Michael Woolcock

1.6k total citations
27 papers, 514 citations indexed

About

Michael Woolcock is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Development and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Woolcock has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 514 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Development and 5 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Michael Woolcock's work include International Development and Aid (6 papers), Evaluation and Performance Assessment (5 papers) and Income, Poverty, and Inequality (4 papers). Michael Woolcock is often cited by papers focused on International Development and Aid (6 papers), Evaluation and Performance Assessment (5 papers) and Income, Poverty, and Inequality (4 papers). Michael Woolcock collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Australia. Michael Woolcock's co-authors include Vijayendra Rao, Saumitra Jha, Lant Pritchett, Michael Bamberger, V. K. R. V. Rao, Hana Brixi, Ellen Lust, Deval Desai, Anne Hofmeyer and Matthew Andrews and has published in prestigious journals such as World Development, The Journal of Development Studies and Evaluation.

In The Last Decade

Michael Woolcock

26 papers receiving 440 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 Woolcock United States 10 202 131 116 70 68 27 514
Diana Cammack United Kingdom 11 203 1.0× 105 0.8× 71 0.6× 49 0.7× 33 0.5× 30 436
Arne Tostensen Norway 11 267 1.3× 165 1.3× 158 1.4× 154 2.2× 45 0.7× 49 607
Mireille Razafindrakoto France 13 396 2.0× 98 0.7× 227 2.0× 28 0.4× 59 0.9× 76 708
Robert S. Chase United States 11 190 0.9× 190 1.5× 250 2.2× 17 0.2× 108 1.6× 25 601
Roger C. Riddell United Kingdom 14 268 1.3× 103 0.8× 123 1.1× 28 0.4× 27 0.4× 37 553
Truman G. Packard United States 15 166 0.8× 116 0.9× 339 2.9× 29 0.4× 259 3.8× 42 839
Ahmed Shafiqul Huque Canada 14 191 0.9× 267 2.0× 85 0.7× 15 0.2× 31 0.5× 88 614
Tariq Thachil United States 13 321 1.6× 339 2.6× 99 0.9× 48 0.7× 32 0.5× 19 568
Helena Ribe 6 248 1.2× 51 0.4× 149 1.3× 28 0.4× 68 1.0× 9 472
Claire Mcloughlin United Kingdom 11 290 1.4× 160 1.2× 77 0.7× 28 0.4× 35 0.5× 25 541

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Woolcock

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Woolcock

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All Works

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Barron, Patrick, et al.. (2024). A Learning Agenda for Community-Driven Development: Responding to Complex Contextual, Evaluation, and Inference Challenges. Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Singh, Jagdeep & Michael Woolcock. (2022). The Future of Multilateralism and Global Development: Opportunities for Constitutive and Functional Reform. 3(1). 1 indexed citations
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Widner, Jennifer A., et al.. (2022). The Case for Case Studies. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Woolcock, Michael. (2019). When Do Development Projects Enhance Community Well-Being?. 2(2). 81–89. 13 indexed citations
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Woolcock, Michael, et al.. (2018). Alternative Paths to Public Financial Management and Public Sector Reform: Experiences from East Asia. Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Woolcock, Michael, et al.. (2017). New Approaches to Identifying State Fragility. 8(1). 3 indexed citations
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Brixi, Hana, Ellen Lust, & Michael Woolcock. (2015). Trust, Voice, and Incentives : Learning from Local Success Stories in Service Delivery in the Middle East and North Africa [Confiance, voix au chapitre et mesures incitatives : Tirer des leçons du succès dans la prestation de services au niveau local au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique du Nord]. 3 indexed citations
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Brixi, Hana, Ellen Lust, & Michael Woolcock. (2015). Trust, Voice, and Incentives: Learning from Local Success Stories in Service Delivery in the Middle East and North Africa. The World Bank eBooks. 29 indexed citations
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Woolcock, Michael, et al.. (2015). Operationalizing the Science of Delivery Agenda to Enhance Development Results. Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks. 1–39. 4 indexed citations
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Andrews, Matthew, Lant Pritchett, & Michael Woolcock. (2015). Doing Problem Driven Work. SSRN Electronic Journal. 9 indexed citations
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Desai, Deval, et al.. (2014). The Missing Middle: Reconfiguring Rule of Law Reform as if Politics and Process Mattered. Hague Journal on the Rule of Law. 6(2). 230–253. 4 indexed citations
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Woolcock, Michael. (2013). Using case studies to explore the external validity of ‘complex’ development interventions. Evaluation. 19(3). 229–248. 83 indexed citations
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Hofmeyer, Anne, et al.. (2012). Measuring the Nursing Work Environment: Can a Social Capital Framework Add Value?. World Medical & Health Policy. 4(1). 1–17. 12 indexed citations
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Pritchett, Lant, Michael Woolcock, & Matt Andrews. (2012). Looking Like a State : Techniques of Persistent Failure in State Capability for Implementation. The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (World Bank). 7 indexed citations
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Bamberger, Michael, Vijayendra Rao, & Michael Woolcock. (2010). Using Mixed Methods In Monitoring And Evaluation : Experiences From International Development. World Bank eBooks. 26 indexed citations
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Woolcock, Michael, Michael Bamberger, & V. K. R. V. Rao. (2010). Using Mixed Methods in Monitoring and Evaluation: Experiences from International Development. SSRN Electronic Journal. 36 indexed citations
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Jha, Saumitra, Vijayendra Rao, & Michael Woolcock. (2007). Governance in the Gullies: Democratic Responsiveness and Leadership in Delhi’s Slums. World Development. 35(2). 230–246. 129 indexed citations
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Woolcock, Michael, et al.. (2005). Customary Law and Policy Reform : Engaging with the Plurality of Justice Systems. Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks. 43 indexed citations
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Pritchett, Lant & Michael Woolcock. (2002). Solutions When the Solution is the Problem: Arraying the Disarray in Development. SSRN Electronic Journal. 70 indexed citations

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