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Top Institutions and Economists in New Jersey (United States), as of June 2026

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Top institutions, all authors, all publication years

Rank W.Rank Institution Score Authors Author
Shares
1[1]Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)1.005041.90
2[2]Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)2.394440.69
3[3]Princeton University → School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)2.551710.46
4[4]Rutgers University-Newark → Business, Newark, New Jersey (United States)3.97109.24
-[-]Princeton University → Department of Economics → Bendheim Center for Finance, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)4.3975.01
-[-]Princeton University → Department of Economics → Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)4.7120.84
5[5]Stevens Institute of Technology → School of Business, Hoboken, New Jersey (United States)5.0697.25
-[-]Rutgers University-Newark → Business → Department of Finance and Economics, Newark, New Jersey (United States)5.8955
6[6]Rutgers University-Newark → Department of Economics, Newark, New Jersey (United States)5.921211.95
-[-]Princeton University → Department of Economics → Industrial Relations Section, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)6.8642.02
-[-]Princeton University → Department of Economics → International Economics Section, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)6.9810.25
7[7]Mathematica Policy Research, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)7.371614.68
8[8]Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)8.0244
-[-]Princeton University → School of Public and International Affairs → Research Program in Development Studies, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)8.2410.25
9[9]Rutgers University-Camden → Department of Economics, Camden, New Jersey (United States)8.9566
10[10]Rutgers Universty-Piscataway → School of Management and Labor Relations, Piscataway, New Jersey (United States)11.0610.84
11[12]Rutgers University-New Brunswick → School of Management and Labor Relations, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)12.5311
12[11]Ramapo College → Anisfield School of Business, Mahwah, New Jersey (United States)13.1022

Top institutions, 10 best authors for each, publications last 10 years

Rank W.Rank Institution Score Authors Author
Shares
1[1]Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)1.005010
2[2]Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)24410
3[3]Princeton University → School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)3.251710
4[4]Stevens Institute of Technology → School of Business, Hoboken, New Jersey (United States)4.1097.25
5[5]Rutgers University-Newark → Business, Newark, New Jersey (United States)4.44109.24
-[-]Princeton University → Department of Economics → Bendheim Center for Finance, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)4.9475.01
-[-]Princeton University → Department of Economics → Industrial Relations Section, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)5.8942.02
6[6]Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)6.9244
7[7]Mathematica Policy Research, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)7.261610
-[-]Rutgers University-Newark → Business → Department of Finance and Economics, Newark, New Jersey (United States)7.5255
8[8]Rutgers University-Newark → Department of Economics, Newark, New Jersey (United States)8.781210
-[-]Princeton University → Department of Economics → Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)9.1220.84
9[10]Rutgers University-New Brunswick → School of Management and Labor Relations, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)9.7311
10[11]Rutgers University-Camden → Department of Economics, Camden, New Jersey (United States)9.9666
11[9]Rutgers Universty-Piscataway → School of Public Health → Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy, Piscataway, New Jersey (United States)10.0121.90
-[-]Princeton University → School of Public and International Affairs → Research Program in Development Studies, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)12.6510.25
12[12]Montclair State University → Economics and Finance, Upper Montclair, New Jersey (United States)12.671010

