Mariapia Mendola

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Mariapia Mendola is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Safety Research and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Mariapia Mendola has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 21 papers in Safety Research and 15 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Mariapia Mendola's work include Migration and Labor Dynamics (48 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (21 papers) and Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (17 papers). Mariapia Mendola is often cited by papers focused on Migration and Labor Dynamics (48 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (21 papers) and Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (17 papers). Mariapia Mendola collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Germany and United States. Mariapia Mendola's co-authors include Calogero Carletto, Massimiliano Bratti, Michele Gragnolati, Franklin Simtowe, Giovanni Facchini, Anna Maria Mayda, Margherita Comola, Juan Miguel Gallego, Gero Carletto and Guido Friebel and has published in prestigious journals such as World Development, Journal of Development Economics and Journal of Public Economics.

In The Last Decade

Mariapia Mendola

62 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Agricultural technology adoption and poverty reduction: A... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300
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. Agricultural technology adoption and poverty reduction: A propensity-score matching analysis for rural Bangladesh
    2006 398 citations Mariapia Mendola profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mariapia Mendola Italy 15 607 400 313 304 237 71 1.3k
Naomi Hossain United Kingdom 22 529 0.9× 217 0.5× 323 1.0× 143 0.5× 206 0.9× 92 1.5k
Anke Niehof Netherlands 16 417 0.7× 270 0.7× 174 0.6× 135 0.4× 194 0.8× 79 1.2k
Andrew Shepherd United Kingdom 14 637 1.0× 229 0.6× 280 0.9× 307 1.0× 355 1.5× 53 1.4k
Pedro Olinto United States 12 354 0.6× 254 0.6× 437 1.4× 350 1.2× 643 2.7× 23 1.5k
Patti Petesch United States 16 492 0.8× 150 0.4× 241 0.8× 126 0.4× 261 1.1× 46 1.1k
Sukhadeo Thorat India 15 516 0.9× 277 0.7× 468 1.5× 218 0.7× 129 0.5× 42 1.2k
Giovanni Andrea Cornia Italy 20 473 0.8× 141 0.4× 325 1.0× 160 0.5× 178 0.8× 74 1.4k
David Lagakos United States 16 488 0.8× 212 0.5× 959 3.1× 245 0.8× 125 0.5× 40 1.6k
Abebe Shimeles United States 18 443 0.7× 124 0.3× 447 1.4× 175 0.6× 250 1.1× 60 1.1k
Chris Elbers Netherlands 17 839 1.4× 116 0.3× 732 2.3× 257 0.8× 369 1.6× 56 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Mariapia Mendola

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mariapia Mendola

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mariapia Mendola

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Giunti, Sara, et al.. (2025). Political backlash to refugee settlement: Cultural and economic drivers. Journal of Public Economics. 250. 105467–105467.
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Clemens, Michael A. & Mariapia Mendola. (2024). Migration from developing countries: Selection, income elasticity, and Simpson’s paradox. Journal of Development Economics. 171. 103359–103359. 6 indexed citations
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Comola, Margherita, et al.. (2024). Social networks and economic transformation: Evidence from a resettled village in Brazil. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 221. 17–34. 1 indexed citations
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Mendola, Mariapia, Giovanni Prarolo, & Tommaso Sonno. (2024). Curse or blessing? multinational corporations and labor market outcomes in Africa. Review of World Economics. 161(1). 339–371. 1 indexed citations
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Giunti, Sara, et al.. (2023). Political Backlash to Refugee Settlement: Cultural and Economic Drivers. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Giunti, Sara, et al.. (2020). The Political Impact of Refugee Migration: Evidence from the Italian Dispersal Policy. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Mendola, Mariapia, et al.. (2020). Immigrant Inventors and Diversity in the Age of Mass Migration. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Biavaschi, Costanza, Giovanni Facchini, Anna Maria Mayda, & Mariapia Mendola. (2018). South–South migration and the labor market: evidence from South Africa. Journal of Economic Geography. 14 indexed citations
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Mendola, Mariapia. (2018). Global Evidence on Prospective Migrants from Developing Countries. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Friebel, Guido, Miriam Manchin, Mariapia Mendola, & Giovanni Prarolo. (2017). Human Smuggling and Intentions to Migrate: Global Evidence from a Supply Shock Along Africa-to-Europe Migration Routes. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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Mendola, Mariapia. (2017). International migration and informal social protection in rural Mozambique. Research in Economics. 71(2). 282–290. 5 indexed citations
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Bratti, Massimiliano, Simona Fiore, & Mariapia Mendola. (2016). Family Size, Sibling Rivalry and Migration: Evidence from Mexico. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Bratti, Massimiliano & Mariapia Mendola. (2011). Parental Health and Child Schooling. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Friebel, Guido, Juan Miguel Gallego, & Mariapia Mendola. (2011). Xenophobic Attacks, Migration Intentions and Networks: Evidence from the South of Africa. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Mendola, Mariapia. (2010). Rural out‐migration and economic development at origin: A review of the evidence. Journal of International Development. 24(1). 102–122. 72 indexed citations
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Mendola, Mariapia & Calogero Carletto. (2009). International Migration and Gender Differentials in the Home Labor Market: Evidence from Albania. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Mendola, Mariapia. (2007). Farm Household Production Theories: A Review of “Institutional” and “Behavioral” Responses. Asian Development Review. 24(1). 49–68. 46 indexed citations
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Mendola, Mariapia, Caryn Bredenkamp, & Michele Gragnolati. (2007). The Impoverishing Effect Of Adverse Health Events : Evidence From The Western Balkans. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 14 indexed citations
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Mendola, Mariapia. (2005). Farm households production theories: a review of institutional and behavioural responses. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations
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Mendola, Mariapia. (2004). Migration and Technological Change in Rural Households: Complements or Substitutes?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 35 indexed citations

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