Michael A. Nelson

4.2k total citations
120 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Michael A. Nelson is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael A. Nelson has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 30 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 19 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Michael A. Nelson's work include Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (28 papers), Corruption and Economic Development (24 papers) and Local Government Finance and Decentralization (17 papers). Michael A. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (28 papers), Corruption and Economic Development (24 papers) and Local Government Finance and Decentralization (17 papers). Michael A. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Michael A. Nelson's co-authors include Rajeev K. Goel, Ram D. Singh, William J. Hunter, Inakwu Odeh, Rati Ram, Katrine L. Wallace, Ummad Mazhar, Nancy Joseph‐Ridge, Aylin Riedel and Michael A. Becker and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Economic Review and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Michael A. Nelson

112 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael A. Nelson United States 29 1.3k 948 436 431 312 120 2.9k
Sudhir Anand United States 30 2.0k 1.6× 2.0k 2.1× 299 0.7× 120 0.3× 61 0.2× 61 5.7k
Ingrid Nielsen Australia 34 693 0.5× 950 1.0× 238 0.5× 50 0.1× 131 0.4× 129 4.1k
Hongbin Li China 31 1.1k 0.8× 1.4k 1.5× 454 1.0× 94 0.2× 1.3k 4.2× 104 4.9k
Barbara Sianesi United Kingdom 14 1.8k 1.4× 656 0.7× 314 0.7× 49 0.1× 376 1.2× 26 3.8k
Daniel Berkowitz United States 22 974 0.7× 470 0.5× 398 0.9× 128 0.3× 696 2.2× 70 2.4k
Hannes Winner Austria 21 1.3k 1.0× 460 0.5× 443 1.0× 234 0.5× 716 2.3× 69 2.1k
Edwin Leuven Netherlands 23 1.6k 1.2× 740 0.8× 226 0.5× 41 0.1× 376 1.2× 60 3.5k
William R. Clark United States 21 1.9k 1.5× 1.9k 2.0× 2.5k 5.8× 367 0.9× 448 1.4× 38 5.9k
Markus Brückner Germany 29 1.0k 0.8× 730 0.8× 184 0.4× 223 0.5× 73 0.2× 103 3.3k
Niels Johannesen Denmark 25 1.4k 1.1× 245 0.3× 196 0.4× 67 0.2× 998 3.2× 65 2.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Goel, Rajeev K. & Michael A. Nelson. (2025). Is adversity the mother of innovation? International evidence at the firm level. The Journal of Technology Transfer. 50(4). 1873–1892.
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Goel, Rajeev K., James R. Jones, & Michael A. Nelson. (2025). Unraveling Spillovers on Health Insurance: The Impacts of Culture and Fraud on Health Insurance Coverage. Managerial and Decision Economics. 46(5). 2783–2794.
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Goel, Rajeev K. & Michael A. Nelson. (2024). Do college anti‐plagiarism/cheating policies have teeth in the age of AI? Exploratory evidence from the Internet. Managerial and Decision Economics. 45(4). 2336–2347. 6 indexed citations
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Goel, Rajeev K., Devrim Göktepe‐Hultén, & Michael A. Nelson. (2023). Drivers of International Research Spending. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 7(1). 1–80. 10 indexed citations
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Goel, Rajeev K. & Michael A. Nelson. (2023). Hold your fire! Influence of female legislators on gun legislation in the United States. Social Science Quarterly. 105(1). 41–53. 1 indexed citations
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Goel, Rajeev K., Ummad Mazhar, Michael A. Nelson, & Rati Ram. (2017). Different forms of decentralization and their impact on government performance: Micro-level evidence from 113 countries. Economic Modelling. 62. 171–183. 76 indexed citations
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Nelson, Michael A.. (2016). Searching for Leviathan: Comment and Extension. American Economic Review. 77(1). 198–204. 18 indexed citations
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Goel, Rajeev K. & Michael A. Nelson. (2012). The Internet as an Indicator of Corruption Awareness. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Goel, Rajeev K. & Michael A. Nelson. (2010). Decentralization of the Size and Scope of Local Governments and Corruption. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Goel, Rajeev K. & Michael A. Nelson. (2010). Government Fragmentation Versus Fiscal Decentralization and Corruption. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Georgouli, T., Teifi James, Susanne E. Tanner, et al.. (2007). High-Resolution Microscopy Coil MR-Eye. Eye. 22(8). 994–996. 29 indexed citations
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Goel, Rajeev K. & Michael A. Nelson. (2005). Tobacco Policy and Tobacco Use: Differences Across Tobacco Types, Gender and Age. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Goel, Rajeev K. & Michael A. Nelson. (2003). Use or abuse of highway tax revenues? An economic analysis of highway spending. Applied Economics Letters. 10(13). 813–819. 8 indexed citations
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Porter, N. G., et al.. (1998). Variability in essential oil chemistry and plant morphology within a Leptospermum scoparium population. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 36(1). 125–133. 27 indexed citations
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Goel, Rajeev K. & Michael A. Nelson. (1998). Corruption and Government Size: A Disaggregated Analysis. SSRN Electronic Journal. 31 indexed citations
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Einspahr, Janine G., et al.. (1997). Expression of p53 protein in actinic keratosis, adjacent, normal-appearing, and non-sun-exposed human skin.. PubMed. 6(8). 583–7. 44 indexed citations
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Hunter, William J. & Michael A. Nelson. (1990). Excise Taxation and the Theory of Tax Exploitation. Public finance. 45(2). 268–282. 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, Michael A.. (1987). The clinical diagnosis of low back pain. Current Orthopaedics. 1(4). 372–374. 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, Michael A.. (1973). LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 55-B(3). 506–512. 23 indexed citations

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