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GIGA Working Papers / GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies

Citation Profile [Updated: 2026-03-14 21:09:38]
5 Years H Index
12
Impact Factor (IF)
0.4
5 Years IF
0.22
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IF AIF CIF IF5 DOC CDO CIT NCI CCU D2Y C2Y D5Y C5Y SC %SC CiY II AII
2005 0 0.61 0.31 0 13 13 21 3 4 0 0 4 133.3 3 0.23 0.35
2006 0.15 0.58 0.28 0.15 26 39 103 11 15 13 2 13 2 9 81.8 7 0.27 0.33
2007 0.05 0.51 0.11 0.05 26 65 87 7 22 39 2 39 2 7 100 3 0.12 0.29
2008 0.38 0.58 0.54 0.31 29 94 59 51 73 52 20 65 20 38 74.5 19 0.66 0.29
2009 0.18 0.58 0.26 0.19 23 117 51 31 104 55 10 94 18 23 74.2 5 0.22 0.33
2010 0.23 0.53 0.41 0.26 38 155 77 64 168 52 12 117 30 44 68.8 27 0.71 0.3
2011 0.1 0.61 0.14 0.11 28 183 47 26 194 61 6 142 16 13 50 8 0.29 0.37
2012 0.18 0.67 0.16 0.15 28 211 103 34 228 66 12 144 21 7 20.6 4 0.14 0.36
2013 0.23 0.65 0.16 0.16 31 242 188 39 267 56 13 146 23 10 25.6 7 0.23 0.34
2014 0.2 0.67 0.18 0.19 21 263 10 48 315 59 12 148 28 2 4.2 0 0.34
2015 0.19 0.65 0.14 0.13 17 280 9 38 353 52 10 146 19 3 7.9 0 0.36
2016 0.18 0.63 0.23 0.27 15 295 3 69 422 38 7 125 34 7 10.1 0 0.34
2017 0.03 0.61 0.18 0.25 13 308 19 56 478 32 1 112 28 2 3.6 1 0.08 0.34
2018 0.18 0.6 0.14 0.25 5 313 10 45 523 28 5 97 24 0 0 0.34
2019 0.28 0.61 0.17 0.07 6 319 7 54 577 18 5 71 5 1 1.9 0 0.35
2020 0.36 0.69 0.23 0.14 5 324 6 74 651 11 4 56 8 1 1.4 2 0.4 0.73
2021 0.09 0.9 0.17 0.2 3 327 5 56 707 11 1 44 9 0 2 0.67 0.37
2022 0.13 0.66 0.17 0.25 5 332 0 55 762 8 1 32 8 1 1.8 0 0.21
2023 0.25 0.49 0.12 0.17 6 338 2 42 804 8 2 24 4 1 2.4 0 0.16
2024 0.09 0.52 0.12 0.16 4 342 0 40 844 11 1 25 4 1 2.5 0 0.2
2025 0.4 0.08 0.22 3 345 0 26 870 10 4 23 5 0 0
IF: Two years Impact Factor: C2Y / D2Y
AIF: Average Impact Factor for all series in RePEc in year y
CIF: Cumulative impact factor
IF5: Five years Impact Factor: C5Y / D5Y
DOC: Number of documents published in year y
CDO: Cumulative number of documents published until year y
CIT: Number of citations to papers published in year y
NCI: Number of citations in year y
CCU: Cumulative number of citations to papers published until year y
D2Y: Number of articles published in y-1 plus y-2
C2Y: Cites in y to articles published in y-1 plus y-2
D5Y: Number of articles published in y-1 until y-5
C5Y: Cites in y to articles published in y-1 until y-5
SC: selft citations in y to articles published in y-1 plus y-2
%SC: Percentage of selft citations in y to articles published in y-1 plus y-2
CiY: Cites in year y to documents published in year y
II: Immediacy Index: CiY / Documents.
AII: Average Immediacy Index for series in RePEc in year y
50 most cited documents in this series
#YearTitleCited
12013Explaining the Diffusion of Renewable Energy Technology in Developing Countries. (2013). Pohl, Birte ; Mulder, Peter. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:217.