Top authors, all publications years

Rank W.Rank Author Score
1[1]Paul Krugman
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
Princeton University → School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
2.46
2[3]Mark W. Watson
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
2.60
3[7]Alan S. Blinder
Princeton University → Department of Economics → Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
3.59
4[5]Avinash Kamalakar Dixit
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
3.82
5[9]Richard Rogerson
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
4.59
6[11]Michael David Bordo
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
6.13
7[12]Markus K. Brunnermeier
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
Princeton University → Department of Economics → Bendheim Center for Finance, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
6.70
8[13]Atif Mian
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
Princeton University → School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
7.52
9[6]Gene Grossman
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
Princeton University → Department of Economics → International Economics Section, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
10.60
10[16]Douglas J. Cumming
Stevens Institute of Technology → School of Business, Hoboken, New Jersey (United States)
11.62
11[17]Yacine Ait-Sahalia
Princeton University → Department of Economics → Bendheim Center for Finance, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
13.23
12[18]Motohiro Yogo
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
13.48
13[14]Anne Case
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
Princeton University → School of Public and International Affairs → Research Program in Development Studies, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
Princeton University → School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
13.88
14[8]Orley Ashenfelter
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
14.91
15[19]Matias D. Cattaneo
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
15.15
16[22]Pascaline Dupas
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
17.17
17[26]Jianqing Fan
Princeton University → Department of Economics → Bendheim Center for Finance, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
17.50
18[23]Seema Jayachandran
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
Princeton University → School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
17.77
19[24]Wei Xiong
Princeton University → Department of Economics → Bendheim Center for Finance, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
17.92
20[21]Alexandre Mas
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
18.10
21[25]Jennifer Hunt
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
18.79
22[2]Angus Deaton
Princeton University → School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
19.42
23[15]Harvey Rosen
Princeton University → Department of Economics → Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
19.55
24[28]Aysegul Sahin
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
20.68
25[29]Norman R. Swanson
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
21.51
26[27]Wolfgang Pesendorfer
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
22.20
27[20]Michael Rothschild
Princeton University → School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
23.41
28[31]Cheng Few Lee
Rutgers University-Newark → Business → Department of Finance and Economics, Newark, New Jersey (United States)
24.62
29[34]Roberto Chang
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
25.30
30[30]Faruk Gul
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
26.79
31[33]Leah Platt Boustan
Princeton University → Department of Economics → Industrial Relations Section, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
27.39
32[32]Rocio Titiunik
Unknown
28.96
33[35]John Cantwell
Rutgers University-Newark → Business, Newark, New Jersey (United States)
29.66
34[37]Hugh Rockoff
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
31.03
35[40]Thomas J. Prusa
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
31.07
36[10]Roland Benabou
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
33.06
37[44]Eugene White
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
36.46
38[45]Yangru Wu
Rutgers University-Newark → Business → Department of Finance and Economics, Newark, New Jersey (United States)
37.66
39[39]Owen Zidar
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
37.70
40[41]Tomas Sjostrom
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
38.12
41[42]Morris Davis
Rutgers University-Newark → Business, Newark, New Jersey (United States)
38.26
42[36]Gregory Chow
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
38.35
43[51]Harold James
Princeton University → School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
42.33
44[43]Ira N. Gang
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
43.98
45[4]Janet Currie
Princeton University → School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
44.00
46[50]James Raymond Vreeland
Princeton University → School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
46.32
47[47]Richard P. McLean
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
46.34
48[48]William Dudley
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
47.25
49[60]Robert Noland
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
48.56
50[49]Roger W. Klein
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
48.82
51[52]Pietro Ortoleva
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
48.92
52[65]Yana van der Meulen Rodgers
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → School of Management and Labor Relations, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
48.96
53[58]Arlene Wong
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
49.57
54[55]Thomas Fujiwara
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
49.72
55[57]Hilary A. Sigman
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
50.01
56[61]Bruce Mizrach
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
50.06
57[38]Todd Keister
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
52.12

