| 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. | 2.86 | Anjan V. Thakor | Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 3. | 2.88 | Robert A. Pollak | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 4. | 5.49 | Costas Azariadis | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 5. | 5.68 | Michele Boldrin | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 6. | 6.12 | 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. | 6.24 | Stephen D. Williamson | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 9. | 8.31 | Bruce Clayton Petersen | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 10. | 8.32 | Philip H. Dybvig | Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 11. | 9.2 | Daniel L Thornton | Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 12. | 9.66 | Ping Wang | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 13. | 11.34 | James Bullard | Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 14. | 11.47 | Glenn MacDonald | Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 15. | 14.13 | Christopher J. Neely | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 16. | 14.22 | Robert H. Rasche | Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 17. | 14.64 | Jeroen Swinkels | Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |