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D-Index
41
Citations
10745
World Ranking
2150
National Ranking
1237

Robert W. Fogel 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 W. Fogel sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 177 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert W. Fogel 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 W. Fogel sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 41 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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

  • 1999 - Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
  • 1993 - Nobel Memorial Prize laureates in Economics for having renewed research in economic history by applying economic theory and quantitative methods in order to explain economic and institutional change
  • 1993 - Nobel Prize for having renewed research in economic history by applying economic theory and quantitative methods in order to explain economic and institutional change
  • 1973 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Robert W. Fogel was affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States during their academic career. They focused on research within economic history, applying economic theory and quantitative methods to explain economic and institutional change.

Fogel's work earned recognition in several distinguished awards. In 1993, they were awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for advancing research in economic history through the use of economic theory and quantitative techniques to elucidate economic and institutional developments. That same year, they received the Nobel Prize that cited the same contributions. In addition, Fogel was recognized as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association in 1999 and was elected as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1973.

Their contributions spanned multiple decades and were grounded in a quantitative and theoretical approach to economic history. The focus of their research has influenced methodologies that utilize statistical and economic models to analyze historical economic phenomena.

Robert W. Fogel is deceased. Their legacy remains linked with the integration of economic theory into historical studies to improve understanding of economic transformations over time.

Best Publications

  • Economic growth, population theory, and physiology: the bearing of long-term processes on the making of economic policy

    Robert William Fogel

  • Time on the cross : the economics of American Negro slavery

    Frank B. Tipton;Clarence E. Walker;Robert William Fogel;Stanley L. Engerman

  • Railroads and American Economic Growth: Essays in Econometric History

    Robert William Fogel

  • Economic growth, population theory, and physiology : The bearing of long-term processes on the

    Robert W. Fogel

  • Time on the Cross

    Robert William Fogel;Stanley L. Engerman

  • The Changing Body: Health, Nutrition, and Human Development in the Western World Since 1700

    Roderick Floud;Robert William Fogel;Bernard Harris;Sok Chul Hong

  • The Escape from Hunger and Premature Death, 1700-2100: Europe, America, and the Third World

    Robert William Fogel

  • A theory of technophysio evolution, with some implications for forecasting population, health care costs, and pension costs

    Robert W. Fogel;Dora L. Costa

  • Nutrition and the Decline in Mortality since 1700: Some Preliminary Findings

    Robert Fogel

  • New Sources and New Techniques for the Study of Secular Trends in Nutritional Status, Health, Mortality, and the Process of Aging

    Robert William Fogel

  • Catching Up with the Economy

    Robert W. Fogel

  • The Fourth Great Awakening and the Future of Egalitarianism

    Robert William Fogel

  • Chapter 9 New findings on secular trends in nutrition and mortality: Some implications for population theory

    Robert William Fogel

  • The Changing Body: List of tables

    Roderick Floud;Robert W. Fogel;Bernard Harris;Sok Chul Hong

  • Railroads and American Economic Growth

    Charlotte Erickson;Robert William Fogel

  • The Fourth Great Awakening and the Future of Egalitarianism

    Robert Fogel

  • Economic Growth, Population Theory, and Physiology: The Bearing of Long-Term Processes on the Making of Economic Policy

    Robert W. Fogel;Robert W. Fogel

  • Health, Nutrition, and Economic Growth*

    Robert W. Fogel

  • The Escape from Hunger and Premature Death, 1700–2100

    Robert Fogel

  • The Reinterpretation of American Economic History

    Robert William Fogel;Stanley L. Engerman

  • Exploring the Uses of Data on Height: The Analysis of Long-Term Trends in Nutrition, Labor Welfare, and Labor Productivity

    Robert W. Fogel;Stanley L. Engerman;James Trussell

  • A Quantitative Approach to the Study of Railroads in American Economic Growth: A Report of Some Preliminary Findings

    Robert William Fogel

  • Historical Perspetives on the American Economy: “Explaining the relative efficiency of slave agriculture in the antebellum South”

    Robert W. Fogel;Stanley L. Engerman

  • Railroads and American Economic Growth: Essays in Econometric History

    B. R. Mitchell;Robert W. Fogel

  • Railroads and American Economic Growth: Essays in Econometric History

    B. F. Cooling;Jack B. Hilliard;Robert William Fogel

Frequent Co-Authors

Stanley L. Engerman
Stanley L. Engerman University of Rochester
James Trussell
James Trussell Princeton University
Richard H. Steckel
Richard H. Steckel The Ohio State University
Donald N. McCloskey
Donald N. McCloskey University of Illinois at Chicago
Douglass C. North
Douglass C. North Washington University in St. Louis
Dora L. Costa
Dora L. Costa University of California, Los Angeles
Gunnar Myrdal
Gunnar Myrdal Stockholm University
Sara Kiesler
Sara Kiesler Carnegie Mellon University
Michael P. Johnson
Michael P. Johnson Pennsylvania State University
James L. McGaugh
James L. McGaugh University of California, Irvine

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