Laurence Ball: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Laurence Ball's h-index is 62 (83 i10-index, 27,625+ total citations across 195+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of July 2026. Laurence Ball is affiliated with Professor of Economics, Johns Hopkins University.
Laurence Ball is a researcher affiliated with Professor of Economics, Johns Hopkins University, specializing in macroeconomics, monetary policy, financial regulation. Their work has been cited 27,625 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Laurence Ball's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 195 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 62
- i10-Index
- 83
- Total Citations
- 27,625
- Citing Countries
- 17
As of July 2026.
Laurence Ball has an h-index of 62 and 27,625 total citations across 195 publications, with research cited by institutions in 17 countries.
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Policy rules for open economies
19991,856
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The researcher established foundational policy rules for open economies, a framework subsequently extended to address external shocks, generating substantial independent scholarly impact.
The researcher advanced New Keynesian macroeconomics by rigorously analyzing the output-inflation trade-off, establishing a foundational framework that has been widely adopted by independent scholars.
The researcher advanced macroeconomic theory by analyzing how real rigidities cause monetary policy to have non-neutral effects on the economy.
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About Laurence Ball's research
Laurence Ball is a researcher in macroeconomics, monetary policy and financial regulation at Professor of Economics, Johns Hopkins University. Their work has been cited 27,625 times across 195 publications (h-index 62), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Policy rules for open economies” (1999), has accumulated 1,856 citations. Other influential works include “Does Inflation Targeting Matter?” (2005) with 1,560 citations and “The new Keynesian economics and the output-inflation trade-off” (1988) with 1,504 citations.
Citations of Laurence Ball's research come primarily from United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
