Vernon Henderson

8.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
27 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Vernon Henderson is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Vernon Henderson has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 3 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 3 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Vernon Henderson's work include Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (19 papers), Economic Growth and Productivity (8 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (8 papers). Vernon Henderson is often cited by papers focused on Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (19 papers), Economic Growth and Productivity (8 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (8 papers). Vernon Henderson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Vernon Henderson's co-authors include Duncan Black, Ari Kuncoro, Randy A. Becker, Peter Mieszkowski, David Weil, Adam Storeygard, Frank Flatters, Todd A. Lee, Weiping Wu and Simon J. Evenett and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy and Journal of Public Economics.

In The Last Decade

Vernon Henderson

26 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

Industrial Development in Cities 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 2003 250 500 750 1000
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. Industrial Development in Cities
    1995 1.1k citations Vernon Henderson, Ari Kuncoro et al. Journal of Political Economy profile →
  2. The Urbanization Process and Economic Growth: The So-What Question
    2003 536 citations Vernon Henderson Journal of Economic Growth profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vernon Henderson United States 20 3.9k 978 640 476 435 27 5.0k
Ran Tao China 39 3.3k 0.8× 888 0.9× 686 1.1× 606 1.3× 358 0.8× 125 5.3k
Mark D. Partridge United States 50 4.6k 1.2× 760 0.8× 2.1k 3.3× 649 1.4× 539 1.2× 195 6.7k
Dan S. Rickman United States 35 2.8k 0.7× 435 0.4× 1.1k 1.8× 450 0.9× 207 0.5× 116 3.8k
Michael Dunford United Kingdom 34 1.4k 0.4× 1.2k 1.3× 898 1.4× 551 1.2× 585 1.3× 100 4.0k
William C. Strange Canada 35 4.6k 1.2× 692 0.7× 868 1.4× 512 1.1× 431 1.0× 74 5.4k
Henry G. Overman United Kingdom 29 2.4k 0.6× 686 0.7× 454 0.7× 371 0.8× 264 0.6× 82 3.3k
Peter Tyler United Kingdom 30 2.5k 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 593 0.9× 218 0.5× 480 1.1× 81 3.7k
Stuart S. Rosenthal United States 38 5.5k 1.4× 530 0.5× 1.6k 2.4× 425 0.9× 564 1.3× 82 6.6k
Steven C. Deller United States 35 2.2k 0.6× 639 0.7× 1.3k 2.0× 153 0.3× 209 0.5× 166 4.0k
Roberto Camagni Italy 29 2.5k 0.6× 1.5k 1.6× 643 1.0× 202 0.4× 824 1.9× 141 4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Vernon Henderson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vernon Henderson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vernon Henderson

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Henderson, Vernon & Yves Zénou. (2012). Introduction to the special issue in honor of Jacques Thisse. Regional Science and Urban Economics. 42(6). 905–906.
2.
Henderson, Vernon, et al.. (2005). Aspects of the Rural-Urban Transformation of Countries. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
3.
Henderson, Vernon. (2003). The Urbanization Process and Economic Growth: The So-What Question. Journal of Economic Growth. 8(1). 47–71. 536 indexed citations breakdown →
4.
Black, Duncan & Vernon Henderson. (2003). Urban evolution in the USA. Journal of Economic Geography. 3(4). 343–372. 269 indexed citations
5.
Devarajan, Shantayanan, Fabrizio Bresciani, Gershon Feder, et al.. (2002). The World Bank research observer 17 (1). The World Bank Research Observer. 17. 1–148. 2 indexed citations
6.
Henderson, Vernon. (2002). Urbanization in Developing Countries. The World Bank Research Observer. 17(1). 89–112. 290 indexed citations
7.
Henderson, Vernon. (2002). Urban primacy, external costs, and quality of life. Resource and Energy Economics. 24(1-2). 95–106. 64 indexed citations
8.
Dillinger, William, Simon J. Evenett, Marianne Fay, et al.. (2000). Informe sobre el desarrollo mundial : en el umbral del siglo 21. 1–304. 1 indexed citations
9.
Becker, Randy A. & Vernon Henderson. (2000). Effects of Air Quality Regulations on Polluting Industries. Journal of Political Economy. 108(2). 379–421. 467 indexed citations
10.
Black, Duncan & Vernon Henderson. (1999). Spatial Evolution of Population and Industry in the United States. American Economic Review. 89(2). 321–327. 78 indexed citations
11.
Black, Duncan & Vernon Henderson. (1999). A Theory of Urban Growth. Journal of Political Economy. 107(2). 252–284. 420 indexed citations
12.
Fay, Marianne, Weiping Wu, Simon J. Evenett, et al.. (1999). World development report 1999/2000 : entering the 21st century. 1–290. 191 indexed citations
13.
Henderson, Vernon, et al.. (1999). Spatial evolution of the computer industry in the USA. European Economic Review. 43(2). 431–456. 72 indexed citations
14.
Henderson, Vernon. (1997). The Impact of Air Quality Regulation on Industrial Location. Annals of Economics and Statistics. 123–137. 12 indexed citations
15.
Henderson, Vernon. (1997). Externalities and Industrial Development. Journal of Urban Economics. 42(3). 449–470. 303 indexed citations
16.
Henderson, Vernon. (1997). Medium size cities. Regional Science and Urban Economics. 27(6). 583–612. 145 indexed citations
17.
Henderson, Vernon, et al.. (1996). The new urban landscape: Developers and edge cities. Regional Science and Urban Economics. 26(6). 613–643. 146 indexed citations
18.
Henderson, Vernon, et al.. (1995). Industrial Development in Cities. Journal of Political Economy. 103(5). 1067–1090. 1076 indexed citations breakdown →
19.
Henderson, Vernon & Eric P. Slade. (1993). Development Games in Non-monocentric Cities. Journal of Urban Economics. 34(2). 207–229. 23 indexed citations
20.
Flatters, Frank, Vernon Henderson, & Peter Mieszkowski. (1974). Public goods, efficiency, and regional fiscal equalization. Journal of Public Economics. 3(2). 99–112. 201 indexed citations

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