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.
The Lever of Riches: Technological Creativity and Economic Progress.
Citations per year, relative to Joel Mokyr Joel Mokyr (= 1×)
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Countries citing papers authored by Joel Mokyr
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This map shows the geographic impact of Joel Mokyr'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 Joel Mokyr with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Joel Mokyr more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Joel Mokyr. 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 Joel Mokyr. The network helps show where Joel Mokyr may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joel Mokyr
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Joel Mokyr.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Joel Mokyr 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
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the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
All Works
20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Greif, Avner, Joel Mokyr, & Guido Tabellini. (2025). Two Paths to Prosperity. Princeton University Press eBooks.
2.
Mokyr, Joel. (2020). Why Our Knowledge Economy Can Survive the New Age of Pestilence. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 62(1). 22–24.2 indexed citations
Mokyr, Joel. (2012). The Commons of Knowledge: A Historical Perspective. SSRN Electronic Journal. 29–44.3 indexed citations
8.
Mokyr, Joel. (2011). The enlightened economy : Britain and the Industrial Revolution, 1700-1820. Penguin eBooks.46 indexed citations
9.
Mokyr, Joel. (2011). The European Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, and Modern Economic Growth. Cadmus - EUI Research Repository (European University Institute).1 indexed citations
10.
Vries, Jan de, Laura Cruz, & Joel Mokyr. (2010). The birth of modern Europe : culture and economy, 1400-1800 : essays in honor of Jan de Vries. BRILL eBooks.5 indexed citations
11.
Mokyr, Joel & Brian Snowdon. (2007). The Power of Ideas. World Economy. 8(3). 53–110.1 indexed citations
12.
Mokyr, Joel. (2006). Economic Transformations: General Purpose Technologies and Long-Term Economic Growth. By Richard G. Lipsey, Kenneth I. Carlow, and Clifford T. Bekar.. The Journal of Economic History. 66(4). 1072–1075.1 indexed citations
13.
Mokyr, Joel. (2003). Thinking About Technology and Institutions. HIMALAYA. 13(1). 8.12 indexed citations
14.
Link, Albert N., Joel Mokyr, William L. Baldwin, et al.. (2001). Economics of technological change. Routledge eBooks.3 indexed citations
15.
Mokyr, Joel. (1996). Man Vs. Machine. Review of Kirkpatrick Sale, Rebels Against the Future: The Luddites and their War on the Industrial Revolution: Lessons For The Computer Age.4 indexed citations
16.
Mokyr, Joel, et al.. (1996). Science, Health, and Household Technology: The Effect of the Pasteur Revolution on Consumer Demand. NBER Chapters. 143–206.6 indexed citations
17.
Mokyr, Joel. (1993). Technological progress and the decline of European mortality. American Economic Review. 83(2). 324–330.21 indexed citations
18.
Mokyr, Joel. (1990). Punctuated Equilibria and Technological Progress. American Economic Review. 80(2). 350–354.101 indexed citations
19.
Mokyr, Joel & Cormac Ó Gráda. (1988). The height of Irishmen and Englishmen in the 1770's : some evidence from the East India Company Army records. Research Repository UCD (University College Dublin). 4. 83–92.1 indexed citations
20.
Mokyr, Joel. (1988). Industrialization and Growth: A Comparative Study. By Hollis Chenery; Sherman Robinson; Moshe Syrquin; Gershon Feder. Journal of Economic Literature. 26(4). 1755–1756.
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