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2026

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
83
Citations
31233
World Ranking
305
National Ranking
57

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2015 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

David Hulme is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with a focus on several subfields including Development, Law, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Economics and Econometrics, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, prominently featuring International Development and Aid, Natural Resources and Economic Development, Legal Issues in South Africa, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts, Human Rights and Development, COVID-19 impact on air quality, and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies.

Throughout their career, David Hulme has published in several key venues. Frequent publication sites include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • World Development
  • Nature Communications
  • Ocean & Coastal Management
  • Obiter

Recent publications demonstrate the diversity of their research interests and collaboration efforts. Selected recent papers include:

  • COVID-19 and the case for global development, 2020, World Development
  • Balancing national economic policy outcomes for sustainable development, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Collaborative management of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam increases economic benefits and resilience, 2021, Nature Communications
  • A perspective on oil spills: What we should have learned about global warming, 2021, Ocean & Coastal Management
  • Finding out fast about the impact of Covid-19: The need for policy-relevant methodological innovation, 2021, World Development

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Rory Horner, Antonio Savoia, Mohammed Basheer, Victor Nechifor, and Alvaro Calzadilla, with each contributing to multiple projects alongside David Hulme.

David Hulme has been recognized by academic institutions with distinctions such as being named a Member of Academia Europaea in 2015, as well as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Finance Against Poverty

    David Hulme;Paul Mosley

  • Too Close For Comfort? The Impact of Official Aid on Nongovernmental Organizations

    Michael Edwards;David Hulme

  • Conceptualizing Chronic Poverty

    David Hulme;Andrew Shepherd

  • Governance, administration and development: making the state work

    Mark M. Turner;David Hulme

  • NGOs, states and donors : too close for comfort?

    David Hulme;Michael Edwards

  • Impact assessment methodologies for microfinance: Theory, experience and better practice

    David Hulme

  • Just Give Money to the Poor: The Development Revolution from the Global South

    Joseph Hanlon;Armando Barrientos;David Hulme

  • NGOs, States and Donors Revisited: Still Too Close for Comfort?

    Nicola Banks;David Hulme;Michael Edwards

  • Non-governmental organisations performance and accountability : beyond the magic bullet

    Michael Edwards;David Hulme

  • African Wildlife & Livelihoods: The Promise and Performance of Community Conservation

    David Hulme;Marshall W. Murphree

  • Microenterprise finance: Is there a conflict between growth and poverty alleviation?

    Paul Mosley;David Hulme

  • African Wildlife and Livelihoods: The Promise and Performance of Community Conservation

    Heidi Glaesel;David Hulme;Marshall Murphree

  • Beyond the magic bullet : NGO performance and accountability in the post-cold war world

    Michael Edwards;David Hulme

  • If community conservation is the answer in Africa, what is the question?

    W. M. Adams;D. Hulme

  • Chronic Poverty: Meanings and Analytical Frameworks

    Karen Moore;David Hulme;A Shepherd;A Mehta

  • Social Protection for the Poor and Poorest in Developing Countries: Reflections on a Quiet Revolution

    Armando Barrientos;David Hulme

  • Making a Difference: NGOs and Development in a Changing World

    Michael Edwards;David Hulme

  • The role of NGOs and civil society in development and poverty reduction

    Nicola Banks;David Hulme

  • Is microdebt good for poor people? A note on the dark side of microfinance

    David Hulme

  • Communities, wildlife and the 'new conservation' in Africa

    David Hulme;Marshall Murphree

Frequent Co-Authors

Armando Barrientos
Armando Barrientos University of Manchester
Anthony Bebbington
Anthony Bebbington Clark University
William M. Adams
William M. Adams University of Cambridge
Henry Bernstein
Henry Bernstein School of Oriental and African Studies
Diana Mitlin
Diana Mitlin University of Manchester
Dan Brockington
Dan Brockington University of Sheffield
Richard Heeks
Richard Heeks University of Manchester
Stephanie Barrientos
Stephanie Barrientos University of Manchester
Daniel M. Davis
Daniel M. Davis University of Manchester
David A. Williams
David A. Williams Boston Children's Hospital

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