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American Economic Review
Economics, finance and management
Among the 50 economics, finance and management journals in this index it has the 2nd highest h-index and the 5th highest two-year mean citedness. Both are explained under how venues are ranked.
Where its authors come from
Share of the 447 papers since 2023 with at least one author in each country.
| Country | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| United States | 75% |
| United Kingdom | 20% |
| Germany | 8% |
| Canada | 6% |
| France | 6% |
What it publishes
Mix of article types:
| Type | Share |
|---|---|
| Research articles | 90% |
Main subject areas of those papers:
| Subject area | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| Labor market dynamics and wage inequality | 6% |
| Monetary Policy and Economic Impact | 5% |
| Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics | 4% |
| Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies | 4% |
| Game Theory and Applications | 3% |
| Banking stability, regulation, efficiency | 3% |
Most cited papers since 2023
- An Alternative Explanation for the “Fed Information Effect” (2023, 281 citations)
- Populist Leaders and the Economy (2023, 244 citations)
- From Fog to Smog: The Value of Pollution Information (2024, 226 citations)
- The Value of Working Conditions in the United States and Implications for the Structure of Wages (2023, 223 citations)
- Fighting Climate Change: International Attitudes toward Climate Policies (2025, 217 citations)
Official rankings
Many evaluations use a national or commercial list rather than raw citation counts. We don't reproduce those lists here; check the journal on each one directly (search for ISSN 0002-8282):
- Scimago (SJR and quartile): what quartiles mean
- Norwegian register (level 1 or 2): national lists explained
- Finnish Publication Forum (JUFO level 0 to 3)
Similar journals
- Journal of Political Economy
- The Quarterly Journal of Economics
- Econometrica
- The Economic Journal
- Management Science
- The Journal of Finance
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