Philip Verwimp

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Philip Verwimp is a scholar working on Soil Science, Sociology and Political Science and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Philip Verwimp has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Soil Science, 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 12 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Philip Verwimp's work include Agricultural risk and resilience (23 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (10 papers) and Health and Conflict Studies (10 papers). Philip Verwimp is often cited by papers focused on Agricultural risk and resilience (23 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (10 papers) and Health and Conflict Studies (10 papers). Philip Verwimp collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and United Kingdom. Philip Verwimp's co-authors include Eleonora Nillesen, Robert Lensink, Maarten Voors, Daan van Soest, Erwin Bulte, Patrícia Justino, Tilman Brück, Jan Van Bavel, Mayra Buvinić and Mónica Das Gupta and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, World Development and Journal of Development Economics.

In The Last Decade

Philip Verwimp

30 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Violent Conflict and Behavior: A Field Experiment in Burundi 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400 500
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. Violent Conflict and Behavior: A Field Experiment in Burundi
    2012 590 citations Maarten Voors, Eleonora Nillesen et al. American Economic Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Philip Verwimp Belgium 17 838 394 384 210 207 31 1.4k
Maarten Voors Netherlands 14 597 0.7× 202 0.5× 311 0.8× 88 0.4× 112 0.5× 44 1.3k
Michal Bauer Czechia 14 779 0.9× 91 0.2× 334 0.9× 83 0.4× 149 0.7× 45 1.4k
Philip Verwimp Belgium 19 704 0.8× 398 1.0× 364 0.9× 339 1.6× 180 0.9× 49 1.4k
Julie Chytilová Czechia 13 746 0.9× 85 0.2× 312 0.8× 80 0.4× 142 0.7× 40 1.4k
Conchita D’Ambrosio Luxembourg 23 971 1.2× 90 0.2× 193 0.5× 411 2.0× 111 0.5× 99 1.8k
Elaina Rose United States 13 767 0.9× 325 0.8× 397 1.0× 178 0.8× 87 0.4× 22 1.6k
Patrícia Justino United Kingdom 20 847 1.0× 429 1.1× 373 1.0× 243 1.2× 254 1.2× 82 1.4k
John Fitzgerald United States 14 671 0.8× 83 0.2× 302 0.8× 272 1.3× 94 0.5× 39 1.5k
Pamela Jakiela United States 18 277 0.3× 124 0.3× 461 1.2× 78 0.4× 70 0.3× 38 1.1k
Randi Hjalmarsson United States 17 886 1.1× 45 0.1× 161 0.4× 160 0.8× 74 0.4× 42 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Philip Verwimp

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Fields of papers citing papers by Philip Verwimp

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Philip Verwimp

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Méon, Pierre‐Guillaume & Philip Verwimp. (2022). Pro-social behavior after a disaster: Evidence from a storm hitting an open-air festival. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 198. 493–510. 9 indexed citations
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Brück, Tilman, et al.. (2016). Measuring Violent Conflict in Micro-Level Surveys: Current Practices and Methodological Challenges. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 15 indexed citations
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Verwimp, Philip & Jean-François Maystadt. (2015). Forced Displacement and Refugees in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Economic Inquiry. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 17 indexed citations
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Brück, Tilman, et al.. (2015). Measuring Violent Conflict in Micro-level Surveys: Current Practices and Methodological Challenges. The World Bank Research Observer. lkv011–lkv011. 41 indexed citations
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Buvinić, Mayra, et al.. (2013). Violent Conflict and Gender Inequality. The World Bank Research Observer. 2 indexed citations
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Buvinić, Mayra, et al.. (2013). Violent Conflict and Gender Inequality: An Overview. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 23 indexed citations
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Ibáñez, Ana María, et al.. (2013). Abandoning Coffee under the Threat of Violence and the Presence of Illicit Crops. Evidence from Colombia. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 2 indexed citations
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Brück, Tilman, Wim Naudé, & Philip Verwimp. (2013). Business under Fire. Journal of Conflict Resolution. 57(1). 3–19. 74 indexed citations
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Naudé, Wim, Philip Verwimp, & Tilman Brück. (2013). Business and the Barrel of a Gun: Understanding Entrepreneurship and Violent Conflict in Developing Countries. 4 indexed citations
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Buvinić, Mayra, et al.. (2013). Violent Conflict and Gender Inequality : An Overview. The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (World Bank). 1 indexed citations
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Verwimp, Philip. (2012). Food Security, Violent Conflict and Human Development: Causes and Consequences. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 3 indexed citations
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Voors, Maarten, Eleonora Nillesen, Philip Verwimp, et al.. (2012). Violent Conflict and Behavior: A Field Experiment in Burundi. American Economic Review. 102(2). 941–964. 590 indexed citations breakdown →
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Justino, Patrícia & Philip Verwimp. (2012). Poverty Dynamics, Violent Conflict, and Convergence in Rwanda. Review of Income and Wealth. 59(1). 66–90. 33 indexed citations
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Nillesen, Eleonora & Philip Verwimp. (2010). A Phoenix in Flames? Portfolio Choice and Violence in Civil War in Rural Burundi. SSRN Electronic Journal. 18 indexed citations
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Brück, Tilman, et al.. (2010). Identifying Conflict and Violence in Micro-Level Surveys. SSRN Electronic Journal. 25 indexed citations
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Verwimp, Philip, Patrícia Justino, & Tilman Brück. (2009). The Analysis of Conflict: A Micro-Level Perspective. Journal of Peace Research. 46(3). 307–314. 78 indexed citations
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Akresh, Richard, Philip Verwimp, & Tom Bundervoet. (2007). Civil War, Crop Failure, and Child Stunting *. 3 indexed citations
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Verwimp, Philip. (2005). An economic profile of peasant perpetrators of genocide. Journal of Development Economics. 77(2). 297–323. 134 indexed citations
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Verwimp, Philip. (2003). Testing the Double-Genocide Thesis for Central and Southern Rwanda. Journal of Conflict Resolution. 47(4). 423–442. 64 indexed citations
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Verwimp, Philip. (1999). “The Quality of Education at the Institutional and the Individual level: a case-study in rural Ethiopia. International Review of Education. 45(2). 167–196. 4 indexed citations

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