Mixon's Research Surpasses 5,000 Google Scholar Citations

Research by Turner College professor of economics and holder of the Turner College’s Violet and Thomas Buck Chair, Frank Mixon, recently surpassed 5,000 career Google Scholar citations. Additionally, Google Scholar reports that his i10-index is equal to 135, meaning that Mixon has published 135 studies that have each garnered at least 10 citations. Google Scholar also reports two additional metrics. One of these is a scholar’s h-index, which is the largest number, h, of a scholar’s publications that have each garnered at least h citations. Mixon’s h-index is 33, meaning that his 33 most-cited studies have each generated at least 33 citations. Another Google Scholar metric is a scholar’s g-index, which is the largest number, g, of a scholar’s publications that have collectively garnered at least g² citations. Mixon’s g-index is 55, meaning that his 55 most-cited studies have collectively produced at least 3,025 citations.

Mixon’s top-cited publication is a 2004 study on macroeconomic and institutional determinants of foreign direct investment in Latin America that appears in the Journal of World Business. This piece was co-authored with Len Treviño of Washington State University. Mixon’s second most-cited publication is a 1995 study on the impact of buyer characteristics and product classifications on the informational content of advertisements that appears in the Journal of Economic Studies. This paper was co-authored with Robert Ekelund of Auburn University and Rand Ressler of the University of Louisiana. Mixon joined the Turner College in 2010, coming from a faculty position at Mercer University. Mixon has also held faculty positions at Auburn University, University of Southern Mississippi and Southeastern Louisiana University. Prior to these he earned a PhD in economics from Auburn University.

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