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D-Index
49
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12524
World Ranking
2894
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1408

Shane Greenstein publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shane Greenstein sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 440 publications — 97th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Shane Greenstein D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shane Greenstein sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Shane Greenstein is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a particular focus on strategy and management, media technology, economics and econometrics, computer science applications, and accounting.

Their primary research topics include digital platforms and economics, ICT impact and policies, open source software innovations, auction theory and applications, private equity and venture capital, privacy, security, and data protection, as well as media influence and politics.

Greenstein has published papers in various venues. Frequent publication outlets include IEEE Micro, SSRN Electronic Journal, Research Policy, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, and The Journal of Economic Perspectives.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Greenstein include:

  • The Basic Economics of Internet Infrastructure (2020) in The Journal of Economic Perspectives
  • Ideology and Composition Among an Online Crowd: Evidence from Wikipedians (2020) in Management Science

Greenstein's collaborative work includes frequent coauthors such as Ran Zhuo, Raviv Murciano-Goroff, Roberto Fontana, Bradley Huffaker, and kc claffy, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement across several research domains.

Their research output demonstrates consistent engagement with topics around internet infrastructure, regulatory impact on internet practices, open source software's role in entrepreneurship, and the dynamics of online communities.

Best Publications

  • Markets for Technology: The Economics of Innovation and Corporate Strategy

    Ashish Arora;Andrea Fosfuri;Alfonso Gambardella

  • The Economics Of Compatibility Standards: An Introduction To Recent Research 1

    Paul A. David;Shane Greenstein

  • Technological Competition and the Structure of the Computer Industry

    Timothy F. Bresnahan;Shane Greenstein

  • The Internet and Local Wages: A Puzzle †

    Chris Forman;Avi Goldfarb;Shane Greenstein

  • Technical Progress and Co-Invention in Computing and in the Use of Computers

    Timothy Bresnahan;Shane Greenstein

  • How did location affect adoption of the commercial Internet? Global village vs. urban leadership

    Chris Forman;Avi Goldfarb;Shane Greenstein

  • THE TRILLION DOLLAR CONUNDRUM: COMPLEMENTARITIES AND HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY *

    David Dranove;Christopher Forman;Avi Goldfarb;Shane Greenstein

  • Coordination vs. Differentiation in a Standards War: 56K Modems ∗

    Angelique Augereau;Shane Greenstein;Marc Rysman

  • The Diffusion of the Internet and the Geography of the Digital Divide in the United States

    Shane Greenstein;Jeffrey Prince

  • Did installed base give an incumbent any (measurable) advantages in federal computer procurement

    Shane M. Greenstein

  • How the Internet Became Commercial

    Shane Greenstein

  • The broadband bonus: Estimating broadband Internet's economic value

    Shane Greenstein;Ryan C. McDevitt

  • The Effect of Incentive regulation on Infrastructure Modernization: Local Exchange Companies' Deployment of Digital Technology

    Shane Greenstein;Susan Mcmaster;Pablo T. Spiller

  • Net Neutrality: A Fast Lane to Understanding the Trade-offs

    Shane Greenstein;Martin Peitz;Tommaso M. Valletti

  • Understanding the Supply Decisions of Nonprofits: Modelling the Location of Private Schools

    Thomas A. Downes;Shane M. Greenstein

  • Economic Analysis of the Digital Economy

    Avi Goldfarb;Shane M Greenstein;Catherine E Tucker

  • How the Internet Became Commercial: Innovation, Privatization, and the Birth of a New Network

    Shane M. Greenstein

  • The Product Life Cycle in the Commercial Mainframe Computer Market, 1968- 1982

    Shane M. Greenstein;James B. Wade

  • Market structure, innovation and vertical product differentiation

    Shane Greenstein;Shane Greenstein;Garey Ramey;Garey Ramey

  • Standards and Public Policy

    Shane M. Greenstein;Victor Stango

  • The Internet and Local Wages

    Chris Forman;Avi Goldfarb;Shane Greenstein

  • The Emerging Internet Retailing Market as a Nested Diffusion Process

    Ed Jimeniz;Shane Greenstein

  • Markets for technology

    S. Greenstein

  • Rethinking The Design Of The Internet: The End-To-End Arguments Vs. The Brave New World

    Benjamin M. Compaine;Shane Greenstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Avi Goldfarb
Avi Goldfarb University of Toronto
Chris Forman
Chris Forman Cornell University
Lorrie Faith Cranor
Lorrie Faith Cranor Carnegie Mellon University
Timothy F. Bresnahan
Timothy F. Bresnahan Stanford University
Pablo T. Spiller
Pablo T. Spiller University of California, Berkeley
David Dranove
David Dranove Northwestern University
Josh Lerner
Josh Lerner Harvard University
Robert W. Hahn
Robert W. Hahn University of Oxford

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