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Nov. 18, 2025

Professor Jeffrey Wooldridge recognized as top global researcher 

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Professor Jeffrey Wooldridge recognized as top global researcher in the “2025 Highly Cited Researchers” list.

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The MSU Department of Economics is thrilled to announce that Professor Jeffrey Wooldridge has been recognized as top global researcher in the “2025 Highly Cited Researchers” list, a ranking organized annually by Clarivate Analytics. Professor Wooldridge is a Walter Adams Distinguished Faculty Fellow in Economics and a University Distinguished Professor, and has been at MSU since 1991. His research focuses on econometrics and microeconometrics, primarily studying methods for cross-sectional data and panel data. 

The national list recognizes research scientists from across the globe who have offered expertise and significantly influenced their respective fields of research. The list is created from highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% of citations for field and publication year in Clarivate’s Web of Science citation index. Of the world’s population of scientists and social scientists, highly cited researchers are one in 1,000.

Read the original article shared on MSU Today.

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