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Economics and Finance
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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Economics and Finance 102 89 78 6 5 495 109328

Richard Blundell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard Blundell between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard Blundell published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 11.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2004. 26 of the 549 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2004. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 4 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 7 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 9 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 13 publications 1993: 15 publications 1994: 18 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 19 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 36 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 27 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 6 publications
1980 2025

549 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard Blundell: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 1
1982 4
1983 2
1984 7
1985 0
1986 6
1987 9
1988 8
1989 4
1990 4
1991 11
1992 13
1993 15
1994 18
1995 10
1996 2
1997 10
1998 9
1999 16
2000 14
2001 12
2002 19
2003 16
2004 36
2005 19
2006 18
2007 27
2008 8
2009 11
2010 14
2011 21
2012 9
2013 14
2014 7
2015 18
2016 25
2017 14
2018 11
2019 14
2020 15
2021 8
2022 10
2023 13
2024 20
2025 6
Total 549
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Richard Blundell 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 Richard Blundell 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, 492–496 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: 495 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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 5 495
497–501 4
502–506 4
507–511 5
512–516 7
517–520 7
521+ 99
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Richard Blundell 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 Richard Blundell 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, 101+ 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: 102 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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
90 6
91 4
92 8
93 10
94 11
95 6
96 4
97 4
98 6
99 6
100 8
101+ 100 102
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2020 - Jacob Mincer Award, the Society of Labour Economics (SOLE)
  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2014 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2014 - BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
  • 2012 - IZA Prize in Labor Economics, Institute for the Study of Labor
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2001 - Foreign Honorary Member, the American Economic Association
  • 1995 - Yrjö Jahnsson Award
  • 1991 - Fellows of the Econometric Society
  • Elected Fellow of the European Economic Association
  • Elected Fellow of the European Economic Association
  • Elected Fellow of the European Economic Association
  • Elected Fellow of the European Economic Association
  • Elected Fellow of the European Economic Association

Overview

Richard Blundell is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans key areas within economics, econometrics, and finance, with significant contributions to social sciences. The main subfields of their work include economics and econometrics, general health professions, sociology and political science, education, and gender studies.

The scientist's research topics prominently cover labor market dynamics and wage inequality, employment and welfare studies, retirement, disability and employment, global health care issues, intergenerational and educational inequality studies, gender, labor and family dynamics, and financial literacy, pension, and retirement analysis.

Recent scholarly contributions include the following papers:

  • COVID-19 and Inequalities, 2020, Fiscal Studies
  • Inequality and the COVID-19 Crisis in the United Kingdom, 2022, Annual Review of Economics
  • The Impact of Health on Labor Supply near Retirement, 2020, The Journal of Human Resources
  • Inequality in Socio-Emotional Skills: A Cross-Cohort Comparison, 2020, Journal of Public Economics
  • The U.K. as a Technological Follower: Higher Education Expansion and the College Wage Premium, 2021, The Review of Economic Studies

Frequent collaborators include Mónica Costa Dias, Rachel Griffith, James Banks, James P. Ziliak, and Robert Joyce.

Publications often appear in venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, Fiscal Studies, Journal of Econometrics, The Review of Economic Studies, and Journal of Labor Economics.

Recognitions received by Richard Blundell encompass several awards and honors, including the Jacob Mincer Award from the Society of Labour Economics in 2020, membership in the National Academy of Sciences in 2019, membership of Academia Europaea in 2014, the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in 2014, the IZA Prize in Labor Economics from the Institute for the Study of Labor in 2012, fellowship in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2002, foreign honorary membership in the American Economic Association in 2001, the Yrjö Jahnsson Award in 1995, fellowship of the Econometric Society in 1991, and election as a fellow of the European Economic Association.

Best Publications

  • Initial conditions and moment restrictions in dynamic panel data models

    Richard Blundell;Stephen R. Bond

  • Competition and Innovation: an Inverted-U Relationship

    Philippe Aghion;Nicholas Bloom;Richard Blundell;Rachel Griffith

  • Labor supply: a review of alternative approaches

    R. Blundell;T. Macurdy

  • GMM Estimation with persistent panel data: an application to production functions

    Richard Blundell;Stephen R. Bond

  • Quadratic Engel Curves and Consumer Demand

    James Banks;Richard Blundell;Arthur Lewbel

  • Market share, market value and innovation in a panel of British manufacturing firms

    Richard Blundell;Rachel Griffith;John Van Reenen

  • Alternative Approaches to Evaluation in Empirical Microeconomics

    Richard Blundell;Monica Costa Dias

  • THE EFFECTS OF ENTRY ON INCUMBENT INNOVATION AND PRODUCTIVITY

    Philippe Aghion;Richard Blundell;Rachel Griffith;Peter Howitt

  • Evaluation Methods for Non-Experimental Data

    Richard Blundell;Monica Costa Dias

  • An Exogeneity Test for a Simultaneous Equation Tobit Model with an Application to Labor Supply

    Richard J. Smith;Richard W. Blundell

  • Consumption inequality and partial insurance

    Richard W. Blundell;Luigi Pistaferri;Ian Preston

  • Human Capital Investment: The Returns from Education and Training to the Individual, the Firm and the Economy

    Richard Blundell;Lorraine Dearden;Costas Meghir;Barbara Sianesi

  • Endogeneity in nonparametric and semiparametric regression models

    Richard Blundell;James L. Powell

  • Is there a retirement-savings puzzle?

    James Banks;Richard Blundell;Tanner Tanner

  • Estimation in dynamic panel data models: improving on the performance of the standard GMM estimator

    Richard Blundell;Stephen Bond;Frank Windmeijer

  • Dynamic count data models of technological innovation

    Richard Blundell;Rachel Griffith;John van Reenen

  • COVID-19 and Inequalities.

    Richard Blundell;Monica Costa Dias;Robert Joyce;Xiaowei Xu

  • Estimating labour supply responses using tax reforms

    Richard Blundell;Alan Duncan;Costas Meghir

  • Evaluating the Employment Impact of a Mandatory Job Search Program

    Richard Blundell;Monica Costa Dias;Costas Meghir;John van Reenen

  • What do we Learn About Consumer Demand Patterns from Micro Data

    Richard Blundell;Panos Pashardes;Guglielmo Weber

  • Competition and Innovation: An Inverted U Relationship

    Philippe Aghion;Philippe Aghion;Philippe Aghion;Nicholas Bloom;Nicholas Bloom;Richard W. Blundell;Rachel Griffith;Rachel Griffith

Frequent Co-Authors

Costas Meghir
Costas Meghir Yale University
James Banks
James Banks University of Manchester
Ian Preston
Ian Preston University College London
Rachel Griffith
Rachel Griffith University of Manchester
Philippe Aghion
Philippe Aghion London School of Economics and Political Science
Luigi Pistaferri
Luigi Pistaferri Stanford University
James P. Smith
James P. Smith Princeton University
John Van Reenen
John Van Reenen London School of Economics and Political Science
Martin Browning
Martin Browning University of Copenhagen
Stephen Bond
Stephen Bond University of Oxford

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