Table 3 Distribution of the top 10 cited references in health economics research

1

Arrow K. J

American Economic Review

1963

41

9.58

https://assets.aeaweb.org/asset-server/files/9442.pdf [31]

2

[Anonymous]

Cost Effectiveness

1996

38

8.68

[32]

3

Drummond M.F

Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programmes

1997

31

8.42 / 6.57

Book – 2^nd edition [33]

4

Drummond M.F

Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programmes

2005

29

8.76

Book – 3^rd edition [34]

5

Grossman M

Journal of Political Economy

1972

18

4.35

10.1086/259880 [35]

6

Kahneman D

Econometrica

1979

17

4.38

10.2307/1914185 [36]

7

Kahneman D

Thinking, fast and slow

2011

14

5.03

Book – 1^st edition [37]

8

Loewenstein G

The Journal of the American Medical Association

2007

12

4.34

https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.298.20.2415 [38]

9

Volpp K.G

The Journal of the American Medical Association

2008

11

3.95

https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2008.804 [39]

10

Brouwer W.B.F

Journal of Health Economics

2008

10

4.17

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2007.07.003 [40]