Samuel Bowles

39.8k total citations · 17 hit papers
195 papers, 20.0k citations indexed

About

Samuel Bowles is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Samuel Bowles has authored 195 papers receiving a total of 20.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 57 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 50 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Samuel Bowles's work include Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (46 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (30 papers) and Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (29 papers). Samuel Bowles is often cited by papers focused on Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (46 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (30 papers) and Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (29 papers). Samuel Bowles collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Samuel Bowles's co-authors include Herbert Gintis, Robert Boyd, Jung-Kyoo Choi, Ernst Fehr, Joseph Henrich, Richard McElreath, Neil J. Smelser, Richard Swedberg, Peter J. Richerson and Sandra Polanía-Reyes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Samuel Bowles

187 papers receiving 17.7k citations

Hit Papers

In Search of Homo Economicus: Behavioral Experiments... 1985 2026 1998 2012 2001 2003 2005 1995 2011 500 1000 1.5k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Samuel Bowles United States 61 10.8k 5.9k 5.1k 2.6k 2.5k 195 20.0k
Herbert Gintis United States 52 10.1k 0.9× 5.4k 0.9× 3.5k 0.7× 2.0k 0.8× 2.4k 0.9× 186 18.1k
Armin Falk Germany 58 5.8k 0.5× 8.9k 1.5× 7.1k 1.4× 3.1k 1.2× 929 0.4× 208 19.5k
Urs Fischbacher Germany 48 9.2k 0.9× 15.2k 2.6× 6.0k 1.2× 4.3k 1.6× 3.2k 1.3× 142 26.3k
Simon Gächter United Kingdom 53 10.5k 1.0× 14.2k 2.4× 4.9k 1.0× 4.7k 1.8× 2.2k 0.9× 110 21.0k
David Laibson United States 56 2.9k 0.3× 2.5k 0.4× 9.2k 1.8× 2.0k 0.8× 1.4k 0.5× 140 20.4k
Jon Elster United States 55 7.8k 0.7× 2.0k 0.3× 3.8k 0.7× 842 0.3× 558 0.2× 231 18.3k
James Andreoni United States 46 6.9k 0.6× 9.2k 1.6× 7.4k 1.5× 2.6k 1.0× 632 0.3× 83 18.0k
Robert Axelrod United States 12 9.7k 0.9× 3.7k 0.6× 1.7k 0.3× 640 0.2× 1.8k 0.7× 22 16.5k
Martha C. Nussbaum United States 63 9.8k 0.9× 1.7k 0.3× 1.8k 0.3× 682 0.3× 651 0.3× 427 24.6k
Paola Sapienza United States 38 4.5k 0.4× 1.7k 0.3× 5.5k 1.1× 3.7k 1.4× 506 0.2× 83 16.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Samuel Bowles

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Samuel Bowles

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bowles, Samuel & Wendy Carlin. (2024). Axioms and Intuitions about Societal Inequality. Journal of Income Distribution.
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Bogaard, Amy, Mattia Fochesato, & Samuel Bowles. (2019). The farming-inequality nexus: new insights from ancient Western Eurasia. Antiquity. 93(371). 1129–1143. 84 indexed citations
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Mulder, Monique Borgerhoff, Mary C. Towner, Ryan Baldini, et al.. (2019). Differences between sons and daughters in the intergenerational transmission of wealth. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 374(1780). 20180076–20180076. 10 indexed citations
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Bowles, Samuel. (2016). Economists as Servants of Power. American Economic Review. 64(2). 129–132. 3 indexed citations
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Bowles, Samuel & Herbert Gintis. (2011). A Cooperative Species: Human Reciprocity and Its Evolution. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 736 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bowles, Samuel. (2007). Le poing invisible. 6–6. 3 indexed citations
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Fong, Christina M., Samuel Bowles, & Herbert Gintis. (2004). Reciprocity, Self-interest, and the Welfare State. 26. 33–53. 138 indexed citations
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Bowles, Samuel, et al.. (2002). The First Property Rights Revolution. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 8 indexed citations
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Epstein, Gerald, Julie Graham, Jessica Gordon Nembhard, & Samuel Bowles. (1993). Creating a new world economy : forces of change & plans for action. Swarthmore College Works (Swarthmore College Libraries). 2 indexed citations
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Bowles, Samuel & Herbert Gintis. (1992). Power and wealth in a competitive capitalist economy. Philosophy & Public Affairs. 21(4). 44 indexed citations
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Bowles, Samuel, et al.. (1989). La economía del despilfarro. 13–13. 4 indexed citations
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Bowles, Samuel & Herbert Gintis. (1988). Contested Exchange: Political Economy and Modern Economic Theory. American Economic Review. 78(2). 145–150. 55 indexed citations
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Bowles, Samuel. (1986). The Production Process in a Competitive Economy: Reply. American Economic Review. 76(5). 1203–1204. 2 indexed citations
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Bowles, Samuel. (1985). The Production Process in a Competitive Economy: Walrasian, Neo-Hobbesian, and Marxian Models. American Economic Review. 75(1). 129–149. 416 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bowles, Samuel, et al.. (1985). Understanding Capitalism: Competition, Command, and Change. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 10 indexed citations
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Gintis, Herbert & Samuel Bowles. (1982). The Welfare State and Long-Term Economic Growth: Marxian, Neoclassical, and Keynesian Approaches. American Economic Review. 72(2). 341–345. 21 indexed citations
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Bowles, Samuel & Herbert Gintis. (1978). The Invisible Fist: Have Capitalism and Democracy Reached a Parting of the Ways?. American Economic Review. 68(2). 358–363. 5 indexed citations
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Bowles, Samuel & Herbert Gintis. (1977). Schooling in Capitalist America: Educational Reform and the Contradiction of Economic Life. Science & Society. 41(2). 37 indexed citations
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Bowles, Samuel & Herbert Gintis. (1975). The Problem with Human Capital Theory-A Marxian Critique. American Economic Review. 65(2). 74–82. 194 indexed citations
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Bowles, Samuel & Herbert Gintis. (1972). I.Q. in the U.S. Class Structure.. 33 indexed citations

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