| Rank | Score | W.Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | 1.39 | [1] | Tim Bollerslev | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham |
| 2. | 2.29 | [2] | Campbell Harvey | Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham Finance Area, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham |
| 3. | 4.5 | [3] | Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham |
| 4. | 4.73 | [6] | Christopher Ruhm | Economics Department, Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Greensboro Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Greensboro |
| 5. | 4.85 | [4] | Martín Uribe | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham |
| 6. | 5.23 | [5] | Craig Burnside | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham |
| 7. | 5.63 | [7] | Eric Ghysels | Department of Economics, University of North Carolina-Chapel-Hill, Chapel Hill |
| 8. | 7.76 | [8] | Duncan Thomas | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham |
| 9. | 11.59 | [9] | George Tauchen | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham |
| 10. | 12.35 | [12] | Steven Allen | Department of Economics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh |
| 11. | 12.64 | [10] | James Friedman | Department of Economics, University of North Carolina-Chapel-Hill, Chapel Hill |
| 12. | 13.76 | [14] | John J. Seater | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham Department of Economics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh |
| 13. | 13.84 | [16] | Frank Allen Sloan | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham Center for Resources and the Environment, Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham |
| 14. | 14.46 | [15] | Atsushi Inoue | Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh |
| 15. | 14.68 | [13] | Wilbur John Coleman II | Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham Economics Area, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham |
| 16. | 15.27 | [11] | Albert S. Kyle | Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham Finance Area, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham |
| 17. | 15.36 | [17] | Kevin D. Hoover | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham |
| 18. | 19.07 | [23] | Edward Tower | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham |
| 19. | 20.02 | [19] | Charles T. Clotfelter | Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University, Durham |
| 20. | 20.15 | [18] | Thomas Nechyba | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham |
| 21. | 20.36 | [20] | David C. Ribar | Economics Department, Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Greensboro Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Greensboro |
| 22. | 20.76 | [21] | Alastair Hall | Department of Economics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh |