| Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | J. Peter Neary | School of Economics, University College Dublin, Dublin |
| 2. | Philip Lane | Department of Economics, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Dublin Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS), Trinity College, University of Dublin, Dublin |
| 3. | Kevin H. O'Rourke | Department of Economics, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Dublin Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS), Trinity College, University of Dublin, Dublin |
| 4. | Patrick Honohan | Department of Economics, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Dublin |
| 5. | Colm P. Harmon | School of Economics, University College Dublin, Dublin Geary Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin |