Ann‐Sofie Isaksson

941 total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 506 citations indexed

About

Ann‐Sofie Isaksson is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Development and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Ann‐Sofie Isaksson has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 506 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 10 papers in Development and 9 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Ann‐Sofie Isaksson's work include International Development and Aid (10 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (9 papers) and Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (5 papers). Ann‐Sofie Isaksson is often cited by papers focused on International Development and Aid (10 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (9 papers) and Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (5 papers). Ann‐Sofie Isaksson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden and Norway. Ann‐Sofie Isaksson's co-authors include Andreas Kotsadam, Annika Lindskog, Arne Bigsten, Pelle Ahlerup, Dick Durevall and Heather Congdon Fors and has published in prestigious journals such as World Development, Journal of Development Economics and Journal of Public Economics.

In The Last Decade

Ann‐Sofie Isaksson

20 papers receiving 470 citations

Hit Papers

Chinese aid and local corruption 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Chinese aid and local corruption
    2018 180 citations Ann‐Sofie Isaksson, Andreas Kotsadam profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ann‐Sofie Isaksson Sweden 10 259 222 166 129 115 24 506
Victoria Levin United States 10 219 0.8× 177 0.8× 149 0.9× 119 0.9× 42 0.4× 36 417
Javed Younas United Arab Emirates 12 268 1.0× 341 1.5× 100 0.6× 201 1.6× 52 0.5× 41 641
Samuel Brazys Ireland 12 297 1.1× 220 1.0× 131 0.8× 108 0.8× 171 1.5× 39 526
Roger C. Riddell United Kingdom 14 278 1.1× 268 1.2× 96 0.6× 123 1.0× 103 0.9× 37 553
Robin Harding United Kingdom 8 76 0.3× 209 0.9× 72 0.4× 99 0.8× 187 1.6× 13 377
Ishac Diwan United States 12 94 0.4× 162 0.7× 39 0.2× 134 1.0× 73 0.6× 28 401
Jörg Faust Germany 14 333 1.3× 293 1.3× 80 0.5× 94 0.7× 194 1.7× 52 535
Smita Wagh United States 8 104 0.4× 501 2.3× 132 0.8× 367 2.8× 31 0.3× 16 758
Tore Wig Norway 14 89 0.3× 482 2.2× 31 0.2× 74 0.6× 266 2.3× 33 642
Yiagadeesen Samy Canada 11 159 0.6× 223 1.0× 37 0.2× 86 0.7× 109 0.9× 34 440

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Durevall, Dick & Ann‐Sofie Isaksson. (2024). Aid and child health: A disaggregated analysis of the effects of aid on impaired growth. World Development. 182. 106689–106689. 1 indexed citations
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Isaksson, Ann‐Sofie & Dick Durevall. (2022). Aid and institutions: Local effects of World Bank aid on perceived institutional quality in Africa. The Review of International Organizations. 18(3). 523–551. 4 indexed citations
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Isaksson, Ann‐Sofie, et al.. (2022). Kill Your Darlings? Do New Aid Flows Help Achieve a Poverty Minimizing Allocation of Aid. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Isaksson, Ann‐Sofie. (2020). Chinese Aid and Local Ethnic Identification. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Isaksson, Ann‐Sofie. (2020). Chinese Aid and Local Ethnic Identification. International Organization. 74(4). 833–852. 26 indexed citations
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Isaksson, Ann‐Sofie, et al.. (2019). The Gender Gap in African Political Participation. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Isaksson, Ann‐Sofie. (2019). Chinese Aid and Local Ethnic Identification. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Isaksson, Ann‐Sofie & Andreas Kotsadam. (2018). Racing to the bottom? Chinese development projects and trade union involvement in Africa. World Development. 106. 284–298. 88 indexed citations
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Isaksson, Ann‐Sofie & Arne Bigsten. (2017). Clientelism and ethnic divisions in African countries. African Affairs. 116(465). 621–647. 8 indexed citations
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Isaksson, Ann‐Sofie. (2015). Neighbours and family first : donors should consider the effects of political favouritism in Africa. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Ahlerup, Pelle & Ann‐Sofie Isaksson. (2015). Ethno‐Regional Favouritism in Sub‐Saharan Africa. Kyklos. 68(2). 143–152. 12 indexed citations
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Isaksson, Ann‐Sofie. (2014). Unequal Property Rights: A Study of Land Right Inequalities in Rwanda. Oxford Development Studies. 43(1). 60–83. 5 indexed citations
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Isaksson, Ann‐Sofie. (2014). Corruption Along Ethnic Lines: A Study of Individual Corruption Experiences in 17 African Countries. The Journal of Development Studies. 51(1). 80–92. 14 indexed citations
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Isaksson, Ann‐Sofie. (2013). Manipulating the Rural Landscape: Villagisation and Income Generation in Rwanda. Journal of African Economies. 22(3). 394–436. 14 indexed citations
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Isaksson, Ann‐Sofie. (2013). Political participation in Africa: The role of individual resources. Electoral Studies. 34. 244–260. 29 indexed citations
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Isaksson, Ann‐Sofie & Arne Bigsten. (2012). Institution Building with Limited Resources: Establishing a Supreme Audit Institution in Rwanda. World Development. 40(9). 1870–1881. 17 indexed citations
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Isaksson, Ann‐Sofie. (2010). Social divisions and institutions: assessing institutional parameter variation. Public Choice. 147(3-4). 331–357. 5 indexed citations
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Isaksson, Ann‐Sofie & Annika Lindskog. (2009). Preferences for Redistribution: A Country Comparison of Fairness Judgments. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
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Isaksson, Ann‐Sofie & Annika Lindskog. (2009). Preferences for redistribution—A country comparison of fairness judgements. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 72(3). 884–902. 40 indexed citations
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Isaksson, Ann‐Sofie. (2008). Institutions and Inequality. Gothenburg University Publications Electronic Archive (Gothenburg University). 3 indexed citations

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