Rafael La Porta Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Rafael La Porta's h-index is 58 (129 i10-index, 145,344+ total citations across 287+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 2026. Rafael La Porta is affiliated with Brown University.
Rafael La Porta is a researcher affiliated with Brown University, specializing in various fields. Their work has been cited 145,344 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Rafael La Porta's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 287 indexed publications. Of these, 19 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 58
- i10-Index
- 129
- Total Citations
- 145,344
- Citing Countries
- 75
As of October 2026.
Rafael La Porta has an h-index of 58 and 145,344 total citations across 287 publications, with research cited by institutions in 75 countries.
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Law and finance
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The researcher established a foundational framework linking legal institutions to financial development, subsequently expanding this inquiry to corporate ownership structures and regulatory barriers to market entry.
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About Rafael La Porta's research
Rafael La Porta is a researcher at Brown University. Their work has been cited 145,344 times across 287 publications (h-index 58), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Law and finance” (1998), has accumulated 54,831 citations. Other influential work includes “Corporate ownership around the world” (1999) with 24,317 citations.
Citations of Rafael La Porta's research come primarily from United States, China and United Kingdom, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
