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Rayleigh Lei

Economics, Econometrics and Finance · University of Michigan

Mid career · publishing since 2016Rising activity

Publications

26

Citations

21

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

11

Publishing since 2016

In context
Among 205 mid career Economics, Econometrics and Finance PIs within our index
Citations: 21cohort median 551
Publications / year (recent): 4.0cohort median 2.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~2 · 85% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 12 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.0/year recently
2017: 1 publication1718192020: 1 publication202021: 3 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 5 publications252026: 7 publications726
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators2018: 0 collaborators2019: 0 collaborators2020: 0 collaborators2021: 2 collaborators2022: 2 collaborators2023: 0 collaborators2024: 0 collaborators2025: 0 collaborators1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×12
  • Open MIND×3
  • Statistics and Public Policy×1
  • Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies×1
  • Political Analysis×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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