| Rank | Score | W.Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | 2.79 | [5] | Edward Nelson | Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 2. | 3.23 | [2] | Anjan V. Thakor | Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 3. | 3.73 | [3] | Robert A. Pollak | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 4. | 3.78 | [6] | David Knudsen Levine | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 5. | 4.47 | [1] | William Poole | Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 6. | 6.21 | [4] | Douglass C. North | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 7. | 6.37 | [8] | Costas Azariadis | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 8. | 6.38 | [9] | Michele Boldrin | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 9. | 8.69 | [10] | Stephen D. Williamson | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 10. | 9.63 | [11] | Philip H. Dybvig | Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 11. | 10.04 | [7] | Daniel L Thornton | Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 12. | 10.45 | [15] | Bruce Clayton Petersen | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 13. | 10.63 | [12] | Ping Wang | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 14. | 11.72 | [13] | James Bullard | Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 15. | 12.56 | [14] | Robert H. Rasche | Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 16. | 14.6 | [16] | Glenn MacDonald | Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 17. | 14.89 | [17] | Christopher J. Neely | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 18. | 16.95 | [21] | Jeroen Swinkels | Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 19. | 17.09 | [18] | Todd Clark | Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Kansas City |