Mixon's Research Surpasses 5,500 Google Scholar Citations

Research by Turner College professor of economics Frank Mixon recently surpassed 5,500 career Google Scholar citations. Additionally, Google Scholar reports that his i10-index is equal to 143, meaning that Mixon has published 143 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 35, meaning that his 35 most-cited studies have each generated at least 35 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 g-squared citations. Mixon’s g-index is 58, meaning that his 58 most-cited studies have collectively produced at least 3,364 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.