Sambit Bhattacharyya

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Sambit Bhattacharyya is a scholar working on General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Economics and Econometrics and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Sambit Bhattacharyya has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 19 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Sambit Bhattacharyya's work include Natural Resources and Economic Development (18 papers), International Development and Aid (10 papers) and Economic Growth and Development (10 papers). Sambit Bhattacharyya is often cited by papers focused on Natural Resources and Economic Development (18 papers), International Development and Aid (10 papers) and Economic Growth and Development (10 papers). Sambit Bhattacharyya collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Sambit Bhattacharyya's co-authors include Roland Hodler, Paul Collier, Raghbendra Jha, Raghav Gaiha, Jeffrey G. Williamson, Shylashri Shankar, Alexander Moradi, Budy P. Resosudarmo, R. Manjula and D. Rajasekhar and has published in prestigious journals such as World Development, European Economic Review and Economica.

In The Last Decade

Sambit Bhattacharyya

38 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Natural resources, democracy and corruption 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2014 100 200 300 400
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. Natural resources, democracy and corruption
    2009 464 citations Sambit Bhattacharyya, Roland Hodler profile →
  2. Do Natural Resource Revenues Hinder Financial Development? The Role of Political Institutions
    2014 263 citations Sambit Bhattacharyya, Roland Hodler World Development profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sambit Bhattacharyya United Kingdom 18 845 720 439 393 302 42 1.5k
Rabah Arezki United States 25 1.2k 1.4× 1.2k 1.7× 363 0.8× 317 0.8× 242 0.8× 149 2.3k
Halvor Mehlum Norway 8 1.7k 2.0× 965 1.3× 499 1.1× 808 2.1× 294 1.0× 21 2.3k
Christa N. Brunnschweiler United Kingdom 11 1.4k 1.7× 766 1.1× 270 0.6× 789 2.0× 169 0.6× 28 1.7k
Steven Poelhekke United Kingdom 21 1.2k 1.4× 1000 1.4× 157 0.4× 426 1.1× 145 0.5× 51 1.8k
Sweder van Wijnbergen Netherlands 30 2.0k 2.4× 2.1k 3.0× 184 0.4× 198 0.5× 135 0.4× 156 3.4k
Jesper Roine Sweden 12 743 0.9× 788 1.1× 457 1.0× 298 0.8× 109 0.4× 32 1.4k
Halit Yanıkkaya Türkiye 14 679 0.8× 1.1k 1.6× 213 0.5× 60 0.2× 247 0.8× 54 1.6k
Tina Søreide Norway 15 265 0.3× 272 0.4× 558 1.3× 170 0.4× 151 0.5× 53 1.1k
Jens Weidmann Switzerland 7 757 0.9× 524 0.7× 510 1.2× 309 0.8× 304 1.0× 20 1.3k
Margaret McMillan United States 21 760 0.9× 1.3k 1.9× 313 0.7× 25 0.1× 219 0.7× 50 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Sambit Bhattacharyya

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sambit Bhattacharyya

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sambit Bhattacharyya

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bhattacharyya, Sambit. (2021). Commodity boom‐bust cycles and the resource curse in Australia: 1900 to 2007. Australian Economic History Review. 61(2). 186–203. 4 indexed citations
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Bhattacharyya, Sambit, et al.. (2020). Resource Discovery and the Political Fortunes of National Leaders. Economica. 88(349). 129–166. 3 indexed citations
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Αντωνιάδης, Ανδρέας, et al.. (2018). Unbundled debt and economic growth in developed and developing economies: An empirical analysis. World Economy. 41(12). 3345–3358. 11 indexed citations
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Bhattacharyya, Sambit, et al.. (2017). Intensive and extensive margins of mining and development: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 67 indexed citations
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Bhattacharyya, Sambit, et al.. (2017). Can public works increase equilibrium wages? Evidence from India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee. World Development. 103. 239–254. 42 indexed citations
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Bhattacharyya, Sambit, et al.. (2017). Resource discovery and the politics of fiscal decentralization. Journal of Comparative Economics. 45(2). 366–382. 21 indexed citations
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Bhattacharyya, Sambit & Roland Hodler. (2015). Media freedom and democracy in the fight against corruption. European Journal of Political Economy. 39. 13–24. 64 indexed citations
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Bhattacharyya, Sambit & Budy P. Resosudarmo. (2014). Growth, Growth Accelerations, and the Poor: Lessons from Indonesia. World Development. 66. 154–165. 26 indexed citations
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Bhattacharyya, Sambit & Jeffrey G. Williamson. (2013). Distributional Impact of Commodity Price Shocks: Australia over a Century. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 9 indexed citations
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Bhattacharyya, Sambit & Raghbendra Jha. (2013). Economic Growth, Law, and Corruption: Evidence from India. Comparative Economic Studies. 55(2). 287–313. 5 indexed citations
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Bhattacharyya, Sambit. (2013). Political origins of financial structure. Journal of Comparative Economics. 41(4). 979–994. 22 indexed citations
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Bhattacharyya, Sambit. (2011). Growth Miracles and Growth Debacles: Exploring Root Causes. Figshare. 2 indexed citations
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Jha, Raghbendra, Sambit Bhattacharyya, & Raghav Gaiha. (2010). Social safety nets and nutrient deprivation: An analysis of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Program and the Public Distribution System in India. Journal of Asian Economics. 22(2). 189–201. 34 indexed citations
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Bhattacharyya, Sambit & Jeffrey G. Williamson. (2009). Commodity Price Shocks and the Australian Economy since Federation. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations
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Bhattacharyya, Sambit, Steve Dowrick, & Jane Golley. (2009). Institutions and Trade: Competitors or Complements in Economic Development?*. Economic Record. 85(270). 318–330. 15 indexed citations
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Bhattacharyya, Sambit. (2008). Working Papers in Trade and Development Root Causes of African Underdevelopment. 1 indexed citations
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Bhattacharyya, Sambit. (2004). Deep determinants of economic growth. Applied Economics Letters. 11(9). 587–590. 25 indexed citations
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Bhattacharyya, Sambit. (1990). Factors controlling growth of arthropod fauna in the nests of birds.. 8(2). 626–629. 1 indexed citations
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Bhattacharyya, Sambit. (1990). A survey of pseudoscorpions in the nests of Passer domesticus (Linnaeus) in West Bengal.. 8. 245–247. 1 indexed citations

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