Jonathan Weigel

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 706 citations indexed

About

Jonathan Weigel is a scholar working on Surgery, Economics and Econometrics and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Jonathan Weigel has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 706 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Surgery, 7 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 7 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Jonathan Weigel's work include Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (7 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (6 papers) and Local Government Finance and Decentralization (5 papers). Jonathan Weigel is often cited by papers focused on Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (7 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (6 papers) and Local Government Finance and Decentralization (5 papers). Jonathan Weigel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Jonathan Weigel's co-authors include Sara Lowes, Nathan Nunn, James A. Robinson, Paul E. Farmer, Cameron T. Nutt, Didi Bertrand Farmer, Claude Sekabaraga, Soline Dusabeyesu Mugeni, Tej Nuthulaganti and Peter Drobac and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, American Economic Review and The Quarterly Journal of Economics.

In The Last Decade

Jonathan Weigel

27 papers receiving 671 citations

Hit Papers

The Evolution of Culture and Institutions: Evidence From ... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 40 80 120
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. The Evolution of Culture and Institutions: Evidence From the Kuba Kingdom
    2017 149 citations Sara Lowes, Nathan Nunn et al. Econometrica profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jonathan Weigel United States 10 231 169 153 92 86 28 706
Massimiliano Mascherini Italy 13 341 1.5× 78 0.5× 115 0.8× 43 0.5× 29 0.3× 30 795
Kathleen Paasch United States 11 599 2.6× 229 1.4× 43 0.3× 108 1.2× 25 0.3× 14 976
F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo United States 16 336 1.5× 71 0.4× 110 0.7× 140 1.5× 160 1.9× 28 872
Siddharth Chandra United States 18 233 1.0× 52 0.3× 156 1.0× 5 0.1× 48 0.6× 65 854
Christine Kelly Canada 16 134 0.6× 68 0.4× 20 0.1× 71 0.8× 19 0.2× 71 686
Bruce Smyth Australia 21 774 3.4× 664 3.9× 14 0.1× 141 1.5× 81 0.9× 102 1.2k
William Butz United States 18 249 1.1× 409 2.4× 148 1.0× 120 1.3× 324 3.8× 52 1.4k
Letícia J. Marteleto United States 15 264 1.1× 144 0.9× 56 0.4× 173 1.9× 178 2.1× 42 728
Marianne Wanamaker United States 10 239 1.0× 60 0.4× 132 0.9× 44 0.5× 28 0.3× 18 585
Philip Guest Thailand 15 347 1.5× 159 0.9× 67 0.4× 61 0.7× 129 1.5× 47 708

Countries citing papers authored by Jonathan Weigel

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jonathan Weigel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jonathan Weigel

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jonathan Weigel. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jonathan Weigel 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 Jonathan Weigel. Jonathan Weigel 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
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Bigdeli, Amir K., et al.. (2024). Hands-On Robotic Microsurgery: Robotic-Assisted Free Flap Reconstruction of the Upper Extremity. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(23). 7450–7450. 1 indexed citations
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Weigel, Jonathan, et al.. (2024). The State Capacity Ceiling on Tax Rates: Evidence From Randomized Tax Abatements in the DRC. Econometrica. 92(4). 1163–1193. 5 indexed citations
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Böcker, Arne, et al.. (2024). Roboter-assistierte Mikrochirurgie in der Rekonstruktion der unteren Extremität. Handchirurgie · Mikrochirurgie · Plastische Chirurgie. 56(2). 128–134. 7 indexed citations
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Callen, Michael, Jonathan Weigel, & Noam Yuchtman. (2024). Experiments About Institutions. Annual Review of Economics. 16(1). 105–131. 2 indexed citations
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Weigel, Jonathan, et al.. (2024). Robotic-Assisted Microsurgery: Lessons Learned from 50 Consecutive Cases. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 12(1S1). 42–42. 2 indexed citations
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Struebing, Felix L., Amir K. Bigdeli, Jonathan Weigel, et al.. (2024). Robot-assisted Microsurgery: Lessons Learned from 50 Consecutive Cases. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 12(3). e5685–e5685. 20 indexed citations
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Carvalho, Jean‐Paul, Augustin Bergeron, Joe Henrich, Nathan Nunn, & Jonathan Weigel. (2023). Zero-Sum Thinking, the Evolution of Effort-Suppressing Beliefs, and Economic Development. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Callen, Michael, Jonathan Weigel, & Noam Yuchtman. (2023). Experiments About Institutions. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Weigel, Jonathan, et al.. (2023). The taxman cometh: Pathways out of a low‐capacity trap in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Economica. 90(360). 1362–1396. 3 indexed citations
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Moya, Cristina, Caitlyn D. Placek, Coren L. Apicella, et al.. (2022). The religiosity gender gap in 14 diverse societies. Religion Brain & Behavior. 12(1-2). 18–37. 9 indexed citations
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Weigel, Jonathan, et al.. (2022). Prosociality and Pentecostalism in the D.R. Congo. Religion Brain & Behavior. 12(1-2). 150–170. 1 indexed citations
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Bergeron, Augustin, et al.. (2022). Optimal Assignment of Bureaucrats: Evidence from Randomly Assigned Tax Collectors in the Drc. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Weigel, Jonathan. (2020). The Participation Dividend of Taxation: How Citizens in Congo Engage More with the State When it Tries to Tax Them*. The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 135(4). 1849–1903. 69 indexed citations
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Naritomi, Joana, Sandra Sequeira, Jonathan Weigel, & Diana Weinhold. (2019). RCTs as an opportunity to promote interdisciplinary, inclusive, and diverse quantitative development research. World Development. 127. 104832–104832. 7 indexed citations
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Lang, Martin, Benjamin Grant Purzycki, Coren L. Apicella, et al.. (2019). Moralizing gods, impartiality and religious parochialism across 15 societies. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 286(1898). 20190202–20190202. 101 indexed citations
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Dorp, Lucy van, Sara Lowes, Jonathan Weigel, et al.. (2018). Genetic legacy of state centralization in the Kuba Kingdom of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(2). 593–598. 5 indexed citations
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Lowes, Sara, Nathan Nunn, James A. Robinson, & Jonathan Weigel. (2017). The Evolution of Culture and Institutions: Evidence From the Kuba Kingdom. Econometrica. 85(4). 1065–1091. 149 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ivers, Louise C., Jessica E. Teng, Jonathan Weigel, et al.. (2013). Use of Oral Cholera Vaccine in Haiti: A Rural Demonstration Project. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 89(4). 617–624. 67 indexed citations
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Farmer, Paul E., Cameron T. Nutt, C. Michael Wagner, et al.. (2013). Reduced premature mortality in Rwanda: lessons from success. BMJ. 346(jan18 1). f65–f65. 144 indexed citations
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Hinman, Alan R., Paul Farmer, Louise C. Ivers, et al.. (2011). Cholera Vaccination in Haiti: Evidence, Ethics, Expedience. Harvard international review. 33(3). 51. 2 indexed citations

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