Lant Pritchett: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Lant Pritchett's h-index is 80 (173 i10-index, 56,832+ total citations across 287+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of July 2026. Lant Pritchett is affiliated with London School of Economics, School of Public Policy.
Lant Pritchett is a researcher affiliated with London School of Economics, School of Public Policy, specializing in Economic Development. Their work has been cited 56,832 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Lant Pritchett's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 287 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 80
- i10-Index
- 173
- Total Citations
- 56,832
- Citing Countries
- 42
As of July 2026.
Lant Pritchett has an h-index of 80 and 56,832 total citations across 287 publications, with research cited by institutions in 42 countries.
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Estimating wealth effects without expenditure data—or tears: an application to educational enrollments in states of India
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The researcher established a seminal framework linking socioeconomic status to health outcomes, a contribution evidenced by the highly cited 1993 paper 'Wealthier is healthier' and its broad independent adoption.
The researcher advanced the understanding of temporal divergence phenomena through a seminal 1997 publication that established a foundational framework for analyzing large-scale time-based variations in complex systems.
The researcher established a foundational empirical link between household income and social capital in rural Tanzania, creating a seminal framework for understanding economic and social dynamics in developing regions.
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About Lant Pritchett's research
Lant Pritchett is a researcher in Economic Development at London School of Economics, School of Public Policy. Their work has been cited 56,832 times across 287 publications (h-index 80), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Estimating wealth effects without expenditure data—or tears: an application to educational enrollments in states of India” (2001), has accumulated 8,742 citations. Other influential works include “Where has all the education gone?” (2001) with 3,754 citations and “Cents and sociability: Household income and social capital in rural Tanzania” (1999) with 2,721 citations.
Citations of Lant Pritchett's research come primarily from United States, United Kingdom and Brazil, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.











