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South Africa
2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Economics and Finance 89 178 162 1 1 1555 34685

Rangan Gupta publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rangan Gupta between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rangan Gupta published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 35.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 186 publications in 2020. 61 of the 1,569 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 186. Peak 186 publications in 2020. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 35 publications 2009: 31 publications 2010: 36 publications 2011: 28 publications 2012: 31 publications 2013: 80 publications 2014: 96 publications 2015: 141 publications 2016: 142 publications 2017: 151 publications 2018: 154 publications 2019: 148 publications 2020: 186 publications 2021: 136 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 43 publications 2024: 36 publications 2025: 25 publications
1982 2025

1,569 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rangan Gupta: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 2
2005 14
2006 13
2007 13
2008 35
2009 31
2010 36
2011 28
2012 31
2013 80
2014 96
2015 141
2016 142
2017 151
2018 154
2019 148
2020 186
2021 136
2022 26
2023 43
2024 36
2025 25
Total 1,569
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Rangan Gupta 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 Rangan Gupta 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, 521+ 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: 1,555 publications — 100th percentile

100% 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
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 1,555
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Rangan Gupta 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 Rangan Gupta 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, 89 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: 89 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
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 89
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Rangan Gupta is affiliated with the University of Pretoria in South Africa. The primary area of research encompasses Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with a total of 752 publications in this broad field.

The main subfields of study include:

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
  • Finance
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Management Science and Operations Research

Their research topics focus on several key areas:

  • Market Dynamics and Volatility
  • Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
  • Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
  • Financial Risk and Volatility Modeling
  • Financial Markets and Investment Strategies
  • Housing Market and Economics
  • Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis

Recent published papers include:

  • "Return connectedness across asset classes around the COVID-19 outbreak," 2020, in International Review of Financial Analysis
  • "Forecasting realized oil-price volatility: The role of financial stress and asymmetric loss," 2020, in Journal of International Money and Finance
  • "Forecasting volatility and co-volatility of crude oil and gold futures: Effects of leverage, jumps, spillovers, and geopolitical risks," 2020, in International Journal of Forecasting
  • "Gold-oil dependence dynamics and the role of geopolitical risks: Evidence from a Markov-switching time-varying copula model," 2020, in Energy Economics
  • "Infectious Diseases, Market Uncertainty and Oil Market Volatility," 2020, in Energies

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rangan Gupta include:

  • Christian Pierdzioch
  • Elie Bouri
  • Afees A. Salisu
  • Rıza Demirer
  • Xin Sheng

Publication outlets where Rangan Gupta has frequently contributed are:

  • Finance Research Letters
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Forecasting
  • The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance
  • The North American Journal of Economics and Finance

Rangan Gupta has also contributed to academic literature through book publications, including a work titled Recent Advancements in Computational Finance and Business Analytics, published by Springer International Publishing in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Does Bitcoin hedge global uncertainty? Evidence from wavelet-based quantile-in-quantile regressions

    Elie Bouri;Rangan Gupta;Aviral Kumar Tiwari;David Roubaud

  • Can volume predict Bitcoin returns and volatility? A quantiles-based approach

    Mehmet Balcilar;Elie Bouri;Rangan Gupta;David Roubaud

  • Can volume predict Bitcoin returns and volatility? A quantiles-based approach

    Mehmet Balcilar;Mehmet Balcilar;Elie Bouri;Rangan Gupta;David Roubaud

  • Return connectedness across asset classes around the COVID-19 outbreak

    Elie Bouri;Oguzhan Cepni;Oguzhan Cepni;David Gabauer;Rangan Gupta

  • Herding behaviour in cryptocurrencies

    Elie Bouri;Rangan Gupta;David Roubaud

  • The nexus of electricity consumption, economic growth and CO2 emissions in the BRICS countries

