Daron Acemoglu Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Daron Acemoglu's h-index is 192 (591 i10-index, 313,232+ total citations across 100+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 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 313,232 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Daron Acemoglu's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 100 indexed publications. Of these, 19 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 192
- i10-Index
- 591
- Total Citations
- 313,232
- Citing Countries
- 67
As of October 2026.
Daron Acemoglu has an h-index of 192 and 313,232 total citations across 100 publications, with research cited by institutions in 67 countries.
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Why nations fail
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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 regimes and global prosperity disparities.
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About Daron Acemoglu's research
Daron Acemoglu is a researcher in Economics at Economics, MIT. Their work has been cited 313,232 times across 100 publications (h-index 192), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Why nations fail” (2012), has accumulated 23,807 citations. Other influential works include “The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation” (2001) with 23,241 citations and “Why nations fail: The origins of power, prosperity, and poverty” (2013) with 21,668 citations.
Citations of Daron Acemoglu'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.
