| Rank | Score | W.Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | 1.7 | [1] | Shang-Jin Wei | Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research (HKIMR), Government of Hong Kong, |
| 2. | 1.91 | [2] | Larry H. P. Lang | Faculty of Business Administration, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin Department of Finance, Faculty of Business Administration, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin |
| 3. | 3.31 | [3] | Junsen Zhang | Department of Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin |
| 4. | 5.06 | [4] | Wing Suen | School of Economics & Finance, Faculty of Business and Economics, Hong Kong University, Faculty of Business and Economics, Hong Kong University, |
| 5. | 5.45 | [5] | Danyang Xie | Department of Economics, Business School, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Kowloon Business School, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Kowloon |
| 6. | 5.99 | [7] | Francis T. Lui | Department of Economics, Business School, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Kowloon Business School, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Kowloon |
| 7. | 6.35 | [6] | Siu Fai Leung | Department of Economics, Business School, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Kowloon Business School, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Kowloon |
| 8. | 7.98 | [8] | Chong K. Yip | Department of Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin |
| 9. | 8.12 | [9] | Yuk-Shee Chan | Department of Finance and Insurance, Lingnan University, Tuen Mun |
| 10. | 10.71 | [10] | David Edward Cook | Department of Economics, Business School, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Kowloon Business School, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Kowloon |