| Rank | Score | W.Rank | Institution | 1 | 1.48 | [2] | Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa |
| Rank | Score | W.Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | 1.63 | [2] | Paul Pecorino | Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Department of Economics, Finance and Legal Studies, Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa |
| 2. | 2.09 | [1] | Robert B. Burton Ekelund Jr. | Department of Economics, Auburn University, Auburn |
| 3. | 2.77 | [3] | Stefan C. Norrbin | School of Business, Samford University, Birmingham |
| 4. | 3.63 | [5] | James Peery Cover | Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Department of Economics, Finance and Legal Studies, Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa |
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