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.
Does Transparency Improve Governance?
2014222 citationsStephen Kosack, Archon FungAnnual Review of Political Scienceprofile →
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Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Kosack
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This map shows the geographic impact of Stephen Kosack's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Stephen Kosack with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Stephen Kosack more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Stephen Kosack. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Stephen Kosack. The network helps show where Stephen Kosack may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Kosack
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephen Kosack.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephen Kosack 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
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the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Kosack, Stephen. (2012). The Education of Nations: How the Political Organization of the Poor, Not Democracy, Led Governments to Invest in Mass Education. OUP Catalogue.18 indexed citations
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Kosack, Stephen. (2012). The Education of Nations. Oxford University Press eBooks.22 indexed citations
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Kosack, Stephen, et al.. (2010). From the Ground Up: Improving Government Performance with Independent Monitoring Organizations. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University).5 indexed citations
Kosack, Stephen & Jennifer Tobin. (2005). Funding Self-Sustaining Development: The Role of Aid, FDI and Government in Economic Success. SSRN Electronic Journal.2 indexed citations
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Kosack, Stephen. (2005). Effective Aid: How Democracy Allows Development Aid to Improve the Quality of Life. SSRN Electronic Journal.3 indexed citations
Ranis, Gustav, James Raymond Vreeland, & Stephen Kosack. (2004). Globalization and the Nation State: The Impact of the IMF and the World Bank.63 indexed citations
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