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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Economics and Finance 73 392 352 268 237 271 26998

Orley Ashenfelter publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Orley Ashenfelter between 1966 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Orley Ashenfelter published across 60 years, from 1966 to 2025, averaging 5 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2010. 6 of the 298 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1966 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2010. 1966: 1 publication 1967: 0 publications 1968: 2 publications 1969: 4 publications 1970: 2 publications 1971: 5 publications 1972: 5 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 8 publications 1975: 5 publications 1976: 6 publications 1977: 5 publications 1978: 9 publications 1979: 8 publications 1980: 5 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 5 publications 2025: 1 publication
1966 2025

298 publications in total across all disciplines

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Orley Ashenfelter: publications per year, 1966 to 2025
Year Publications
1966 1
1967 0
1968 2
1969 4
1970 2
1971 5
1972 5
1973 4
1974 8
1975 5
1976 6
1977 5
1978 9
1979 8
1980 5
1981 3
1982 5
1983 5
1984 3
1985 5
1986 5
1987 6
1988 2
1989 2
1990 5
1991 5
1992 5
1993 2
1994 3
1995 8
1996 3
1997 8
1998 4
1999 8
2000 5
2001 2
2002 6
2003 2
2004 10
2005 7
2006 9
2007 4
2008 4
2009 7
2010 14
2011 12
2012 6
2013 6
2014 6
2015 4
2016 2
2017 6
2018 8
2019 4
2020 3
2021 5
2022 3
2023 1
2024 5
2025 1
Total 298
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Orley Ashenfelter publications per year - data summary

  • Orley Ashenfelter, a Economics and Finance scholar from Princeton University, has 298 publications recorded across 60 years, from 1966 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1966 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2010, with 14 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1966, 2023 and 2025, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 60 years in the span carries no publications at all (1967).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 5.1 per year counting only the 59 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 15 publications, 5% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1966-1985: 90 publications (4.5 per year); 1986-2005: 98 publications (4.9 per year); 2006-2025: 110 publications (5.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is broadly steady.

Orley Ashenfelter 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 Orley Ashenfelter sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 42–46 to 521+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 111. Most scientists, 111, have 137–141 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 267–271 publications, is where this scientist sits. 42–46 publications: 1 scientist 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
42–46 publications 521+

This scientist: 271 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
42–46 1
47–51 12
52–56 7
57–61 23
62–66 32
67–71 36
72–76 56
77–81 57
82–86 70
87–91 86
92–96 72
97–101 106
102–106 97
107–111 96
112–116 101
117–121 103
122–126 102
127–131 108
132–136 107
137–141 111
142–146 94
147–151 96
152–156 100
157–161 74
162–166 68
167–171 91
172–176 76
177–181 75
182–186 61
187–191 66
192–196 68
197–201 71
202–206 60
207–211 56
212–216 44
217–221 51
222–226 65
227–231 48
232–236 59
237–241 37
242–246 37
247–251 41
252–256 43
257–261 33
262–266 34
267–271 39 271
272–276 25
277–281 29
282–286 29
287–291 26
292–296 31
297–301 31
302–306 24
307–311 28
312–316 24
317–321 13
322–326 14
327–331 25
332–336 18
337–341 16
342–346 18
347–351 15
352–356 17
357–361 19
362–366 16
367–371 17
372–376 7
377–381 18
382–386 13
387–391 19
392–396 9
397–401 10
402–406 13
407–411 13
412–416 5
417–421 10
422–426 6
427–431 12
432–436 9
437–441 9
442–446 10
447–451 12
452–456 8
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 4
472–476 5
477–481 6
482–486 7
487–491 8
492–496 5
497–501 4
502–506 4
507–511 5
512–516 7
517–520 7
521+ 99
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Orley Ashenfelter publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,760 Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 42–46 to 521+ publications.
  • Orley Ashenfelter, a Economics and Finance scholar from Princeton University, records 271 publications - the 79th percentile of the discipline.
  • 79% of ranked Economics and Finance scientists score the same or lower than Orley Ashenfelter, and about 21% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 167–171 publications range, and Orley Ashenfelter ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 137–141 publications, holding 111 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 48% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 162–166 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 521 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Orley Ashenfelter 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 Orley Ashenfelter sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 72 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 101+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 178. Most scientists, 178, have 33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 73 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 73 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Economics and Finance scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 126
31 147
32 157
33 178
34 171
35 141
36 132
37 129
38 130
39 120
40 117
41 113
42 114
43 97
44 115
45 86
46 78
47 83
48 62
49 74
50 50
51 66
52 69
53 55
54 67
55 61
56 62
57 45
58 34
59 47
60 46
61 36
62 37
63 56
64 50
65 32
66 28
67 30
68 24
69 25
70 22
71 21
72 26
73 24 73
74 23
75 12
76 14
77 15
78 15
79 17
80 17
81 11
82 10
83 16
84 11
85 5
86 9
87 13
88 9
89 7
90 6
91 4
92 8
93 10
94 11
95 6
96 4
97 4
98 6
99 6
100 8
101+ 100
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Orley Ashenfelter D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,760 Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 72 ranges running from 30 to 101+ D-Index.
  • Orley Ashenfelter, a Economics and Finance scholar from Princeton University, records 73 D-Index - the 90th percentile of the discipline.
  • 90% of ranked Economics and Finance scientists score the same or lower than Orley Ashenfelter, and about 10% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Orley Ashenfelter ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 33 D-Index, holding 178 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2007 - Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
  • 2005 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • 2005 - Jacob Mincer Award, the Society of Labour Economics (SOLE)
  • 2003 - IZA Prize in Labor Economics, Institute for the Study of Labor
  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1977 - Fellows of the Econometric Society
  • 1976 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Orley Ashenfelter is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of economics, econometrics, and finance. Their research encompasses various subfields including economics and econometrics, marketing, tourism, leisure and hospitality management, public administration, and media technology. The scientist's work is particularly focused on labor market dynamics and wage inequality, merger and competition analysis, firm innovation and growth, consumer market behavior and pricing, consumer retail behavior studies, fiscal policy and economic growth, and the wine industry and tourism.

