James E. Anderson: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
James E. Anderson's h-index is 52 (112 i10-index, 42,250+ total citations across 453+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of July 2026. James E. Anderson is affiliated with Neenan Professor of Economics, Boston College.
James E. Anderson is a researcher affiliated with Neenan Professor of Economics, Boston College, specializing in various fields. Their work has been cited 42,250 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
James E. Anderson's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 453 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 52
- i10-Index
- 112
- Total Citations
- 42,250
- Citing Countries
- 44
As of July 2026.
James E. Anderson has an h-index of 52 and 42,250 total citations across 453 publications, with research cited by institutions in 44 countries.
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Gravity with gravitas: a solution to the border puzzle
200313,267
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The researcher established a foundational framework for analyzing how trade costs and borders impact welfare, subsequently expanding this into a structural estimation approach for transitional growth.
The researcher established a foundational framework for analyzing the economic inefficiency of trade quotas, significantly advancing the theoretical evaluation of trade policy instruments.
The researcher established a theoretical foundation for the gravity equation, a seminal framework later extended to analyze dark costs and missing data in services trade.
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About James E. Anderson's research
James E. Anderson is a researcher at Neenan Professor of Economics, Boston College. Their work has been cited 42,250 times across 453 publications (h-index 52), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Gravity with gravitas: a solution to the border puzzle” (2003), has accumulated 13,267 citations. Other influential works include “A theoretical foundation for the gravity equation” (1979) with 8,065 citations and “Trade costs” (2004) with 6,537 citations.
Citations of James E. Anderson's research come primarily from United States, China and France, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
