World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Award Badge
Economics and Finance
Netherlands
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
73
Citations
18994
World Ranking
399
National Ranking
9

Werner B. F. Brouwer 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 Werner B. F. Brouwer sits on this spectrum.

42–46 publications: 1 scientists 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 publications 521+

This scientist: 343 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Werner B. F. Brouwer 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 Werner B. F. Brouwer sits on this spectrum.

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: 73 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Werner B. F. Brouwer is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of economics, health systems, and quality of life, with a specialization in economics, econometrics, and finance.

Their scholarly output covers a range of topics within health economics and related fields. The main topics of their work include:

  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

Werner Brouwer's contributions span various subfields, highlighting a diverse research portfolio across:

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • General Health Professions
  • Health
  • Social Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science

Their frequent publications appear in a number of peer-reviewed journals, notably:

  • The European Journal of Health Economics
  • Health Economics
  • Value in Health
  • PharmacoEconomics
  • Social Science & Medicine

Werner Brouwer has collaborated extensively with several researchers in the field, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Job van Exel
  • Vivian Reckers-Droog
  • Tom Stargardt
  • Leona Hakkaart-van Roijen
  • Sebastian Neumann-Böhme

Their work includes studies addressing various aspects of health policy and public health, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Selected recent papers include:

  • Once we have it, will we use it? A European survey on willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19, 2020, The European Journal of Health Economics
  • United but divided: Policy responses and people's perceptions in the EU during the COVID-19 outbreak, 2020, Health Policy
  • Risk communication during COVID-19: A descriptive study on familiarity with, adherence to and trust in the WHO preventive measures, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • The Mental Health Quality of Life Questionnaire (MHQoL): development and first psychometric evaluation of a new measure to assess quality of life in people with mental health problems, 2021, Quality of Life Research
  • Blood donation in times of crisis: Early insight into the impact of COVID-19 on blood donors and their motivation to donate across European countries, 2021, Vox Sanguinis

Best Publications

  • Once we have it, will we use it? A European survey on willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

    Sebastian Neumann-Böhme;Nirosha Elsem Varghese;Iryna Sabat;Pedro P. Barros

  • Economic valuation of informal care. An overview of methods and applications

    Bernard van den Berg;Werner B. F. Brouwer;Marc A. Koopmanschap

  • Welfarism vs. extra-welfarism.

    Werner B.F. Brouwer;Anthony J. Culyer;Anthony J. Culyer;N. Job A. van Exel;Frans F.H. Rutten

  • The iMTA Productivity Cost Questionnaire: A Standardized Instrument for Measuring and Valuing Health-Related Productivity Losses

    Clazien Bouwmans;Marieke Krol;Hans Severens;Marc Koopmanschap

  • The CarerQol instrument: A new instrument to measure care-related quality of life of informal caregivers for use in economic evaluations

    W. B. F. Brouwer;N. J. A. van Exel;B. van Gorp;W. K. Redekop

  • Lifetime medical costs of obesity: prevention no cure for increasing health expenditure.

    Pieter H. M. van Baal;Johan J. Polder;Johan J. Polder;G. Ardine de Wit;Rudolf T. Hoogenveen

  • Discounting in Economic Evaluations

    Arthur E. Attema;Werner B. F. Brouwer;Karl Claxton

  • Productivity losses without absence: Measurement validation and empirical evidence

    W.B.F. Brouwer;M.A. Koopmanschap;F.F.H. Rutten

  • Caring for and caring about: Disentangling the caregiver effect and the family effect

    Ana Bobinac;N. Job A. van Exel;Frans F.H. Rutten;Werner B.F. Brouwer

  • An Overview of Methods and Applications to Value Informal Care in Economic Evaluations of Healthcare

    Marc A. Koopmanschap;N. Job A. van Exel;Bernard van den Berg;Werner B. F. Brouwer

  • Need for differential discounting of costs and health effects in cost effectiveness analyses.

    Werner B F Brouwer;Louis W Niessen;Maarten J Postma;Frans F H Rutten

  • Process utility from providing informal care: the benefit of caring.

    Werner B.F. Brouwer;N. Job A. van Exel;Bernard van den Berg;Geertruidis A.M. van den Bos

  • Economic valuation of informal care: lessons from the application of the opportunity costs and proxy good methods

    Bernard van den Berg;Werner Brouwer;Job van Exel;Marc Koopmanschap

  • Productivity Costs Measurement Through Quality of Life? A Response to the Recommendation of the Washington Panel

    Werner B. F. Brouwer;Marc A. Koopmanschap;Frans F. H. Rutten

  • Productivity Costs in Economic Evaluations: Past, Present, Future

    Marieke Krol;Werner Brouwer;Frans Rutten

  • Discounting and decision making in the economic evaluation of health-care technologies.

    Karl Claxton;Mike Paulden;Hugh Gravelle;Werner Brouwer

  • Quality of life instruments for economic evaluations in health and social care for older people: a systematic review.

    Peter Makai;Werner B.F. Brouwer;Marc A. Koopmanschap;Elly A. Stolk

  • How to Estimate Productivity Costs in Economic Evaluations

    Marieke Krol;Werner Brouwer

  • United but divided: Policy responses and people's perceptions in the EU during the COVID-19 outbreak.

    Iryna Sabat;Sebastian Neuman-Böhme;Nirosha Elsem Varghese;Pedro Pita Barros

  • On the economic foundations of CEA. Ladies and gentlemen, take your positions!

    Werner B.F Brouwer;Marc A Koopmanschap

  • Handbook of Health Economics

    Frans Rutten;Han Bleichrodt;Werner Brouwer;Marc Koopmanschap

  • Unrelated Future Costs and Unrelated Future Benefits: Reflections on NICE Guide to the Methods of Technology Appraisal

    Alec Morton;Amanda I Adler;David Bell;Andrew Briggs

Frequent Co-Authors

Job van Exel
Job van Exel Erasmus University Rotterdam
Marc A. Koopmanschap
Marc A. Koopmanschap Erasmus University Rotterdam
Frans F. H. Rutten
Frans F. H. Rutten University Medical Center Utrecht
Pedro Pita Barros
Pedro Pita Barros Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Aki Tsuchiya
Aki Tsuchiya University of Sheffield
László Gulácsi
László Gulácsi Óbuda University
John Brazier
John Brazier University of Sheffield
Elly A. Stolk
Elly A. Stolk Erasmus University Rotterdam
Cam Donaldson
Cam Donaldson Glasgow Caledonian University
Jan De Maeseneer
Jan De Maeseneer Ghent University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring a future in Economics and Finance opens the door to various online degrees and career options. Many students opt for pathways that can be completed quickly, such as enrolling in the best accelerated mba programs to fast-track their entry into high-level business roles.

For those interested in foundational skills, consider researching which bookkeeping certification is best to gain practical experience and credibility for accounting or entry-level finance positions.

If you’re seeking broader business administration skills, an online administration degree provides a solid base for roles in office management, project coordination, and supporting business operations.

For career growth within human resources and people management, consider advancing with a masters in human resource management online. These diverse online degree options allow you to specialize your skills and expand your career prospects in the competitive fields of economics, finance, and beyond.

Best Scientists Citing Werner B. F. Brouwer

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles