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2026

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Economics and Finance

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58
Citations
32888
World Ranking
884
National Ranking
6

Mathematics

D-Index
55
Citations
33933
World Ranking
760
National Ranking
13

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Israel Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Robert J. Aumann is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. Their research covers a range of topics within decision sciences and economics, with a particular focus on game theory and its applications.

The main fields of study for Robert J. Aumann include Decision Sciences and Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Within these areas, they have also contributed to several subfields such as Management Science and Operations Research, Economics and Econometrics, Cognitive Neuroscience, Strategy and Management, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

Core research topics addressed by Aumann encompass:

  • Game Theory and Applications
  • Business Strategy and Innovation
  • Economic theories and models
  • Economic Theory and Institutions
  • Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
  • Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Neural dynamics and brain function

Robert J. Aumann's recent papers include:

  • "Musings on Information and Knowledge," 2023, published in World Scientific series in economic theory
  • "Game Theory-More Than Just Games," 2024, published in Frontiers for Young Minds
  • "The World of Game Theory and Game Theory of the World: A Personal Journey," 2023, published in Revue économique
  • "Why consciousness?," 2024, published in Neuropsychologia
  • "BACK MATTER," 2023, published in World Scientific series in economic theory

Frequent co-authors of Robert J. Aumann include:

  • Lloyd S. Shapley
  • Michael Maschler
  • F. J. Anscombe
  • Adam Brandenburger
  • Itai Arieli

Aumann has published books with World Scientific, including:

  • Interactive Epistemology, 2020
  • Selected Contributions to Game Theory, 2020

Frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • World Scientific series in economic theory
  • Frontiers for Young Minds
  • Revue économique
  • Neuropsychologia

Best Publications

  • Agreeing to Disagree

    Robert J. Aumann

  • A Definition of Subjective Probability

    F. J. Anscombe;R. J. Aumann

  • Subjectivity and correlation in randomized strategies

    Robert J. Aumann

  • Correlated Equilibrium as an Expression of Bayesian Rationality

    Robert J. Aumann

  • INTEGRALS OF SET-VALUED FUNCTIONS

    Robert J Aumann

  • Markets with a continuum of traders

    Robert J. Aumann

  • 16. Acceptable Points in General Cooperative n-Person Games

    Robert J. Aumann

  • Game theoretic analysis of a bankruptcy problem from the Talmud

    Robert J Aumann;Michael Maschler

  • Epistemic Conditions for Nash Equilibrium

    Robert J. Aumann;Adam Brandenburger

  • Values of Non-Atomic Games

    Robert J. Aumann;Lloyd S. Shapley

  • Cooperative games with coalition structures

    Jacques Dreze;R. Aumann

  • Repeated Games with Incomplete Information

    Robert J. Aumann;Michael Maschler;Richard E. Stearns

  • 21. The Bargaining Set for Cooperative Games

    Robert J. Aumann;Michael Maschler

  • Backward induction and common knowledge of rationality

    Robert J. Aumann

  • UTILITY THEORY WITHOUT THE COMPLETENESS AXIOM

    Robert J. Aumann

  • EXISTENCE OF COMPETITIVE EQUILIBRIA IN MARKETS WITH A CONTINUUM OF TRADERS.

    Robert J. Aumann

  • Endogenous Formation of Links Between Players and of Coalitions: An Application of the Shapley Value

    Robert J. Aumann;Roger B. Myerson

  • Interactive epistemology I: Knowledge

    Robert J. Aumann

  • Survey of Repeated Games

    R. J. Aumann

  • Long-Term Competition | a Game-Theoretic Analysis

    Robert J. Aumann;Lloyd S. Shapley

  • Handbook of game theory with economic applications

    Robert J. Aumann;Sergiu Hart

Frequent Co-Authors

Lloyd S. Shapley
Lloyd S. Shapley University of California, Los Angeles
Sergiu Hart
Sergiu Hart Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jacques H. Dreze
Jacques H. Dreze Université Catholique de Louvain
Mordecai Kurz
Mordecai Kurz Stanford University
Bezalel Peleg
Bezalel Peleg Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Werner Güth
Werner Güth Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
Thomas C. Schelling
Thomas C. Schelling University of Maryland, College Park
Myrna Holtz Wooders
Myrna Holtz Wooders Vanderbilt University
Roger B. Myerson
Roger B. Myerson University of Chicago
Richard Edwin Stearns
Richard Edwin Stearns University at Albany, State University of New York

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