Jess Benhabib: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Jess Benhabib's h-index is 16 (16 i10-index, 31,602+ total citations across 16+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of July 2026. Jess Benhabib is affiliated with New York University.
Jess Benhabib is a researcher affiliated with New York University, specializing in various fields. Their work has been cited 31,602 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Jess Benhabib's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 16 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 16
- i10-Index
- 16
- Total Citations
- 31,602
- Citing Countries
- 38
As of July 2026.
Jess Benhabib has an h-index of 16 and 31,602 total citations across 16 publications, with research cited by institutions in 38 countries.
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The role of human capital in economic development evidence from aggregate cross-country data
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The researcher advanced the integration of chaotic dynamics into economic theory, challenging traditional rational choice models through seminal work on erratic behavior and its mechanisms.
The researcher established a foundational empirical framework linking human capital to economic development using aggregate cross-country data, a contribution widely adopted by independent scholars.
The researcher provided a foundational characterization of erratic dynamics within the overlapping generations model, establishing a seminal theoretical framework that has been widely adopted by the independent academic community.
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About Jess Benhabib's research
Jess Benhabib is a researcher at New York University. Their work has been cited 31,602 times across 16 publications (h-index 16), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “The role of human capital in economic development evidence from aggregate cross-country data” (1994), has accumulated 3,794 citations. Other influential works include “Homework in Macroeconomics: Household Production and Aggregate Fluctuations” (1991) with 791 citations and “Handbook of Social Economics” (2011) with 788 citations.
Citations of Jess Benhabib's research come primarily from United States, China and Italy, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
