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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Economics and Finance 45 1705 1530 1006 879 113 18394

Stephan Meier publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stephan Meier between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephan Meier published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2006. 3 of the 167 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2006. 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 4 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 2 publications
1992 2025

167 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stephan Meier: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 2
1993 2
1994 2
1995 2
1996 3
1997 1
1998 0
1999 1
2000 1
2001 0
2002 8
2003 5
2004 10
2005 10
2006 13
2007 9
2008 4
2009 7
2010 9
2011 6
2012 9
2013 3
2014 11
2015 2
2016 3
2017 9
2018 1
2019 4
2020 12
2021 6
2022 3
2023 6
2024 1
2025 2
Total 167
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Stephan Meier 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 Stephan Meier sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 42–46 to 521+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 111. Most scientists, 111, have 137–141 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 112–116 publications, is where this scientist sits. 42–46 publications: 1 scientist 47–51 publications: 12 scientists 52–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–61 publications: 23 scientists 62–66 publications: 32 scientists 67–71 publications: 36 scientists 72–76 publications: 56 scientists 77–81 publications: 57 scientists 82–86 publications: 70 scientists 87–91 publications: 86 scientists 92–96 publications: 72 scientists 97–101 publications: 106 scientists 102–106 publications: 97 scientists 107–111 publications: 96 scientists 112–116 publications: 101 scientists 117–121 publications: 103 scientists 122–126 publications: 102 scientists 127–131 publications: 108 scientists 132–136 publications: 107 scientists 137–141 publications: 111 scientists 142–146 publications: 94 scientists 147–151 publications: 96 scientists 152–156 publications: 100 scientists 157–161 publications: 74 scientists 162–166 publications: 68 scientists 167–171 publications: 91 scientists 172–176 publications: 76 scientists 177–181 publications: 75 scientists 182–186 publications: 61 scientists 187–191 publications: 66 scientists 192–196 publications: 68 scientists 197–201 publications: 71 scientists 202–206 publications: 60 scientists 207–211 publications: 56 scientists 212–216 publications: 44 scientists 217–221 publications: 51 scientists 222–226 publications: 65 scientists 227–231 publications: 48 scientists 232–236 publications: 59 scientists 237–241 publications: 37 scientists 242–246 publications: 37 scientists 247–251 publications: 41 scientists 252–256 publications: 43 scientists 257–261 publications: 33 scientists 262–266 publications: 34 scientists 267–271 publications: 39 scientists 272–276 publications: 25 scientists 277–281 publications: 29 scientists 282–286 publications: 29 scientists 287–291 publications: 26 scientists 292–296 publications: 31 scientists 297–301 publications: 31 scientists 302–306 publications: 24 scientists 307–311 publications: 28 scientists 312–316 publications: 24 scientists 317–321 publications: 13 scientists 322–326 publications: 14 scientists 327–331 publications: 25 scientists 332–336 publications: 18 scientists 337–341 publications: 16 scientists 342–346 publications: 18 scientists 347–351 publications: 15 scientists 352–356 publications: 17 scientists 357–361 publications: 19 scientists 362–366 publications: 16 scientists 367–371 publications: 17 scientists 372–376 publications: 7 scientists 377–381 publications: 18 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 19 scientists 392–396 publications: 9 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 13 scientists 407–411 publications: 13 scientists 412–416 publications: 5 scientists 417–421 publications: 10 scientists 422–426 publications: 6 scientists 427–431 publications: 12 scientists 432–436 publications: 9 scientists 437–441 publications: 9 scientists 442–446 publications: 10 scientists 447–451 publications: 12 scientists 452–456 publications: 8 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 4 scientists 472–476 publications: 5 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 7 scientists 487–491 publications: 8 scientists 492–496 publications: 5 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 4 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 7 scientists 517–520 publications: 7 scientists 521+ publications: 99 scientists
42–46 publications 521+

