Paul W. Wilson

22.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
172 papers, 15.5k citations indexed

About

Paul W. Wilson is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Economics and Econometrics and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul W. Wilson has authored 172 papers receiving a total of 15.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 72 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 29 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Recurrent topics in Paul W. Wilson's work include Efficiency Analysis Using DEA (71 papers), Monetary Policy and Economic Impact (28 papers) and Economic and Environmental Valuation (22 papers). Paul W. Wilson is often cited by papers focused on Efficiency Analysis Using DEA (71 papers), Monetary Policy and Economic Impact (28 papers) and Economic and Environmental Valuation (22 papers). Paul W. Wilson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and United Kingdom. Paul W. Wilson's co-authors include Léopold Simar, David C. Wheelock, Dale O. Stahl, James D. Thomson, Aloïs Kneip, G.W. Strandberg, James Burgess, R. Alton Gilbert, Cinzia Daraio and W. Scott Armbruster and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Paul W. Wilson

163 papers receiving 14.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Estimation and inference in two-stage, semi-parametric models of production processes

2005 2.5k citations Léopold Simar, Paul W. Wilson profile →
Sensitivity Analysis of Efficiency Scores: How to Bootstrap in Nonparametric Frontier Models

1998 1.6k citations Léopold Simar, Paul W. Wilson profile →
A general methodology for bootstrapping in non-parametric frontier models

2000 839 citations Léopold Simar, Paul W. Wilson profile →
On Players′ Models of Other Players: Theory and Experimental Evidence

1995 767 citations Paul W. Wilson et al. profile →
Statistical Inference in Nonparametric Frontier Models: The State of the Art

2000 732 citations Léopold Simar, Paul W. Wilson Journal of Productivity Analysis profile →
Two-stage DEA: caveat emptor

2011 498 citations Léopold Simar, Paul W. Wilson Journal of Productivity Analysis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul W. Wilson United States	52	8.7k	7.7k	2.7k	1.7k	1.6k	172	15.5k
George E. Battese Australia	28	13.8k 1.6×	11.7k 1.5×	2.4k 0.9×	2.0k 1.2×	2.7k 1.7×	66	22.9k
D. S. Prasada Rao Australia	29	7.6k 0.9×	7.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	136	13.8k
Timothy Coelli Australia	10	6.9k 0.8×	5.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	12	11.4k
Subal C. Kumbhakar United States	49	7.1k 0.8×	7.6k 1.0×	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	2.2k 1.4×	305	13.1k
C. A. Knox Lovell United States	49	18.1k 2.1×	16.0k 2.1×	4.2k 1.6×	2.7k 1.6×	3.5k 2.2×	150	27.5k
Peter Schmidt United States	43	8.1k 0.9×	17.1k 2.2×	5.0k 1.9×	1.8k 1.0×	8.0k 5.1×	133	26.5k
Tim Coelli Australia	29	6.4k 0.7×	4.6k 0.6×	880 0.3×	753 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	55	9.8k
Dennis J. Aigner United States	29	5.0k 0.6×	6.0k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	895 0.5×	1.7k 1.1×	83	11.9k
G. S. Maddala United States	36	1.1k 0.1×	13.4k 1.7×	3.3k 1.2×	3.0k 1.8×	4.1k 2.6×	91	22.1k
Edwardo L. Rhodes United States	5	18.0k 2.1×	10.9k 1.4×	2.6k 1.0×	1.9k 1.1×	1.7k 1.1×	9	24.5k

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Wilson, Paul W., et al.. (2025). A non-parametric analysis of world productivity growth, 1990–2019. Annals of Operations Research. 346(3). 2253–2285.

Simar, Léopold & Paul W. Wilson. (2025). A Fast Method for Implementing Hypothesis Tests with Multiple Sample Splits in Nonparametric Models of Production. Computational Economics.

Wilson, Paul W.. (2024). A Generalized Hyperbolic Distance Function for Benchmarking Performance: Estimation and Inference. Computational Economics. 65(6). 3077–3110. 1 indexed citations

Simar, Léopold & Paul W. Wilson. (2023). Another look at productivity growth in industrialized countries. Journal of Productivity Analysis. 60(3). 257–272. 4 indexed citations

Wilson, Paul W., et al.. (2022). Investigating the performance of Chinese banks over 2007–2014. Annals of Operations Research. 321(1-2). 663–692. 9 indexed citations

Simar, Léopold & Paul W. Wilson. (2022). Nonparametric, Stochastic Frontier Models with Multiple Inputs and Outputs. Journal of Business and Economic Statistics. 41(4). 1391–1403. 13 indexed citations

Wilson, Paul W., et al.. (2021). Benchmarking the performance of US Municipalities. Empirical Economics. 60(6). 2665–2700. 9 indexed citations

Daraio, Cinzia, Léopold Simar, & Paul W. Wilson. (2019). Fast and efficient computation of directional distance estimators. Annals of Operations Research. 288(2). 805–835. 35 indexed citations

Simar, Léopold & Paul W. Wilson. (2019). Central limit theorems and inference for sources of productivity change measured by nonparametric Malmquist indices. European Journal of Operational Research. 277(2). 756–769. 18 indexed citations

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Simar, Léopold & Paul W. Wilson. (2019). Technical, allocative and overall efficiency: Estimation and inference. European Journal of Operational Research. 282(3). 1164–1176. 23 indexed citations

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Daraio, Cinzia, Léopold Simar, & Paul W. Wilson. (2015). Testing the "Separability" Condition in Two-Stage Nonparametric Models of Production. Econstor (Econstor). 17 indexed citations

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Simar, Léopold & Paul W. Wilson. (2010). Inferences From Cross-sectional, Stochastic Frontier Models. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics.

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Trappey, Alfred F., C. E. Johnson, & Paul W. Wilson. (2007). Consumer Acceptance of Mayhaw (Crataegus opacaHook, and Arn.) Juice Blended with Muscadine Grape (Vitis rotundifoliaMichx.) Juice. International Journal of Fruit Science. 6(3). 53–65. 2 indexed citations

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Wilson, Paul W.. (2005). FEAR 0.91 User's Guide. The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. 115(5). 318–23. 4 indexed citations

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Wilson, Paul W. & David C. Wheelock. (2004). Robust Nonparametric Estimation of Efficiency and Technical Change in U.S. Commercial Banking. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations

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Wheelock, David C. & Paul W. Wilson. (2003). Consolidation in US banking: Which banks engage in mergers?. Review of Financial Economics. 13(1-2). 7–39. 57 indexed citations

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Wilson, Paul W., et al.. (1996). Floral constancy in bumble bees: handling efficiency or perceptual conditioning?. Oecologia. 106(4). 493–499. 75 indexed citations

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Wilson, Paul W.. (1995). Variation in the intensity of pollination inDrosera tracyi: Selection is strongest when resources are intermediate. Evolutionary Ecology. 9(4). 382–396. 42 indexed citations

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Constable, B. J., A Fidanza, & Paul W. Wilson. (1965). Effect of pantothenic acid on fatty acid meta-bolism.. 19. 121–124. 1 indexed citations

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Zelitch, Israel, Paul W. Wilson, & R. H. Burris. (1952). The Amino Acid Composition and Distribution of N¹⁵ in Soybean Root Nodules Supplied N¹⁵-Enriched N₂. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 27(1). 1–8. 22 indexed citations

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