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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Economics and Finance 95 133 120 101 89 551 35610
Law 93 6 6 6 6 558 35177

W. Kip Viscusi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by W. Kip Viscusi between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. W. Kip Viscusi published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 12.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 1990. 27 of the 661 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 1990. 1972: 1 publication 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 6 publications 1980: 5 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 3 publications 1983: 15 publications 1984: 7 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 19 publications 1988: 10 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 30 publications 1991: 13 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 17 publications 1995: 17 publications 1996: 15 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 23 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 24 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 27 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 27 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 9 publications
1972 2025

661 publications in total across all disciplines

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W. Kip Viscusi: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year Publications
1972 1
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 1
1977 0
1978 2
1979 6
1980 5
1981 1
1982 3
1983 15
1984 7
1985 8
1986 10
1987 19
1988 10
1989 9
1990 30
1991 13
1992 8
1993 11
1994 17
1995 17
1996 15
1997 7
1998 23
1999 15
2000 24
2001 7
2002 27
2003 15
2004 17
2005 15
2006 17
2007 14
2008 16
2009 17
2010 10
2011 16
2012 12
2013 12
2014 17
2015 15
2016 13
2017 16
2018 15
2019 20
2020 21
2021 13
2022 5
2023 27
2024 18
2025 9
Total 661
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W. Kip Viscusi publication distribution in Law in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Law in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where W. Kip Viscusi sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 46 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 37–41 to 262+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 100. Most scientists, 100, have 262+ publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 262 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 262+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 37–41 publications: 3 scientists 42–46 publications: 1 scientist 47–51 publications: 0 scientists 52–56 publications: 3 scientists 57–61 publications: 2 scientists 62–66 publications: 1 scientist 67–71 publications: 6 scientists 72–76 publications: 6 scientists 77–81 publications: 10 scientists 82–86 publications: 7 scientists 87–91 publications: 10 scientists 92–96 publications: 18 scientists 97–101 publications: 15 scientists 102–106 publications: 14 scientists 107–111 publications: 12 scientists 112–116 publications: 12 scientists 117–121 publications: 14 scientists 122–126 publications: 10 scientists 127–131 publications: 9 scientists 132–136 publications: 14 scientists 137–141 publications: 12 scientists 142–146 publications: 14 scientists 147–151 publications: 8 scientists 152–156 publications: 14 scientists 157–161 publications: 5 scientists 162–166 publications: 9 scientists 167–171 publications: 15 scientists 172–176 publications: 6 scientists 177–181 publications: 9 scientists 182–186 publications: 8 scientists 187–191 publications: 16 scientists 192–196 publications: 7 scientists 197–201 publications: 6 scientists 202–206 publications: 7 scientists 207–211 publications: 11 scientists 212–216 publications: 0 scientists 217–221 publications: 5 scientists 222–226 publications: 6 scientists 227–231 publications: 10 scientists 232–236 publications: 8 scientists 237–241 publications: 5 scientists 242–246 publications: 4 scientists 247–251 publications: 2 scientists 252–256 publications: 7 scientists 257–261 publications: 5 scientists 262+ publications: 100 scientists
37–41 publications 262+

This scientist: 558 publications — 97th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 262 publications or more.

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Number of Law scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 466 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
37–41 3
42–46 1
47–51 0
52–56 3
57–61 2
62–66 1
67–71 6
72–76 6
77–81 10
82–86 7
87–91 10
92–96 18
97–101 15
102–106 14
107–111 12
112–116 12
117–121 14
122–126 10
127–131 9
132–136 14
137–141 12
142–146 14
147–151 8
152–156 14
157–161 5
162–166 9
167–171 15
172–176 6
177–181 9
182–186 8
187–191 16
192–196 7
197–201 6
202–206 7
207–211 11
212–216 0
217–221 5
222–226 6
227–231 10
232–236 8
237–241 5
242–246 4
247–251 2
252–256 7
257–261 5
262+ 100 558
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W. Kip Viscusi D-index placement in Law in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Law scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where W. Kip Viscusi sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
20 40 60 80
Bar chart with 23 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 42+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 92. Most scientists, 92, have 42+ D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 42 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 42+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 16 scientists 21 D-Index: 23 scientists 22 D-Index: 11 scientists 23 D-Index: 20 scientists 24 D-Index: 17 scientists 25 D-Index: 23 scientists 26 D-Index: 19 scientists 27 D-Index: 19 scientists 28 D-Index: 22 scientists 29 D-Index: 14 scientists 30 D-Index: 25 scientists 31 D-Index: 25 scientists 32 D-Index: 20 scientists 33 D-Index: 24 scientists 34 D-Index: 23 scientists 35 D-Index: 12 scientists 36 D-Index: 11 scientists 37 D-Index: 15 scientists 38 D-Index: 14 scientists 39 D-Index: 4 scientists 40 D-Index: 8 scientists 41 D-Index: 9 scientists 42+ D-Index: 92 scientists
20 D-Index 42+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 42 D-Index or more.

