2026 César A. Hidalgo: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	48	3024	2773	1461	1320	120	35482

Overview

César A. Hidalgo is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields and subfields, primarily focused on economics, econometrics, and finance, alongside social sciences. Specifically, their work touches on economics and econometrics, management science and operations research, sociology and political science, political science and international relations, and business and international management.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

Economic and Technological Innovation
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
Global Trade and Economics
Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting
Social Media and Politics

César A. Hidalgo has contributed to a variety of recent papers, such as:

"Economic complexity theory and applications," 2021, Nature Reviews Physics
"Multidimensional economic complexity and inclusive green growth," 2023, Communications Earth & Environment
"The time and frequency of unrelated diversification," 2021, Research Policy
"The policy implications of economic complexity," 2023, Research Policy
"The amenity mix of urban neighborhoods," 2020, Habitat International

Their frequent co-authors include Viktor Stojkoski, Philipp Koch, Umberto Grandi, Rachael Colley, and Diana Orghian.

César A. Hidalgo has published extensively in several venues, with repeated contributions in arXiv (Cornell University), SSRN Electronic Journal, Harvard Dataverse, Research Policy, and Regional Studies.

In addition to articles, César A. Hidalgo has authored books published by reputable academic presses. One notable publication is How Humans Judge Machines (2021) from The MIT Press.

Best Publications

Understanding individual human mobility patterns

Marta C. González;A R Cesar Hidalgo;A R Cesar Hidalgo;Albert-László Barabási;Albert-László Barabási;Albert-László Barabási

9480
Citations
The Product Space Conditions the Development of Nations

Cesar Hidalgo;B. Klinger;A. L. Barabasi;Ricardo Hausmann

4064
Citations
The building blocks of economic complexity

César A. Hidalgo;Ricardo Hausmann

3788
Citations
The Atlas of Economic Complexity : Mapping Paths to Prosperity

Ricardo Hausmann;César A. Hidalgo;Sebastián Bustos;Michele Coscia

2562
Citations
Unique in the Crowd: The privacy bounds of human mobility

Yves Alexandre De Montjoye;Yves Alexandre De Montjoye;César A. Hidalgo;César A. Hidalgo;César A. Hidalgo;Michel Verleysen;Vincent D. Blondel;Vincent D. Blondel

2071
Citations
The Network Structure of Economic Output

Ricardo Hausmann;Cesar A. Hidalgo

918
Citations
A Dynamic Network Approach for the Study of Human Phenotypes

Cesar A Hidalgo;Nicholas Blumm;Albert-‐László Barabási;Albert-‐László Barabási;Albert-‐László Barabási;Nicholas Alexander Christakis

800
Citations
Linking Economic Complexity, Institutions, and Income Inequality

Dominik Hartmann;Dominik Hartmann;Miguel R. Guevara;Miguel R. Guevara;Miguel R. Guevara;Cristian Jara-Figueroa;Manuel Aristarán

716
Citations
Proto-genes and de novo gene birth

Anne-Ruxandra Carvunis;Thomas Rolland;Ilan Neustat Wapinski;Michael A Calderwood

716
Citations
Understanding the spreading patterns of mobile phone viruses.

Pu Wang;Marta C. González;A R Cesar Hidalgo;A R Cesar Hidalgo;A R Cesar Hidalgo;Albert-László Barabási;Albert-László Barabási

647
Citations
The Collaborative Image of The City: Mapping the Inequality of Urban Perception

Philip Salesses;Katja Schechtner;Katja Schechtner;Katja Schechtner;César A. Hidalgo;César A. Hidalgo

606
Citations
Economic complexity theory and applications

César A. Hidalgo;César A. Hidalgo;César A. Hidalgo

567
Citations
Deep Learning the City: Quantifying Urban Perception at a Global Scale

Abhimanyu Dubey;Nikhil Naik;Devi Parikh;Ramesh Raskar

500
Citations
Streetscore -- Predicting the Perceived Safety of One Million Streetscapes

Nikhil Naik;Jade Philipoom;Ramesh Raskar;César Hidalgo

494
Citations
The economic complexity observatory: an analytical tool for understanding the dynamics of economic development

Alexander J. G. Simoes;César A. Hidalgo

432
Citations
The Atlas of Economic Complexity: Mapping Paths to Prosperity

Ricardo Hausmann;Cesar Hidalgo

426
Citations
Complex Economic Activities Concentrate in Large Cities

Pierre-Alexandre Balland;Cristian Jara-Figueroa;Sergio Petralia;Mathieu Steijn

416
Citations
Neighbors and the evolution of the comparative advantage of nations: Evidence of international knowledge diffusion?

Dany Bahar;Ricardo Hausmann;Cesar A. Hidalgo

396
Citations
The Principle of Relatedness

César A. Hidalgo;Pierre Alexandre Balland;Ron Boschma;Ron Boschma;Mercedes Delgado

338
Citations
Computer vision uncovers predictors of physical urban change

Nikhil Naik;Nikhil Naik;Scott Duke Kominers;Ramesh Raskar;Edward L. Glaeser;Edward L. Glaeser

296
Citations
The dynamics of a mobile phone network

Cesar A. Hidalgo;C. Rodriguez-Sickert

267
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ron Boschma Utrecht University

Aviv Regev Genentech

Koen Frenken Utrecht University

Marc Vidal Harvard University

Steven Pinker Harvard University

Nicholas A. Christakis Yale University

Albertha J.M. Walhout University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Iyad Rahwan Max Planck Institute for Human Development

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