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Economics and Finance

D-Index
41
Citations
7764
World Ranking
2181
National Ranking
259

Vivien Foster 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 Vivien Foster sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 154 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Vivien Foster 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 Vivien Foster sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Vivien Foster is affiliated with the World Bank in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of engineering, economics, econometrics, finance, and energy. Their academic focus spans several disciplines, including electrical and electronic engineering, economics and econometrics, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, strategy and management, and automotive engineering.

Their work addresses key topics such as electric vehicles and infrastructure, energy, environment, and transportation policies, fiscal policy and economic growth, as well as transportation and mobility innovations. Additional focus areas in their research include ICT impact and policies, advanced MIMO systems optimization, and local government finance and decentralization.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Vivien Foster include:

  • Development transitions for fossil fuel-producing low and lower-middle income countries in a carbon-constrained world, 2024, Nature Energy
  • Understanding the challenge of decoupling transport-related CO2 emissions from economic growth in developing countries, 2023, World Development Sustainability
  • Policy choices can help keep 4G and 5G universal broadband affordable, 2022, Technological Forecasting and Social Change
  • The Impact of Infrastructure on Development Outcomes: A Qualitative Review of Four Decades of Literature, 2023, Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks
  • Uncovering the applications, developments, and future research directions of the open-source energy modelling system (OSeMOSYS): A systematic literature review, 2024, Energy Sustainable Development/Energy for sustainable development

Frequently collaborating with Vivien Foster are Matías Herrera Dappe, Aldo Musacchio, Teresa Ter-Minassian, Burak Turkgulu, and Cecilia Briceño-Garmendía.

The scientist's works are commonly published in venues such as:

  • The World Bank eBooks
  • Energy Strategy Reviews
  • Technological Forecasting and Social Change
  • Nature Energy
  • World Development Sustainability

Vivien Foster has contributed to multiple book publications, including:

  • Policy Choices Can Help Keep 4G and 5G Universal Broadband Affordable (2021)
  • Understanding Public Spending Trends for Infrastructure in Developing Countries (2022)
  • Falling Short: A Global Survey of Electricity Tariff Design (2020)
  • The Impact of Infrastructure on Development Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis (2023)
  • Cost Recovery and Financial Viability of the Power Sector in Developing Countries: Insights from 15 Case Studies (2020)
  • Understanding Drivers of Decoupling of Global Transport CO 2 Emissions from Economic Growth: Evidence from 145 Countries (2021)
  • Rethinking Power Sector Reform: Positive Lessons for the Middle East and North Africa (2020)
  • Off the Books: Understanding and Mitigating the Fiscal Risks of the Power Sector (2023)
  • Digital Payments and the COVID-19 Shock: The Role of Preexisting Conditions in Banking, Infrastructure, Human Capabilities, and Digital Regulation (2023)
  • The Economics of Electric Vehicles for Passenger Transportation (2022, 2023 editions)
  • GERI 2022: Global Electricity Regulatory Index - ESMAP Report (2022)
  • Off the Books: Understanding and Mitigating the Fiscal Risks of Infrastructure (2023)

Best Publications

  • Building Bridges: China's Growing Role as Infrastructure Financier for Sub-Saharan Africa

    Vivien Foster;William Butterfield;Chuan Chen;Nataliya Pushak

  • Africa's infrastructure : a time for transformation

    Vivien Foster;Cecilia M. Briceno-Garmendia

  • Water, Electricity, and the Poor: Who Benefits from Utility Subsidies?

    Kristin Komives;Vivien Foster;Jonathan Halpern;Quentin Wodon

  • Accounting for Poverty in Infrastructure Reform: Learning from Latin America's Experience

    Antonio Estache;Vivien Foster;Quentin Wodon

  • Energy access scenarios to 2030 for the power sector in sub-Saharan Africa

    Morgan Bazilian;Patrick Nussbaumer;Hans-Holger Rogner;Abeeku Brew-Hammond

  • Paying the price for unreliable power supplies : in-house generation of electricity by firms in Africa

    Vivien Foster;Jevgenijs Steinbuks;Jevgenijs Steinbuks

  • Designing More Efficient Markets: Lessons from Los Angeles Smog Control

    Vivien Foster;Robert W. Hahn

  • Underpowered : The State of the Power Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Anton Eberhard;Vivien Foster;Cecilia Briceño-Garmendia;Fatimata Ouedraogo

  • Testing for Consistency in Contingent Ranking Experiments

    Vivien Foster;Susana Mourato

  • Africa's Infrastructure : A Time for Transformation [Infrastructures africaines]

    Vivien Foster;Cecilia Briceno-Garmendia

  • When do firms generate? Evidence on in-house electricity supply in Africa

    J. Steinbuks;V. Foster

  • The Impact of Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure: Lights, Shadows, and the Road Ahead

    Luis A. Andres;Vivien Foster;J. Luis Guasch;Thomas Haven

  • Financing Public Infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa: Patterns and Emerging Issues

    Cecilia Briceño-Garmendia;Karlis Smits;Vivien Foster

  • Accounting for Poverty in Infrastructure Reform: Learning from Latin America's Experience. WBI Development Studies.

    Antonio Estache;Vivien Foster;Quentin Wodon

  • Elicitation Format and Sensitivity to Scope

    Vivien Foster;Susana Mourato

  • Sustainable Energy for All 2015: Progress Toward Sustainable Energy

    Vivien Foster;Gabriela Azuela;Morgan Bazilian;Jonathan Sinton

  • REAL AND HYPOTHETICAL WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION: A NON-EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISON

    Vivien Foster;Ian J. Bateman;David Harley

  • Valuing the Multiple Impacts of Pesticide Use in the UK: A Contingent Ranking Approach

    Vivien Foster;Susana Mourato

  • Rethinking Power Sector Reform in the Developing World

    Vivien Foster;Anshul Rana

  • The Burden of Maintenance: Roads in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Ken Gwilliam;Vivien Foster;Rodrigo Archondo-Callao;Cecilia Briceño-Garmendia

  • Cost recovery, equity, and efficiency in water tariffs : evidence from African utilities

    Sudeshna Banerjee;Vivien Foster;Yvonne Ying;Heather Skilling

  • Africa - Underpowered : the state of the power sector in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Anton Adriaan Eberhard;Briceno-Garme;Vivien Foster

Frequent Co-Authors

Quentin Wodon
Quentin Wodon World Bank
Susana Mourato
Susana Mourato London School of Economics and Political Science
David Pearce
David Pearce University College London
Antonio Estache
Antonio Estache Université Libre de Bruxelles
J. Luis Guasch
J. Luis Guasch World Bank
Morgan Bazilian
Morgan Bazilian Colorado School of Mines
Brian Ó Gallachóir
Brian Ó Gallachóir University College Cork
Shonali Pachauri
Shonali Pachauri International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Mark Howells
Mark Howells Loughborough University
Jim W. Hall
Jim W. Hall University of Oxford

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