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D-Index
52
Citations
32996
World Ranking
1212
National Ranking
727

Samuel Kortum 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 Samuel Kortum sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 132 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Samuel Kortum 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 Samuel Kortum sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 52 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2011 - Fellows of the Econometric Society

Overview

Samuel Kortum is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research primarily contributes to the fields of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance, with a focus on specialized subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Strategy and Management, and Accounting.

The central themes of their work encompass a range of topics in economic policy and global markets. Notable areas of research include Climate Change Policy and Economics, Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Global Trade and Economics, Economic Growth and Productivity, Firm Innovation and Growth, and Global Trade and Competitiveness.

Samuel Kortum has published frequently in the SSRN Electronic Journal, contributing nine works, alongside publications in the Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, the Journal of Monetary Economics, and the Annual Review of Economics.

Recent papers by Samuel Kortum include:

  • Optimal Unilateral Carbon Policy, 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Firm-to-Firm Trade: Imports, Exports, and the Labor Market, 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Trade, Leakage, and the Design of a Carbon Tax, 2023, Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy
  • Optimal Unilateral Carbon Policy, 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Technology and the Global Economy, 2024, SSRN Electronic Journal

Collaboration is a significant element of their scholarly activity. Frequent co-authors of Samuel Kortum include:

  • David A. Weisbach
  • Jonathan Eaton
  • Michael Wang
  • Yujia Yao

Samuel Kortum's recognition includes election as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2016 and as a Fellow of the Econometric Society in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Technology, Geography, and Trade

    Jonathan Eaton;Samuel Kortum

  • Plants and Productivity in International Trade

    Andrew B. Bernard;Andrew B. Bernard;Jonathan Eaton;J. Bradford Jensen;Samuel Kortum;Samuel Kortum;Samuel Kortum

  • Assessing the contribution of venture capital to innovation

    Samuel Kortum;Josh Lerner

  • AN ANATOMY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE: EVIDENCE FROM FRENCH FIRMS

    Jonathan Eaton;Samuel S Kortum;Francis Kramarz

  • Innovating Firms and Aggregate Innovation

    Tor Jakob Klette;Samuel Kortum

  • International Technology Diffusion: Theory and Measurement

    Jonathan Eaton;Samuel Kortum

  • Research, patenting, and technological change

    Samuel S. Kortum

  • Trade in Ideas: Patenting and Productivity in the OECD

    Jonathan Eaton;Samuel Kortum

  • Dissecting Trade: Firms, Industries, and Export Destinations

    Jonathan Eaton;Samuel Kortum;Francis Kramarz

  • Dissecting Trade: Firms, Industries, and Export Destinations

    Jonathan Eaton;Samuel Kortum;Samuel Kortum;Samuel Kortum;Francis Kramarz

  • Trade in Ideas: Patenting and Productivity in the OECD

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  • Trade in Capital Goods

    Jonathan Eaton;Samuel Kortum

  • Trade and the Global Recession

    Jonathan Eaton;Samuel S. Kortum;Brent Neiman;John Romalis

  • Stronger protection or technological revolution: what is behind the recent surge in patenting?

    Samuel Kortum;Samuel Kortum;Josh Lerner;Josh Lerner

  • What is behind the recent surge in patenting

    Samuel Kortum;Josh Lerner

  • Global Rebalancing with Gravity: Measuring the Burden of Adjustment

    Robert Dekle;Jonathan Eaton;Jonathan Eaton;Samuel Kortum;Samuel Kortum

  • International Trade: Linking Micro and Macro

    Jonathan Eaton;Samuel Kortum;Sebastian Sotelo

  • The Value of International Patent Rights

    Jonathan Putnam;Ashish Arora;Robert Evenmn;Brian Fikkert

  • Are All Patent Examiners Equal? The Impact of Examiner Characteristics

    Iain M. Cockburn;Samuel Kortum;Scott Stern

  • Technology, trade, and growth: A unified framework

    Jonathan Eaton;Jonathan Eaton;Samuel Kortum;Samuel Kortum

  • Assessing the Contribution of Venture Capital to Innovation

    Samuel S. Kortum;Samuel S. Kortum;Josh Lerner;Josh Lerner

  • Trade in Ideas: Patenting and Productivity onn the OECD

    Jonathan Eaton;Samuel Kortum

  • Equilibrium R&D and the patent-R&D ratio: U.S. evidence

    Samuel Kortum

  • Does Venture Capital Spur Innovation

    Samuel Kortum;Josh Lerner

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan Eaton
Jonathan Eaton Pennsylvania State University
Josh Lerner
Josh Lerner Harvard University
Brent Neiman
Brent Neiman University of Chicago
Francis Kramarz
Francis Kramarz Collège de France
Steven Berry
Steven Berry Yale University
Andrew B. Bernard
Andrew B. Bernard Dartmouth College
Ariel Pakes
Ariel Pakes Harvard University
David A. Weisbach
David A. Weisbach University of Chicago
Iain M. Cockburn
Iain M. Cockburn Boston University

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