| Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | Danyang Xie | Department of Economics, Business School, University of Science and Technology, Kowloon Business School, University of Science and Technology, Kowloon |
| 2. | Wing Suen | Department of Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin |
| 3. | Larry Dongxiao Qiu | Department of Economics, Business School, University of Science and Technology, Kowloon Business School, University of Science and Technology, Kowloon |
| 4. | David Edward Cook | Department of Economics, Business School, University of Science and Technology, Kowloon Business School, University of Science and Technology, Kowloon |
| 5. | Charles Ka Yui Leung | Department of Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin |