Unjournal Evaluations Data - January 2026

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January 19, 2026

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Summary Statistics

  • 102 evaluations of 56 papers across 12 research areas

Research Areas

Research Areas Table

Area Papers
Global Health (Lmics) 14
Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) 10
Environment 6
Animal Welfare, Markets 5
Econ., Welfare, Misc. 5
Innovation & Meta-Science 5
Catastrophic & X-Risk, Lt, Forecasting 4
Attitudes, Behaviors, Psych, Misinfo. 2
Social Impact Of Tech/Ai 2
Health (All Countries) 1
International Coop/Conflict, Govt. 1
Other: Theory, Etc. 1

Overall Ratings by Research Area

Warning: Removed 1 rows containing missing values (`geom_point()`).

Overall Ratings Table

Paper Area Rating Lower CI Upper CI
Adjusting for Scale-Use Heterogeneity in Self-Reported Well-Being Health (All Countries) 95 90 100
Adjusting for Scale-Use Heterogeneity in Self-Reported Well-Being Health (All Countries) 95 80 100
Selecting the Most Effective Nudge: Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment on Immunization Global Health (Lmics) 95 80 99
Existential risk and growth Catastrophic & X-Risk, Lt, Forecasting 95 80 99
The Long-Run Effects of Psychotherapy on Depression, Beliefs, and Economic Outcomes Global Health (Lmics) 92 81 100
Artificial Intelligence and Economic Growth Social Impact Of Tech/Ai 92 80 100
A Welfare Analysis of Policies
Impacting Climate Change Environment 91 78 94
Does online fundraising increase charitable giving? A nationwide field experiment on Facebook Attitudes, Behaviors, Psych, Misinfo. 90 85 95
A Welfare Analysis of Policies
Impacting Climate Change Environment 90 85 94
Urban Forests: Environmental Health Values and Risks Environment 90 86 94
The Macroeconomic Impact of Climate Change: Global vs. Local Temperature Environment 90 80 100
Building Resilient Education Systems: Evidence from Large-Scale Randomized Trials in Five Countries Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) 90 85 95
Intergenerational Child Mortality Impacts of Deworming: Experimental Evidence from Two Decades of the Kenya Life Panel Survey Global Health (Lmics) 90 80 100
Willful Ignorance and Moral Behavior Animal Welfare, Markets 90 75 96
Money (Not) to Burn: Payments for Ecosystem Services to Reduce Crop Residue Burning Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) 90 75 95
Legalizing Entrepreneurship Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) 90 85 97
Does the Squeaky Wheel Get More Grease? The Direct and Indirect Effects of Citizen Participation on Environmental Governance in China Environment 90 85 95
The Comparative Impact of Cash Transfers and a Psychotherapy Program on Psychological and Economic Well-being Global Health (Lmics) 90 NA NA
Misperceptions and Demand for Democracy under Authoritarianism International Coop/Conflict, Govt. 88 80 95
Willful Ignorance and Moral Behavior Animal Welfare, Markets 88 83 93
The Environmental Effects of Economic Production: Evidence from Ecological Observations Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) 88 NA NA
The wellbeing cost-effectiveness of StrongMinds and Friendship Bench: Combining a systematic review and meta-analysis with charity-related data Global Health (Lmics) 87 84 90
Intergenerational Child Mortality Impacts of Deworming: Experimental Evidence from Two Decades of the Kenya Life Panel Survey Global Health (Lmics) 87 77 97
Intergenerational Child Mortality Impacts of Deworming: Experimental Evidence from Two Decades of the Kenya Life Panel Survey Global Health (Lmics) 87 77 97
When do “Nudges” Increase Welfare? Econ., Welfare, Misc. 86 76 96
Asymmetry in Civic Information: An Experiment on Tax Participation among Informal Firms in Togo Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) 85 75 95
Misperceptions and Demand for Democracy under Authoritarianism International Coop/Conflict, Govt. 85 70 95
The wellbeing cost-effectiveness of StrongMinds and Friendship Bench: Combining a systematic review and meta-analysis with charity-related data Global Health (Lmics) 85 75 95
How Effective Is (More) Money? Randomizing Unconditional Cash Transfer Amounts in the US Econ., Welfare, Misc. 85 80 90
The Macroeconomic Impact of Climate Change: Global vs. Local Temperature Environment 85 80 90
Selecting the Most Effective Nudge: Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment on Immunization Global Health (Lmics) 85 75 90
Water Treatment and Child Mortality: A Meta-analysis and Cost-effectiveness Analysis Global Health (Lmics) 85 75 95
Money (Not) to Burn: Payments for Ecosystem Services to Reduce Crop Residue Burning Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) 85 80 90
Universal Basic Income: Short-Term Results from a Long-Term Experiment in Kenya Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) 85 65 95
When do “Nudges” Increase Welfare? Econ., Welfare, Misc. 85 70 95
When Celebrities Speak: A Nationwide Twitter Experiment Promoting Vaccination In Indonesia Global Health (Lmics) 85 NA NA
Building Resilient Education Systems: Evidence from Large-Scale Randomized Trials in Five Countries Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) 83 73 93
Universal Basic Income: Short-Term Results from a Long-Term Experiment in Kenya Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) 83 93 100
Adaptability and the Pivot Penalty in Science Innovation & Meta-Science 80 70 90
How Effective Is (More) Money? Randomizing Unconditional Cash Transfer Amounts in the US Econ., Welfare, Misc. 80 65 95
The animal welfare cost of meat: evidence from a survey of hypothetical scenarios among Belgian consumers Animal Welfare, Markets 80 70 90
The Returns to Science In the Presence of Technological Risks Innovation & Meta-Science 80 60 88
Economic vs. Epidemiological Approaches to Measuring the Human Capital Impacts of Infectious Disease Elimination Global Health (Lmics) 80 65 90
Forecasting Existential Risks: Evidence From a Long-Run Forecasting Tournament Catastrophic & X-Risk, Lt, Forecasting 80 NA NA
Long term cost-effectiveness of resilient foods for global catastrophes compared to artificial general intelligence safety Catastrophic & X-Risk, Lt, Forecasting 80 60 90
Advance Market Commitments: Insights from Theory and Experience Global Health (Lmics) 80 70 90
Does the Squeaky Wheel Get More Grease? The Direct and Indirect Effects of Citizen Participation on Environmental Governance in China Environment 80 71 86
Advance Market Commitments: Insights from Theory and Experience Global Health (Lmics) 80 NA NA
Artificial Intelligence and Economic Growth Social Impact Of Tech/Ai 80 70 90
Advance Market Commitments: Insights from Theory and Experience Global Health (Lmics) 79 59 94
Social Safety Nets, Women’s Economic
Achievements and Agency Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) 77 71 80
Population ethical intuitions. Attitudes, Behaviors, Psych, Misinfo. 77 56 94
The Long-Run Effects of Psychotherapy on Depression, Beliefs, and Economic Outcomes Global Health (Lmics) 77 70 84
Irrigation Strengthens Climate Resilience: Long-term Evidence from Mali using Satellites and Surveys Global Health (Lmics) 75 69 85
Asymmetry in Civic Information: An Experiment on Tax Participation among Informal Firms in Togo Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) 75 NA NA
Meaningfully reducing consumption of meat and animal products is an unsolved problem: A meta-analysis Animal Welfare, Markets 75 60 80
The Effect of Public Science on Corporate R&D Innovation & Meta-Science 75 75 87
Choose Your Moments: [NIH] Peer Review and Scientific Risk Taking Innovation & Meta-Science 75 60 80
Towards best practices in AGI safety and governance Social Impact Of Tech/Ai 75 65 85
How Much Would Reducing Lead Exposure Improve Children’s Learning in the Developing World? Global Health (Lmics) 75 68 82
Forecasting Existential Risks: Evidence From a Long-Run Forecasting Tournament Catastrophic & X-Risk, Lt, Forecasting 75 60 90
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy among Ghana’s Rural Poor Is Effective Regardless of Baseline Mental Distress Global Health (Lmics) 75 70 84
The Benefits and Costs of Guest Worker Programs: Experimental Evidence From the India-UAE Migration Corridor Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) 75 60 90
The Benefits and Costs of Guest Worker Programs: Experimental Evidence From the India-UAE Migration Corridor Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) 75 70 85
Banning wildlife trade can boost demand for unregulated threatened species Animal Welfare, Markets 75 NA NA
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy among Ghana’s Rural Poor Is Effective Regardless of Baseline Mental Distress Global Health (Lmics) 75 NA NA
Banning wildlife trade can boost demand for unregulated threatened species Animal Welfare, Markets 75 NA NA
The Comparative Impact of Cash Transfers and a Psychotherapy Program on Psychological and Economic Well-being Global Health (Lmics) 75 65 85
The Returns to Science In the Presence of Technological Risks Innovation & Meta-Science 71 27 87
Choose Your Moments: [NIH] Peer Review and Scientific Risk Taking Innovation & Meta-Science 70 50 90
Towards best practices in AGI safety and governance Social Impact Of Tech/Ai 70 60 80
Stagnation and Scientific Incentives Innovation & Meta-Science 70 55 85
How Much Would Reducing Lead Exposure Improve Children’s Learning in the Developing World? Global Health (Lmics) 70 55 74
Does Conservation Work in General Equilibrium? Econ., Welfare, Misc. 70 60 80
Effects of Emigration on Rural Labor Markets Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) 70 50 78
The Environmental Effects of Economic Production: Evidence from Ecological Observations Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) 70 NA NA
Existential risk and growth Catastrophic & X-Risk, Lt, Forecasting 68 60 70
Population ethical intuitions. Attitudes, Behaviors, Psych, Misinfo. 65 60 80
Biodiversity risk Environment 65 50 80
The Governance Of Non-Profits And Their Social Impact: Evidence From A Randomized Program In Healthcare In DRC Global Health (Lmics) 65 55 74
Long term cost-effectiveness of resilient foods for global catastrophes compared to artificial general intelligence safety Catastrophic & X-Risk, Lt, Forecasting 65 NA NA
The Effect of Public Science on Corporate R&D Innovation & Meta-Science 64 58 70
When Celebrities Speak: A Nationwide Twitter Experiment Promoting Vaccination In Indonesia Global Health (Lmics) 62 NA NA
Biodiversity risk Environment 61 51 72
Urban Forests: Environmental Health Values and Risks Environment 60 45 90
Legalizing Entrepreneurship Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) 60 50 70
Accelerating Vaccine Innovation for Emerging Infectious Diseases via Parallel Discovery Catastrophic & X-Risk, Lt, Forecasting 60 50 70
Pharmaceutical Pricing and R&D as a Global Public Good Econ., Welfare, Misc. 51 35 65
Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regions Environment 50 30 80
Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regions Environment 50 40 60
Water Treatment and Child Mortality: A Meta-analysis and Cost-effectiveness Analysis Global Health (Lmics) 50 40 60
Irrigation Strengthens Climate Resilience: Long-term Evidence from Mali using Satellites and Surveys Global Health (Lmics) 46 NA NA
Zero-Sum Thinking, the Evolution of Effort-Suppressing Beliefs, and Economic Development Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) 40 30 50
Accelerating Vaccine Innovation for Emerging Infectious Diseases via Parallel Discovery Catastrophic & X-Risk, Lt, Forecasting 40 20 60
Replicability & Generalisability: A Guide to CEA discounts Econ., Welfare, Misc. 40 10 60
Long term cost-effectiveness of resilient foods for global catastrophes compared to artificial general intelligence safety Catastrophic & X-Risk, Lt, Forecasting 40 20 60
Meaningfully reducing consumption of meat and animal products is an unsolved problem: A meta-analysis Animal Welfare, Markets 39 14 62
Pharmaceutical Pricing and R&D as a Global Public Good Econ., Welfare, Misc. 30 10 50
Replicability & Generalisability: A Guide to CEA discounts Econ., Welfare, Misc. 25 0 50
The animal welfare cost of meat: evidence from a survey of hypothetical scenarios among Belgian consumers Animal Welfare, Markets NA NA NA

Ratings by Evaluation Criteria

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Criteria Averages Table

Criteria Mean Median Min Max N
Relevance to global priorities 78.6 85.0 10.0 100 100
Real world relevance 77.0 83.0 15.0 100 100
Overall assessment 75.0 79.0 25.0 95 100
Logic and communication 74.8 79.5 30.0 100 101
Advancing our knowledge and practice 73.3 80.0 15.0 98 100
Claims and evidence 72.7 80.0 20.0 96 38
Open, collaborative, replicable science 72.6 80.0 10.0 100 101
Methods 71.0 75.0 10.0 95 101
Predicted journal tier 3.9 4.0 2.0 5 85
Deserved journal tier 3.8 4.0 1.1 5 92

Paper Sources

Sources Table

Source Papers
Unknown 25
Internal (NBER) 15
Internal 6
Third party (NGO) 5
Third party 3
Author 2

All Evaluated Papers

Paper Area Status Source
A Welfare Analysis of Policies
Impacting Climate Change Environment Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal NA
Accelerating Vaccine Innovation for Emerging Infectious Diseases via Parallel Discovery Catastrophic & X-Risk, Lt, Forecasting book chapter internal-NBER
Adaptability and the Pivot Penalty in Science Innovation & Meta-Science Published, ~top journal NA
Adjusting for Scale-Use Heterogeneity in Self-Reported Well-Being Health (All Countries) Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal NA
Advance Market Commitments: Insights from Theory and Experience Global Health (Lmics) published, decent journal internal-from-syllabus-agenda-policy-database
Artificial Intelligence and Economic Growth Social Impact Of Tech/Ai book chapter internal-from-syllabus-agenda-policy-database
Asymmetry in Civic Information: An Experiment on Tax Participation among Informal Firms in Togo Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) Unpublished NA
Banning wildlife trade can boost demand for unregulated threatened species Animal Welfare, Markets Published, ? journal submitted (by author(s))
Biodiversity risk Environment Published, ~top journal internal-NBER
Building Resilient Education Systems: Evidence from Large-Scale Randomized Trials in Five Countries Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal internal-NBER
Cash Transfers for Child Development: Experimental Evidence from India Global Health (Lmics) Working paper/mimeo, not published NA
Choose Your Moments: [NIH] Peer Review and Scientific Risk Taking Innovation & Meta-Science Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal NA
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy among Ghana’s Rural Poor Is Effective Regardless of Baseline Mental Distress Global Health (Lmics) Published, ~top journal internal-NBER
Does Conservation Work in General Equilibrium? Econ., Welfare, Misc. Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal NA
Does online fundraising increase charitable giving? A nationwide field experiment on Facebook Attitudes, Behaviors, Psych, Misinfo. published, decent journal suggested - internally
Does the Squeaky Wheel Get More Grease? The Direct and Indirect Effects of Citizen Participation on Environmental Governance in China Environment Published, ~top journal suggested - externally
Economic vs. Epidemiological Approaches to Measuring the Human Capital Impacts of Infectious Disease Elimination Global Health (Lmics) Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal NA
Effects of Emigration on Rural Labor Markets Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal internal-NBER
Ends versus Means: Kantians, Utilitarians, and Moral Decisions Other: Theory, Etc. Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal NA
Existential risk and growth Catastrophic & X-Risk, Lt, Forecasting Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal internal-from-syllabus-agenda-policy-database
Forecasting Existential Risks: Evidence From a Long-Run Forecasting Tournament Catastrophic & X-Risk, Lt, Forecasting Published, ? journal suggested - internally
Forecasts estimate limited cultured meat production through 2050 (EA forum post) Animal Welfare, Markets Web page/informal post NA
Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regions Environment Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal NA
How Effective Is (More) Money? Randomizing Unconditional Cash Transfer Amounts in the US Econ., Welfare, Misc. Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal suggested - externally
How Much Would Reducing Lead Exposure Improve Children’s Learning in the Developing World? Global Health (Lmics) Published, uncertain peer review suggested - externally
Intergenerational Child Mortality Impacts of Deworming: Experimental Evidence from Two Decades of the Kenya Life Panel Survey Global Health (Lmics) Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal internal-NBER
