World Development

8.3k papers and 388.4k indexed citations i.

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The 8.3k papers published in World Development in the last decades have received a total of 388.4k indexed citations. Papers published in World Development usually cover Economics and Econometrics (3.0k papers), Sociology and Political Science (2.6k papers) and Safety Research (1.3k papers) specifically the topics of Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (1.2k papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (769 papers) and Income, Poverty, and Inequality (763 papers). The most active scholars publishing in World Development are David I. Stern, Arun Agrawal, Robert Chambers, Sanjaya Lall, Caroline Moser, Anthony Bebbington, Элинор Остром, George Psacharopoulos, Thomas Reardon and Jules Pretty.

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Fields of papers published in World Development

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries where authors publish in World Development

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