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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Social Sciences and Humanities D-index 33 Citations 12,495 82 World Ranking 3738 National Ranking 1906

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Psychology

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Economic growth, Demographic economics, Dowry, Development economics and Social status. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Survey data collection and Action. His work carried out in the field of Demographic economics brings together such families of science as Developing country and Demographic analysis.

His research in Dowry intersects with topics in Marriage market and Socioeconomic status. His Development economics research integrates issues from Agency, Exogamy and Kinship. In his study, Collective action is inextricably linked to Public economics, which falls within the broad field of Monitoring and evaluation.

His most cited work include:

  • Community-Based and -Driven Development: A Critical Review (837 citations)
  • World development report 2006 : equity and development (797 citations)
  • Culture and Public Action (341 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Economic growth, Politics, Development economics, Demographic economics and Participatory development. His work on Outreach as part of general Economic growth study is frequently linked to Sanitation, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science. His Politics study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Political economy, Corporate governance, Opportunism, Government and Decentralization.

Vijayendra Rao has researched Development economics in several fields, including Poverty and Extreme poverty. His Demographic economics study combines topics in areas such as Socioeconomic status, Caste and Dowry. The various areas that he examines in his Participatory development study include Civil society, Community development, Community-driven development, Collective action and Monitoring and evaluation.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Economic growth (21.69%)
  • Politics (13.86%)
  • Development economics (12.05%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Development economics (12.05%)
  • Poverty (11.45%)
  • State (4.22%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Vijayendra Rao focuses on Development economics, Poverty, State, Geography and Political economy. The Development economics study combines topics in areas such as Self-help, Rural india and Neoliberalism. Vijayendra Rao has included themes like Disadvantaged, Demographic economics, Caste, Empowerment and Economic inequality in his Poverty study.

His State research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Deliberation and Politics. Vijayendra Rao does research in Politics, focusing on Democracy specifically. The study incorporates disciplines such as Development policy, Cross-cultural psychology and Political sociology in addition to Political economy.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Deliberative Democracy in an Unequal World: A Text-As-Data Study of South India’s Village Assemblies (7 citations)
  • Safety nets and natural disaster mitigation: evidence from cyclone Phailin in Odisha (4 citations)
  • Oral Democracy: Deliberation in Indian Village Assemblies (2 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Psychology

His scientific interests lie mostly in Deliberation, State, Politics, Democracy and Public administration. His studies link Normative with Deliberation. His studies in Politics integrate themes in fields like Political economy, Cross-cultural psychology and Competence.

His study in Democracy is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Functional illiteracy, Institution, Corporate governance and Political sociology. His Public administration study incorporates themes from Disadvantage, Deliberative democracy and Transparency.

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Best Publications

Community-Based and -Driven Development: A Critical Review

Ghazala Mansuri;Vijayendra Rao.
World Bank Research Observer (2004)

2039 Citations

Localizing Development: Does Participation Work?

Ghazala Mansuri;Vijayendra Rao.
(2012)

1220 Citations

World development report 2006 : equity and development

Berk Ozler;Tamar Manuelyan Atinc;Abhijit Banerjee;Francisco H.G. Ferreira.
(2006)

813 Citations

Culture and Public Action

Vijayendra Rao;Michael Walton.
(2004)

637 Citations

Terror as a Bargaining Instrument: A Case-Study of Dowry Violence in Rural India

Francis Bloch;Vijayendra Rao.
Research Papers in Economics (2000)

607 Citations

Wife-beating in rural south India: a qualitative and econometric analysis.

Vijayendra Rao.
Social Science & Medicine (1997)

522 Citations

The Rising Price of Husbands: A Hedonic Analysis of Dowry Increases in Rural India

Vijayendra Rao.
Journal of Political Economy (1993)

476 Citations

THE POLITICS OF PUBLIC GOOD PROVISION: EVIDENCE FROM INDIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Timothy Besley;Rohini Pande;Lupin Rahman;Vijayendra Rao.
Journal of the European Economic Association (2004)

440 Citations

Terror as a Bargaining Instrument: A Case Study of Dowry Violence in Rural India

Vijayendra Rao;Francis Bloch;Francis Bloch.
Social Science Research Network (2000)

364 Citations

Political selection and the quality of government: evidence from south India

Timothy Besley;Rohini Pande;Vijayendra Rao.
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2005)

356 Citations

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