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

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	50	1350	1201	818	710	141	21036

Overview

Robert H. Frank is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance, with contributions to related subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Applied Psychology.

The scientist's work covers various topics, which include:

Sports Analytics and Performance
Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis
Gambling Behavior and Treatments
Environmental Education and Sustainability
Behavioral Health and Interventions
Climate Change Communication and Perception
Legal and Constitutional Studies

Their recent papers demonstrate a range of interests across behavioral economics, public policy, and sustainability:

"Inequalities, chance and success in sport competitions: Simulations vs empirical data" (2020) published in Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
"Commentary: A Behavioral Perspective on Climate Inaction" (2023) published in Journal of the Association for Consumer Research
"Should regulators care that we buy so many things we wish did not exist?" (2024) published in Behavioural Public Policy
"Book Review Essay: Luck's Expanding Footprint" (2022) published in Administrative Science Quarterly
"Issue Information" (2023) published in Kyklos

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

Kyklos
Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Journal of the Association for Consumer Research
Behavioural Public Policy
Administrative Science Quarterly

Collaboration has played a notable role in their career, with frequent coauthors such as Daniel Kahneman, Justin Lin, Hans-Werner Sinn, Bruno S. Frey, and René L. Frey.

In addition to journal publications, the scientist has contributed to book literature, particularly through works published by Princeton University Press. These include multiple editions of "Under the Influence" published across 2020 and 2021, reflecting ongoing engagement with research dissemination through academic books.

Best Publications

The Winner-Take-All Society: Why the Few at the Top Get So Much More Than the Rest of Us

Robert H. Frank;Philip J. Cook

3240
Citations
Does Studying Economics Inhibit Cooperation

Robert H. Frank;Thomas Gilovich;Dennis T. Regan

1892
Citations
Microeconomics and behavior

Robert H. Frank

1785
Citations
The Demand for Unobservable and Other Nonpositional Goods

Robert H. Frank

1109
Citations
Luxury Fever: Why Money Fails to Satisfy in an Era of Excess

Robert H. Frank

892
Citations
The Winner-Take-All Society

Douglas M. Walker;Robert H. Frank;Philip J. Cook

867
Citations
If Homo Economicus Could Choose His Own Utility Function, Would He Want One with a Conscience? Reply

Robert H. Frank

773
Citations
The Impact of Economics on Contemporary Sociology

James N. Baron;Michael T. Hannan;Neil Fligstein;Robert Frank

628
Citations
The Frame of Reference as a Public Good

Robert H. Frank

615
Citations
Positional Externalities Cause Large and Preventable Welfare Losses

Robert H. Frank

590
Citations
Are Workers Paid their Marginal Products

Robert H. Frank

549
Citations
Luxury fever : money and happiness in an era of excess

Robert H. Frank

496
Citations
Falling Behind: How Rising Inequality Harms the Middle Class

Robert H. Frank

490
Citations
Does money buy happiness

Robert H. Frank

417
Citations
Do Economists Make Bad Citizens

Robert H. Frank;Thomas D. Gilovich;Dennis T. Regan

398
Citations
Preferences for Status: Evidence and Economic Implications

Ori Heffetz;Robert H. Frank

332
Citations
Why Women Earn Less: The Theory and Estimation of Differential Overqualification.

Robert H. Frank

328
Citations
Economics, values, and organization

Avner Ben-Ner;Louis G. Putterman

309
Citations
Passions within Reason: The Strategic Role of Emotions.

Kai A. Konrad;Robert H. Frank

309
Citations
What price the moral high ground

Robert H. Frank

272
Citations
The winner-take-all society : how more and more Americans compete for ever fewer and bigger prizes, encouraging economic waste, income inequality, and an impoverished cultural life

Alan Wolfe;Robert H. Frank;Philip J. Cook

271
Citations
The Darwin Economy: Liberty, Competition, and the Common Good

Robert H. Frank

265
Citations
Success and Luck: Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy

Robert H. Frank

229
Citations
Choosing the Right Pond: Human Behavior and the Quest for Status.

David G. Wagner;Robert H. Frank

140
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip J. Cook Duke University

Cass R. Sunstein Harvard University

Thomas Gilovich Cornell University

Elizabeth A. Phelps Harvard University

Cynthia Breazeal MIT

Detlef Fetchenhauer University of Cologne

Mauricio R. Delgado The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Stephen E. G. Lea University of Exeter

David DeSteno Northeastern University

David A. Pizarro Cornell University

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