Timur Kuran

12.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
93 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Timur Kuran is a scholar working on Accounting, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Timur Kuran has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Accounting, 37 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 28 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Timur Kuran's work include Islamic Finance and Banking Studies (43 papers), Islamic Studies and History (30 papers) and Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (23 papers). Timur Kuran is often cited by papers focused on Islamic Finance and Banking Studies (43 papers), Islamic Studies and History (30 papers) and Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (23 papers). Timur Kuran collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Türkiye. Timur Kuran's co-authors include Cass R. Sunstein, Alan Hamlin, Raymond Boudon, Tyler Cowen, Aage B. Sørensen, Jon Elster, Peter Hedström, Gudmund Hernes, Arthur L. Stinchcombe and Diego Gambetta and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Economic Review and The Quarterly Journal of Economics.

In The Last Decade

Timur Kuran

87 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

Social Mechanisms 1989 2026 2001 2013 1998 1991 1989 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
Timur Kuran United States 36 3.7k 2.0k 1.7k 1.3k 1.1k 93 6.7k
Avner Greif United States 28 3.3k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 3.6k 2.2× 1.2k 0.9× 2.4k 2.2× 74 8.2k
Wayne E. Baker United States 24 4.0k 1.1× 602 0.3× 798 0.5× 688 0.5× 868 0.8× 47 8.0k
Eliana La Ferrara Italy 30 4.5k 1.2× 1.4k 0.7× 3.0k 1.8× 685 0.5× 1.9k 1.7× 68 8.5k
Richard Swedberg United States 39 3.4k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 1.9k 1.1× 504 0.4× 443 0.4× 176 7.8k
Thierry Verdier France 37 4.0k 1.1× 978 0.5× 3.8k 2.3× 621 0.5× 2.1k 2.0× 167 8.4k
Ekaterina Zhuravskaya France 31 2.1k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 2.1k 1.3× 957 0.7× 625 0.6× 90 5.1k
Eric M. Uslaner United States 34 6.4k 1.7× 2.6k 1.3× 1.1k 0.6× 296 0.2× 1.0k 0.9× 109 8.8k
Robert H. Frank United States 40 2.8k 0.7× 577 0.3× 2.6k 1.6× 538 0.4× 549 0.5× 109 7.4k
Bo Rothstein Sweden 42 5.9k 1.6× 3.9k 1.9× 1.8k 1.1× 324 0.2× 953 0.9× 163 9.7k
Robert D. Tollison United States 40 2.3k 0.6× 2.0k 1.0× 4.8k 2.9× 763 0.6× 570 0.5× 288 8.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Timur Kuran

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Timur Kuran

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Kuran, Timur. (2023). Freedoms Delayed. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
2.
Kuran, Timur & Jared Rubin. (2016). The Financial Power of the Powerless: Socio-Economic Status and Interest Rates under Weak Rule of Law. Chapman University Digital Commons (Chapman University). 20 indexed citations
3.
Aoki, Masahiko, Timur Kuran, & Gérard Roland. (2012). Institutions and Comparative Economic Development. Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks. 56 indexed citations
4.
Kuran, Timur, et al.. (2012). Judicial Biases in Ottoman Istanbul: Islamic Justice and Its Compatibility with Modern Economic Life. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations
5.
Kuran, Timur. (2008). Economic underdevelopment in the Middle East: The historical roles of culture, institutions and religion. Afrique contemporaine. 31–54. 5 indexed citations
6.
Kuran, Timur. (2008). The Scale of Entrepreneurship in Middle Eastern History: Inhibitive Roles of Islamic Institutions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 26 indexed citations
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Klein, Daniel B., Tyler Cowen, & Timur Kuran. (2005). Salute to Schelling: Keeping It Human. Econ journal watch. 2(1). 159–164. 6 indexed citations
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Ben‐Ner, Avner, Amartya Sen, Robert Sugden, et al.. (1998). Economics, Values, and Organization. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 182 indexed citations
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Kuran, Timur. (1997). Ethnic Norms and their Transformation through Reputational Cascades. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
10.
Kuran, Timur. (1997). Ahora o nunca: el elemento de sorpresa en la revolución de Europa oriental de 1989. 137–197.
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Kuran, Timur. (1996). Islam and Underdevelopment: An Old Puzzle Revisited. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 153(1). 1–41. 78 indexed citations
12.
Kuran, Timur. (1996). The Discontents of Islamic Economic Morality. American Economic Review. 86(2). 438–442. 42 indexed citations
13.
Kuran, Timur. (1995). Islamic Economics and the Islamic Subeconomy. The Journal of Economic Perspectives. 9(4). 155–173. 169 indexed citations
14.
Kuran, Timur. (1991). The East European Revolution of 1989: Is it surprising that we were surprised?. American Economic Review. 81(2). 121–125. 90 indexed citations
15.
Kuran, Timur. (1991). Now out of Never: The Element of Surprise in the East European Revolution of 1989. World Politics. 44(1). 7–48. 748 indexed citations breakdown →
16.
Kuran, Timur. (1990). A Reply to Muhammad Khan. International Journal Middle East Studies. 22(3). 376–377. 1 indexed citations
17.
Kuran, Timur. (1989). On the Notion of Economic Justice in Contemporary Islamic Thought. International Journal Middle East Studies. 21(2). 171–191. 43 indexed citations
18.
Kuran, Timur. (1986). The Economic System in Contemporary Islamic Thought: Interpretation and Assessment. International Journal Middle East Studies. 18(2). 135–164. 76 indexed citations
19.
Kuran, Timur. (1984). Sour grapes: Studies in the subversion of rationality. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 5(3-4). 401–403. 66 indexed citations
20.
Kuran, Timur. (1983). ASYMMETRIC PRICE RIGIDITY AND INFLATIONARY BIAS. American Economic Review. 73(3). 373–382. 28 indexed citations

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