2026 Robert Wilson: 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	54	1092	969	671	580	241	27441

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Nobel Memorial Prize laureates in Economics for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.
2020 - Nobel Prize for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats
2006 - Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
1982 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Robert Wilson is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. Their scholarly work primarily focuses on genetic neurodegenerative diseases and mitochondrial function and pathology, reflecting key areas of study and investigation.

Their research covers a range of interrelated topics, including:

Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology
Blood transfusion and management
Lipid metabolism and disorders

Wilson's work spans multiple fields and subfields of study:

Medicine
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Neuroscience

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Molecular Biology
Neurology
Physiology
Biochemistry

Among their recent scholarly papers are:

"Clinical management guidelines for Friedreich ataxia: best practice in rare diseases," 2022, Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
"Deuterated Linoleic Acid Attenuates the RBC Storage Lesion in a Mouse Model of Poor RBC Storage," 2022, Frontiers in Physiology
"Acute frataxin knockdown in induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes activates a type I interferon response," 2022, Disease Models & Mechanisms
"A Novel Metric for Predicting Severity of Disease Features in Friedreich's Ataxia," 2023, Movement Disorders
"The Role of Serum Levels of Neurofilament Light (NfL) Chain as a Biomarker in Friedreich Ataxia," 2021, Frontiers in Neuroscience

The notable venues where Wilson has published include:

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Frontiers in Physiology
Disease Models & Mechanisms
Movement Disorders
Frontiers in Neuroscience

Wilson has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

David R. Lynch
M. Grazia Cotticelli
Shujuan J. Xia
Taehee Lee
Louise A. Corben

Their work intersects closely with clinical and molecular aspects of neurodegenerative disorders, emphasizing biomarkers, disease severity metrics, and cellular responses in model systems.

Best Publications

Reputation and Imperfect Information

David Kreps;Robert Wilson

5051
Citations
Rational cooperation in the finitely repeated prisoners' dilemma

David M Kreps;Paul Milgrom;John Roberts;Robert Wilson

3872
Citations
THE THEORY OF SYNDICATES

Robert Wilson

1961
Citations
Auctions of Shares

Robert Wilson

1087
Citations
Foundations of Dynamic Monopoly and the Coase Conjecture

Faruk Gul;Hugo Sonnenschein;Robert Wilson

1035
Citations
A Bidding Model of Perfect Competition

Robert Wilson

961
Citations
Bargaining with Private Information

John Kennan;Robert Wilson

830
Citations
Architecture of Power Markets

Robert Wilson

801
Citations
Reputations in games and markets

Robert Wilson

705
Citations
Priority Service: Pricing, Investment, and Market Organization

Hung-Po Chao;Robert Wilson

420
Citations
INCENTIVE EFFICIENCY OF DOUBLE AUCTIONS

Robert Wilson

393
Citations
Strategic analysis of auctions

Robert Wilson

388
Citations
Game-Theoretic Analysis of Trading Processes.

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360
Citations
Information, efficiency, and the core of an economy

Robert Wilson

341
Citations
On the theory of the firm in an economy with incomplete markets

Steinar Ekern;Robert Wilson

327
Citations
Sequential Equilibria1

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320
Citations
Communications to the Editor---Competitive Bidding with Disparate Information

Robert B. Wilson

319
Citations
Informational economies of scale

Robert Wilson

312
Citations
Flow-Based Transmission Rights and Congestion Management

Hung-po Chao;Stephen Peck;Shmuel Oren;Robert Wilson

288
Citations
Strategic bargaining models and interpretation of strike data

John Kennan;Robert Wilson

272
Citations
A global Newton method to compute Nash equilibria

Srihari Govindan;Robert B. Wilson

249
Citations
Computing Equilibria of N-Person Games

Robert Wilson

246
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Cramton University of Maryland, College Park

Shmuel S. Oren University of California, Berkeley

Paul Milgrom Stanford University

David M. Kreps Stanford University

John McMillan Stanford University

Alan S. Manne Stanford University

Alvin E. Roth Stanford University

Faruk Gul Princeton University

Hugo Sonnenschein University of Chicago

Anne E. Green University of Birmingham

External Links

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