Cesar A. Hidalgo: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Cesar A. Hidalgo's h-index is 59 (102 i10-index, 46,347+ total citations across 158+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of July 2026. Cesar A. Hidalgo is affiliated with Professor, Toulouse School of Economics, Corvinus University of Budapest, & University of Manchester.
Cesar A. Hidalgo is a researcher affiliated with Professor, Toulouse School of Economics, Corvinus University of Budapest, & University of Manchester, specializing in various fields. Their work has been cited 46,347 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Cesar A. Hidalgo's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 158 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 59
- i10-Index
- 102
- Total Citations
- 46,347
- Citing Countries
- 44
As of July 2026.
Cesar A. Hidalgo has an h-index of 59 and 46,347 total citations across 158 publications, with research cited by institutions in 44 countries.
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Understanding individual human mobility patterns
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The researcher established a framework linking product space complexity to national development, subsequently expanding this theory to analyze workplace skill polarization and the interplay between economic complexity, institutions, and income inequality.
The researcher established foundational frameworks for analyzing human mobility dynamics and urban perception, significantly advancing the understanding of privacy bounds and spatial inequality in mobile network data.
The researcher established a foundational framework for understanding individual human mobility patterns, a seminal contribution that has profoundly influenced subsequent research in the field.
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About Cesar A. Hidalgo's research
Cesar A. Hidalgo is a researcher at Professor, Toulouse School of Economics, Corvinus University of Budapest, & University of Manchester. Their work has been cited 46,347 times across 158 publications (h-index 59), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Understanding individual human mobility patterns” (2008), has accumulated 8,271 citations. Other influential works include “The building blocks of economic complexity” (2009) with 5,380 citations and “The product space conditions the development of nations” (2007) with 4,902 citations.
Citations of Cesar A. Hidalgo's research come primarily from United States, China and Italy, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.











