Robert H. Frank

15.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
109 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Robert H. Frank is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert H. Frank has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 25 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 14 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Robert H. Frank's work include Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (14 papers), Economic Theory and Institutions (13 papers) and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (9 papers). Robert H. Frank is often cited by papers focused on Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (14 papers), Economic Theory and Institutions (13 papers) and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (9 papers). Robert H. Frank collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Canada. Robert H. Frank's co-authors include Dennis T. Regan, Thomas Gilovich, Douglas M. Walker, Philip J. Cook, Ronald Soligo, Cass R. Sunstein, David G. Wagner, Kai A. Konrad, Thomas D. Gilovich and Steven Lawrence Gordon and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Economic Review and Econometrica.

In The Last Decade

Robert H. Frank

102 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

Does Studying Economics Inhibit Cooperation? 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 1996 250 500 750

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert H. Frank United States 40 2.8k 2.6k 1.6k 1.2k 709 109 7.4k
Roland Bénabou United States 33 3.1k 1.1× 4.3k 1.7× 2.9k 1.8× 415 0.3× 857 1.2× 66 10.4k
Uwe Sunde Germany 32 2.6k 0.9× 3.9k 1.5× 2.2k 1.4× 777 0.6× 2.0k 2.8× 134 9.4k
Rachel Kranton United States 24 3.3k 1.2× 2.7k 1.0× 2.5k 1.5× 424 0.3× 476 0.7× 44 7.9k
Catherine C. Eckel United States 38 2.3k 0.8× 2.0k 0.8× 3.2k 1.9× 399 0.3× 1.7k 2.4× 167 6.5k
David Huffman United States 29 2.5k 0.9× 3.5k 1.3× 2.7k 1.7× 699 0.6× 2.2k 3.1× 72 8.9k
Thomas Dohmen Germany 36 2.7k 1.0× 4.0k 1.5× 2.6k 1.6× 988 0.8× 2.3k 3.2× 111 9.9k
Joel Brockner United States 60 4.8k 1.7× 797 0.3× 1.0k 0.6× 3.7k 3.0× 793 1.1× 164 14.2k
Steven D. Levitt United States 43 5.0k 1.8× 4.1k 1.6× 2.5k 1.6× 303 0.2× 1.0k 1.4× 135 11.7k
Deborah A. Small United States 32 3.5k 1.3× 778 0.3× 1.1k 0.7× 1.7k 1.4× 793 1.1× 68 6.7k
Matthias Sutter Germany 50 2.7k 1.0× 3.0k 1.1× 4.7k 2.9× 654 0.5× 1.9k 2.7× 273 8.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Frank, Robert H.. (2016). Frames of Reference and the Quality of Life. American Economic Review. 79(2). 80–85. 11 indexed citations
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Baron, James N., Michael T. Hannan, Neil Fligstein, et al.. (2016). The Impact of Economics on Contemporary Sociology. Journal of Economic Literature. 32(3). 1111–1146. 18 indexed citations
3.
Frank, Robert H.. (2016). The Demand for Unobservable and Other Nonpositional Goods. American Economic Review. 75(1). 101–116. 161 indexed citations
4.
Frank, Robert H.. (2016). If Homo Economicus Could Choose His Own Utility Function, Would He Want One with a Conscience? Reply. American Economic Review. 77(4). 593–604. 46 indexed citations
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Frank, Robert H.. (2016). Success and Luck: Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 115 indexed citations
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Frank, Robert H.. (2016). Are Workers Paid their Marginal Products. American Economic Review. 74(4). 549–571. 48 indexed citations
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Frank, Robert H.. (2015). Melding Sociology and Economics: James Coleman's Foundations of Social Theory*. Journal of Economic Literature. 30(1). 147–170. 8 indexed citations
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Frank, Robert H.. (2011). Less is More: The Perils of Trying to Cover too Much in Microeconomic Principles. Chapters. 1 indexed citations
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Dülffer, Jost & Robert H. Frank. (2009). Peace, war and gender from antiquity to the present : cross-cultural perspectives. 2 indexed citations
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Frank, Robert H.. (2008). The economic naturalist : why economics explains almost everything. 14 indexed citations
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Frank, Robert H.. (2006). Taking Libertarian Concerns Seriously: Reply to Kashdan and Klein. Econ journal watch. 3(3). 435–451. 5 indexed citations
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Frank, Robert H., et al.. (2004). Study guide : for use with Principles of economics, second edition. 1 indexed citations
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Frank, Robert H.. (2001). The Economist as Public Intellectual: A Case for Selling Pareto Improvements. Eastern Economic Journal. 27(2). 221–225. 2 indexed citations
14.
Frank, Robert H. & Zarine P. Kemp. (2001). Ontologies for decision support in environmental information systems. Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent). 1 indexed citations
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Frank, Robert H., et al.. (2000). Study guide to accompany microeconomics and behavior.
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Frank, Robert H.. (2000). Does Growing Inequality Harm the Middle Class. Eastern Economic Journal. 26(3). 253–264. 20 indexed citations
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Frank, Robert H.. (1999). Luxury fever : money and happiness in an era of excess. Princeton University Press eBooks. 252 indexed citations
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Frank, Robert H., Kevin Murphy, Sherwin Rosen, & Cass R. Sunstein. (1999). The Wages of Stardom: Law and the Winner-Take-All Society: A Debate. 6(1). 3. 1 indexed citations
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Ben‐Ner, Avner, Amartya Sen, Robert Sugden, et al.. (1998). Economics, Values, and Organization. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 182 indexed citations
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Frank, Robert H.. (1996). The Political Economy of Preference Falsification: Timur Kuran's Private Truths, Public Lies. Journal of Economic Literature. 34(1). 115–123. 32 indexed citations

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