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.
Strategies to avoid the loss of developmental potential in more than 200 million children in the developing world
2007755 citationsPaul Gertler et al.The Lancetprofile →
Welfare gains from Foreign Direct Investment through technology transfer to local suppliers
2007578 citationsGarrick Blalock, Paul Gertlerprofile →
Investing in the foundation of sustainable development: pathways to scale up for early childhood development
2016558 citationsPaul Gertler et al.The Lancetprofile →
Water for Life: The Impact of the Privatization of Water Services on Child Mortality
2005554 citationsSebastián Galiani, Paul Gertler et al.profile →
Labor market returns to an early childhood stimulation intervention in Jamaica
2014457 citationsPaul Gertler, Christel M. J. Vermeersch et al.profile →
Contribution of air conditioning adoption to future energy use under global warming
2010444 citationsPaul Gertler, Sebastián Martínez et al.profile →
Effect on maternal and child health services in Rwanda of payment to primary health-care providers for performance: an impact evaluation
2011423 citationsPaul Gertler, Christel M. J. Vermeersch et al.The Lancetprofile →
The Effect of India's Total Sanitation Campaign on Defecation Behaviors and Child Health in Rural Madhya Pradesh: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
2014334 citationsSumeet Patil, Benjamin F. Arnold et al.PLoS Medicineprofile →
Empowerment and Efficiency: Tenancy Reform in West Bengal
2002322 citationsAbhijit Banerjee, Paul Gertler et al.profile →
Peers — A (Enhanced Table)
Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late)
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This map shows the geographic impact of Paul Gertler'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 Paul Gertler with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Paul Gertler more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Paul Gertler. 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 Paul Gertler. The network helps show where Paul Gertler may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Gertler
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul Gertler.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul Gertler 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 Paul Gertler. Paul Gertler is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Anttila-Hughes, Jesse, et al.. (2018). Mortality from Nestlé’s Marketing of Infant Formula in Low and Middle-Income Countries. National Bureau of Economic Research.3 indexed citations
6.
Cruces, Guillermo, et al.. (2017). Living Up to Expectations: How Job Training Made Women Better Off and Men Worse Off. CONICET Digital (CONICET).1 indexed citations
7.
Patil, Sumeet, Benjamin F. Arnold, Alicia L. Salvatore, et al.. (2014). The Effect of India's Total Sanitation Campaign on Defecation Behaviors and Child Health in Rural Madhya Pradesh: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. PLoS Medicine. 11(8). e1001709–e1001709.334 indexed citations breakdown →
8.
Gertler, Paul, Harry Anthony Patrinos, & Eduardo Rodríguez-Oreggia. (2012). Parental Empowerment in Mexico: Randomized Experiment of the "Apoyos a La Gestion Escolar (Age)" Program in Rural Primary Schools in Mexico.. Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness.7 indexed citations
Gertler, Paul, Sebastián Martínez, Patrick Prémand, Laura B. Rawlings, & Christel M. J. Vermeersch. (2011). Impact Evaluation in Practice, First Edition [La evaluación de impacto en la práctica]. World Bank Publications.68 indexed citations
Fernald, Lia C. H., Xiaohui Hou, & Paul Gertler. (2008). Peer Reviewed: Oportunidades Program Participation and Body Mass Index, Blood Pressure, and Self-Reported Health in Mexican Adults. Preventing Chronic Disease. 5(3).1 indexed citations
13.
Lis-Gutiérrez, Jenny-Paola, et al.. (2007). Lecciones aprendidas en la evaluación del Programa de Ayuda Alimentaria. Salud Pública de México. 49. 245–249.
14.
Gertler, Paul, Harry Anthony Patrinos, & Marta Rubio‐Codina. (2006). Empowering Parents to Improve Education: Evidence from Rural Mexico. Impact Evaluation Series Number 4. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 3935.. World Bank Publications.21 indexed citations
15.
Blalock, Garrick, Paul Gertler, & David I. Levine. (2005). Financial Constraints on Investment in an Emerging Market Crisis: An Empirical Investigation of Foreign Ownership. eScholarship (California Digital Library).3 indexed citations
16.
López‐de‐Silanes, Florencio, Pablo Serra, Paul Gertler, et al.. (2005). Privatization in Latin America : Myths and Reality. World Bank Publications.2 indexed citations
17.
Phillips, Katherin Ross, Paul Gertler, Timothy M. Smeeding, et al.. (2001). Shielding the Poor: Social Protection in the Developing World. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics.51 indexed citations
18.
Gertler, Paul, et al.. (1999). Economic analysis of health sector projects : a review of issues, methods, and approaches. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics.5 indexed citations
19.
Banerjee, Abhijit, et al.. (1998). Empowerment and Efficiency: The Economics of Agrarian Reform. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).7 indexed citations
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