Robert H. Bates

15.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
181 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Robert H. Bates is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert H. Bates has authored 181 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 21 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 21 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Robert H. Bates's work include Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (19 papers), International Development and Aid (13 papers) and Economic Growth and Development (9 papers). Robert H. Bates is often cited by papers focused on Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (19 papers), International Development and Aid (13 papers) and Economic Growth and Development (9 papers). Robert H. Bates collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and United Kingdom. Robert H. Bates's co-authors include Douglas Rimmer, Da-Hsiang Donald Lien, Patrick Manning, Jack Α. Goldstone, David Epstein, Sharyn O’Halloran, Barry R. Weingast, Avner Greif, Paul Collier and Harold Demsetz and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, PLoS ONE and American Economic Review.

In The Last Decade

Robert H. Bates

163 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

Markets and States in Tropical Africa: The Political Basi... 1974 2026 1991 2008 1982 1990 2006 1974 250 500 750

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert H. Bates United States 40 2.9k 1.8k 1.6k 966 878 181 6.6k
Nicolas van de Walle United States 38 4.1k 1.4× 2.4k 1.3× 884 0.5× 1.5k 1.5× 634 0.7× 110 6.4k
Jack Α. Goldstone United States 37 3.7k 1.3× 2.3k 1.2× 1.8k 1.1× 458 0.5× 836 1.0× 183 6.7k
Peter Evans United States 34 5.1k 1.8× 4.8k 2.6× 2.3k 1.4× 1.4k 1.5× 680 0.8× 103 10.5k
Martín Paldam Denmark 35 2.2k 0.8× 1.8k 1.0× 2.3k 1.4× 782 0.8× 491 0.6× 128 5.2k
Pranab Bardhan United States 45 3.0k 1.0× 2.4k 1.3× 4.4k 2.7× 421 0.4× 495 0.6× 168 9.0k
André Gunder Frank Netherlands 28 3.0k 1.0× 2.0k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 588 0.6× 766 0.9× 126 6.3k
Michaël Bratton United States 34 5.2k 1.8× 3.0k 1.6× 781 0.5× 1.5k 1.5× 739 0.8× 98 7.1k
Stephan Haggard United States 41 3.2k 1.1× 4.0k 2.2× 1.6k 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 331 0.4× 147 7.1k
Macartan Humphreys United States 26 3.0k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 732 0.5× 600 0.6× 739 0.8× 80 5.0k
Gérard Roland United States 46 2.2k 0.8× 3.9k 2.1× 4.4k 2.7× 274 0.3× 1.2k 1.4× 138 9.2k

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All Works

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Brewitz, Lennart, et al.. (2023). αβ,α′β′-Diepoxyketones are mechanism-based inhibitors of nucleophilic cysteine enzymes. Chemical Communications. 59(86). 12859–12862. 4 indexed citations
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Liddle, John, Jaap D. van Buul, Robert H. Bates, et al.. (2020). Bosutinib prevents vascular leakage by reducing focal adhesion turnover and reinforcing junctional integrity. Journal of Cell Science. 133(9). 26 indexed citations
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Bates, Robert H., Avner Greif, Margaret Levi, Jean‐Laurent Rosenthal, & Barry R. Weingast. (2020). Analytic Narratives. Princeton University Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Prati, Federica, Fabio Zuccotto, Daniel A. Fletcher, et al.. (2018). Screening of a Novel Fragment Library with Functional Complexity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis InhA. ChemMedChem. 13(7). 672–677. 14 indexed citations
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Schumpeter, Joseph A., Karl Polanyi, Alexander Gerschenkron, et al.. (2015). Economía Política del Crecimiento. Cadenas causales y mecanismos institucionales. 1 indexed citations
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Bates, Robert H.. (2010). Violence and Social Orders: A Conceptual Framework for Interpreting Recorded Human History. Journal of Economic Literature. 48(3). 8 indexed citations
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Kalyvas, Stathis N., Robert H. Bates, Michael Hechter, et al.. (2008). Order, Conflict, and Violence. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 136 indexed citations
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Bates, Robert H., John Coatsworth, & Jeffrey G. Williamson. (2007). Lost Decades: Lessons from Post-independence Latin America for Post-independence Africa. The Journal of Economic History. 67(4). 2 indexed citations
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Bates, Robert H.. (2007). Institutions and Economic Performance. 13 indexed citations
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Fosu, Augustin Kwasi, Robert H. Bates, & Anke Hoeffler. (2006). Institutions, governance and economic development in Africa. Journal of African Economies. 15. 140. 2 indexed citations
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Bates, Robert H., Augustin Kwasi Fosu, & Anke Hoeffler. (2006). Governance and Economic Development in Africa: An Overview. Journal of African Economies. 15(1). 1 indexed citations
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Humphreys, Macartan & Robert H. Bates. (2005). Political Institutions and Economic Policies: Lessons from Africa. British Journal of Political Science. 35(3). 403–428. 47 indexed citations
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Ferrara, Eliana La & Robert H. Bates. (2001). Political Competition in Weak States. Economics and Politics. 13(2). 159–184. 27 indexed citations
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Bates, Robert H.. (1997). Area Studies and Political Science: Rupture and Possible Synthesis. Africa Today. 44(2). 123–132. 13 indexed citations
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Soskice, David, et al.. (1992). Ambition and Constraint: The Stabilizing Role of Institutions. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 8(3). 547–560. 19 indexed citations
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Alt, James Ε., Peter C. Ordeshook, Robert H. Bates, et al.. (1990). Perspectives on Positive Political Economy. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 517 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bates, Robert H.. (1981). Markets and States in Tropical Africa: The Political Basis of Agricultural Policies. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 35 indexed citations
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Bates, Robert H. & Michael F. Lofchie. (1980). Agricultural development in Africa: Issues of public policy. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 10(6). 517–22. 35 indexed citations
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Bates, Robert H.. (1974). Patterns of uneven development : causes and consequences in Zambia. CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology). 7 indexed citations

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