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.
Toward a Theory of the Rent-Seeking Society
19821.8k citationsBarry Keating, James M. Buchanan et al.Southern Economic Journalprofile →
Author Peers
Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields.
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This map shows the geographic impact of Barry Keating's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Barry Keating with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Barry Keating more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Barry Keating. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Barry Keating. The network helps show where Barry Keating may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barry Keating
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Barry Keating.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Barry Keating based on the total number of
citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges
represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together.
Node borders
signify the number of papers an author published with Barry Keating. Barry Keating is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Keating, Barry, et al.. (2013). Basic Cost Benefit Analysis for Assessing Local Public Projects. TU Digital Collections (Thammasat University).3 indexed citations
Keating, Barry, et al.. (2011). Benedict XVI as Social Realist in Caritas in Veritate. Journal of markets & morality/The journal of markets & morality. 14(2). 345.
Keating, Barry, et al.. (2001). Business Forecasting with Accompanying Excel-Based Forecastx Software. Medical Entomology and Zoology.15 indexed citations
Keating, Barry & Janie H. Wilson. (1987). Fundamentals of Managerial Economics.2 indexed citations
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Keating, Barry, James M. Buchanan, Robert D. Tollison, & Gordon Tullock. (1982). Toward a Theory of the Rent-Seeking Society. Southern Economic Journal. 48(3). 823–823.1802 indexed citations breakdown →
Keating, Barry, et al.. (1975). Institutional entropy. Public Choice. 21(1). 105–106.2 indexed citations
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