Morten Jerven

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Morten Jerven is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Demography and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Morten Jerven has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 16 papers in Demography and 11 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Morten Jerven's work include Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (16 papers), Income, Poverty, and Inequality (10 papers) and Economic Growth and Development (9 papers). Morten Jerven is often cited by papers focused on Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (16 papers), Income, Poverty, and Inequality (10 papers) and Economic Growth and Development (9 papers). Morten Jerven collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Norway and United Kingdom. Morten Jerven's co-authors include Ewout Frankema, Deborah Johnston, Andrew Kerner, Ola Tveitereid Westengen, Béatrice Hibou, Johan Fourie, Ellen Hillbom, Erik Green, Chibuike Uche and Jacob Weisdorf and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and International Organization.

In The Last Decade

Morten Jerven

48 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Poor numbers: how we are misled by African development statistics and what to do about it

2013 348 citations Morten Jerven Choice Reviews Online profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Morten Jerven	545	432	240	194	174	50	1.3k
Ewout Frankema	429 0.8×	384 0.9×	431 1.8×	54 0.3×	171 1.0×	70	1.0k
Thandika Mkandawire	730 1.3×	319 0.7×	102 0.4×	399 2.1×	173 1.0×	55	1.7k
Douglas Rimmer	634 1.2×	410 0.9×	153 0.6×	307 1.6×	212 1.2×	56	1.6k
François Roubaud	576 1.1×	492 1.1×	89 0.4×	83 0.4×	82 0.5×	128	1.2k
Jean–Paul Azam	1.1k 1.9×	523 1.2×	156 0.7×	366 1.9×	220 1.3×	92	1.7k
Mushtaq Khan	809 1.5×	416 1.0×	80 0.3×	371 1.9×	283 1.6×	71	1.6k
Alexander Moradi	299 0.5×	346 0.8×	285 1.2×	55 0.3×	113 0.6×	24	891
Ajay Chhibber	646 1.2×	526 1.2×	84 0.3×	260 1.3×	273 1.6×	19	1.8k
York W. Bradshaw	750 1.4×	307 0.7×	171 0.7×	236 1.2×	121 0.7×	44	1.5k
Mwangi S. Kimenyi	446 0.8×	388 0.9×	175 0.7×	97 0.5×	85 0.5×	71	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Morten Jerven

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Westengen, Ola Tveitereid, et al.. (2023). Measuring the end of hunger: Knowledge politics in the selection of SDG food security indicators. Agriculture and Human Values. 40(3). 1273–1286. 11 indexed citations

Westengen, Ola Tveitereid, et al.. (2023). The history of hunger: Counting calories to make global food security legible. World Development Perspectives. 30. 100504–100504. 3 indexed citations

Jerven, Morten, et al.. (2021). A Case of its Own? A Review of Italy’s Colonisation of Eritrea, 1890-1941. Journal of European economic history. 50(1). 82–115. 2 indexed citations

Jerven, Morten. (2019). Poor Numbers. Cornell University Press eBooks. 120 indexed citations

Jerven, Morten. (2018). Beyond precision: embracing the politics of global health numbers. The Lancet. 392(10146). 468–469. 7 indexed citations

Jerven, Morten. (2016). Historical patterns of economic growth in Africa: a review. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2016(28). 1 indexed citations

Jerven, Morten. (2016). Discrepancies: Why Do GDP Growth Rates Differ?. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 6(1). 63–80. 1 indexed citations

Jerven, Morten & Deborah Johnston. (2015). Statistical Tragedy in Africa? Evaluating the Data Base for African Economic Development. The Journal of Development Studies. 51(2). 111–115. 40 indexed citations

Jerven, Morten, et al.. (2015). GDP Revisions and Updating Statistical Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Reports from the Statistical Offices in Nigeria, Liberia and Zimbabwe. The Journal of Development Studies. 51(2). 194–207. 3 indexed citations

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Jerven, Morten. (2014). On the accuracy of trade and GDP statistics in Africa: Errors of commission and omission. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1-2). 45–45. 13 indexed citations

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Jerven, Morten. (2013). Poor Numbers – How We Are Misled by African Development Statistics and What to Do About It (Uzuazo Etemire). Verfassung in Recht und Übersee. 46(3). 336–340. 56 indexed citations

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Jerven, Morten. (2013). Poor numbers: how we are misled by African development statistics and what to do about it. Choice Reviews Online. 50(12). 50–6877. 348 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jerven, Morten, Gareth Austin, Erik Green, et al.. (2012). Moving Forward in African Economic History. Bridging the Gap Between Methods and Sources. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 2012(1). 7 indexed citations

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Jerven, Morten. (2012). Why nations fail: the origins of power, prosperity, and poverty. Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d études du développement. 33(3). 386–388. 81 indexed citations

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Jerven, Morten. (2011). Counting the Bottom Billion. World Economy. 12(4). 35–52. 3 indexed citations

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Jerven, Morten. (2010). AFRICAN GROWTH RECURRING: AN ECONOMIC HISTORY PERSPECTIVE ON AFRICAN GROWTH EPISODES, 1690–2010. Lund University Publications (Lund University). 25(2). 127–154. 43 indexed citations

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Jerven, Morten. (2010). Social Capital as a Determinant of Economic Growth in Africa. Lund University Publications (Lund University). 2(2). 139–162. 2 indexed citations

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Jerven, Morten. (2009). The Relativity of Poverty and Income: How Reliable are African Economic Statistics?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Jerven, Morten. (2009). The relativity of poverty and income: How reliable are African economic statistics?. African Affairs. 109(434). 77–96. 46 indexed citations

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Jerven, Morten. (2009). The quest for the African dummy: explaining African post-colonial economic performance revisited. Journal of International Development. 23(2). 288–307. 31 indexed citations

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