2026 Robert E. Lucas: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	86	203	148	211	124965

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Economics and Finance

203

148

211

124965

Robert E. Lucas 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 Robert E. Lucas sits on this spectrum.

42 publications 521+

This scientist: 211 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert E. Lucas 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 Robert E. Lucas sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 86 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.

Research.com Recognitions

2004 - Fellow of the American Finance Association (AFA) University of Chicago
2003 - Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
1995 - Nobel Memorial Prize laureates in Economics for having developed and applied the hypothesis of rational expectations, and thereby having transformed macroeconomic analysis and deepened our understanding of economic policy
1980 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Robert E. Lucas was affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily spanned the Social Sciences with notable contributions to Economics, Econometrics, and Finance.

The main fields of study covered by their work included:

Social Sciences
Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Within these fields, their research focused on several subfields:

Sociology and Political Science
Urban Studies
Safety Research
Economics and Econometrics
Political Science and International Relations

Robert E. Lucas explored a variety of topics in their published works. These included:

Migration and Labor Dynamics
Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
Urban and Rural Development Challenges
Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance

One book authored by Robert E. Lucas was published by Oxford University Press:

Crossing the Divide (2021), which received 17 citations

Throughout their career, Robert E. Lucas received several distinguished awards:

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1980)
Nobel Memorial Prize laureate in Economics (1995), awarded for developing and applying the hypothesis of rational expectations, transforming macroeconomic analysis and deepening the understanding of economic policy
Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association (2003)
Fellow of the American Finance Association (AFA) in 2004, affiliated with the University of Chicago

Best Publications

On the mechanics of economic development

Robert E. Lucas

42343
Citations
Econometric policy evaluation: A critique

Robert E. Lucas

8057
Citations
ASSET PRICES IN AN EXCHANGE ECONOMY

Robert E. Lucas

6758
Citations
Expectations and the neutrality of money

Robert E Lucas

6293
Citations
Recursive methods in economic dynamics

Nancy L. Stokey;Robert E. Lucas;Edward C. Prescott

4520
Citations
On the size distribution of business firms

Robert E. Lucas

4186
Citations
WHY DOESN'T CAPITAL FLOW FROM RICH TO POOR COUNTRIES?

Robert E. Lucas

3301
Citations
Motivations to Remit: Evidence from Botswana

Robert E. B. Lucas;Oded Stark

2878
Citations
Models of business cycles

Robert E. Lucas

2646
Citations
Optimal fiscal and monetary policy in an economy without capital

Robert E. Lucas;Nancy L. Stokey

2397
Citations
Making a Miracle

Robert E Lucas

2155
Citations
UNDERSTANDING BUSINESS CYCLES

Robert E Lucas

1767
Citations
Interest rates and currency prices in a two-country world

Robert E. Lucas

1686
Citations
SUPPLY-SIDE ECONOMICS: AN ANALYTICAL REVIEW

Robert E. Lucas

1557
Citations
Investment Under Uncertainty

Robert E. Lucas;Edward C. Prescott

1447
Citations
An Equilibrium Model of the Business Cycle

Robert E. Lucas

1246
Citations
Adjustment Costs and the Theory of Supply

Robert E. Lucas

1179
Citations
Real Wages, Employment, and Inflation

Robert E. Lucas;Leonard A. Rapping

1154
Citations
Menu Costs and Phillips Curves

Mikhail Golosov;Robert E. Lucas

1082
Citations
Migration, remittances and the family

Oded Stark;Robert E. B. Lucas

1063
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando Alvarez University of Chicago

Andrew Atkeson University of California, Los Angeles

Mikhail Golosov University of Chicago

Esteban Rossi-Hansberg University of Chicago

Michael Woodford Columbia University

Thomas J. Sargent New York University

Susmita Dasgupta World Bank

Oded Stark University of Bonn

Edward C. Prescott Arizona State University

Robert Shimer University of Chicago

External Links

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