In addition to journal articles, Lustig has authored books published by Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks and CAF eBooks. Notable titles include:

  • "How Redistributive Is Fiscal Policy in China? New Evidence on the Distributional Impacts of Taxes and Spending," 2024
  • "El desafio del desarrollo en America Latina. Politicas para una region mas productiva, integrada e inclusiva," 2020

Frequent publication venues where Lustig's work appears include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Oxford Open Economics
  • The Journal of Economic Inequality
  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Economía

Their research collaborations often involve coauthors such as Valentina Martínez Pabón, Guido Neidhöfer, Patricio Larroulet, Mariano Tommasi, and Ali Enami.

Best Publications

  • World development report 2000/2001 : attacking poverty

    Ravi Kanbur;Christina Malmberg Calvo;Monica Das Gupta;Christiaan Grootaert

  • Mexico: The Remaking of an Economy

    Nora Lustig

  • Declining Inequality in Latin America in the 2000s: The Cases of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico

    Nora Lustig;Luis F. Lopez-Calva;Eduardo Ortiz-Juarez

  • Declining Inequality in Latin America: A Decade of Progress?

    Luis Felipe López-Calva;Nora Claudia Lustig

  • The Rise and Fall of Income Inequality in Latin America

    Leonardo Gasparini;Nora Lustig

  • The microeconomics of income distribution dynamics: in East Asia and Latin America

    Francisco H. G. Ferreira;Francois Bourguignon;Nora Lusting

  • The Microeconomics of Income Distribution Dynamics in East Asia and Latin America

    François Bourguignon;Francisco Ferreira;Nora Lustig

  • The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Inequality and Poverty in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay: Introduction to the Special Issue

    Nora Lustig;Carola Pessino;John Scott

  • Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty

    Nora Lustig

  • Coping with Austerity: Poverty and Inequality in Latin America

    Nora Lustig

  • Minimum Wages and Poverty in Developing Countries: Some Empirical Evidence

    Nora Lustig;Darryl McLeod

  • Declining inequality in Latin America: Some economics, some politics

    Nancy Birdsall;Nora Lustig;Darryl McLeod

  • Pobreza y desigualdad en América Latina

    Mauricio (Cárdenas Santa-María) Cárdenas S.;Nora Lustig

  • Crises and the Poor: Socially Responsible Macroeconomics

    Nora Lustig

  • An Evaluation of World Bank Research, 1998-2005

    Angus Deaton;Angus Deaton;Ken Rogoff;Ken Rogoff;Abhijit Banerjee;Edward Hsu

  • Deconstructing the decline in inequality in Latin America

    Nora Lustig;Luis F. Lopez-Calva;Eduardo Ortiz-Juarez

  • Fiscal Policy, Inequality, and the Ethnic Divide in Guatemala

    Maynor Cabrera;Nora Lustig;Hilcías E. Morán

  • The Strugglers: The New Poor in Latin America?

    Nancy Birdsall;Nora Lustig;Nora Lustig;Christian J. Meyer

  • Why is Inequality Back on the Agenda

    Ravi Kanbur;Nora Lustig

  • North American Free Trade: Assessing the Impact

    William Diebold;Nora Lustig;Barry B. Bosworth;Robert Z. Lawrence

  • Life Is Not Easy: Mexico's Quest for Stability and Growth

    Nora Lustig

  • Beyond Tradeoffs: Market Reforms and Equitable Growth in Latin America

    Liliana Rojas-Suárez;Nancy Birdsall;Moisés Naím;Eduardo Lora

  • Social Spending, Taxes, and Income Redistribution in Uruguay:

    Marisa Bucheli;Nora Lustig;Máximo Rossi;Florencia Amábile

  • Social Spending and Income Redistribution in Argentina during the 2000s The Increasing Role of Noncontributory Pensions

    Nora Lustig;Carola Pessino

  • Investing in Health for Economic Development

    Nora Lustig

  • The distributional impact of fiscal policy in South Africa

    Gabriela Inchauste;Nora Lustig;Mashekwa Maboshe;Catriona Purfield

  • Labor markets in Latin America : combining social protection with market flexibility

    Sebastián Edwards;Nora Lustig

  • Fiscal policy and income redistribution in Latin America: Challenging the conventional wisdom *

    Nora Lustig

  • Commitment to Equity Handbook: Estimating the Impact of Fiscal Policy on Inequality and Poverty

    Nora Lustig

  • Can a poverty-reducing and progressive tax and transfer system hurt the poor?

    Sean Higgins;Sean Higgins;Nora Lustig;Nora Lustig

  • Appraising Cross-National Income Inequality Databases

    Francisco H. G. Ferreira;Nora Lustig;Daniel Teles

Frequent Co-Authors

Ravi Kanbur
Ravi Kanbur Cornell University
John T. Scott
John T. Scott Dartmouth College
Nancy Birdsall
Nancy Birdsall Center for Global Development
Francisco H. G. Ferreira
Francisco H. G. Ferreira London School of Economics and Political Science
Ricardo Hausmann
Ricardo Hausmann Harvard University
Timothy M. Smeeding
Timothy M. Smeeding University of Wisconsin–Madison
François Bourguignon
François Bourguignon Paris School of Economics
Sebastian Edwards
Sebastian Edwards University of California, Los Angeles
Barry Bosworth
Barry Bosworth Brookings Institution
Andrés Velasco
Andrés Velasco London School of Economics and Political Science

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