Rafael La Porta: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Rafael La Porta's h-index is 60 (133 i10-index, 146,408+ total citations across 287+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of July 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 146,408 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.
- H-Index
- 60
- i10-Index
- 133
- Total Citations
- 146,408
- Citing Countries
- 70
As of July 2026.
Rafael La Porta has an h-index of 60 and 146,408 total citations across 287 publications, with research cited by institutions in 70 countries.
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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 146,408 times across 287 publications (h-index 60), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Law and finance” (1998), has accumulated 54,831 citations. Other influential works include “Corporate ownership around the world” (1999) with 24,317 citations and “The quality of government” (1999) with 9,994 citations.
Citations of Rafael La Porta's research come primarily from United States, United Kingdom and China, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.