Recent papers authored by Orley Ashenfelter include:

  • Monopsony in the Labor Market (2022), The Journal of Human Resources
  • Minimum Wages, Wages, and Price Pass-Through: The Case of McDonald's Restaurants (2022), Journal of Labor Economics
  • Monopsony in the Labor Market: New Empirical Results and New Public Policies (2021), SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Wages, Minimum Wages, and Price Pass-Through: The Case of Mcdonald's Restaurants (2021), SSRN Electronic Journal

Orley Ashenfelter has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Štěpán Jurajda
  • Kym Anderson
  • David Card
  • Henry S. Farber
  • Michael R. Ransom

The scientist's work has appeared predominantly in the following publication venues:

  • Journal of Wine Economics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Journal of Human Resources
  • Journal of Labor Economics

Orley Ashenfelter's research has focused on labor market issues, particularly monopsony and wage effects, as well as empirical analyses of consumer markets and policy impacts. Their publications have influenced the understanding of employer collusion, minimum wage effects, and price pass-through phenomena.

The scientist has received numerous awards and honors during their career. These include:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2018)
  • Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association (2007)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2005)
  • Jacob Mincer Award, the Society of Labour Economics (SOLE) (2005)
  • IZA Prize in Labor Economics, Institute for the Study of Labor (2003)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1993)
  • Fellows of the Econometric Society (1977)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1976)

Best Publications

  • Estimates of the Economic Return to Schooling from a New Sample of Twins

    Orley Ashenfelter;Alan B. Krueger

  • Estimates of the Economic Returns to Schooling from a New Sample of Twins

    Orley Ashenfelter;Alan B Krueger

  • Estimating the Effect of Training Programs on Earnings.

    Orley C Ashenfelter

  • Using the Longitudinal Structure of Earnings to Estimate the Effect of Training Programs

    Orley Ashenfelter;David Card

  • A review of estimates of the schooling/earnings relationship, with tests for publication bias

    Orley Ashenfelter;Colm Harmon;Hessel Oosterbeek

  • How Auctions Work for Wine and Art

    Orley Clark Ashenfelter

  • Income, schooling, and ability: Evidence from a new sample of identical twins

    Orley Ashenfelter;Cecilia Rouse

  • Bargaining theory trade unions, & industorial strike activity

    Orley Ashenfelter;George E. Johnson

  • Education, Unemployment and Earnings

    Orley Ashenfelter;John C. Ham

  • Auctions and the Price of Art

    Orley Ashenfelter;Kathryn Graddy

  • American Trade Union Growth: 1900–1960

    Orley Ashenfelter;John H. Pencavel

  • Estimates of the Economic Return to Schooling from a New Sample of Twins

    Alan B. Krueger;Alan B. Krueger;Alan B. Krueger;Orley Ashenfelter;Orley Ashenfelter;Orley Ashenfelter

  • The Estimation of Income and Substitution Effects in a Model of Family Labor Supply

    Orley Ashenfelter;James Heckman

  • Anticipated Unemployment, Temporary Layoffs and Compensating Wage Differentials

    John M Abowd;Orley C Ashenfelter

  • Using Mandated Speed Limits to Measure the Value of a Statistical Life

    Orley Clark Ashenfelter;Michael Greenstone;Michael Greenstone;Michael Greenstone

  • Collective Bargaining and Industrial Relations

    Orley Clark Ashenfelter

  • Handbook of Labor Economics Volume 3A

    Orley Ashenfelter;David Card

  • Testing the Efficiency of Employment Contracts

    James N. Brown;Orley Ashenfelter

  • Discrimination in Labor Markets

    Orley Ashenfelter;Albert Rees

  • Testing for Price Anomalies in Real-Estate Auctions

    Orley Ashenfelter;David Genesove

  • Discrimination in Labor Markets.

    Vladimir Stoikov;Orley Ashenfelter;Albert Rees

  • Handbook of Labor Economics

    Orley Ashenfelter;David Card

Frequent Co-Authors

David Card
David Card University of California, Berkeley
David E. Bloom
David E. Bloom Harvard University
Alan B. Krueger
Alan B. Krueger Princeton University
Michael Greenstone
Michael Greenstone University of Chicago
John H. Pencavel
John H. Pencavel Stanford University
Cecilia Elena Rouse
Cecilia Elena Rouse Princeton University
Henry S. Farber
Henry S. Farber Princeton University
James J. Heckman
James J. Heckman University of Chicago
Janet Currie
Janet Currie Princeton University
Richard Layard
Richard Layard London School of Economics and Political Science

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