Matthew Ranson

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 843 citations indexed

About

Matthew Ranson is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew Ranson has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 843 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 4 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Matthew Ranson's work include Economic and Environmental Valuation (5 papers), Climate Change Policy and Economics (5 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (3 papers). Matthew Ranson is often cited by papers focused on Economic and Environmental Valuation (5 papers), Climate Change Policy and Economics (5 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (3 papers). Matthew Ranson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Nepal and New Zealand. Matthew Ranson's co-authors include Elena Y. Besedin, Robert J. Johnston, Robert N. Stavins, Richard Iovanna, Christopher J. Miller, Allison Crimmins, Carolyn Kousky, L. Jantarasami, Matthias Rüth and Robin Jenkins and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and Ecological Economics.

In The Last Decade

Matthew Ranson

16 papers receiving 779 citations

Hit Papers

Crime, weather, and climate change 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Crime, weather, and climate change
    2014 314 citations Matthew Ranson Journal of Environmental Economics and Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Matthew Ranson United States 10 438 221 203 99 96 16 843
Simona Pedde Netherlands 16 173 0.4× 496 2.2× 216 1.1× 125 1.3× 69 0.7× 33 901
Brian Roach United States 13 481 1.1× 195 0.9× 112 0.6× 26 0.3× 53 0.6× 27 952
Jason Russ United States 15 197 0.4× 166 0.8× 108 0.5× 90 0.9× 33 0.3× 45 904
Urvashi Narain United States 19 406 0.9× 325 1.5× 189 0.9× 190 1.9× 127 1.3× 34 1.1k
William S. Breffle United States 11 641 1.5× 162 0.7× 99 0.5× 113 1.1× 22 0.2× 20 849
Juan José Miranda United States 13 422 1.0× 261 1.2× 158 0.8× 101 1.0× 67 0.7× 28 1.0k
Norman Meade United States 9 905 2.1× 291 1.3× 125 0.6× 59 0.6× 40 0.4× 19 1.2k
Michael Delgado United States 8 426 1.0× 304 1.4× 137 0.7× 208 2.1× 240 2.5× 13 1.1k
Adelle Thomas Bahamas 18 135 0.3× 369 1.7× 436 2.1× 92 0.9× 35 0.4× 48 1.0k
Kate Larsen United States 4 325 0.7× 246 1.1× 119 0.6× 159 1.6× 134 1.4× 8 794

Countries citing papers authored by Matthew Ranson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Matthew Ranson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matthew Ranson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Matthew Ranson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Matthew Ranson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Matthew Ranson. Matthew Ranson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Bhanot, Syon, et al.. (2020). Emotions and decisions in the real world: What can we learn from quasi-field experiments?. PLoS ONE. 15(12). e0243044–e0243044. 2 indexed citations
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Guignet, Dennis, Robin Jenkins, Matthew Ranson, & Patrick J. Walsh. (2017). Contamination and incomplete information: Bounding implicit prices using high-profile leaks. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 88. 259–282. 19 indexed citations
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Ranson, Matthew & Robert N. Stavins. (2015). Linkage of greenhouse gas emissions trading systems: learning from experience. Climate Policy. 16(3). 284–300. 89 indexed citations
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Ranson, Matthew, et al.. (2015). The Impact of Pollution Prevention on Toxic Environmental Releases from U.S. Manufacturing Facilities. Environmental Science & Technology. 49(21). 12951–12957. 32 indexed citations
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Ranson, Matthew. (2014). Crime, weather, and climate change. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 67(3). 274–302. 314 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ranson, Matthew, et al.. (2014). Tropical and extratropical cyclone damages under climate change. Climatic Change. 127(2). 227–241. 39 indexed citations
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Ranson, Matthew, et al.. (2014). Climate Change and Space Heating Energy Demand: A Review of the Literature. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 9 indexed citations
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Ranson, Matthew & Robert N. Stavins. (2014). Linkage of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Systems: Learning from Experience. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
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Ranson, Matthew & Robert N. Stavins. (2013). Linkage of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Systems: Learning from Experience. SSRN Electronic Journal. 14 indexed citations
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Ranson, Matthew & Robert N. Stavins. (2012). Linkage as a Foundation for Post-Durban Climate Policy Architecture. Ethics Policy & Environment. 15(3). 272–275. 2 indexed citations
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Ranson, Matthew & Robert N. Stavins. (2012). Post-Durban Climate Policy Architecture Based on Linkage of Cap-and-Trade Systems. SSRN Electronic Journal. 13 indexed citations
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Ranson, Matthew. (2012). Crime, Weather, and Climate Change. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations
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Ranson, Matthew. (2012). What are the Welfare Costs of Shoreline Loss? Housing Market Evidence from a Discontinuity Matching Design. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
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Johnston, Robert J., Elena Y. Besedin, & Matthew Ranson. (2006). Characterizing the effects of valuation methodology in function-based benefits transfer. Ecological Economics. 60(2). 407–419. 34 indexed citations
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Johnston, Robert J., et al.. (2006). What Determines Willingness to Pay per Fish? A Meta-Analysis of Recreational Fishing Values. Marine Resource Economics. 21(1). 1–32. 127 indexed citations
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Johnston, Robert J., et al.. (2005). Systematic Variation in Willingness to Pay for Aquatic Resource Improvements and Implications for Benefit Transfer: A Meta‐Analysis. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d agroeconomie. 53(2-3). 221–248. 131 indexed citations

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