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Number of Law scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 466 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 16
21 23
22 11
23 20
24 17
25 23
26 19
27 19
28 22
29 14
30 25
31 25
32 20
33 24
34 23
35 12
36 11
37 15
38 14
39 4
40 8
41 9
42+ 92 93
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Law in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Law in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Law in United States Leader Award

Overview

W. Kip Viscusi is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States and conducts research primarily in economics and health-related fields. Their recent scholarly contributions include multiple papers focusing on the intersections of global health risks, economic impacts of pandemics, and risk perception.

Selected recent papers by W. Kip Viscusi include:

  • Pricing the global health risks of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty
  • Economic lessons for COVID-19 pandemic policies, 2021, Southern Economic Journal
  • Electronic cigarette risk beliefs and usage after the vaping illness outbreak, 2020, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty
  • The global COVID-19 mortality cost report card: 2020, 2021, and 2022, 2023, PLoS ONE

Viscusi's frequent co-authors include Elissa Philip Gentry, Thomas J. Kniesner, Joel Huber, Robert J. Cramer, and Clayton J. Masterman.

Their work frequently appears in scholarly venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • AEA Randomized Controlled Trials
  • Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis
  • Journal of Risk and Uncertainty
  • Regulation & Governance

W. Kip Viscusi's research spans several subfields within social sciences and health-related disciplines, including:

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • General Health Professions
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Demography
  • General Decision Sciences

The main topics explored in their work cover:

  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Risk Perception and Management
  • Behavioral and Psychological Studies

Best Publications

  • The value of a statistical life: A critical review of market estimates throughout the world

    W. Kip Viscusi;Joseph E. Aldy

  • Economics of regulation and antitrust

    W. Kip Viscusi;John Mitcham Vernon;Joseph Emmett Harrington

  • Coda : Creativity and Improvisation in Jazzand Organizations: Implications Fororganizational Learning

    Anil Gaba;W. Kip Viscusi;Alan Meyer;Frank J. Barrett

  • Fatal Tradeoffs: Public and Private Responsibilities for Risk

    W. Kip Viscusi

  • Utility Functions that Depend on Health Status: Estimates and Economic Implications

    W. Kip Viscusi;William N. Evans

  • Effectiveness of the EPA's Regulatory Enforcement: The Case of Industrial Effluent Standards

    Wesley A. Magat;W. Kip Viscusi

  • Do Smokers Underestimate Risks

    W. Kip Viscusi

  • Economic Contests: Comparative Reward Schemes

    Mary O'Keeffe;W. Kip Viscusi;Richard J. Zeckhauser

  • Workers' compensation and injury duration: evidence from a natural experiment

    Bruce D Meyer;W. Kip Viscusi;David L Durbin

  • Prospective reference theory: Toward an explanation of the paradoxes

    W Kip Viscusi

  • Smoking: Making the Risky Decision

    W. Kip Viscusi

  • Pricing environmental health risks: survey assessments of risk-risk and risk-dollar trade-offs for chronic bronchitis☆

    W Kip Viscusi;Wesley A Magat;Joel Huber

  • An Investigation of the Rationality of Consumer Valuations of Multiple Health Risks

    W. Kip Viscusi;Wesley A. Magat;Joel Huber

  • Adjusting the Value of a Statistical Life for Age and Cohort Effects

    Joseph E. Aldy;W. Kip Viscusi

  • Reforming products liability

    W. Kip Viscusi

  • Adaptive Responses to Chemical Labeling: Are Workers Bayesian Decision Makers?

    W. Kip Viscusi;Charles J. O'Connor

  • Employment Hazards: An Investigation of Market Performance

    W. Kip Viscusi

  • THE QUANTITY-ADJUSTED VALUE OF LIFE

    Michael J. Moore;W. Kip Viscusi

  • Private Values of Risk Tradeoffs at Superfund Sites: Housing Market Evidence on Learning about Risk

    Ted Gayer;James T. Hamilton;W. Kip Viscusi

  • The Impact of Occupational Safety and Health Regulation

    W. Kip Viscusi

  • Risk by choice : regulating health and safety in the workplace

    W. Kip Viscusi

  • Rational Risk Policy

    William Feldhaus;W. Kip Viscusi

  • A Note on "Lemons" Markets with Quality Certification

    W. Kip Viscusi

  • Cigarette Smokers as Job Risk Takers

    W. Kip Viscusi;Joni Hersch

  • Rates of time preference and valuations of the duration of life

    W.Kip Viscusi;Michael J. Moore

  • The Value of a Statistical Life: A Critical Review of Market Estimates Throughout the World

    W. Kip Viscusi;Joseph E. Aldy

  • The Value of a Statistical Life

    Thomas J. Kniesner;Thomas J. Kniesner;Thomas J. Kniesner;W. Kip Viscusi

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard J. Zeckhauser
Richard J. Zeckhauser Harvard University
Joel Huber
Joel Huber Duke University
Joni Hersch
Joni Hersch Vanderbilt University
Thomas J. Kniesner
Thomas J. Kniesner Claremont Graduate University
Joseph E. Aldy
Joseph E. Aldy Harvard University
James P. Ziliak
James P. Ziliak University of Kentucky
James T. Hamilton
James T. Hamilton Stanford University
William N. Evans
William N. Evans University of Notre Dame
Robert N. Stavins
Robert N. Stavins Harvard University
Robert W. Hahn
Robert W. Hahn University of Oxford

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