Eric van Wincoop Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Eric van Wincoop's h-index is 45 (80 i10-index, 31,362+ total citations across 188+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 2026. Eric van Wincoop is affiliated with University of Virginia.
Eric van Wincoop is a researcher affiliated with University of Virginia, specializing in international macroeconomics. Their work has been cited 31,362 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Eric van Wincoop's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 188 indexed publications. Of these, 19 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 45
- i10-Index
- 80
- Total Citations
- 31,362
- Citing Countries
- 23
As of October 2026.
Eric van Wincoop has an h-index of 45 and 31,362 total citations across 188 publications, with research cited by institutions in 23 countries.
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Gravity with gravitas: A solution to the border puzzle
200313,222
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The researcher developed a foundational framework resolving the border puzzle in gravity models, establishing a rigorous methodology for quantifying trade costs that has become central to international trade economics.
The researcher established a seminal theoretical framework demonstrating how national currencies act as transaction costs that impede international trade, providing a foundational economic justification for currency unions.
The researcher established a foundational framework linking international borders to business cycle dynamics, a seminal contribution that has significantly shaped macroeconomic trade literature.
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About Eric van Wincoop's research
Eric van Wincoop is a researcher in international macroeconomics at University of Virginia. Their work has been cited 31,362 times across 188 publications (h-index 45), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Gravity with gravitas: A solution to the border puzzle” (2003), has accumulated 13,222 citations. Other influential works include “Trade costs” (2004) with 6,358 citations and “National money as a barrier to international trade: The real case for currency union” (2001) with 1,400 citations.
Citations of Eric van Wincoop's research come primarily from United States, Germany 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.
