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James J. Heckman

Active 1974–2024

143
Papers
123,570
Citations
127
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Citations

Citations per year for James J. Heckman1965: 1 citations1967: 1 citations1969: 2 citations1972: 1 citations1973: 1 citations1974: 1 citations1976: 3 citations1977: 7 citations1978: 4 citations1979: 10 citations1980: 26 citations1981: 16 citations1982: 21 citations1983: 23 citations1984: 63 citations1985: 46 citations1986: 54 citations1987: 51 citations1988: 41 citations1989: 59 citations1990: 49 citations1991: 47 citations1992: 61 citations1993: 57 citations1994: 53 citations1995: 87 citations1996: 94 citations1997: 137 citations1998: 132 citations1999: 210 citations2000: 166 citations2001: 266 citations2002: 278 citations2003: 294 citations2004: 314 citations2005: 491 citations2006: 432 citations2007: 483 citations2008: 455 citations2009: 493 citations2010: 446 citations2011: 507 citations2012: 384 citations2013: 437 citations2014: 451 citations2015: 321 citations2016: 417 citations2017: 361 citations2018: 354 citations2019: 625 citations2020: 629 citations2021: 604 citations2022: 440 citations2023: 300 citations2024: 376 citations2025: 206 citations2026: 32 citations1966: no citations, so this year is not shown1968: no citations, so this year is not shown1970–1971: no citations, so these years are not shown1975: no citations, so this year is not shown

Citation sources

Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 4,692 citing papers, 40.4% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 1,034 citing papers, 8.9% of this breakdownGermany: 620 citing papers, 5.3% of this breakdownChina: 573 citing papers, 4.9% of this breakdownCanada: 498 citing papers, 4.3% of this breakdownNetherlands: 339 citing papers, 2.9% of this breakdownAustralia: 307 citing papers, 2.7% of this breakdownItaly: 280 citing papers, 2.4% of this breakdownFrance: 279 citing papers, 2.4% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 220 citing papers, 1.9% of this breakdownSpain: 201 citing papers, 1.7% of this breakdownHong Kong: 152 citing papers, 1.3% of this breakdown
0%40.4%Other 20.9%

Institutions

Fields

  • Social Sciences26%
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance17.3%
  • Business, Management and Accounting14.9%
  • Mathematics7.4%
  • Computer Science6.9%
  • Health Professions5.7%
  • Other21.8%

Topics

  • Employment and Welfare Studies2.8%
  • Labor market dynamics and wage inequality2.7%
  • Corporate Finance and Governance2.2%
  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics2.1%
  • Advanced Causal Inference Techniques1.9%
  • Statistical Methods and Inference1.8%
  • Other86.5%

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  1. Sample Selection Bias as a Specification Error

    Authors: James J. Heckman - Econometrica 1979 cited by 28,895

  2. Matching As An Econometric Evaluation Estimator: Evidence from Evaluating a Job Training Programme

    Authors: James J. Heckman, Hidehiko Ichimura, Petra Todd - The Review of Economic Studies 1997 cited by 5,517

  3. Matching As An Econometric Evaluation Estimator

    Authors: James J. Heckman, Hidehiko Ichimura, Petra Todd - The Review of Economic Studies 1998 cited by 3,809

  4. Skill Formation and the Economics of Investing in Disadvantaged Children

    Authors: James J. Heckman - Science 2006 cited by 3,565

  5. Hard evidence on soft skills

    Authors: James J. Heckman, Tim Kautz - Labour Economics 2012 cited by 1,794

  6. Lab Experiments Are a Major Source of Knowledge in the Social Sciences

    Authors: Armin Falk, James J. Heckman - Science 2009 cited by 1,047

  7. Structural Equations, Treatment Effects, and Econometric Policy Evaluation1

    Authors: James J. Heckman, Edward Vytlacil - Econometrica 2005 cited by 1,225

  8. Publishing and Promotion in Economics: The Tyranny of the Top Five

    Authors: James J. Heckman, Sidharth Moktan - Journal of Economic Literature 2020 cited by 412

  9. Labor market returns to an early childhood stimulation intervention in Jamaica

    Authors: Paul Gertler, James J. Heckman, Rodrigo Pinto, Arianna Zanolini, Christel M. J. Vermeersch, Susan Walker, Susan M. Chang, Sally Grantham‐McGregor - Science 2014 cited by 784

  10. The Common Structure of Statistical Models of Truncation, Sample Selection and Limited Dependent Variables and a Simple Estimator for Such Models

    Authors: James J. Heckman - Annals of Economic and Social Measurement 1976 cited by 5,113

  11. Understanding the Mechanisms Through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes

    Authors: James J. Heckman, Rodrigo Pinto, Peter A. Savelyev - American Economic Review 2013 cited by 1,621

  12. Alternative methods for evaluating the impact of interventions

    Authors: James J. Heckman, Richard A. Robb - Cambridge University Press eBooks 1985 cited by 1,123

  13. The Education-Health Gradient

    Authors: Gabriella Conti, James J. Heckman, Sergio Urzúa - American Economic Review 2010 cited by 569

  14. Returns to Education: The Causal Effects of Education on Earnings, Health, and Smoking

    Authors: James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, Gregory Veramendi - Journal of Political Economy 2018 cited by 347

  15. Investing in early human development: Timing and economic efficiency

    Authors: Orla Doyle, Colm Harmon, James J. Heckman, Richard E. Tremblay - Economics & Human Biology 2009 cited by 640

  16. Transcriptional modulation of the developing immune system by early life social adversity

    Authors: Steve W. Cole, Gabriella Conti, Jesusa M.G. Arevalo, Angela Ruggiero, James J. Heckman, Stephen J. Suomi - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2012 cited by 215

  17. A Method for Minimizing the Impact of Distributional Assumptions in Econometric Models for Duration Data

    Authors: James J. Heckman, Burton H. Singer - Econometrica 1984 cited by 2,824

  18. Dummy Endogenous Variables in a Simultaneous Equation System

    Authors: James J. Heckman - Econometrica 1977 cited by 1,893

  19. The Economics of Human Development and Social Mobility

    Authors: James J. Heckman, Stefano Mosso - Annual Review of Economics 2014 cited by 931

  20. The Effects of Two Influential Early Childhood Interventions on Health and Healthy Behaviour

    Authors: Gabriella Conti, James J. Heckman, Rodrigo Pinto - The Economic Journal 2016 cited by 212

  21. The Importance of Noncognitive Skills: Lessons from the GED Testing Program

    Authors: James J. Heckman, Yona Rubinstein - American Economic Review 2001 cited by 1,494

  22. The rate of return to the HighScope Perry Preschool Program

    Authors: James J. Heckman, Seong Hyeok Moon, Rodrigo Pinto, Peter A. Savelyev, Adam Yavitz - Journal of Public Economics 2009 cited by 1,234

  23. Chapter 71 Econometric Evaluation of Social Programs, Part II: Using the Marginal Treatment Effect to Organize Alternative Econometric Estimators to Evaluate Social Programs, and to Forecast their Effects in New Environments

    Authors: James J. Heckman, Edward Vytlacil - Handbook of econometrics 2007 cited by 366

  24. Identification and Estimation of Hedonic Models

    Authors: Ivar Ekeland, James J. Heckman, Lars Nesheim - Journal of Political Economy 2004 cited by 360