Samuel Kortum Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Samuel Kortum's h-index is 41 (56 i10-index, 35,746+ total citations across 132+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 2026. Samuel Kortum is affiliated with Yale University.
Samuel Kortum is a researcher affiliated with Yale University, specializing in various fields. Their work has been cited 35,746 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Samuel Kortum's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 132 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 41
- i10-Index
- 56
- Total Citations
- 35,746
- Citing Countries
- 46
As of October 2026.
Samuel Kortum has an h-index of 41 and 35,746 total citations across 132 publications, with research cited by institutions in 46 countries.
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Technology, geography, and trade
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The researcher established a foundational framework linking technology, geography, and trade, a seminal contribution evidenced by over 7,700 citations and near-universal independent adoption.
The researcher established a foundational framework linking firm-level plant productivity to international trade patterns, a seminal contribution that has profoundly shaped empirical trade economics.
The researcher established a foundational framework for empirically assessing venture capital's role in driving innovation, a contribution widely recognized as seminal in the field.
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About Samuel Kortum's research
Samuel Kortum is a researcher at Yale University. Their work has been cited 35,746 times across 132 publications (h-index 41), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Technology, geography, and trade” (2002), has accumulated 7,753 citations. Other influential works include “Plants and productivity in international trade” (2003) with 4,751 citations and “Assessing the contribution of venture capital to innovation” (2000) with 4,120 citations.
Citations of Samuel Kortum's research come primarily from United States, China and Germany, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
