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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 115 48 41 38 32 235 157134

Richard H. Thaler publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard H. Thaler between 1970 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard H. Thaler published across 54 years, from 1970 to 2023, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2003. 4 of the 274 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2003. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 3 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 5 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 7 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 8 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 2 publications
1970 2023

274 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard H. Thaler: publications per year, 1970 to 2023
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 1
1975 0
1976 1
1977 3
1978 1
1979 2
1980 4
1981 2
1982 2
1983 1
1984 1
1985 5
1986 5
1987 7
1988 6
1989 3
1990 9
1991 9
1992 1
1993 7
1994 6
1995 6
1996 3
1997 6
1998 5
1999 4
2000 9
2001 8
2002 9
2003 14
2004 11
2005 10
2006 9
2007 8
2008 9
2009 7
2010 4
2011 9
2012 8
2013 7
2014 2
2015 8
2016 8
2017 6
2018 10
2019 4
2020 1
2021 8
2022 2
2023 2
Total 274
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Richard H. Thaler publications per year - data summary

  • Richard H. Thaler, a Economics and Finance scholar from University of Chicago, has 274 publications recorded across 54 years, from 1970 to 2023.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1970 and the most recent to 2023.
  • The most productive year is 2003, with 14 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1970, 1974, 1976, 1978 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 54 years in the span carry no publications at all (1971, 1972, 1973 and 1975).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 5.5 per year counting only the 50 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2019-2023) hold 17 publications, 6% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1970-1987: 36 publications (2.0 per year); 1988-2005: 126 publications (7.0 per year); 2006-2023: 112 publications (6.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Richard H. Thaler 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 H. Thaler 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, 232–236 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: 235 publications — 72nd percentile

72% 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 59 235
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
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Richard H. Thaler 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.
  • Richard H. Thaler, a Economics and Finance scholar from University of Chicago, records 235 publications - the 72nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 72% of ranked Economics and Finance scientists score the same or lower than Richard H. Thaler, and about 28% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 167–171 publications range, and Richard H. Thaler 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).

Richard H. Thaler 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 H. Thaler 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: 115 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
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+ 100 115
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Richard H. Thaler 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.
  • Richard H. Thaler, a Economics and Finance scholar from University of Chicago, records 115 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Economics and Finance scientists score the same or lower than Richard H. Thaler, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Richard H. Thaler 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2017 - Nobel Prize for his contributions to behavioural economics
  • 2017 - Nobel Memorial Prize laureates in Economics for his contributions to behavioural economics".
  • 2016 - Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
  • 2012 - Fellows of the Econometric Society
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Finance Association (AFA)
  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Richard H. Thaler is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. They have contributed extensively to the field of behavioral economics, with a focus spanning health, epidemiology, marketing, and clinical psychology. Their research encompasses areas including vaccine coverage and hesitancy, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, influenza virus research, consumer market behavior and pricing, as well as gambling behavior and treatments.

Their recent research output includes the following papers:

  • A citywide experiment testing the impact of geographically targeted, high-pay-off vaccine lotteries, 2022, Nature Human Behaviour
  • Nudges and choice architecture in organizations: New frontiers, 2020, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
  • What's next for nudging and choice architecture?, 2020, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
  • An Experiment Evaluating the Impact of Large-Scale, High-Payoff Vaccine Regret Lotteries, 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nudging is being framed, 2023, Behavioral and Brain Sciences

The scientist has collaborated frequently with colleagues including Katherine L. Milkman, Linnea Gandhi, Sean F. Ellis, Heather N. Graci, and Dena M. Gromet.

