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Carlo Pietrobelli

Carlo Pietrobelli

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
41
Citations
10980
World Ranking
4912
National Ranking
51

Carlo Pietrobelli publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carlo Pietrobelli sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 210 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Carlo Pietrobelli D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carlo Pietrobelli sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Carlo Pietrobelli is affiliated with Roma Tre University in Italy and conducts research primarily in the fields of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, as well as Business, Management and Accounting. Their work spans several subfields including Strategy and Management, Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Business and International Management, and Building and Construction.

The main topics addressed in their research include global trade, sustainability, and social impact; innovation and socioeconomic development; economic and technological innovation; global trade and economics; natural resources and economic development; mining and resource management; and innovation and knowledge management.

Recent publications by Carlo Pietrobelli reflect these themes and include the following papers:

  • Making sense of global value chain-oriented policies: The trifecta of tasks, linkages, and firms, 2021, Journal of International Business Policy
  • Does value chain participation facilitate the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies in developing countries?, 2021, World Development
  • Local-foreign technology interface, resource-based development, and industrial policy: how Chile and Malaysia are escaping the middle-income trap, 2020, The Journal of Technology Transfer
  • Local content policies: Why mining need consistent policy packages to support capabilities development, 2020, The Extractive Industries and Society
  • Global value chains and sectoral innovation systems: An analysis of the aerospace industry, 2023, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics

Carlo Pietrobelli frequently collaborates with several co-authors, notably Antonio Vezzani and Caio Torres Mazzi with four joint publications each, as well as Michiko Iizuka and Emanuele Brancati with three co-authored works each. Roberta Rabellotti has co-authored two publications with Pietrobelli.

The researcher has published multiple papers in notable venues, including:

  • Industrial and Corporate Change (4 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (4 publications)
  • Journal of International Business Policy (2 publications)
  • Iris (Roma Tre University) (2 publications)
  • World Development (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • Upgrading in Global Value Chains: Lessons from Latin American Clusters

    Elisa Giuliani;Carlo Pietrobelli;Roberta Rabellotti

  • Global Value Chains Meet Innovation Systems: Are There Learning Opportunities for Developing Countries?

    Carlo Pietrobelli;Roberta Rabellotti

  • The Role of Foreign Technology and Indigenous Innovation in the Emerging Economies: Technological Change and Catching-up

    Xiaolan Fu;Carlo Pietrobelli;Carlo Pietrobelli;Luc Soete

  • Global Value Chains and Technological Capabilities: A Framework to Study Learning and Innovation in Developing Countries

    Andrea Morrison;Carlo Pietrobelli;Roberta Rabellotti

  • Global Value Chains and Technological Capabilities: A Framework to Study Industrial Innovation in Developing Countries

    Andrea Morrison;Carlo Pietrobelli;Roberta Rabellotti

  • The globalisation of technology and its implications for developing countries: Windows of opportunity or further burden?

    Daniele Archibugi;Carlo Pietrobelli

  • Upgrading in Clusters and Value Chains in Latin America: The Role of Policies

    Carlo Pietrobelli;Roberta Rabellotti

  • Industrial Districts’ Evolution and Technological Regimes: Italy and Taiwan

    Paolo Guerrieri;Paolo Guerrieri;Carlo Pietrobelli

  • Who are the researchers that are collaborating with industry? An analysis of the wine sectors in Chile, South Africa and Italy

    Elisa Giuliani;Andrea Morrison;Carlo Pietrobelli;Roberta Rabellotti

  • Failing to compete

    Sanjaya Lall;Carlo Pietrobelli

  • Power relationships along the value chain: multinational firms, global buyers and performance of local suppliers

    Carlo Pietrobelli;Federica Saliola

  • Upgrading to compete : global value chains, clusters, and SMEs in Latin America

    Ner Artola;Eduardo Zepeda;Roberta Rabellotti;Raquel Gomes

  • Innovation drivers, value chains and the geography of multinational corporations in Europe

    Riccardo Crescenzi;Carlo Pietrobelli;Roberta Rabellotti

  • The Global Challenge to Industrial Districts

    Paolo Guerrieri;Simona Iammarino;Carlo Pietrobelli

  • Failing to Compete: Technology Development and Technology Systems in Africa

    Sanjaya Lall;Carlo Pietrobelli

  • National Technology Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Sanjaya Lall;Carlo Pietrobelli

  • An empirical study of the determinants of self-employment in developing countries

    Carlo Pietrobelli;Roberta Rabellotti;Matteo Aquilina

  • ¿Cómo repensar el desarrollo productivo?: Políticas e instituciones sólidas para la transformación económica

    Manuel R. Agosin;Eduardo Fernández-Arias;Gustavo Crespi;Alessandro Maffioli

  • Firm Innovation and Productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Engine of Economic Development

    Matteo Grazzi;Carlo Pietrobelli

  • Innovation in mining value chains: New evidence from Latin America

    Carlo Pietrobelli;Anabel Marin;Jocelyn Olivari

  • Los sistemas regionales de innovación en América Latina

    Juan José Llisterri;Carlo Pietrobelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberta Rabellotti
Roberta Rabellotti University of Pavia
Sanjaya Lall
Sanjaya Lall University of Oxford
Elisa Giuliani
Elisa Giuliani University of Pisa
Riccardo Crescenzi
Riccardo Crescenzi London School of Economics and Political Science
Gustavo Crespi
Gustavo Crespi Inter-American Development Bank
Ricardo Hausmann
Ricardo Hausmann Harvard University
Simona Iammarino
Simona Iammarino London School of Economics and Political Science
Keun Lee
Keun Lee Chung-Ang University
Daniele Archibugi
Daniele Archibugi Birkbeck, University of London
Ugo Panizza
Ugo Panizza Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

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