    Wendy N. Cowan;Tsangyao Chang;Roula Inglesi-Lotz;Rangan Gupta

  • Geopolitical risks and stock market dynamics of the BRICS

    Mehmet Balcilar;Mehmet Balcilar;Matteo Bonato;Riza Demirer;Rangan Gupta

  • Has oil price predicted stock returns for over a century

    Paresh Kumar Narayan;Rangan Gupta

  • Dynamic Connectedness of Uncertainty across Developed Economies: A Time-Varying Approach

    Nikolaos Antonakakis;David Gabauer;Rangan Gupta;Vasilios Plakandaras

  • Geopolitical Risks and the Oil-Stock Nexus Over 1899-2016

    Nikolaos Antonakakis;Rangan Gupta;Christos Kollias;Stephanos Papadamou

  • Geopolitical risks and the oil-stock nexus over 1899–2016

    Nikolaos Antonakakis;Nikolaos Antonakakis;Rangan Gupta;Christos Kollias;Stephanos Papadamou

  • The role of news-based uncertainty indices in predicting oil markets: a hybrid nonparametric quantile causality method

    Mehmet Balcilar;Stelios Bekiros;Rangan Gupta

  • On the Transmission Mechanism of Country-Specific and International Economic Uncertainty Spillovers: Evidence from a TVP-VAR Connectedness Decomposition Approach

    David Gabauer;Rangan Gupta

  • On the Transmission Mechanism of Country-Specific and International Economic Uncertainty Spillovers: Evidence from a TVP-VAR Connectedness Decomposition Approach

    David Gabauer;Rangan Gupta

  • Does global economic uncertainty matter for the volatility and hedging effectiveness of Bitcoin

    Libing Fang;Elie Bouri;Rangan Gupta;David Roubaud

  • Does uncertainty move the gold price? New evidence from a nonparametric causality-in-quantiles test

    Mehmet Balcilar;Mehmet Balcilar;Rangan Gupta;Christian Pierdzioch

  • Dynamic connectedness of uncertainty across developed economies: a time-varying approach

    Nikolaos Antonakakis;David Gabauer;Rangan Gupta;Vasilios Plakandaras

  • Spillovers between Bitcoin and other Assets during Bear and Bull Markets

    Elie Bouri;Mahamitra Das;Rangan Gupta;David Roubaud

  • Spillovers between Bitcoin and other assets during bear and bull markets

    Elie Bouri;Mahamitra Das;Rangan Gupta;David Roubaud

  • Economic policy uncertainty and stock market returns in PacificRim countries: Evidence based on a Bayesian panel VAR model

    Christina Christou;Juncal Cunado;Rangan Gupta;Christis Hassapis

  • The Causal Relationship Between Economic Policy Uncertainty and Stock Returns in China and India: Evidence from a Bootstrap Rolling Window Approach

    Xiao-lin Li;Mehmet Balcilar;Rangan Gupta;Tsangyao Chang

  • Network causality structures among Bitcoin and other financial assets: A directed acyclic graph approach

    Qiang Ji;Elie Bouri;Rangan Gupta;David Roubaud

  • Uncertainty and crude oil returns

    Riadh Aloui;Rangan Gupta;Stephen M. Miller

  • Role of Transforming Growth Factor Beta in Corneal Function, Biology and Pathology

    Ashish Tandon;Jonathan C. K. Tovey;Ajay Sharma;Rangan Gupta

  • Oil prices and financial stress: A volatility spillover analysis

    Saban Nazlioglu;Ugur Soytas;Rangan Gupta

Frequent Co-Authors

Mehmet Balcilar
Mehmet Balcilar University of New Haven
Mark E. Wohar
Mark E. Wohar University of Nebraska at Omaha
Stephen M. Miller
Stephen M. Miller University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Elie Bouri
Elie Bouri Lebanese American University
Riza Demirer
Riza Demirer Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Luis A. Gil-Alana
Luis A. Gil-Alana University of Navarra
Nikolaos Antonakakis
Nikolaos Antonakakis University of Nicosia
Juncal Cunado
Juncal Cunado University of Navarra
Aviral Kumar Tiwari
Aviral Kumar Tiwari Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya
Chi Keung Marco Lau
Chi Keung Marco Lau Teesside University

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