2026 Raphael Kaplinsky: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	61	780	703	86	78	243	16627

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Economics and Finance

780

703

243

16627

Research.com Recognitions

2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Raphael Kaplinsky is an academic affiliated with the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of global trade, sustainability, and socioeconomic development within the fields of business, management, and economics.

Their work spans several key areas of study, including:

Business, Management and Accounting
Strategy and Management
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Business and International Management

Kaplinsky's research addresses topics related to:

Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
Global trade and economics
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development

Their recent papers showcase engagement with contemporary issues in global economic policies and value chains. These include:

"Introduction to the special section celebrating the centenary of Chris Freeman's birth," published in 2021 in Research Policy
"Cadenas globales de valor: el auge (¿y caída?) De la globalización profunda," published in 2023 in Papeles de Europa

Kaplinsky often collaborates with other scholars in their field, including frequent co-author W. Edward Steinmueller.

Their publications appear predominantly in the journals Research Policy and Papeles de Europa, reflecting a focus on policy-related economic research and European perspectives on globalization and economics.

Best Publications

A handbook for value chain research

Raphael Kaplinsky;Mike Morris

2102
Citations
Introduction: Globalisation, Value Chains and Development

Gary Gereffi;John Humphrey;Raphael Kaplinsky;Timothy J. Sturgeon

1514
Citations
Globalisation and Unequalisation: What Can Be Learned from Value Chain Analysis?

Raphael Kaplinsky

1224
Citations
Putting supply chain learning into practice

John Bessant;Raphael Kaplinsky;Richard Lamming

486
Citations
Spreading the Gains from Globalization : What Can Be Learned from Value-Chain Analysis?

Unknown

409
Citations
The impact of China on sub-Saharan Africa

Raphael Kaplinsky;Dorothy McCormick;Mike Morris

408
Citations
Chinese FDI in Sub-Saharan Africa: Engaging with Large Dragons

Raphael Kaplinsky;Mike Morris

403
Citations
Globalization, poverty and inequality: between a rock and a hard place

Raphael Kaplinsky

394
Citations
Introduction: the impact of Asian Drivers on the developing world

Raphael Kaplinsky;Dirk Messner

384
Citations
Inclusive innovation: an architecture for policy development

Joanna Chataway;Rebecca Hanlin;Raphael Kaplinsky

333
Citations
“One thing leads to another”—Commodities, linkages and industrial development

Mike Morris;Raphael Kaplinsky;David Kaplan

328
Citations
Schumacher meets Schumpeter: Appropriate technology below the radar

Raphael Kaplinsky

323
Citations
Do the Asian drivers undermine export-oriented industrialization in SSA?

Raphael Kaplinsky;Mike Morris

285
Citations
Export Processing Zones in the Dominican Republic: Transforming manufactures into commodities

Raphael Kaplinsky

255
Citations
Globalization, Poverty and Inequality

Raphael Kaplinsky

249
Citations
The globalization of product markets and immiserizing growth: lessons from the South African furniture industry

Raphael Kaplinsky;Mike Morris;Jeffrey Readman

243
Citations
REVISITING THE REVISITED TERMS OF TRADE: WILL CHINA MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

Raphael Kaplinsky;Raphael Kaplinsky

236
Citations
China as a Final Market: The Gabon Timber and Thai Cassava Value Chains

Raphael Kaplinsky;Anne Terheggen;Julia Tijaja

216
Citations
The value of value chains : spreading the gains from globalisation

Gary Gereffi;Raphael Kaplinsky

205
Citations
Globalization and the Death of the Local Firm? The Automobile Components Sector in South Africa

Justin Barnes;Raphael Kaplinsky

186
Citations
Who gains from product rents as the coffee market becomes more differentiated?: A value-chain analysis observed in other agricultural-based value chains

Robert Fitter;Raphael Kaplinsky

30
Citations
THE IMPACT OF ASIAN DRIVERS ON THE DEVELOPING WORLD

Raphael Kaplinsky;Milton Keynes;Dirk Messner

25
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mike Morris University of Cape Town

Xiaolan Fu University of Oxford

John Humphrey University of Sussex

Gary Gereffi Duke University

David L. Kaplan University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Charles Edquist Lund University

Bengt-Åke Lundvall Aalborg University

Sherman Robinson International Food Policy Research Institute

External Links

Wikipedia of Raphael Kaplinsky Personal website of Raphael Kaplinsky

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