E. Somanathan

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

E. Somanathan is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Global and Planetary Change and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, E. Somanathan has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 11 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in E. Somanathan's work include Economic and Environmental Valuation (14 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (11 papers) and Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (7 papers). E. Somanathan is often cited by papers focused on Economic and Environmental Valuation (14 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (11 papers) and Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (7 papers). E. Somanathan collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and Nepal. E. Somanathan's co-authors include Rajiv Sethi, Jyotsna Jalan, Rohini Somanathan, Anant Sudarshan, Meenu Tewari, Sonja N. Oswalt, Prabhakar Rajagopal, Sagnik Dey, Ridhima Gupta and Mani Nepal and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and American Economic Review.

In The Last Decade

E. Somanathan

41 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
E. Somanathan India 18 629 439 395 381 149 43 1.8k
B. Kelsey Jack United States 17 978 1.6× 694 1.6× 199 0.5× 321 0.8× 255 1.7× 27 1.8k
Francisco Alpízar Costa Rica 22 815 1.3× 398 0.9× 550 1.4× 358 0.9× 352 2.4× 82 2.2k
Daan van Soest Netherlands 23 936 1.5× 336 0.8× 615 1.6× 465 1.2× 185 1.2× 87 2.2k
James J. Murphy United States 19 1.1k 1.8× 217 0.5× 270 0.7× 430 1.1× 221 1.5× 69 1.9k
Nicolas Treich France 23 1.0k 1.6× 150 0.3× 224 0.6× 251 0.7× 221 1.5× 76 2.1k
Andreas Kontoleon United Kingdom 28 1.1k 1.7× 999 2.3× 498 1.3× 138 0.4× 489 3.3× 73 2.5k
Gerald Shively United States 33 870 1.4× 754 1.7× 347 0.9× 349 0.9× 195 1.3× 117 3.1k
Alberto Zezza United States 28 726 1.2× 316 0.7× 782 2.0× 469 1.2× 194 1.3× 89 3.4k
Alessandro Tavoni United Kingdom 15 406 0.6× 339 0.8× 419 1.1× 362 1.0× 153 1.0× 41 1.3k
Edward R. Carr United States 27 279 0.4× 735 1.7× 830 2.1× 115 0.3× 282 1.9× 63 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by E. Somanathan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E. Somanathan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kumar, Praveen, Eshita Gupta, & E. Somanathan. (2025). Removing rationing: Power consumption and groundwater monitoring in South India. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 135. 103244–103244.
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Somanathan, E., Rohini Somanathan, Anant Sudarshan, & Meenu Tewari. (2021). The Impact of Temperature on Productivity and Labor Supply: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing. Journal of Political Economy. 129(6). 1797–1827. 287 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nepal, Mani, et al.. (2020). Value of cleaner neighborhoods: Application of hedonic price model in low income context. World Development. 131. 104965–104965. 29 indexed citations
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Afridi, Farzana, Sisir Debnath, & E. Somanathan. (2020). A Breath of Fresh Air: Raising Awareness for Clean Fuel Adoption. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Somanathan, E.. (2019). Shooting at the Wrong Target. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 2 indexed citations
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Somanathan, E., et al.. (2016). Climate Policy and Innovation in the Absence of Commitment. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. 3(4). 917–955. 6 indexed citations
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Somanathan, E.. (2016). Deforestation, Property Rights and Incentives in Central Himalaya. 15 indexed citations
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Somanathan, E. & Randall Bluffstone. (2015). Biogas: Clean Energy Access with Low-Cost Mitigation of Climate Change. Environmental and Resource Economics. 62(2). 265–277. 31 indexed citations
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Dissanayake, Sahan T. M., Bhim Adhikari, Randall Bluffstone, et al.. (2015). Community Managed Forest Groups and Preferences for REDD+ Contract Attributes: A Choice Experiment Survey of Communities in Nepal. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Somanathan, E. & Randall Bluffstone. (2015). Biogas: Clean Energy Access with Low-Cost Mitigation of Climate Change. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Somanathan, E., Randall Bluffstone, & Michael Toman. (2014). Biogas Replacement of Fuelwood: Clean Energy Access with Low-Cost Mitigation of Climate Change. 1 indexed citations
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Chakravorty, Ujjayant & E. Somanathan. (2014). Drilling in the Drought?: The Industrial Organization of Groundwater. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 1. 2 indexed citations
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Somanathan, E.. (2010). Effects of Information on Environmental Quality in Developing Countries. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy. 4(2). 275–292. 32 indexed citations
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Somanathan, E. & Rohini Somanathan. (2009). Climate change: challenges facing India's poor.. Economic and political weekly. 44(31). 51–58. 10 indexed citations
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Jalan, Jyotsna, et al.. (2009). Awareness and the demand for environmental quality: survey evidence on drinking water in urban India. Environment and Development Economics. 14(6). 665–692. 45 indexed citations
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Rajagopal, Prabhakar, et al.. (2006). How degraded are Himalayan forests?. 18 indexed citations
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Sethi, Rajiv & E. Somanathan. (2006). A Simple Model of Collective Action. Economic Development and Cultural Change. 54(3). 725–747. 17 indexed citations
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Somanathan, E. & Paul H. Rubin. (2004). The evolution of honesty. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 54(1). 1–17. 27 indexed citations
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Rubin, Paul H. & E. Somanathan. (1998). Humans as factors of production: an evolutionary analysis. Managerial and Decision Economics. 19(7-8). 441–455. 12 indexed citations
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Sethi, Rajiv & E. Somanathan. (1996). The Evolution of Social Norms in Common Property Resource Use. American Economic Review. 86(4). 766–788. 323 indexed citations

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