Nathan Nunn: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Nathan Nunn's h-index is 49 (58 i10-index, 30,204+ total citations across 62+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of July 2026. Nathan Nunn is affiliated with Professor, Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia.
Nathan Nunn is a researcher affiliated with Professor, Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia, specializing in Political Economy, Economic History, Development Economics. Their work has been cited 30,204 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Nathan Nunn's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 62 indexed publications. Of these, 12 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 49
- i10-Index
- 58
- Total Citations
- 30,204
- Citing Countries
- 77
As of July 2026.
Nathan Nunn has an h-index of 49 and 30,204 total citations across 62 publications, with research cited by institutions in 77 countries.
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The Slave Trade and the Origins of Mistrust in Africa
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The researcher established a foundational framework linking historical institutional shocks, specifically the slave trade, to contemporary socioeconomic outcomes and social norms in Africa.
The researcher established a foundational framework linking relationship-specificity and incomplete contracts to international trade patterns, significantly advancing the institutional analysis of global commerce.
The researcher established a foundational framework linking geographic ruggedness to institutional development in Africa, subsequently extending this analysis to the persistence and change of cultural traits.
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About Nathan Nunn's research
Nathan Nunn is a researcher in Political Economy, Economic History and Development Economics at Professor, Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia. Their work has been cited 30,204 times across 62 publications (h-index 49), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “The Slave Trade and the Origins of Mistrust in Africa” (2011), has accumulated 3,429 citations. Other influential works include “On the Origins of Gender Roles: Women and the Plough” (2013) with 3,390 citations and “U.S. Food Aid and Civil Conflict” (2014) with 2,799 citations.
Citations of Nathan Nunn'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.
