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On the Influence of Top Journals

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  • Lorenzo Ductor

    (University of Granada)

  • Sanjeev Goyal

    (Columbia University)

  • Marco J. van der Leij

    (University of Amsterdam)

  • Gustavo Nicolas Paez

    (Myanmar Development Institute)

Abstract

We study the evolution of the influence of journals over the period 1970-2017. In the early 1970's, a number of journals had similar influence, but by 1995, the `Top 5' journals, QJE, AER, RES, Econometrica, and JPE, had acquired a major lead. This dominance has remained more or less unchanged since 1995. To place these developments in a broader context, we also study trends in sociology. The trends there have gone the other way; the field journals rose in influence, relative to the Top General journals. A model of journals as platforms is developed to understand these trends across time and across disciplines.

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  • Lorenzo Ductor & Sanjeev Goyal & Marco J. van der Leij & Gustavo Nicolas Paez, 2020. "On the Influence of Top Journals," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 20-019/II, Tinbergen Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:tin:wpaper:20200019
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    6. Lorenzo Ductor & Sanjeev Goyal & Anja Prummer, 2023. "Gender and Collaboration," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 105(6), pages 1366-1378, November.

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    • A14 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Sociology of Economics
    • D85 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Network Formation

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