SFB649DP2016 020
Academic Ranking Scales in Economics: Prediction and Imputation
Alona Zharova
Andrija Mihoci
Wolfgang Karl Härdle
Abstract:
We address the problem that often hampers decision making in academic institutions – incomplete
research profiles. We suggest a framework for collating ranking data of scientists
for comparison purposes. As the result of an analysis of the interconnectedness between
HB sub-rankings through quantile regression, we propose a HB common score for scholars
within the HB community. The cross-ranking dependence analysis of Handelsblatt, Research
Papers in Economics and Google Scholar ranking schemes shows that researcher age
and field of specialization – mapped onto the JEL classification codes – have a substantial
impact on the resulting scores.
Keywords:
ranking, prediction, quantile regression, Handelsblatt, RePEc, Google Scholar
JEL Classification:
C81, C53, C21, M10