Christopher Blattman

7.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
57 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Christopher Blattman is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Safety Research and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Blattman has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 18 papers in Safety Research and 13 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Christopher Blattman's work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (13 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (12 papers) and Agricultural risk and resilience (12 papers). Christopher Blattman is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (13 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (12 papers) and Agricultural risk and resilience (12 papers). Christopher Blattman collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Colombia. Christopher Blattman's co-authors include Edward Miguel, Jeannie Annan, Samuel Bazzi, Tamar Mitts, Michal Bauer, Joseph Henrich, Julie Chytilová, Julian Jamison, Margaret A. Sheridan and Dyan Mazurana and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Economic Review and The Quarterly Journal of Economics.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Blattman

53 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Civil War 2009 2026 2014 2020 2010 2009 2016 2014 250 500 750 1000
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. Civil War
    2010 1.1k citations Christopher Blattman, Edward Miguel profile →
  2. From Violence to Voting: War and Political Participation in Uganda
    2009 566 citations Christopher Blattman American Political Science Review profile →
  3. Can War Foster Cooperation?
    2016 442 citations Christopher Blattman, Edward Miguel et al. profile →
  4. Economic Shocks and Conflict: Evidence from Commodity Prices
    2014 238 citations Christopher Blattman et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher Blattman United States 20 2.4k 722 674 616 615 57 3.9k
Jeremy M. Weinstein United States 26 3.0k 1.3× 584 0.8× 1.3k 1.9× 437 0.7× 157 0.3× 78 4.1k
Peter Wallensteen Sweden 30 4.2k 1.7× 195 0.3× 2.0k 3.0× 713 1.2× 273 0.4× 119 5.7k
Lisa Cameron Australia 28 1.1k 0.5× 1.0k 1.4× 148 0.2× 837 1.4× 225 0.4× 80 3.0k
Vijayendra Rao United States 29 1.6k 0.7× 835 1.2× 785 1.2× 984 1.6× 275 0.4× 92 3.9k
Scott Gates Norway 27 2.4k 1.0× 171 0.2× 1.3k 1.9× 521 0.8× 202 0.3× 65 3.5k
Paul J. Devereux Ireland 30 2.1k 0.9× 824 1.1× 259 0.4× 1.2k 1.9× 88 0.1× 115 4.9k
Andreas Kotsadam Norway 28 1.5k 0.6× 402 0.6× 332 0.5× 353 0.6× 59 0.1× 84 2.8k
Nicholas Sambanis United States 27 4.6k 1.9× 219 0.3× 2.2k 3.3× 396 0.6× 334 0.5× 70 5.5k
Armando Barrientos United Kingdom 28 1.5k 0.6× 1.2k 1.7× 858 1.3× 670 1.1× 305 0.5× 163 3.2k
Junsen Zhang Hong Kong 42 2.5k 1.0× 633 0.9× 845 1.3× 1.8k 3.0× 115 0.2× 149 5.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Christopher Blattman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher Blattman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher Blattman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Blattman, Christopher, Gustavo Duncan, Benjamin Lessing, & Santiago Tobón. (2024). Gang Rule: Understanding and Countering Criminal Governance. The Review of Economic Studies. 92(3). 1497–1531. 4 indexed citations
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Blattman, Christopher, et al.. (2023). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Reduces Crime and Violence over Ten Years: Experimental Evidence. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 5(4). 527–545. 6 indexed citations
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Szászi, Barnabás, Bence Pálfi, Péter Szécsi, et al.. (2023). Does alleviating poverty increase cognitive performance? Short- and long-term evidence from a randomized controlled trial. Cortex. 169. 81–94. 2 indexed citations
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Blattman, Christopher, Benjamin Lessing, Santiago Tobón, & Gustavo Duncan. (2021). Gang rule: Understanding and Countering Criminal Governance. SocArXiv (OSF Preprints). 4 indexed citations
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Blattman, Christopher, et al.. (2020). The Long-Term Impacts of Grants on Poverty: Nine-Year Evidence from Uganda’s Youth Opportunities Program. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2(3). 287–304. 58 indexed citations
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Blattman, Christopher, et al.. (2019). Eat Widely, Vote Wisely? Lessons from a Campaign Against Vote Buying in Uganda. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Blattman, Christopher, Julian Jamison, & Margaret A. Sheridan. (2017). Reducing Crime and Violence: Experimental Evidence from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Liberia. American Economic Review. 107(4). 1165–1206. 173 indexed citations
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Green, Eric, Christopher Blattman, Julian Jamison, & Jeannie Annan. (2016). Does poverty alleviation decrease depression symptoms in post-conflict settings? A cluster-randomized trial of microenterprise assistance in Northern Uganda. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. e7–e7. 22 indexed citations
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Blattman, Christopher, Julian Jamison, & Margaret A. Sheridan. (2016). Reducing Crime and Violence: Experimental Evidence on Adult Noncognitive Investments in Liberia. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 17 indexed citations
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Blattman, Christopher & Nathan Fiala. (2016). Do Anti-Poverty Programs Sway Voters? Experimental Evidence from Uganda. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Blattman, Christopher & Paul Niehaus. (2014). Show them the money. Foreign Affairs. 93(3). 117–126. 22 indexed citations
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Blattman, Christopher, Alexandra Hartman, & Robert Blair. (2013). How to Promote Order and Property Rights Under Weak Rule of Law? An Experiment in Changing Dispute Resolution Behavior Through Community Education. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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Blattman, Christopher & Edward Miguel. (2009). Civil War. NBER Working Paper No. 14801.. National Bureau of Economic Research. 27 indexed citations
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Blattman, Christopher & Edward Miguel. (2009). Civil War: A Review of Fifty Years of Research. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations
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Blattman, Christopher & Edward Miguel. (2009). Civil War: A Review of 50 Years of Research. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations
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Blattman, Christopher. (2009). From Violence to Voting: War and Political Participation in Uganda. American Political Science Review. 103(2). 231–247. 566 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blattman, Christopher & Edward Miguel. (2009). Civil War. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Blattman, Christopher. (2009). From Violence to Voting: War and Political Participation in Uganda. American Political Science Review. 1–1. 13 indexed citations
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Blattman, Christopher, Ibrahim Elbadawi, James Habyarimana, et al.. (2004). Enhancing the competitiveness of Kenya's manufacturing sector: the role of the investment climate. 1. 11 indexed citations

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