2026 William B. Walstad: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	40	5346	4959	2525	2299	177	7065

William B. Walstad publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William B. Walstad sits on this spectrum.

44 publications 570+

This scientist: 177 publications — 55th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

William B. Walstad D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William B. Walstad sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

William B. Walstad is affiliated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States. Their research primarily spans fields related to social sciences, business, management, accounting, and economics. They have contributed extensively to subfields such as accounting, education, economics and econometrics, demography, and finance.

The main research topics covered by William B. Walstad include financial literacy, pension and retirement analysis, housing market economics, retirement and employment-related issues, innovations in educational methods, financial markets and investment strategies, insurance and mortality, as well as evaluation of teaching practices.

William B. Walstad has published work in several academic venues, including:

The American Economist
The Journal of Economic Education
Research in Comparative and International Education
Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning
Citizenship Social and Economics Education

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by William B. Walstad are:

"Gender Differences in Financial Decision-Making and Behaviors in Single and Joint Households" (2022), published in The American Economist
"Required or voluntary financial education and saving behaviors" (2022), published in The Journal of Economic Education
"Comparison of financial education and knowledge in the United States and Germany: Curriculum and assessment" (2022), published in Research in Comparative and International Education
"Financial Literacy and the Early Withdrawal of Funds From Retirement Accounts" (2021), published in Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning
"Long-term analysis of a savings program in elementary school" (2022), published in Citizenship Social and Economics Education

William B. Walstad frequently collaborates with other researchers. Frequent coauthors include Olga Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, Jamie Wagner, Andreas Kraitzek, Manuel Förster, and Ashley Tharayil.

Best Publications

Entrepreneurship and female youth: knowledge, attitudes, gender differences, and educational practices

Marilyn L Kourilsky;William B Walstad

939
Citations
THE EFFECTS OF PERCEIVED AND ACTUAL FINANCIAL LITERACY ON FINANCIAL BEHAVIORS

Sam Allgood;William B. Walstad

744
Citations
The Effects of Financial Education on the Financial Knowledge of High School Students

William B. Walstad;Ken Rebeck;Richard A. MacDONALD

450
Citations
Entrepreneurial Attitudes and Knowledge of Black Youth

William B. Walstad;Marilyn L. Kourilsky

250
Citations
Research on Teaching Economics to Undergraduates

Sam Allgood;William B. Walstad;John J. Siegfried

209
Citations
Financial Literacy and Credit Card Behaviors: A Cross-Sectional Analysis by Age

Sam Allgood;William Walstad

187
Citations
Differential Item Functioning and Male-Female Differences on Multiple-Choice Tests in Economics

William B. Walstad;Denise Robson

174
Citations
Improving Assessment in University Economics

William B. Walstad

167
Citations
Assessing the economic knowledge and economic opinions of adults

William B Walstad;Ken Rebeck

163
Citations
The Effect of Economic Knowledge on Public Opinion of Economic Issues

William B. Walstad

161
Citations
The Effects o f Financial Education on Short-term and Long-term Financial Behaviors

Jamie Wagner;William B. Walstad

156
Citations
On Measuring Economic Attitudes.

John C. Soper;William B. Walstad

141
Citations
Achievement Differences on Multiple-Choice and Essay Tests in Economics

William Walstad;William E. Becker

136
Citations
The Longitudinal Effects of Economic Education on Teachers and Their Students

Sam Allgood;William B. Walstad

131
Citations
Economics Instruction in High Schools

William B Walstad

130
Citations
What Is High School Economics? Factors Contributing to Student Achievement and Attitudes.

William B. Walstad;John C. Soper

125
Citations
What Do College Seniors Know About Economics

William B. Walstad;Sam Allgood

118
Citations
Data Loss from Pretest to Posttest as a Sample Selection Problem

William E. Becker;William B. Walstad

114
Citations
Economic Education in U.S. High Schools

William B. Walstad

112
Citations
A Report Card on the Economic Literacy of U.S. High School Students.

William B. Walstad;John C. Soper

104
Citations
Teaching Undergraduate Economics: A Handbook for Instructors

William B. Walstad;Phillip Saunders

87
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald K. Hambleton University of Massachusetts Amherst

External Links

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