Irrigation Strengthens Climate Resilience: Long-term Evidence from Mali using Satellites and Surveys Global Health (Lmics) Published in a journal (unsure about the journal positioning) NA
Legalizing Entrepreneurship Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal internal-NBER
Long term cost-effectiveness of resilient foods for global catastrophes compared to artificial general intelligence safety Catastrophic & X-Risk, Lt, Forecasting Published, ? journal submitted (by author(s))
Meaningfully reducing consumption of meat and animal products is an unsolved problem: A meta-analysis Animal Welfare, Markets Working paper/mimeo, not published NA
Misperceptions and Demand for Democracy under Authoritarianism International Coop/Conflict, Govt. Working paper/mimeo, not published internal-NBER
Money (Not) to Burn: Payments for Ecosystem Services to Reduce Crop Residue Burning Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) Published, ~top journal suggested - externally - NGO
Pharmaceutical Pricing and R&D as a Global Public Good Econ., Welfare, Misc. Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal internal-NBER
Population ethical intuitions. Attitudes, Behaviors, Psych, Misinfo. Published: Psychology journal internal-from-syllabus-agenda-policy-database
Replicability & Generalisability: A Guide to CEA discounts Econ., Welfare, Misc. Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal suggested - externally - NGO
Selecting the Most Effective Nudge: Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment on Immunization Global Health (Lmics) Forthcoming suggested - externally - NGO
Social Safety Nets, Women’s Economic
Achievements and Agency Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) R&R at ~top/decent journal NA
Stagnation and Scientific Incentives Innovation & Meta-Science Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal internal-NBER
The Benefits and Costs of Guest Worker Programs: Experimental Evidence From the India-UAE Migration Corridor Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal internal-NBER
The Comparative Impact of Cash Transfers and a Psychotherapy Program on Psychological and Economic Well-being Global Health (Lmics) Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal internal-NBER
The Effect of Public Science on Corporate R&D Innovation & Meta-Science Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal NA
The Environmental Effects of Economic Production: Evidence from Ecological Observations Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal internal-NBER
The Governance Of Non-Profits And Their Social Impact: Evidence From A Randomized Program In Healthcare In DRC Global Health (Lmics) published, decent journal internal-NBER
The Long-Run Effects of Psychotherapy on Depression, Beliefs, and Economic Outcomes Global Health (Lmics) Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal suggested - externally - NGO
The Macroeconomic Impact of Climate Change: Global vs. Local Temperature Environment Revise and resubmit NA
The Returns to Science In the Presence of Technological Risks Innovation & Meta-Science Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal NA
The animal welfare cost of meat: evidence from a survey of hypothetical scenarios among Belgian consumers Animal Welfare, Markets published, decent journal NA
The wellbeing cost-effectiveness of StrongMinds and Friendship Bench: Combining a systematic review and meta-analysis with charity-related data Global Health (Lmics) Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal NA
Towards best practices in AGI safety and governance Social Impact Of Tech/Ai Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal NA
Universal Basic Income: Short-Term Results from a Long-Term Experiment in Kenya Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal NA
Urban Forests: Environmental Health Values and Risks Environment Revise and resubmit NA
Water Treatment and Child Mortality: A Meta-analysis and Cost-effectiveness Analysis Global Health (Lmics) Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal suggested - externally - NGO
When Celebrities Speak: A Nationwide Twitter Experiment Promoting Vaccination In Indonesia Global Health (Lmics) Published, ~top journal internal-NBER
When do “Nudges” Increase Welfare? Econ., Welfare, Misc. Published, ~top journal NA
Willful Ignorance and Moral Behavior Animal Welfare, Markets Working paper/mimeo; not published in a peer-reviewed journal NA
Zero-Sum Thinking, the Evolution of Effort-Suppressing Beliefs, and Economic Development Dev. Econ/Gov. (Lmics) Revise and resubmit NA

Data last updated: 2026-01-19 10:53