Ron Shaffer

571 total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 355 citations indexed

About

Ron Shaffer is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, Ron Shaffer has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 355 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Recurrent topics in Ron Shaffer's work include Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (6 papers), Regional Economic and Spatial Analysis (5 papers) and Rural development and sustainability (5 papers). Ron Shaffer is often cited by papers focused on Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (6 papers), Regional Economic and Spatial Analysis (5 papers) and Rural development and sustainability (5 papers). Ron Shaffer collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. Ron Shaffer's co-authors include David W. Marcouiller, Steven C. Deller, Luther Tweeten, Michael Murray, Richard C. Bishop, John I. Allen, Sam Cordes, Eric Thompson, Gary D. Lynne and Samy Rengasamy and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Social Indicators Research and Land Economics.

In The Last Decade

Ron Shaffer

30 papers receiving 275 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Community Economics: Linking Theory and Practice

2004 103 citations Ron Shaffer, Steven C. Deller et al. Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ron Shaffer United States	8	171	99	39	36	32	33	355
Charles C. Soludo Nigeria	7	128 0.7×	124 1.3×	27 0.7×	21 0.6×	10 0.3×	15	452
Antonio Vázquez‐Barquero Spain	9	135 0.8×	68 0.7×	46 1.2×	42 1.2×	34 1.1×	21	349
Rajiv R. Thakur India	8	179 1.0×	54 0.5×	16 0.4×	46 1.3×	21 0.7×	17	370
Clair E. Morris United States	7	114 0.7×	85 0.9×	66 1.7×	7 0.2×	39 1.2×	11	379
G. J. R. Linge Australia	11	112 0.7×	109 1.1×	39 1.0×	68 1.9×	9 0.3×	43	358
José Juan Romero Rodríguez Bolivia	8	77 0.5×	70 0.7×	33 0.8×	18 0.5×	14 0.4×	39	303
Chang Woon Nam Germany	12	237 1.4×	86 0.9×	29 0.7×	120 3.3×	11 0.3×	48	447
W. Paul Strassman United States	4	89 0.5×	111 1.1×	24 0.6×	29 0.8×	15 0.5×	5	437
Gordon C. Cameron United Kingdom	8	321 1.9×	61 0.6×	27 0.7×	72 2.0×	10 0.3×	12	466
Sara Maioli United Kingdom	10	230 1.3×	64 0.6×	38 1.0×	18 0.5×	53 1.7×	21	440

Countries citing papers authored by Ron Shaffer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ron Shaffer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ron Shaffer

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

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Rengasamy, Samy, et al.. (2018). Flammability of Respirators and other Head and Facial Personal Protective Equipment.. PubMed. 35(1). 1–13. 6 indexed citations

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Murray, Michael, et al.. (2017). Local Government, Local Development and Citizen Participation: Lessons from Ireland. 57–78. 2 indexed citations

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Murray, Michael, et al.. (2004). The National Rural Development Partnership in the United States: A Case Study in Collaboration. 61–84.

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Shaffer, Ron, Steven C. Deller, & David W. Marcouiller. (2004). Community Economics: Linking Theory and Practice. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 103 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shaffer, Ron, et al.. (2001). Building a National Rural Policy and the National Rural Development Partnership. The journal of regional analysis & policy. 31(2). 77–91. 4 indexed citations

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Barkley, David L., et al.. (1999). A national snapshot for rural equity market innovation. 59–70. 1 indexed citations

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Thompson, Eric & Ron Shaffer. (1996). Targeting Occupations for Displaced Workers: A Test in Wisconsin Regions. Review of Regional Studies. 26(2). 3 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Ron. (1995). Achieving Sustainable Economic Development in Communities. Community Development Society Journal. 26(2). 145–154. 10 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Ron. (1995). Regional Science: My Home Away from Home!. International Regional Science Review. 18(2). 223–225. 2 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Ron, et al.. (1993). Rural Banks and Their Communities: A Matter of Survival. Econometric Reviews. 78(3). 73–79. 5 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Ron. (1990). Building Economically Viable Communities: A Role for Community Developers. Community Development Society Journal. 21(2). 74–87. 12 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Ron, et al.. (1990). The Adequacy of Capital Markets for Rural Nonfarm Businesses. Review of Regional Studies. 20(3). 2 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Ron, et al.. (1990). Rural nonfarm businesses' access to debt and equity capital. 3 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Ron, et al.. (1987). Matching New Jobs to Rural Workers. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 1 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Ron, et al.. (1985). Community Employment Objectives and Choice of Development Strategy. Community Development Society Journal. 16(2). 18–37. 6 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Ron, et al.. (1985). Targeting Employment Opportunities toward Selected Workers. Land Economics. 61(4). 433–433. 1 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Ron, et al.. (1983). A Test of the Differences in Export Base Multipliers in Expanding and Contracting Economies. The journal of regional analysis & policy. 13(2). 61–74. 2 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Ron. (1978). A model: Making municipal service decisions in a C. D. context. Community Development Society Journal. 9(1). 58–69. 1 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Ron. (1974). Rural Industrialization: A Local Income Analysis. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. 6(1). 97–102. 3 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Ron, et al.. (1974). Estimating Net Economic Impact Of Industrial Expansion. Community Development Society Journal. 5(2). 79–89. 2 indexed citations

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