Institution: University College London (UCL)
Primary Field: Theory (weighted toward more recent publications)
Homepage: http://www.michaelthaler.com
Scores use coauthorship adjustment: α/n credit per paper, where n = number of authors. α = 2.02: calibrated so average adjusted count equals average raw count (a zero-sum adjustment).
| Period | S (4x) | A (2x) | B (1x) | C (½x) | Total | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 5 Years | 2.69 | 0.00 | 4.04 | 0.00 | 6.73 | 89% |
| Last 10 Years | 2.69 | 0.67 | 4.04 | 0.00 | 7.40 | 82% |
| All Time | 2.69 | 0.67 | 4.04 | 0.00 | 7.40 | 85% |
| Year | Article | Journal | Tier | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Overinference from Weak Signals and Underinference from Strong Signals* | Quarterly Journal of Economics | S | 3 |
| 2024 | The Fake News Effect: Experimentally Identifying Motivated Reasoning Using Trust in News | American Economic Journal: Microeconomics | B | 1 |
| 2021 | Gender differences in motivated reasoning | Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization | B | 1 |
| 2020 | Polarization and public health: Partisan differences in social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic | Journal of Public Economics | A | 6 |