2026 Bhaven N. Sampat: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	46	313	278	180	152	105	15802
Economics and Finance	46	1625	1453	970	844	96	15715

Bhaven N. Sampat publication distribution in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Political Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bhaven N. Sampat sits on this spectrum.

36 publications 333+

This scientist: 105 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

Bhaven N. Sampat D-index placement in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bhaven N. Sampat sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

Overview

Bhaven N. Sampat is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research primarily centers on the intersection of economics, innovation, and public health, with a concentration in the fields of Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Sampat's work spans various subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Information Systems and Management, and History and Philosophy of Science.

Their research topics focus on Intellectual Property and Patents, Innovation Policy and R&D, Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy, Research, Science, and Academia, Biotechnology and Related Fields, Health Systems including Economic Evaluations and Quality of Life, and Economic Growth and Productivity.

Significant recent papers by Sampat include:

The COVID-19 Innovation System (2021), published in Health Affairs

Sampat has frequently collaborated with other researchers. Notable co-authors are:

Daniel P. Gross
Richard R. Nelson
Arvids A. Ziedonis
Lisa Larrimore Ouellette
C. Scott Hemphill

Their work has appeared in several key publication venues frequently used by Sampat, including:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Research Policy
Health Affairs
The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics
Stanford University Press eBooks

Sampat is also the author of the book Ivory Tower and Industrial Innovation (2020), published by Stanford University Press eBooks, which has attracted citation attention within its field.

Best Publications

The growth of patenting and licensing by U.S. universities: an assessment of the effects of the Bayh–Dole act of 1980

David C Mowery;Richard R Nelson;Bhaven N Sampat;Arvids A Ziedonis

1807
Citations
Ivory Tower and Industrial Innovation

David C. Mowery;Richard R. Nelson;Bhaven N. Sampat;Arvids A. Ziedonis

1370
Citations
Making Sense of Institutions as a Factor Shaping Economic Performance

Richard R. Nelson;Bhaven N. Sampat

1358
Citations
Ivory Tower and Industrial Innovation: University-Industry Technology Transfer Before and After the Bayh-Dole Act

Arvids A.Ve Ziedonis;Richard R. Nelson;Bhaven N. Sampat

1303
Citations
Universities in National Innovation Systems

David C. Mowery;Bhaven N. Sampat

1283
Citations
The Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 and University-Industry Technology Transfer: A Model for Other OECD Governments?

David C. Mowery;David C. Mowery;Bhaven N. Sampat;Bhaven N. Sampat

916
Citations
How Do University Inventions Get Into Practice

Jeannette Colyvas;Michael Crow;Annetine Gelijns;Roberto Mazzoleni

788
Citations
Patenting and US academic research in the 20th century: The world before and after Bayh-Dole

Bhaven N. Sampat

471
Citations
Changes in university patent quality after the Bayh–Dole act: a re-examination

Bhaven N. Sampat;David C. Mowery;Arvids A. Ziedonis

437
Citations
Applicant and examiner citations in U.S. patents: An overview and analysis

Juan Alcácer;Michelle Gittelman;Bhaven Sampat

431
Citations
Public R&D Investments and Private-sector Patenting: Evidence from NIH Funding Rules

Pierre Azoulay;Joshua S. Graff Zivin;Danielle Li;Bhaven N. Sampat

410
Citations
How Do Patents Affect Follow-on Innovation? Evidence from the Human Genome.

Bhaven Sampat;Heidi L Williams

358
Citations
Learning to Patent: Institutional Experience, Learning, and the Characteristics of U.S. University Patents After the Bayh-Dole Act, 1981-1992

David C. Mowery;Bhaven N. Sampat;Arvids A. Ziedonis

332
Citations
Evergreening, patent challenges, and effective market life in pharmaceuticals.

C. Scott Hemphill;Bhaven N. Sampat

302
Citations
University Patents and Patent Policy Debates in the USA, 1925–1980

David C. Mowery;Bhaven N. Sampat

290
Citations
Patenting and Licensing University Inventions: Lessons from the History of the Research Corporation

David C. Mowery;Bhaven N. Sampat

238
Citations
Examiner Characteristics and Patent Office Outcomes

Mark A. Lemley;Bhaven Sampat

205
Citations
Why and how innovations get adopted: a tale of four models

Richard R Nelson;Alexander Peterhansl;Bhaven Sampat

189
Citations
What Are The Respective Roles Of The Public And Private Sectors In Pharmaceutical Innovation

Bhaven N. Sampat;Frank R. Lichtenberg

181
Citations
The applied value of public investments in biomedical research

Danielle Li;Pierre Azoulay;Pierre Azoulay;Bhaven N. Sampat;Bhaven N. Sampat

178
Citations
Mission-oriented biomedical research at the NIH

Bhaven N. Sampat

119
Citations
Is Bayh-Dole Good for Developing Countries?: Lessons From the US Experience

Anthony D. So;Bhaven N. Sampat;Arti K. Rai;Robert Cook-Deegan

116
Citations
When Do Applicants Search for Prior Art

Bhaven N. Sampat

106
Citations
When Do Generics Challenge Drug Patents

C. Scott Hemphill;Bhaven N. Sampat

91
Citations
The COVID-19 Innovation System.

Bhaven N Sampat;Kenneth C Shadlen

79
Citations
Academic patents and access to medicines in developing countries.

Bhaven N. Sampat

67
Citations
Intellectual property, technology transfer and manufacture of low-cost HPV vaccines in India

Swathi Padmanabhan;Tahir Amin;Bhaven Sampat;Robert Cook-Deegan

62
Citations
The Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 and University-Industry Technology Transfer: A Model for Other OECD

David C. Mowery;Bhaven N. Sampat

58
Citations
New Evidence on the Allocation of NIH Funds across Diseases

Bhaven N. Sampat;Kristin Buterbaugh;Marcel Perl

46
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard R. Nelson Columbia University

Joshua Graff Zivin University of California, San Diego

Mark A. Lemley Stanford University

Giovanni Dosi Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

Jerome H. Reichman Duke University

Peter A. Muennig Columbia University

Sherry Glied New York University

Michael Drummond University of York

Ronald Bayer Columbia University

Lynne W. Stevenson Vanderbilt University Medical Center

External Links

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