| Rank | Score | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | 2.68 | Edward Nelson | Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 2. | 2.72 | Anjan V. Thakor | Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 3. | 2.92 | Robert A. Pollak | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 4. | 5.44 | Costas Azariadis | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 5. | 5.45 | Michele Boldrin | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 6. | 5.71 | William Poole | Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 7. | 6.13 | Douglass C. North | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 8. | 6.88 | Stephen D. Williamson | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 9. | 8.33 | Philip H. Dybvig | Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 10. | 8.39 | Bruce Clayton Petersen | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 11. | 9.44 | Daniel L Thornton | Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 12. | 9.59 | Ping Wang | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 13. | 11.06 | James Bullard | Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 14. | 11.37 | Glenn MacDonald | Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 15. | 14.19 | Robert H. Rasche | Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 16. | 14.23 | Christopher J. Neely | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 17. | 16.01 | William Thomas Gavin | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |