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D-Index
49
Citations
9949
World Ranking
1448
National Ranking
43

Steven Brakman 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 Steven Brakman sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 302 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steven Brakman 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 Steven Brakman 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

Steven Brakman is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on economics, econometrics, and finance, with a significant number of publications (39) in these fields. They have contributed work to various subfields, including economics and econometrics, general economics, econometrics and finance, political science and international relations, general health professions, and sociology and political science.

The main topics of their research include global trade and economics, regional economics and spatial analysis, economic growth and productivity, employment and welfare studies, economic policies and impacts, regional resilience and development, as well as the global financial crisis and policies.

Brakman has collaborated frequently with several researchers. Among the most common co-authors are Charles van Marrewijk, Harry Garretsen, Sjoerd Beugelsdijk, Samuele Murtinu, and Tristan Kohl.

The scientist has published extensively in a range of academic venues. Prominent publication venues include the SSRN Electronic Journal, the Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society, De Economist, the Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, and the Review of International Economics.

Among the recent papers authored by Steven Brakman are:

  • The turn from just-in-time to just-in-case globalization in and after times of COVID-19 (2020, Social Sciences & Humanities Open)
  • Robots do not get the coronavirus: The COVID-19 pandemic and the international division of labor (2021, Journal of International Business Studies)
  • Tasks, occupations and slowbalisation: on the limits of fragmentation (2022, Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society)

In addition to articles, Brakman has contributed to books published by Cambridge University Press, including "The Economics of Developing and Emerging Markets" (2022) and "International Economics and Business" (2023).

Best Publications

  • Of hype and hyperbolas : introducing the new economic geography

    J. Peter Neary

  • The Strategic Bombing of German Cities during World War II and its Impact on City Growth

    Steven Brakman;Harry Garretsen;Marc Schramm

  • An introduction to Geographical Economics: Trade location and growth

    Steven Brakman;Harry Garretsen;Charles van Marrewijk

  • The New Introduction to Geographical Economics

    Steven Brakman;Harry Garretsen;Charles van Marrewijk

  • An Introduction to Geographical Economics

    Harry Garretsen;Charles van Marrewijk;Steven Brakman

  • The Return of Zipf: Towards a Further Understanding of the Rank‐Size Distribution

    Steven Brakman;Harry Garretsen;Charles Van Marrewijk;Marianne Van Den Berg

  • The New Introduction to Geographical Economics

    S. Brakman;J.H. Garretsen;C. van Marrewijk

  • The Spatial Distribution of Wages:Estimating the Helpman-Hanson model for Germany

    Steven Brakman;Harry Garretsen;Marc Schramm

  • Do trade agreements stimulate international trade differently? Evidence from 296 trade agreements

    Tristan Kohl;Steven Brakman;Jan Garretsen

  • The Gravity Model in International Trade: Advances And Applications

    Peter A. G. van Bergeijk;Steven Brakman

  • Putting New Economic Geography to the Test: Free-ness of Trade and Agglomeration in the EU Regions

    Steven Brakman;Harry Garretsen;Marc Schramm

  • The monopolistic competition revolution in retrospect

    Steven Brakman;Bernardus Heijdra

  • Relaxing Hukou: Increased labor mobility and China's economic geography

    Maarten Bosker;Maarten Bosker;Steven Brakman;Harry Garretsen;Marc Schramm

  • A century of shocks : The evolution of the German city size distribution 1925-1999

    Maarten Bosker;Steven Brakman;Harry Garretsen;Marc Schramm

  • Regional resilience across Europe: On urbanisation and the initial impact of the Great Recession

    Steven Brakman;Harry Garretsen;Charles van Marrewijk

  • Looking for multiple equilibria when geography matters: German city growth and the WWII shock

    E. Maarten Bosker;Steven Brakman;Harry Garretsen;Marc Schramm

  • Nations And Firms in the Global Economy: An Introduction to International Economics And Business

    Steven Brakman;C. van Marrewijk;A. van Witteloostuijn;Harry Garretsen

  • Geography and economic theory

    Steven Brakman;Harry Garretsen;Charles van Marrewijk

  • Negative feedbacks in the economy and industrial location

    Steven Brakman;Harry Garretsen;Richard Gigengack;Charles van Marrewijk

  • A Century of Shocks: The Evolution of the German City Size Distribution 1925-1999

    Erik Maarten Bosker;Erik Maarten Bosker;Steven Brakman;Steven Brakman;Harry Garretsen;Harry Garretsen;Harry Garretsen;Marc Schramm

  • Looking for Multiple Equilibria when Geography Matters: German City Growth and the WWII Shock

    Erik Maarten Bosker;Erik Maarten Bosker;Steven Brakman;Steven Brakman;Harry Garretsen;Harry Garretsen;Harry Garretsen;Marc Schramm

  • Monopolistic competition and optimum product diversity (February 1975)

    Avinash K. Dixit;Joseph E. Stiglitz;Steven Brakman;Ben J. Heijdra

Frequent Co-Authors

Harry Garretsen
Harry Garretsen University of Groningen
Charles van Marrewijk
Charles van Marrewijk Utrecht University
Arjen van Witteloostuijn
Arjen van Witteloostuijn Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Sjoerd Beugelsdijk
Sjoerd Beugelsdijk University of South Carolina
Robert Inklaar
Robert Inklaar University of Groningen
Mark D. Partridge
Mark D. Partridge The Ohio State University
Erik Dietzenbacher
Erik Dietzenbacher University of Groningen
Avinash Dixit
Avinash Dixit Princeton University
Marlon G. Boarnet
Marlon G. Boarnet University of Southern California
Siegwart Lindenberg
Siegwart Lindenberg University of Groningen

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