Ordered by composite index (descending). Higher values indicate more intensive citation.
| # | Reference | Year | Mentions | Breadth | Sec. Wtd | Share | Composite | Main % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guido W. Imbens and Joshua D. Angrist | 1994 | 7 | 5 | 10.5 | 0.065 | 0.950 | 86% |
| 2 | Kitagawa, Toru | 2015 | 6 | 3 | 9.5 | 0.056 | 0.941 | 83% |
| 3 | Sun, Zhenting | 2023 | 4 | 3 | 7.0 | 0.037 | 0.928 | 100% |
| 4 | Navjeevan, Manu and Pinto, Rodrigo | 2022 | 4 | 3 | 6.0 | 0.037 | 0.928 | 100% |
| 5 | Kwon, Soonwoo and Roth, Jonathan | 2024 | 5 | 2 | 8.0 | 0.046 | 0.874 | 100% |
| 6 | Heckman, James J and Pinto, Rodrigo | 2018 | 6 | 4 | 7.0 | 0.056 | 0.874 | 67% |
| 7 | Kaido, Hiroaki and Ponomarev, Kirill | 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5.0 | 0.037 | 0.811 | 100% |
| 8 | Lee, Sokbae and Salanie | 2020 | 6 | 5 | 6.5 | 0.056 | 0.794 | 50% |
| 9 | Bai, Yuehao and Huang, Shunzhuang and Tabord-Meeha... | 2024 | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | 0.046 | 0.737 | 40% |
| 10 | De Chaisemartin, Clement | 2017 | 3 | 3 | 3.5 | 0.028 | 0.737 | 67% |
| 11 | Goff, Leonard | 2024 | 5 | 3 | 3.5 | 0.046 | 0.737 | 40% |
| 12 | Goff, Leonard | 2020 | 3 | 3 | 3.5 | 0.028 | 0.737 | 67% |
| 13 | Mogstad, Magne and Torgovitsky, Alexander and Walt... | 2021 | 3 | 3 | 3.5 | 0.028 | 0.737 | 67% |
| 14 | Ekeland, Ivar and Galichon, Alfred and Henry, Marc | 2010 | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.019 | 0.644 | 100% |
| 15 | Galichon, Alfred and Henry, Marc | 2011 | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.019 | 0.644 | 100% |
| 16 | Mourifie | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.019 | 0.644 | 100% |
| 17 | van't Hoff, Nadja and Lewbel, Arthur and Mellace, ... | 2023 | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.019 | 0.644 | 100% |
| 18 | Bai, Yuehao and Santos, Andres and Shaikh, Azeem M | 2022 | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.019 | 0.644 | 100% |
| 19 | Richardson, Thomas S and Robins, James M | 2010 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.019 | 0.511 | 50% |
| 20 | Huber, Martin | 2014 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.019 | 0.511 | 50% |
| 21 | Noack, Claudia | 2021 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.019 | 0.511 | 50% |
| 22 | Yap, Luther | 2025 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.019 | 0.511 | 50% |
| 23 | Angrist, Joshua D and Imbens, Guido W | 1995 | 4 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.037 | 0.511 | 25% |
| 24 | Rose, Evan K and Shem-Tov, Yotam | 2024 | 3 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.028 | 0.511 | 33% |
| 25 | Balke, Alexander and Pearl, Judea | 1997 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.009 | 0.406 | 100% |
| 26 | Huber, Martin and Mellace, Giovanni | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.009 | 0.406 | 100% |
| 27 | Ke | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.009 | 0.406 | 100% |
| 28 | Dahl, Christian M and Huber, Martin and Mellace, G... | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.009 | 0.406 | 100% |
| 29 | Kazemi, Amir Aamodt and Olsen, Inge Christoffer | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.009 | 0.406 | 100% |
| 30 | Fusejima, Koki | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.009 | 0.406 | 100% |
| 31 | Bai, Yuehao and Huang, Shunzhuang and Moon, Sarah ... | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.009 | 0.406 | 100% |
| 32 | Kline, Patrick and Walters, Christopher R | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.009 | 0.406 | 100% |
| 33 | Kirkeboen, Lars J and Leuven, Edwin and Mogstad, M... | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.009 | 0.406 | 100% |
| 34 | Pinto, Rodrigo | 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.009 | 0.406 | 100% |
| 35 | Mountjoy, Jack | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.009 | 0.406 | 100% |
| 36 | Bai, Yuehao and Huang, Shunzhuang and Moon, Sarah ... | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.009 | 0.406 | 100% |
| 37 | Vytlacil, Edward | 2002 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.009 | 0.406 | 100% |
| 38 | Fang, Zheng and Santos, Andres and Shaikh, Azeem M... | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.009 | 0.406 | 100% |
| 39 | Cho, JoonHwan and Russell, Thomas M | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.009 | 0.406 | 100% |
| 40 | Goff, Leonard and Mbakop, Eric | 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.009 | 0.406 | 100% |
| 41 | Cox, Gregory and Shi, Xiaoxia | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.009 | 0.406 | 100% |
| 42 | Andrews, Isaiah and Roth, Jonathan and Pakes, Arie... | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.009 | 0.406 | 100% |
| 43 | Beresteanu, Arie and Molchanov, Ilya and Molinari,... | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.009 | 0.406 | 100% |
| 44 | Kleinberg, Jon and Tardos, Eva | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.028 | 0.126 | 0% |