János Kornai

14.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
163 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

János Kornai is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics and Geography, Planning and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, János Kornai has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 48 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 20 papers in Geography, Planning and Development. Recurrent topics in János Kornai's work include Russia and Soviet political economy (32 papers), Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition (23 papers) and Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies (20 papers). János Kornai is often cited by papers focused on Russia and Soviet political economy (32 papers), Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition (23 papers) and Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies (20 papers). János Kornai collaborates with scholars based in Hungary, United States and United Kingdom. János Kornai's co-authors include Alec Nove, Eric Maskin, Jeffrey D. Sachs, Stanley Fischer, David Lipton, Jean Tesche, Jörgen W. Weibull, John C. Campbell, Robert F. Freeland and Karen Eggleston and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and American Economic Review.

In The Last Decade

János Kornai

124 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Socialist System: The Political Economy of Communism. 1986 2026 1999 2012 1993 1992 1986 2003 1990 250 500 750

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
János Kornai Hungary 32 3.2k 2.9k 1.4k 1.2k 1.2k 163 7.1k
Alice H. Amsden United States 31 3.1k 0.9× 2.8k 1.0× 1.8k 1.3× 717 0.6× 649 0.6× 77 7.9k
Stephen Coate United States 27 4.9k 1.5× 2.5k 0.8× 1.7k 1.3× 1.2k 1.0× 420 0.4× 56 7.1k
Philip K. Porter United States 11 1.4k 0.4× 2.0k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 609 0.5× 799 0.7× 27 5.0k
Gérard Roland United States 46 4.4k 1.4× 3.9k 1.3× 2.2k 1.6× 1.4k 1.2× 1.0k 0.9× 138 9.2k
Geoffrey Garrett United States 37 2.3k 0.7× 5.6k 1.9× 1.4k 1.1× 424 0.4× 1.1k 0.9× 60 8.0k
Vito Tanzi United States 39 5.3k 1.7× 1.5k 0.5× 1.9k 1.4× 1.5k 1.3× 572 0.5× 208 7.2k
Douglas Holtz‐Eakin United States 27 4.9k 1.5× 641 0.2× 989 0.7× 1.7k 1.5× 812 0.7× 76 6.8k
Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano Italy 45 6.1k 1.9× 1.1k 0.4× 2.1k 1.5× 422 0.4× 602 0.5× 169 8.2k
Eric A. Posner United States 59 6.7k 2.1× 2.7k 0.9× 2.0k 1.5× 1.2k 1.0× 529 0.5× 322 10.8k
Jan‐Egbert Sturm Switzerland 45 4.8k 1.5× 1.3k 0.5× 2.1k 1.5× 806 0.7× 1.7k 1.5× 195 8.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of János Kornai

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Kornai, János. (2016). So What is Capital in the Twenty-First Century? Some Notes on Piketty's Book. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
2.
Kornai, János. (2015). Hungary's U-Turn. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
3.
Kornai, János. (2009). Innowacje i dynamika. Zależności pomiędzy systemami a postępem technologicznym. 5–37.
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Kornai, János. (2008). From Socialism to Capitalism. Central European University Press eBooks. 11 indexed citations
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Kornai, János. (2006). By Force of Thought: Irregular Memoirs of an Intellectual Journey. The Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association. 1. 28 indexed citations
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Kornai, János. (2006). The great transformation of central and eastern Europe: Success and disappointment. Revue d’études comparatives Est-Ouest. 37(1). 13–62. 8 indexed citations
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Kornai, János & John McHale. (2000). Is post-communist health spending unusual? A comparison with established market economies. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
8.
Kornai, János. (1998). The System Paradigm. Voprosy Ekonomiki. 4. 26 indexed citations
9.
Kornai, János. (1997). The Reform of the Welfare State and Public Opinion. American Economic Review. 87(2). 339–343. 14 indexed citations
10.
Kornai, János. (1997). Struggle and Hope. Books. 4 indexed citations
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Kornai, János & Marie Lavigne. (1996). Le système socialiste : l'économie politique du communisme. Presses universitaires de Grenoble eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Kornai, János. (1995). Das sozialistische System : die politische Ökonomie des Kommunismus. Nomos eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Kornai, János. (1994). Growth and macroeconomic disequilibria in Hungary ; Transformational recession : the Hungarian example. 1 indexed citations
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Kornai, János. (1992). The Postsocialist Transition and the State: Reflections in the Light of Hungarian Fiscal Problems. American Economic Review. 82(2). 1–21. 97 indexed citations
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Kornai, János. (1992). The Socialist System. Princeton University Press eBooks. 83 indexed citations
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Kornai, János, et al.. (1987). A vállalatok nyereségének bürokratikus újraelosztása. 2 indexed citations
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Kornai, János, et al.. (1986). La Voie hongroise : analyses et expérimentations économiques.
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Kornai, János. (1984). Socialisme et économie de la pénurie. Economica eBooks. 9 indexed citations
19.
Kornai, János. (1982). Adjustment to price and quantity signals in a socialist economy. Économie appliquée. 35(3). 503–524. 5 indexed citations
20.
Kornai, János, et al.. (1967). Mathematische Methoden bei der Planung der ökonomischen Struktur. REAL-EOD (Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Information Center Oriental Collection). 1 indexed citations

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