This scientist: 113 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
42–46 1
47–51 12
52–56 7
57–61 23
62–66 32
67–71 36
72–76 56
77–81 57
82–86 70
87–91 86
92–96 72
97–101 106
102–106 97
107–111 96
112–116 101 113
117–121 103
122–126 102
127–131 108
132–136 107
137–141 111
142–146 94
147–151 96
152–156 100
157–161 74
162–166 68
167–171 91
172–176 76
177–181 75
182–186 61
187–191 66
192–196 68
197–201 71
202–206 60
207–211 56
212–216 44
217–221 51
222–226 65
227–231 48
232–236 59
237–241 37
242–246 37
247–251 41
252–256 43
257–261 33
262–266 34
267–271 39
272–276 25
277–281 29
282–286 29
287–291 26
292–296 31
297–301 31
302–306 24
307–311 28
312–316 24
317–321 13
322–326 14
327–331 25
332–336 18
337–341 16
342–346 18
347–351 15
352–356 17
357–361 19
362–366 16
367–371 17
372–376 7
377–381 18
382–386 13
387–391 19
392–396 9
397–401 10
402–406 13
407–411 13
412–416 5
417–421 10
422–426 6
427–431 12
432–436 9
437–441 9
442–446 10
447–451 12
452–456 8
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 4
472–476 5
477–481 6
482–486 7
487–491 8
492–496 5
497–501 4
502–506 4
507–511 5
512–516 7
517–520 7
521+ 99
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Stephan Meier 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 Stephan Meier sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 72 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 101+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 178. Most scientists, 178, have 33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 126 scientists 31 D-Index: 147 scientists 32 D-Index: 157 scientists 33 D-Index: 178 scientists 34 D-Index: 171 scientists 35 D-Index: 141 scientists 36 D-Index: 132 scientists 37 D-Index: 129 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 120 scientists 40 D-Index: 117 scientists 41 D-Index: 113 scientists 42 D-Index: 114 scientists 43 D-Index: 97 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 86 scientists 46 D-Index: 78 scientists 47 D-Index: 83 scientists 48 D-Index: 62 scientists 49 D-Index: 74 scientists 50 D-Index: 50 scientists 51 D-Index: 66 scientists 52 D-Index: 69 scientists 53 D-Index: 55 scientists 54 D-Index: 67 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 62 scientists 57 D-Index: 45 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 47 scientists 60 D-Index: 46 scientists 61 D-Index: 36 scientists 62 D-Index: 37 scientists 63 D-Index: 56 scientists 64 D-Index: 50 scientists 65 D-Index: 32 scientists 66 D-Index: 28 scientists 67 D-Index: 30 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 25 scientists 70 D-Index: 22 scientists 71 D-Index: 21 scientists 72 D-Index: 26 scientists 73 D-Index: 24 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 12 scientists 76 D-Index: 14 scientists 77 D-Index: 15 scientists 78 D-Index: 15 scientists 79 D-Index: 17 scientists 80 D-Index: 17 scientists 81 D-Index: 11 scientists 82 D-Index: 10 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 11 scientists 85 D-Index: 5 scientists 86 D-Index: 9 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 9 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 6 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 8 scientists 93 D-Index: 10 scientists 94 D-Index: 11 scientists 95 D-Index: 6 scientists 96 D-Index: 4 scientists 97 D-Index: 4 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100 D-Index: 8 scientists 101+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 126
31 147
32 157
33 178
34 171
35 141
36 132
37 129
38 130
39 120
40 117
41 113
42 114
43 97
44 115
45 86 45
46 78
47 83
48 62
49 74
50 50
51 66
52 69
53 55
54 67
55 61
56 62
57 45
58 34
59 47
60 46
61 36
62 37
63 56
64 50
65 32
66 28
67 30
68 24
69 25
70 22
71 21
72 26
73 24
74 23
75 12
76 14
77 15
78 15
79 17
80 17
81 11
82 10
83 16
84 11
85 5
86 9
87 13
88 9
89 7
90 6
91 4
92 8
93 10
94 11
95 6
96 4
97 4
98 6
99 6
100 8
101+ 100
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Overview

Stephan Meier is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research spans topics in social sciences and economics, with a strong focus on areas such as employment and welfare studies, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, and experimental behavioral economics. The work also covers key themes related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including its epidemiological and socio-economic impacts, as well as psychological well-being and gender, labor, and family dynamics.

Meier has authored numerous publications, including several recent papers that reflect diverse interests in behavioral incentives and economic conditions. Notable works include:

  • "Monetary incentives increase COVID-19 vaccinations" (2021), published in Science
  • "Financial incentives for vaccination do not have negative unintended consequences" (2023), published in Nature
  • "Intentions for Doing Good Matter for Doing Well: The Negative Effects of Prosocial Incentives" (2020), published in The Economic Journal
  • "Macroeconomic Conditions When Young Shape Job Preferences for Life" (2021), published in The Review of Economics and Statistics
  • "Does poverty negate the impact of social norms on cheating?" (2020), published in Games and Economic Behavior

Frequent coauthors in Meier's research include Armando N. Meier, Pol Campos-Mercade, Florian Schneider, Devin G. Pope, and Erik Wengström. Collaboration with these researchers has contributed to multiple publications across a range of subjects within behavioral economics and social sciences.

Meier's publications are often found in venues such as the SSRN Electronic Journal, with seven contributions, as well as journals including the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization and the Academy of Management Proceedings. Other publication venues include Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) and Science.

