Daron Acemoglu: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Daron Acemoglu's h-index is 187 (567 i10-index, 296,459+ total citations across 1,000+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of May 2026. Daron Acemoglu is affiliated with Economics, MIT.
Daron Acemoglu is a researcher affiliated with Economics, MIT, specializing in Economics. Their work has been cited 296,459 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Daron Acemoglu's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 1,000 indexed publications. Of these, 3 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 187
- i10-Index
- 567
- Total Citations
- 296,459
- Citing Countries
- 61
As of May 2026.
Daron Acemoglu has an h-index of 187 and 296,459 total citations across 1000 publications, with research cited by institutions in 61 countries.
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The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation
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The researcher established a foundational empirical framework linking historical colonial institutions to contemporary economic development, a paradigm subsequently expanded to explain political regime origins and national prosperity disparities.
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