Paola Sapienza Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Paola Sapienza's h-index is 20 (20 i10-index, 44,435+ total citations across 20+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 2026. Paola Sapienza is affiliated with Northwestern University.
Paola Sapienza is a researcher affiliated with Northwestern University, specializing in various fields. Their work has been cited 44,435 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Paola Sapienza's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 20 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 20
- i10-Index
- 20
- Total Citations
- 44,435
- Citing Countries
- 58
As of October 2026.
Paola Sapienza has an h-index of 20 and 44,435 total citations across 20 publications, with research cited by institutions in 58 countries.
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Does Culture Affect Economic Outcomes?
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The researcher established a theoretical framework linking social and civic capital to economic outcomes, pioneering the analysis of culture as a measurable determinant of corporate and societal performance.
The researcher established a foundational framework linking religious beliefs to economic attitudes, subsequently expanding this inquiry to examine how cultural biases shape economic exchange behaviors.
The researcher established a foundational framework linking culture and gender to mathematics, subsequently expanding this inquiry to demonstrate how stereotypes impair women's careers in science.
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About Paola Sapienza's research
Paola Sapienza is a researcher at Northwestern University. Their work has been cited 44,435 times across 20 publications (h-index 20), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Does Culture Affect Economic Outcomes?” (2006), has accumulated 3,441 citations. Other influential works include “The Role of Social Capital in Financial Development” (2004) with 3,087 citations and “Cultural Biases in Economic Exchange?<sup>*</sup>” (2009) with 1,922 citations.
Citations of Paola Sapienza'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.
