Rachid Laajaj

1.3k total citations
27 papers, 591 citations indexed

About

Rachid Laajaj is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Rachid Laajaj has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 591 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 7 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 6 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Rachid Laajaj's work include COVID-19 epidemiological studies (4 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (4 papers) and Agricultural Innovations and Practices (4 papers). Rachid Laajaj is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 epidemiological studies (4 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (4 papers) and Agricultural Innovations and Practices (4 papers). Rachid Laajaj collaborates with scholars based in Colombia, United States and France. Rachid Laajaj's co-authors include Karen Macours, Dean Yang, Luc Désiré Omgba, Christian Ebeke, Ajay Chhibber, Michael Carter, Marta Rubio‐Codina, Renos Vakis, Omar Arias and Samuel D. Gosling and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Econometrica and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Rachid Laajaj

26 papers receiving 545 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rachid Laajaj Colombia 14 202 141 93 89 74 27 591
Nicholas Rohde Australia 16 226 1.1× 207 1.5× 28 0.3× 15 0.2× 39 0.5× 47 698
Benjamin Ho United States 13 106 0.5× 190 1.3× 79 0.8× 85 1.0× 52 0.7× 62 614
Hiroyuki Yamada Japan 12 151 0.7× 94 0.7× 73 0.8× 30 0.3× 28 0.4× 69 472
Bram Thuysbaert United States 7 375 1.9× 218 1.5× 91 1.0× 324 3.6× 171 2.3× 11 811
Ana Lúcia Kassouf Brazil 14 164 0.8× 256 1.8× 33 0.4× 327 3.7× 46 0.6× 60 850
Daniel Gerszon Mahler United States 13 223 1.1× 356 2.5× 16 0.2× 80 0.9× 70 0.9× 38 690
Ambar Narayan United States 16 320 1.6× 552 3.9× 37 0.4× 258 2.9× 121 1.6× 53 959
Justine Burns South Africa 13 145 0.7× 227 1.6× 20 0.2× 257 2.9× 50 0.7× 33 596
Benjamin Crost United States 15 250 1.2× 336 2.4× 70 0.8× 100 1.1× 106 1.4× 32 904
Luca Tiberti Canada 10 247 1.2× 153 1.1× 32 0.3× 96 1.1× 128 1.7× 64 523

Countries citing papers authored by Rachid Laajaj

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rachid Laajaj

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rachid Laajaj

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rachid Laajaj. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rachid Laajaj 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 Rachid Laajaj. Rachid Laajaj is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Laajaj, Rachid & Karen Macours. (2026). The Complexity of Multidimensional Learning in Agriculture. Econometrica. 94(2). 465–503. 1 indexed citations
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Varela, Andrea Ramírez, Michael Touchton, J. Jaime Miranda, et al.. (2023). Assessing pandemic preparedness, response, and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic in four south American countries: agenda for the future. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1274737–1274737. 3 indexed citations
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Varela, Andrea Ramírez, Sergio Moreno, Silvia Restrepo, et al.. (2022). Prediction of SARS-CoV-2 infection with a Symptoms-Based model to aid public health decision making in Latin America and other low and middle income settings. Preventive Medicine Reports. 27. 101798–101798. 7 indexed citations
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Laajaj, Rachid, Eduardo Behrentz, Raquel Bernal, et al.. (2022). Understanding how socioeconomic inequalities drive inequalities in COVID-19 infections. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 8269–8269. 23 indexed citations
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Escobar, María, Catalina Gómez, Jorge Madrid‐Wolff, et al.. (2022). Smart pooling: AI-powered COVID-19 informative group testing. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 6519–6519. 6 indexed citations
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Carter, Michael, Rachid Laajaj, & Dean Yang. (2021). Subsidies and the African Green Revolution: Direct Effects and Social Network Spillovers of Randomized Input Subsidies in Mozambique. American Economic Journal Applied Economics. 13(2). 206–229. 50 indexed citations
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Laajaj, Rachid, Eduardo Behrentz, Raquel Bernal, et al.. (2021). SARS-CoV-2 Spread, Detection, and Dynamics in a Megacity in Latin America. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Laajaj, Rachid, Eduardo Behrentz, Raquel Bernal, et al.. (2021). COVID-19 spread, detection, and dynamics in Bogota, Colombia. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4726–4726. 21 indexed citations
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Varela, Andrea Ramírez, Silvia Restrepo, Rachid Laajaj, et al.. (2021). Factors Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Bogotá, Colombia: Results From a Large Epidemiological Surveillance Study. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. 2. 100048–100048. 14 indexed citations
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Laajaj, Rachid, Eduardo Behrentz, Raquel Bernal, et al.. (2021). Understanding How Socioeconomic Inequalities Drive Inequalities in SARS-CoV-2 Infections. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Laajaj, Rachid, Karen Macours, Cargele Masso, Moses Thuita, & Bernard Vanlauwe. (2020). Reconciling yield gains in agronomic trials with returns under African smallholder conditions. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 14286–14286. 23 indexed citations
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Laajaj, Rachid, Karen Macours, Omar Arias, et al.. (2019). Challenges to capture the big five personality traits in non-WEIRD populations. Science Advances. 5(7). eaaw5226–eaaw5226. 116 indexed citations
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Laajaj, Rachid & Karen Macours. (2019). Measuring Skills in Developing Countries. The Journal of Human Resources. 56(4). 1254–1295. 48 indexed citations
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Laajaj, Rachid & Karen Macours. (2017). Measuring Skills in Developing Countries. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 29 indexed citations
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Ibáñez, Ana María, et al.. (2017). Colombia en movimiento - 2010-2013-2016 : los cambios en la vida de los hogares a través de la Encuesta Longitudinal Colombiana de la Universidad de los Andes (ELCA). 1 indexed citations
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Ebeke, Christian, Luc Désiré Omgba, & Rachid Laajaj. (2015). Oil, governance and the (mis)allocation of talent in developing countries. Journal of Development Economics. 114. 126–141. 83 indexed citations
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Chhibber, Ajay & Rachid Laajaj. (2011). Securing Against Natural Disasters: Better Preparedness and Better Development. Chapters. 1 indexed citations
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Chhibber, Ajay & Rachid Laajaj. (2008). Disasters, Climate Change and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons and Directions. Journal of African Economies. 17(Supplement 2). ii7–ii49. 43 indexed citations
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Laajaj, Rachid, et al.. (2006). When Instability Increases The Effectiveness Of Aid Projects. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 15 indexed citations

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