From an interesting article in the most recent Journal of Economics and Finance.*

Who were the ten most published authors from 1954 to 2003 in American Economic Review, Econometrica, International Economic Review, Journal of Economic Theory, Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics, and Review of Economic Studies?

Answers below the fold.

Rank Author Number of Appearances
1 Joseph E. Stiglitz 86
2 Martin S. Feldstein 72
3 Franklin Fisher 59
4 Paul Samuelson 57
5 Jean Tirole 51
6 Peter C Fishburn 49
7 James J Heckman 49
8 William J Baumol 47
9 Vernon L Smith 46
10 Eric S Maskin 44

* Jean L. Heck and Peter A. Zaleski, "The Most Frequent Contributors to the Elite Economics Journals: Half Century Contributions to the 'Blue Ribbon Eight'," Journal of Economics and Finance 30, no. 1 (Spring): 1-37.