Identifying excellent researchers: A new approach

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Highlights：

• New method applied to a sample of 32,000 economists.

• Uses quantile kernel regression to identify excellent researchers.

• Does not impact functional form or probability distribution.

• Uses Hirsch index per age cohort.

摘要

•New method applied to a sample of 32,000 economists.•Uses quantile kernel regression to identify excellent researchers.•Does not impact functional form or probability distribution.•Uses Hirsch index per age cohort.

论文关键词：Quantile kernel regression,Hirsch index,Economics

论文评审过程：Received 29 April 2013, Revised 11 June 2013, Accepted 13 June 2013, Available online 17 August 2013.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2013.06.003