2026 Robert S. Pindyck: 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	70	450	402	302	265	262	75638

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Economics and Finance

450

402

302

265

262

75638

Research.com Recognitions

1993 - Fellows of the Econometric Society

Overview

Robert S. Pindyck is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has contributed extensively to research at the intersection of economics, environmental science, and energy. Their work focuses on areas such as climate change policy and economics, global energy and sustainability research, and atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics.

Their recent publications include:

A Simple Rule for Pricing with Limited Knowledge of Demand, 2020, Management Science
What We Know and Don't Know About Climate Change, and Implications for Policy, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
What We Know and Don't Know about Climate Change, and Implications for Policy, 2021, Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy

Frequent co-authors of Robert S. Pindyck are:

Ian Martin
Sergio Franklin
Maxime C. Cohen
Georgia Perakis

The main publication venues where Robert S. Pindyck's work appears include:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Management Science
The Economic Journal
Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy
American Economic Journal Macroeconomics

Research fields encompass:

Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Environmental Science
Energy

Subfields of study covered in their research include:

Economics and Econometrics
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Global and Planetary Change
Soil Science
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Main research topics addressed are:

Climate Change Policy and Economics
Global Energy and Sustainability Research
Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
Agricultural risk and resilience
Insurance and Financial Risk Management
Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth

Robert S. Pindyck has also contributed to book publications, including a work titled Climate Future published in 2022 by Oxford University Press.

Among professional recognitions, Robert S. Pindyck was named a Fellow of the Econometric Society in 1993.

Best Publications

Investment Under Uncertainty

Avinash K. Dixit;Robert S. Pindyck

20587
Citations
Econometric Models and Economic Forecasts

Robert S. Pindyck;Daniel L. Rubinfeld

11586
Citations
Irreversibility, Uncertainty, and Investment

Robert S. Pindyck

10383
Citations
Investment under Uncertainty

Unknown

8492
Citations
Irreversibility, Uncertainty, and Investment

Robert S. Pindyck;Robert S. Pindyck

3687
Citations
The excess co-movement of commodity prices

Robert S. Pindyck;Julio J. Rotemberg

2772
Citations
Irreversible Investment, Capacity Choice, and the Value of the Firm

Robert S Pindyck

2270
Citations
Time to build, option value, and investment decisions

Saman Majd;Robert S. Pindyck

1612
Citations
Climate Change Policy: What Do the Models Tell Us?

Robert S. Pindyck

1298
Citations
Economic instability and aggregate investment

Robert S. Pindyck;Andrés Solimano

956
Citations
The Excess Co-Movement of Commodity Prices

Robert S. Pindyck;Julio. Rotemberg

953
Citations
The long-run evolution of energy prices

Robert S. Pindyck

946
Citations
Risk, Inflation, and the Stock Market

Robert S Pindyck

939
Citations
The Excess Co-Movement of Commodity Prices

Robert S. Pindyck;Robert S. Pindyck;Julio J. Rotemberg;Julio J. Rotemberg

913
Citations
Options, the Value of Capital, and Investment

Andrew B. Abel;Avinash K. Dixit;Janice C. Eberly;Robert S. Pindyck

901
Citations
Investments of uncertain cost

Robert S. Pindyck

898
Citations
The Optimal Exploration and Production of Nonrenewable Resources

Robert S. Pindyck

825
Citations
The Dynamics of Commodity Spot and Futures Markets: A Primer

Robert S. Pindyck

816
Citations
Uncertainty, Investment, and Industry Evolution

Ricardo J. Caballero;Robert S. Pindyck

810
Citations
Interfuel substitution and the industrial demand for energy : an international comparison

Robert S Pindyck

736
Citations
The Structure of World Energy Demand

Robert S. Pindyck

734
Citations
The Options Approach to Capital Investment

Avinash K. Dixit;Robert S. Pindyck

717
Citations
The Structure of World Energy Demand

Robert Pindyck

624
Citations
Dynamic Factor Demands and the Effects of Energy Price Shocks

J. J. Rotemberg;Robert Pindyck

579
Citations
The dynamics of commodity spot and futures markets

Robert S. Pindyck

57
Citations
Econometrics models and economic forecasts

Robert S. Pindyck;Daniel L. Rubinfeld

57
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel L. Rubinfeld University of California, Berkeley

Avinash Dixit Princeton University

Julio J. Rotemberg Harvard University

Richard G. Newell C3 AI

Ernst R. Berndt MIT

William D. Nordhaus Yale University

Christian Gollier Toulouse School of Economics

Maureen L. Cropper University of Maryland, College Park

Geoffrey Heal Columbia University

Richard S. J. Tol University of Sussex

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