Alphabetized coauthorship

C-Tier
Journal: Applied Economics
Year: 2006
Volume: 38
Issue: 14
Pages: 1649-1653

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

It is found that alphabetized coauthored papers with two authors are more highly cited than non-alphabetized coauthored papers in both economics and agricultural economics. Alphabetized coauthored papers with more than two authors are not cited more, suggesting an optimal team size of two, ceteris paribus. We speculate that the preponderance of non-alphabetized papers in agricultural economics, as compared to economics, is due in some part to the differential importance of nonmarket-based criteria to evaluate research in this area as opposed to economics departments.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:taf:applec:v:38:y:2006:i:14:p:1649-1653
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25