Top authors, publications last 10 years

Rank W.Rank Author Score
1[2]Matias D. Cattaneo
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
2.07
2[3]Seema Jayachandran
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
Princeton University → School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
4.14
3[6]Douglas J. Cumming
Stevens Institute of Technology → School of Business, Hoboken, New Jersey (United States)
4.41
4[4]Richard Rogerson
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
5.12
5[5]Markus K. Brunnermeier
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
Princeton University → Department of Economics → Bendheim Center for Finance, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
5.30
6[8]Atif Mian
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
Princeton University → School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
6.51
7[7]Owen Zidar
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
6.88
8[10]Alexandre Mas
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
7.76
9[11]Mark W. Watson
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
8.10
10[9]Rocio Titiunik
Unknown
8.21
11[12]Aysegul Sahin
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
9.78
12[13]Pascaline Dupas
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
11.48
13[15]Leah Platt Boustan
Princeton University → Department of Economics → Industrial Relations Section, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
12.76
14[18]Michael David Bordo
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
12.82
15[20]Jianqing Fan
Princeton University → Department of Economics → Bendheim Center for Finance, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
13.80
16[17]Motohiro Yogo
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
14.00
17[19]Arlene Wong
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
15.62
18[22]Jacob Bastian
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
17.72
19[23]Alan S. Blinder
Princeton University → Department of Economics → Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
18.01
20[24]Yacine Ait-Sahalia
Princeton University → Department of Economics → Bendheim Center for Finance, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
20.67
21[25]Zachary Bleemer
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
21.26
22[29]Amanda Yvonne Agan
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
22.25
23[30]Cheng Few Lee
Rutgers University-Newark → Business → Department of Finance and Economics, Newark, New Jersey (United States)
23.07
24[32]Martin Hugo Saavedra
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
24.84
25[26]Anne Case
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
Princeton University → School of Public and International Affairs → Research Program in Development Studies, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
Princeton University → School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
26.20
26[33]Wei Xiong
Princeton University → Department of Economics → Bendheim Center for Finance, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
26.77
27[44]Yana van der Meulen Rodgers
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → School of Management and Labor Relations, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
27.22
28[28]Jose Azar
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
28.84
29[35]Jennifer Hunt
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
29.16
30[42]John Cantwell
Rutgers University-Newark → Business, Newark, New Jersey (United States)
29.51
31[37]Thomas Fujiwara
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
30.40
32[38]Morris Davis
Rutgers University-Newark → Business, Newark, New Jersey (United States)
31.81
33[39]Robert E. Kopp
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
31.82
34[40]Roberto Chang
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
32.24
35[43]Norman R. Swanson
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
32.32
36[48]Noha Emara
Rutgers University-Camden → Department of Economics, Camden, New Jersey (United States)
34.63
37[41]Pietro Ortoleva
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
35.47
38[46]Nitish Kumar
Rutgers University-Newark → Business, Newark, New Jersey (United States)
35.71
39[1]Janet Currie
Princeton University → School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
36.63
40[45]Christopher E.s. Warburton
Berkeley College → Larry L. Luing School of Business, Paramus, New Jersey (United States)
36.85
41[27]Todd Keister
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
37.23
42[21]Gene Grossman
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
Princeton University → Department of Economics → International Economics Section, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
38.48
43[49]Hugh Rockoff
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
39.14
44[50]Oriol Carbonell-Nicolau
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
40.19
45[14]Angus Deaton
Princeton University → School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
40.97
46[52]Xiye Yang
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
41.70
47[54]Harold James
Princeton University → School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
43.14
48[57]Zhaodong Zhong
Rutgers University-Newark → Business → Department of Finance and Economics, Newark, New Jersey (United States)
44.08
49[59]Mark E. McGovern
Rutgers Universty-Piscataway → School of Public Health → Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy, Piscataway, New Jersey (United States)
46.21
50[58]Thomas J. Prusa
Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Department of Economics, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
46.86
51[60]Manuel Linsenmeier
Princeton University → School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
46.99
52[65]Jason Barr
Rutgers University-Newark → Department of Economics, Newark, New Jersey (United States)
47.73
53[16]Orley Ashenfelter
Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
48.33
54[51]Charles Steindel
Ramapo College → Anisfield School of Business, Mahwah, New Jersey (United States)
48.36
55[73]Nazif Durmaz
Kean University → College of Business and Public Management → Global Business School, Union, New Jersey (United States)
50.82
56[63]Stefano Bonini
Stevens Institute of Technology → School of Business, Hoboken, New Jersey (United States)
52.62
57[55]German Sergio Gieczewski
Princeton University → Research Programme in Political Economy (RPPE), Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
52.87
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