| Rank | Score | W.Rank | Institution | 
1 | 1.09 | [1] | Department of Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago | 2 | 1.8 | [2] | Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago | 3 | 3 | [3] | Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Evanston | 4 | 3.95 | [4] | Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston | (5) | 5.67 | [4] | Department of Finance, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston | 5 | 6.3 | [5] | Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago | 6 | 6.64 | [6] | American Bar Foundation (ABF), Chicago | (7) | 8.78 | [6] | Economic Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago | 7 | 9.84 | [8] | Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign | 8 | 9.88 | [7] | Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago, Chicago | 9 | 10.32 | [9] | Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago | 
| Rank | Score | W.Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) | 
| 1. | 1.48 | [1] | James J. Heckman | Department of Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago American Bar Foundation (ABF), Chicago
 | 
| 2. | 2.19 | [2] | Robert E. Lucas Jr. | Department of Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 3. | 4.53 | [3] | Robert J. Gordon | Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Evanston | 
| 4. | 5.59 | [4] | Gary S. Becker | Department of Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 5. | 5.63 | [5] | Martin  Eichenbaum | Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Evanston
 Economic Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago
 | 
| 6. | 6.56 | [6] | Eugene F. Fama Sr. | Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 7. | 7.13 | [9] | Raghuram G. Rajan | George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP), Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago
 Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago
 | 
| 8. | 7.93 | [7] | Lars Peter Hansen | Department of Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 9. | 8.57 | [8] | Lawrence  Christiano | Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Evanston | 
| 10. | 10.12 | [10] | Kevin M. Murphy | Department of Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago
 | 
| 11. | 10.4 | [12] | John H. Cochrane | Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 12. | 10.64 | [11] | Sergio T Rebelo | Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston Department of Finance, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston
 | 
| 13. | 12.32 | [13] | Richard H. Thaler | Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 14. | 12.61 | [14] | Charles F. Manski | Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Evanston Institute for Policy Research (IPR), Northwestern University, Evanston
 | 
| 15. | 13.57 | [15] | Steven  Levitt | Department of Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 16. | 14.08 | [17] | John  List | Department of Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 17. | 17.47 | [16] | Douglas W. Diamond | Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 18. | 18.41 | [18] | Robert M. Townsend | Department of Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 19. | 18.76 | [22] | Roger B. Myerson | Department of Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 20. | 19.75 | [19] | Anil K Kashyap | Applied Economics Workshop, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago
 | 
| 21. | 20.6 | [20] | Dale T. Mortensen | Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Evanston | 
| 22. | 23.33 | [21] | Charles L. Evans | Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 23. | 23.71 | [27] | Kiminori  Matsuyama | Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Evanston | 
| 24. | 23.9 | [26] | Casey  Mulligan | Department of Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 25. | 24.45 | [30] | Barry R. Chiswick | Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago | 
| 26. | 25.25 | [28] | Harald  Uhlig | Department of Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 27. | 25.26 | [36] | Don  Fullerton | College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign Department of Finance, College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign
 | 
| 28. | 26.14 | [23] | Robert H. Topel | Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 29. | 26.28 | [25] | Bruce D. Meyer | Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago, Chicago Northwestern University / University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research, University of Chicago, Chicago
 | 
| 30. | 28.36 | [31] | Torben G. Andersen | Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston Department of Finance, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston
 | 
| 31. | 28.7 | [34] | Ravi  Jagannathan | Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston Department of Finance, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston
 | 
| 32. | 29.24 | [32] | Steven J. Davis | Applied Economics Workshop, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago
 | 
| 33. | 29.56 | [29] | Samuel  Kortum | Department of Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 34. | 30.53 | [33] | George M. Constantinides | Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 35. | 31.33 | [24] | Wojciech  Olszewski | Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Evanston | 
| 36. | 33.81 | [37] | Charles Milton Kahn | College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign
 Department of Finance, College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign
 | 
| 37. | 33.81 | [35] | Robert  Shimer | Department of Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 38. | 35.05 | [38] | Sam  Peltzman | Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 39. | 35.05 | [39] | Jonas D.M. Fisher | Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 40. | 36.66 | [40] | Arnold  Zellner | Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 41. | 40.45 | [45] | Ehud  Kalai | Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science (CMS-EMS), Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston
 | 
| 42. | 40.66 | [41] | Daniel F. Spulber | Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston | 
| 43. | 43.34 | [42] | Milton  Harris | Applied Economics Workshop, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago
 | 
| 44. | 43.59 | [43] | Dan  Bernhardt | Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign | 
| 45. | 45.16 | [47] | Austan  Goolsbee | American Bar Foundation (ABF), Chicago Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago
 | 
| 46. | 45.66 | [48] | Robert H. Porter | Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Evanston | 
| 47. | 46.8 | [49] | Dennis W. Carlton | Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 48. | 47.38 | [44] | Jonathan A. Parker | Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston Department of Finance, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston
 Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Evanston
 | 
| 49. | 48.24 | [53] | Tomas  Philipson | Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 50. | 48.85 | [52] | Jeffrey T. Grogger | Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago, Chicago | 
| 51. | 49.28 | [55] | Frank Joseph Chaloupka IV | Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago | 
| 52. | 49.87 | [46] | Mitchell  Petersen | Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston Department of Finance, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston
 | 
| 53. | 50.59 | [50] | David S. Evans | University of Chicago |