Asian University Rankings in International and Development Economics: An Application of Zipf's Law

B-Tier
Journal: Review of International Economics
Year: 2009
Volume: 17
Issue: 1
Pages: 137-143

Authors (1)

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

This paper ranks Asian universities in two related economics fields: international economics and development economics. A key finding is that new latecomers rank atop the two specialty areas of economics. The results of the university ranking also establish that Zipf's law applies to research‐based school ranks.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:bla:reviec:v:17:y:2009:i:1:p:137-143
Journal Field
International
Author Count
1
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2026-01-25