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.
Some Simple Economics of Open Source
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This map shows the geographic impact of Josh Lerner'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 Josh Lerner with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Josh Lerner more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Josh Lerner. 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 Josh Lerner. The network helps show where Josh Lerner may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Josh Lerner
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Josh Lerner.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Josh Lerner 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 Josh Lerner. Josh Lerner is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Lerner, Josh, et al.. (2020). Doravirine and Its Potential in the Treatment of HIV: An Evidence-Based Review of the Emerging Data. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.6 indexed citations
Lerner, Josh, et al.. (2015). Lost in the Clouds: The Impact of Changing Property Rights on Investment in Cloud Computing Ventures. Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University).1 indexed citations
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Fang, Lily H., Victoria Ivashina, & Josh Lerner. (2013). Unstable Equity: Combining Banking with Private Equity Investing. Review of Financial Studies.5 indexed citations
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Lerner, Josh, et al.. (2011). Is the Pharmaceutical Industry in a Productivity Crisis. SSRN Electronic Journal.3 indexed citations
Hall, Bronwyn H. & Josh Lerner. (2009). The Financing of R&D and Innovation. National Bureau of Economic Research. 1. 609–639.12 indexed citations
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Abrams, David, John Duffy, Josh Lerner, et al.. (2009). DID TRIPS SPUR INNOVATION? AN ANALYSIS OF PATENT DURATION AND INCENTIVES TO INNOVATE. University of Pennsylvania Law Review. 157(6). 1613.3 indexed citations
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Lerner, Josh. (2009). Boulevard of Broken Dreams. Princeton University Press eBooks.348 indexed citations
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Lerner, Josh, Antoinette Schoar, & Jialan Wang. (2008). Secrets of the Academy: The Drivers of University Endowment Success. NBER Working Paper No. 14341.. National Bureau of Economic Research.8 indexed citations
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