The main fields of study for Meier are Social Sciences and Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Within these, the subfields of economics and econometrics, sociology and political science, general health professions, health, and safety research are prominent.

Their research topics focus primarily on:

  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

Best Publications

  • Doing Good or Doing Well? Image Motivation and Monetary Incentives in Behaving Prosocially

    Dan Ariely;Anat Bracha;Stephan Meier

  • When and Why Incentives (Don't) Work to Modify Behavior

    Uri Gneezy;Stephan Meier;Pedro Rey-Biel

  • Social Comparisons and Pro-social Behavior: Testing "Conditional Cooperation" in a Field Experiment

    Bruno S. Frey;Stephan Meier

  • The Impact of Group Membership on Cooperation and Norm Enforcement: Evidence Using Random Assignment to Real Social Groups

    Lorenz Goette;David Huffman;Stephan Meier

  • Doing good or doing well? Image motivation and monetary incentives in behaving prosocially

    Dan Ariely;Anat Bracha;Stephan Meier

  • Present-Biased Preferences and Credit Card Borrowing

    Stephan Meier;Charles D. Sprenger

  • Is volunteering rewarding in itself

    Stephan Meier;Alois Stutzer

  • Poverty and Economic Decision-Making: Evidence from Changes in Financial Resources at Payday.

    Leandro S. Carvalho;Stephan Meier;Stephanie W. Wang

  • Do People Behave in Experiments as in the Field? - Evidence from Donations

    Matthias Benz;Stephan Meier

  • The Impact of Social Ties on Group Interactions: Evidence from Minimal Groups and Randomly Assigned Real Groups

    Lorenz Goette;David Huffman;Stephan Meier

  • Numerical ability predicts mortgage default

    Kristopher Gerardi;Lorenz Goette;Stephan Meier

  • Discounting financial literacy: Time preferences and participation in financial education programs

    Stephan Meier;Charles D. Sprenger

  • DO SUBSIDIES INCREASE CHARITABLE GIVING IN THE LONG RUN? MATCHING DONATIONS IN A FIELD EXPERIMENT

    Stephan Meier

  • A survey of economic theories and field evidence on pro-social behavior

    Stephan Meier

  • The Economics of Museums

    Bruno Frey;Stephan Meier

  • Are political economists selfish and indoctrinated? Evidence from a natural experiment

    Bruno Frey;Stephan Meier

  • Are Political Economists Selfish and Indoctrinated? Evidence from a Natural Experiment

    Bruno S. Frey;Stephan Meier

  • Why Does Unemployment Hurt the Employed? Evidence from the Life Satisfaction Gap Between the Public and the Private Sector

    Simon Luechinger;Stephan Meier;Alois Stutzer

  • Nonmonetary Incentives and the Implications of Work as a Source of Meaning

    Lea Cassar;Stephan Meier

  • Financial Literacy and Subprime Mortgage Delinquency: Evidence from a Survey Matched to Administrative Data

    Kristopher Gerardi;Lorenz Goette;Stephan Meier

  • Pro-social behavior in a natural setting

    Bruno S. Frey;Stephan Meier

  • Monetary incentives increase COVID-19 vaccinations.

    Pol Campos-Mercade;Armando N. Meier;Armando N. Meier;Florian H. Schneider;Stephan Meier

  • Under-Savers Anonymous: Evidence on Self-Help Groups and Peer Pressure as a Savings Commitment Device

    Felipe Kast;Stephan Meier;Dina Pomeranz

  • Doing Good or Doing Well? Image Motivation and Monetary Incentives in Behaving Prosocially

    Dan Ariely;Anat Bracha;Stephan Meier;Stephan Meier;Stephan Meier

  • Do Lab Experiments Misrepresent Social Preferences? The Case of Self-Selected Student Samples

    Armin Falk;Stephan Meier;Christian Zehnder

  • Temporal Stability of Time Preferences

    Stephan Meier;Charles D. Sprenger

Frequent Co-Authors

Lorenz Goette
Lorenz Goette National University of Singapore
Bruno S. Frey
Bruno S. Frey University of Basel
Alois Stutzer
Alois Stutzer University of Basel
Dan Ariely
Dan Ariely Duke University
Andreas Fuster
Andreas Fuster École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Kristopher S. Gerardi
Kristopher S. Gerardi Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Armin Falk
Armin Falk University of Bonn
Nathan M. Jensen
Nathan M. Jensen The University of Texas at Austin
Michael G. Findley
Michael G. Findley The University of Texas at Austin
Matthias Sutter
Matthias Sutter Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods

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