2026 Paul A. Samuelson: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	99	109	86	484	113920

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World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

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Economics and Finance

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113920

Research.com Recognitions

2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
2002 - Fellow of the American Finance Association (AFA)
1999 - ACM Fellow Fellow of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 1997-2002; Named as one of the 100 most influential people in the digital age in the December 1997 issue of Upside Magazine and as one of the lawyers of the year in the December 1997 issue of the California Lawyer; Fellow, Electronic Frontier Foundation, since 1997.
1996 - US President's National Medal of Science "For fundamental contributions to economic science, specifically general equilibrium theory and macroeconomics, and to economic education and policy over a period fo nearly 60 years.", Awarded by President Clinton in a White House ceremony on July 26, 1996.
1985 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1971 - John von Neumann Lecturer
1970 - Nobel Memorial Prize laureates in Economics for the scientific work through which he has developed static and dynamic economic theory and actively contributed to raising the level of analysis in economic science
1970 - Nobel Prize for the scientific work through which he has developed static and dynamic economic theory and actively contributed to raising the level of analysis in economic science
1970 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1948 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1947 - John Bates Clark Medal, the American Economic Association

Overview

Paul A. Samuelson was affiliated with MIT in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields and topics, contributing to economic science and its applications over a significant period.

The main fields of study for this scientist included Decision Sciences and Business, Management and Accounting. Within these broader areas, their work focused on subfields such as Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and Marketing.

The central topics in their research covered:

Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation
Copyright and Intellectual Property

Their published papers included:

Justifications for Fair Uses (2025, Wisconsin Law Review)

Frequent co-authors included:

William R. Lewis
Lawrence Klein
Kenneth J. Arrow
Milton Friedman
George J. Stigler

Publications appeared in venues such as the Wisconsin Law Review.

In book publications, they had works released by The MIT Press, including "Lives of the Laureates" (2020).

Throughout their career, the scientist received multiple awards:

Fellow of the American Finance Association (AFA), 2002
ACM Fellow, 1999 (including recognition by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and honors in various magazines)
US President's National Medal of Science, 1996 (for contributions to economic science and education)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1985
John von Neumann Lecturer, 1971
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1970
Nobel Prize, 1970 (for developing static and dynamic economic theory and enhancing economic analysis)
Nobel Memorial Prize laureate in Economics, 1970
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1948
John Bates Clark Medal, the American Economic Association, 1947

Best Publications

Foundations of Economic Analysis

Paul Anthony Samuelson

10877
Citations
Foundations of Economic Analysis.

George J. Stigler;Paul Anthony Samuelson

10199
Citations
The Pure Theory of Public Expenditure

Paul Anthony Samuelson

9199
Citations
Proof that Properly Anticipated Prices Fluctuate Randomly

Paul A. Samuelson

5624
Citations
An Exact Consumption-Loan Model of Interest with or without the Social Contrivance of Money

Paul A. Samuelson

5575
Citations
Theoretical Notes on Trade Problems

Paul A. Samuelson

4061
Citations
Protection and Real Wages

Wolfgang F. Stolper;Paul A. Samuelson

3985
Citations
Continuous-Time Finance

Robert C. Merton;Paul Anthony Samuelson

3954
Citations
Lifetime Portfolio Selection By Dynamic Stochastic Programming

Paul Anthony Samuelson

3372
Citations
Linear Programming and Economic Analysis

Robert Dorfman;Paul Anthony Samuelson;Robert M. Solow

3289
Citations
A Note on the Pure Theory of Consumer's Behaviour

P. A. Samuelson

3117
Citations
A Note on Measurement of Utility

Paul A. Samuelson

2981
Citations
Comparative Advantage, Trade, and Payments in a Ricardian Model with a Continuum of Goods

Rudiger Dornbusch;Stanley Fischer;Paul A Samuelson

2372
Citations
International trade and the equalisation of factor prices

Paul Anthony Samuelson

2073
Citations
Rational Theory of Warrant Pricing

Paul A. Samuelson

1934
Citations
Diagrammatic Exposition of a Theory of Public Expenditure

Paul A. Samuelson

1898
Citations
Interactions Between The Multiplier Analysis And The Principle Of Acceleration

Paul A. Samuelson

1727
Citations
Social Indifference Curves

Paul A. Samuelson

1154
Citations
Consumption Theory in Terms of Revealed Preference

Paul A. Samuelson

1054
Citations
Foundations of Economic Analysis

Erik Ruist;Paul Anthony Samuelson

351
Citations
Linear Programming and Economic Analysis.

R. Dorfman;P. A. Samuelson;R. M. Solow

13
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

William D. Nordhaus Yale University

Robert M. Solow MIT

Robert C. Merton MIT

Franco Modigliani MIT

William A. Barnett University of Kansas

James Tobin Yale University

Stanley Fischer BlackRock (United States)

Lawrence R. Klein University of Pennsylvania

Rudiger Dornbusch MIT

Kenneth J. Arrow Stanford University

External Links

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