Robert J. Barro Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Robert J. Barro's h-index is 139 (409 i10-index, 244,179+ total citations across 1,000+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 2026. Robert J. Barro is affiliated with Unknown affiliation.
Robert J. Barro is a researcher affiliated with Unknown affiliation, specializing in Economics. Their work has been cited 244,179 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Robert J. Barro's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 1,000 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 139
- i10-Index
- 409
- Total Citations
- 244,179
- Citing Countries
- 16
As of October 2026.
Robert J. Barro has an h-index of 139 and 244,179 total citations across 1000 publications, with research cited by institutions in 16 countries.
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Economic growth in a cross section of countries
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The researcher established a foundational empirical framework for analyzing cross-country economic growth determinants, significantly advancing macroeconomic theory through seminal and highly cited longitudinal studies.
The researcher fundamentally challenged the Ricardian equivalence proposition by demonstrating that government bonds constitute net wealth, thereby reshaping macroeconomic theory on fiscal policy and intertemporal consumption.
The researcher established a foundational framework for determining public debt, as evidenced by the seminal 1979 paper that has garnered nearly 6,000 citations.
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About Robert J. Barro's research
Robert J. Barro is a researcher in Economics at Unknown affiliation. Their work has been cited 244,179 times across 1,000 publications (h-index 139), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Economic growth in a cross section of countries” (1991), has accumulated 27,103 citations. Other influential works include “Government spending in a simple model of endogeneous growth” (1990) with 14,793 citations and “Convergence” (1992) with 12,393 citations.
Citations of Robert J. Barro's research come primarily from United States, United Kingdom and Germany, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
