Ranking authors and institutions by publications in regional science journals: 2010-2014

Rickman, Dan S. and Winters, John V (2015): Ranking authors and institutions by publications in regional science journals: 2010-2014.

Abstract

In this paper, authors and institutions are ranked based on the number of publications in ten core regional science journals during the period 2010-2014. Alternative rankings are constructed by considering only publications in the top four of the ten journals and also by adjusting for journal impact factors. Two impact factors are calculated for each journal based first on citations by the other nine core regional science journals and then by all journals in the database Scopus. Discussion is included regarding the patterns and consistency of the rankings across alternative criteria. Comparisons also are made to previous regional science publication rankings of authors and institutions.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Regional Science; Author rankings; Journal rankings
• Subjects: A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics > A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines; B - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches > B3 - History of Economic Thought: Individuals > B31 - Individuals; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R0 - General > R00 - General

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