Gunnar Myrdal

12.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
107 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Gunnar Myrdal is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Gunnar Myrdal has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 4 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and 3 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Gunnar Myrdal's work include Economic and Social Issues (3 papers), Economic Theory and Policy (3 papers) and Asian Studies and History (3 papers). Gunnar Myrdal is often cited by papers focused on Economic and Social Issues (3 papers), Economic Theory and Policy (3 papers) and Asian Studies and History (3 papers). Gunnar Myrdal collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United Kingdom and Thailand. Gunnar Myrdal's co-authors include Lawrence J. Lau, John D. Hicks, Vincent Heath Whitney, Paul Streeten, Gerald M. Meier, Kenneth E. Boulding, Bernard A. Goodman, Alan T. Peacock, Thomas C. Schelling and William L. Kolb and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, Administrative Science Quarterly and Econometrica.

In The Last Decade

Gunnar Myrdal

93 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Economic theory and underdeveloped regions 1954 2026 1978 2002 1971 1962 1969 1969 1954 250 500 750 1000

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gunnar Myrdal Sweden 27 1.9k 1.9k 992 727 275 107 4.8k
W. W. Rostow United States 22 1.7k 0.9× 1.6k 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 931 1.3× 513 1.9× 95 4.7k
Gustav Ranis United States 29 1.4k 0.7× 2.2k 1.2× 708 0.7× 965 1.3× 282 1.0× 142 4.1k
André Gunder Frank Netherlands 28 3.0k 1.6× 1.3k 0.7× 2.0k 2.0× 731 1.0× 588 2.1× 126 6.3k
David S. Landes United States 22 1.3k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 652 0.7× 493 0.7× 166 0.6× 82 4.1k
Karl Polanyi United States 19 2.3k 1.2× 1.3k 0.7× 1.3k 1.4× 457 0.6× 155 0.6× 49 5.4k
W. Arthur Lewis United Kingdom 19 2.7k 1.4× 4.4k 2.4× 998 1.0× 2.3k 3.2× 475 1.7× 50 7.7k
Douglas C. North United States 8 1.1k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 759 0.8× 402 0.6× 162 0.6× 15 4.1k
Fernando Henríque Cardoso Brazil 19 1.4k 0.8× 460 0.2× 1.2k 1.2× 508 0.7× 525 1.9× 110 2.9k
Peter George Canada 8 1.1k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 763 0.8× 443 0.6× 186 0.7× 38 3.2k
Walter L. Goldfrank United States 17 1.3k 0.7× 930 0.5× 839 0.8× 286 0.4× 188 0.7× 29 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Gunnar Myrdal

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gunnar Myrdal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gunnar Myrdal

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gunnar Myrdal. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gunnar Myrdal 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 Gunnar Myrdal. Gunnar Myrdal is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Rose, Arnold M. & Gunnar Myrdal. (2001). The Negro in America : the condensed version of Gunnar Myrdal's An American dilemma. 1 indexed citations
2.
Myrdal, Gunnar. (1982). Hur styrs landet. 4 indexed citations
3.
Myrdal, Gunnar, et al.. (1980). Asiatisches Drama : eine Untersuchung über die Armut der Nationen. Suhrkamp eBooks. 1 indexed citations
4.
Myrdal, Gunnar, et al.. (1979). Essays and lectures after 1975. 2 indexed citations
5.
Myrdal, Gunnar. (1978). Institutional Economics. Journal of Economic Issues. 12(4). 771–783. 101 indexed citations
6.
Myrdal, Gunnar. (1978). Procès de la croissance : a contre-courant. 1 indexed citations
7.
Myrdal, Gunnar. (1978). Political and Institutional Economics. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations
8.
Myrdal, Gunnar, et al.. (1973). Essays and lectures. 1 indexed citations
9.
Myrdal, Gunnar. (1972). Luncheon in Honor of Gunnar and Alva Myrdal: Response to Introduction. American Economic Review. 62(2). 456–462. 7 indexed citations
10.
Myrdal, Gunnar. (1970). Politisches Manifest über die Armut in der Welt. Suhrkamp eBooks. 3 indexed citations
11.
Myrdal, Gunnar. (1970). Politiskt manifest om världsfattigdomen : en sammanfattning och fortsättning av Asiatisk drama. 1 indexed citations
12.
Myrdal, Gunnar. (1970). Some Comments on the Treatment of the Problems of the Inadequate Statistics of South Asia Countries in Asian Drama: A Reply to the Comment by Ely. Journal of Economic Literature. 8(1). 52–53. 1 indexed citations
13.
Myrdal, Gunnar, et al.. (1968). Teoría económica y regiones subdesarrolladas. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 41 indexed citations
14.
Myrdal, Gunnar & Paul Streeten. (1965). Das Wertproblem in der Sozialwissenschaft. 8 indexed citations
15.
Myrdal, Gunnar, Richard Sterner, & Arnold M. Rose. (1964). The Negro in a white nation. McGraw-Hill eBooks. 1 indexed citations
16.
Myrdal, Gunnar, Richard Sterner, & Arnold M. Rose. (1964). The Negro social structure. McGraw-Hill eBooks.
17.
Myrdal, Gunnar. (1960). Beyond the welfare state : economic planning in the welfare states and its international implications. 15 indexed citations
18.
Myrdal, Gunnar. (1959). Ökonomische Theorie und unterentwickelte Regionen. G. Fischer eBooks. 9 indexed citations
19.
Myrdal, Gunnar. (1956). Development and under-development : a note on the mechanism of national and international economic inequality. 7 indexed citations
20.
Myrdal, Gunnar. (1955). Realities & illusions in regard to inter-governmental organizations. Oxford University Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations

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