Their publications have appeared in several key venues:

  • Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
  • Nature Human Behaviour
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Behavioral and Brain Sciences
  • Les Journées de l'interdisciplinarité

Richard H. Thaler's research fields cover a combination of health-related topics and modeling and simulation within behavioral economics. Subfields of particular focus include:

  • Health
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Epidemiology
  • Marketing
  • Clinical Psychology

Main topical areas addressed in their work are:

  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • COVID-19 Epidemiological Studies
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing
  • Gambling Behavior and Treatments

Throughout their career, the scientist has received several recognitions, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2018
  • Nobel Memorial Prize laureate in Economics, 2017, for contributions to behavioral economics
  • Nobel Prize, 2017, for contributions to behavioral economics
  • Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association, 2016
  • Fellow of the Econometric Society, 2012
  • Fellow of the American Finance Association, 2009
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2000

Best Publications

  • Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

    Richard H. Thaler;Cass R. Sunstein

  • Toward a positive theory of consumer choice

    Richard H. Thaler

  • Mental Accounting and Consumer Choice

    Richard H. Thaler

  • Anomalies: The Endowment Effect, Loss Aversion, and Status Quo Bias

    Daniel Kahneman;Jack L. Knetsch;Richard H. Thaler

  • Experimental Tests of the Endowment Effect and the Coase Theorem

    Daniel Kahneman;Jack L. Knetsch;Richard H. Thaler

  • Does the Stock Market Overreact

    Werner F. M. De Bondt;Richard Thaler

  • Fairness as a Constraint on Profit Seeking: Entitlements in the Market

    Daniel Kahneman;Jack L. Knetsch;Richard H. Thaler

  • A survey of behavioral finance

    Nicholas Barberis;Richard Thaler

  • Mental accounting matters

    Richard H. Thaler

  • MYOPIC LOSS AVERSION AND THE EQUITY PREMIUM PUZZLE

    Shlomo Benartzi;Richard H Thaler

  • A Behavioral Approach to Law and Economics

    Christine Jolls;Cass R. Sunstein;Richard H. Thaler

  • Experimental Tests of the Endowment Effect and the Coase Theorem

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  • An Economic Theory of Self-Control

    H. M Shefrin;Richard Thaler

  • Gambling with the house money and trying to break even: the effects of prior outcomes on risky choice

    R. H. Thaler;E. J. Johnson

  • Fairness and the Assumptions of Economics

    Daniel Kahneman;Jack L. Knetsch;Richard H. Thaler

  • Further Evidence On Investor Overreaction and Stock Market Seasonality

    Werner F. M. De Bondt;Richard H. Thaler

  • Save More Tomorrow™: Using Behavioral Economics to Increase Employee Saving

    Richard H. Thaler;Shlomo Benartzi

  • Investor Sentiment and the Closed-End Fund Puzzle

    Charles Lee;Andrei Shleifer;Richard H. Thaler

  • Libertarian Paternalism Is Not an Oxymoron

    Cass S. Sunstein;Richard H. Thaler

  • Some empirical evidence on dynamic inconsistency

    Richard Thaler

  • Investor Sentiment and the Closed-End Fund Puzzle

    Charles M. C. Lee;Andrei Shleifer;Richard H. Thaler

  • Libertarian Paternalism Is Not an Oxymoron

    Cass R. Sunstein;Richard H. Thaler

  • THE BEHAVIORAL LIFE‐CYCLE HYPOTHESIS

    Hersh M. Shefrin;Richard H. Thaler

  • Anomalies: Ultimatums, Dictators and Manners

    Colin F. Camerer;Richard H. Thaler

  • Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics

    Richard H. Thaler

  • Naive Diversification Strategies in Defined Contribution Saving Plans

    Shlomo Benartzi;Richard H. Thaler

  • The Equity Premium Puzzle

    Jeremy J. Siegel;Richard H. Thaler

Frequent Co-Authors

Cass R. Sunstein
Cass R. Sunstein Harvard University
Daniel Kahneman
Daniel Kahneman Princeton University
Roni Michaely
Roni Michaely University of Hong Kong
Nicholas Barberis
Nicholas Barberis Yale University
Jack L. Knetsch
Jack L. Knetsch Simon Fraser University
Andrei Shleifer
Andrei Shleifer Harvard University
Colin F. Camerer
Colin F. Camerer California Institute of Technology
Hersh Shefrin
Hersh Shefrin Santa Clara University
Owen A. Lamont
Owen A. Lamont Acadian Asset Management
Charles M.C. Lee
Charles M.C. Lee Stanford University

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