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D-Index
49
Citations
10179
World Ranking
1447
National Ranking
878

Scott H. Irwin 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 Scott H. Irwin sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 532 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Scott H. Irwin 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 Scott H. Irwin sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 49 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Overview

Scott H. Irwin is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of economics, econometrics, and finance, with a total of 42 publications. The subfields where they are most active include economics and econometrics, finance, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, general agricultural and biological sciences, and general economics, econometrics and finance.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, including market dynamics and volatility, financial markets and investment strategies, economics of agriculture and food markets, energy, environment, and transportation policies, agricultural economics and policy, monetary policy and economic impact, and agricultural risk and resilience.

Scott H. Irwin has contributed research papers in multiple peer-reviewed journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • When does USDA information have the most impact on crop and livestock markets?, 2020, Journal of commodity markets
  • What do we know about the value and market impact of the US Department of Agriculture reports?, 2023, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
  • Can Private Forecasters Beat the USDA? Analysis of Relative Accuracy of Crop Acreage and Production Forecasts, 2020, Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics
  • The Price of Biodiesel RINs and Economic Fundamentals, 2020, American Journal of Agricultural Economics
  • The impact of financialization on the efficiency of commodity futures markets, 2023, Journal of commodity markets

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy (6 publications)
  • Journal of commodity markets (3 publications)
  • Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics (3 publications)
  • American Journal of Agricultural Economics (3 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (3 publications)

Scott H. Irwin has collaborated regularly with several coauthors, who include:

  • Olga Isengildina-Massa
  • Berna Karali
  • Dwight R. Sanders
  • Teresa Serra
  • Philip Garcia

In addition to journal articles, Scott H. Irwin has authored books, with at least one published by CABI eBooks titled Speculation by Commodity Index Funds (2022).

Best Publications

  • WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE PROFITABILITY OF TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

    Cheol Ho Park;Scott H. Irwin

  • Index Funds, Financialization, and Commodity Futures Markets

    Scott H. Irwin;Dwight R. Sanders

  • Devil or Angel? The Role of Speculation in the Recent Commodity Price Boom (and Bust)

    Scott H. Irwin;Dwight R. Sanders;Robert P. Merrin

  • Testing the Masters Hypothesis in Commodity Futures Markets

    Scott H. Irwin;Dwight R. Sanders

  • The Adequacy of Speculation in Agricultural Futures Markets: Too Much of a Good Thing?

    Dwight R. Sanders;Scott H. Irwin;Robert P. Merrin

  • Financialization and Structural Change in Commodity Futures Markets

    Scott H. Irwin;Dwight R. Sanders

  • Crop Insurance Valuation under Alternative Yield Distributions

    Bruce J. Sherrick;Fabio C. Zanini;Gary D. Schnitkey;Scott H. Irwin

  • The impact of index and swap funds on commodity futures markets: preliminary results.

    Scott H. Irwin;Dwight R. Sanders

  • A speculative bubble in commodity futures prices? Cross-sectional evidence

    Dwight R. Sanders;Scott H. Irwin

  • The Distribution of Futures Prices: A Test of the Stable Paretian and Mixture of Normals Hypotheses

    Joyce A. Hall;B. Wade Brorsen;Scott H. Irwin

  • A test of futures market disequilibrium using twelve different technical trading systems

    Louis P. Lukac;B. Wade Brorsen;Scott H. Irwin

  • Bubbles in food commodity markets: Four decades of evidence ☆

    Xiaoli L. Etienne;Scott H. Irwin;Philip Garcia

  • Surveying Farmers: A Case Study

    Joost M.E. Pennings;Scott H. Irwin;Darrel L. Good

  • The Impact of Index Funds in Commodity Futures Markets: A Systems Approach

    Dwight R. Sanders;Scott H. Irwin

  • The Reaction of Live Hog Futures Prices to USDA Hogs and Pigs Reports

    Phil L. Colling;Scott H. Irwin

  • Market Efficiency and Marketing to Enhance Income of Crop Producers

    Carl R. Zulauf;Carl R. Zulauf;Scott H. Irwin

  • The value of public information in commodity futures markets

    Philip Garcia;Scott H. Irwin;Raymond M. Leuthold;Li Yang

  • How market efficiency and the theory of storage link corn and ethanol markets

    Mindy L. Mallory;Scott H. Irwin;Dermot J. Hayes

  • Price Explosiveness, Speculation, and Grain Futures Prices

    Xiaoli L. Etienne;Scott H. Irwin;Philip Garcia

  • Real estate, futures, and gold as portfolio assets

    Scott H. Irwin;Diego Landa

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip Garcia
Philip Garcia University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Joost M.E. Pennings
Joost M.E. Pennings Maastricht University
B. Wade Brorsen
B. Wade Brorsen Oklahoma State University
James H. Stock
James H. Stock Harvard University
Dermot J. Hayes
Dermot J. Hayes Iowa State University
Li Yang
Li Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Maximo Torero
Maximo Torero Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Spiro E. Stefanou
Spiro E. Stefanou United States Department of Agriculture
Richard E. Just
Richard E. Just University of Maryland, College Park

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