In the first edition of the annual world ranking for top scientists in economics and finance, Erasmus School of Economics is well represented by 4 scholars in the top 500 (out of 1000). With the list of leading scholars, Research.com offers the academic community more visibility and exposure to the influential research contributions made by those at the forefront of economics and finance.
4 scholars Erasmus School of Economics in top 500
For the 2022 edition of the ranking, more than 7858 scientist profiles on Google Scholar and Microsoft Academic Graph have been examined with several indicators and metrics reviewed to consider each scientist’s inclusion in the ranking. In total 4 scholars of Erasmus School of Economics rank high in the list: Prof. Roy Thurik (137), Prof. Jan van Ours (316), Prof. Philip Hans Franses (344), Prof. Eddy van Doorslaer (363) and Peter Wakker (403).
The h-index threshold for approving a scholar to be considered was set to 30 if most of their publications were in the field of Economics and Finance. The inclusion criteria for scholars to be considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the discipline h-index, proportion of the contributions made within the given discipline in addition to the awards and achievements of the scientists.
About the ranking
All research was coordinated by Professor Imed Bouchrika, a computer scientist with a well-established record of collaboration on several international research projects with different partners from the academic community. His role was to make sure all data remained unbiased, accurate, and up to date. Research.com considers itself as the number one research portal for science rankings.
Click here for the 1st edition of top economics & finance scientists ranking and here for the key findings.
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For more information, please contact Ronald de Groot, Communications Officer at Erasmus School of Economics: rdegroot@ese.eur.nl, mobile phone: +31 6 53641 846.