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22012The Puzzling Decline in Rural Womens Labor Force Participation in India: A Reexamination. (2012). Sen, Kunal ; Neff, Daniel ; Kling, Veronika. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:196.

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32009Savings, Credit and Insurance: Household Demand for Formal Financial Services in Rural Ghana. (2009). Steiner, Susan ; Giesbert, Lena ; Bendig, Mirko . In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:94.

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42013Claims to Legitimacy Matter: Why Sanctions Fail to Instigate Democratization in Authoritarian Regimes. (2013). von Soest, Christian ; Grauvogel, Julia. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:235.

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52010Assets, Shocks, and Poverty Traps in Rural Mozambique. (2010). Schindler, Kati ; Kraehnert, Kati ; Giesbert, Lena. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:150.

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62012Renewables in the Energy Transition: Evidence on Solar Home Systems and Lighting-Fuel Choice in Kenya. (2012). Stoever, Jana ; Ondraczek, Janosch ; Lay, Jann. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:198.

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72007The Cleavage Model, Ethnicity and Voter Alignment in Africa: Conceptual and Methodological Problems Revisited. (2007). Erdmann, Gero. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:63.

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82006Neopatrimonialism Revisited - Beyond a Catch-All Concept. (2006). Engel, Ulf ; Erdmann, Gero. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:16.

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12
92006Economic Growth and Poverty: Does Formalisation of Informal Enterprises Matter?. (2006). Kappel, Robert ; Ishengoma, Esther K. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:20.

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102006Measuring the Capability to Raise Revenue: Process and Output Dimensions and Their Application to the Zambia Revenue Authority. (2006). von Soest, Christian. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:35.

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12
112009Global Value Chains, Technology Transfer and Local Firm Upgrading in Non-OECD Countries. (2009). Kappel, Robert ; Brach, Juliane. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:110.

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122007Seeking Opportunities: Migration as an Income Diversification Strategy of Households in Kakamega District in Kenya. (2007). Giesbert, Lena. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:58.

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12
132007Emerging Middle Powers Soft Balancing Strategy: State and Perspectives of the IBSA Dialogue Forum. (2007). Flemes, Daniel. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:57.

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12
142007African Migration to Europe: Obscured Responsibilities and Common Misconceptions. (2007). Kohnert, Dirk. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:49.

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152011Do Religious Factors Impact Armed Conflict? Empirical Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa. (2011). Strüver, Georg ; Wegenast, Tim ; Basedau, Matthias ; Vullers, Johannes ; Struver, Georg. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:168.

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162006How Does Neopatrimonialism Affect the African State? The Case of Tax Collection in Zambia. (2006). von Soest, Christian. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:32.

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172006A Paradox of Plenty? Rent Distribution and Political Stability in Oil States. (2006). Lacher, Wolfram ; Basedau, Matthias. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:21.

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10
182018Large-Scale Farms and Smallholders: Evidence from Zambia. (2018). Nolte, Kerstin ; Lay, Jann ; Sipangule, Kacana. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:310.

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9
192006Decentralisation in Uganda: Exploring the Constraints for Poverty Reduction. (2006). Steiner, Susan. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:31.

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9
202013Large-Scale Agricultural Investments under Poor Land Governance Systems: Actors and Institutions in the Case of Zambia. (2013). Nolte, Kerstin. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:221.

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212006Macht und Machthierarchien in den internationalen Beziehungen: Ein Analysekonzept für die Forschung über regionale Führungsmächte. (2006). Nolte, Detlef. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:29.

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222008Business Constraints and Growth Potential of Micro and Small Manufacturing Enterprises in Uganda. (2008). Kappel, Robert ; Ishengoma, Esther K. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:78.

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8
232010Are the Chinese in Africa More Innovative than the Africans? Comparing Chinese and Nigerian Entrepreneurial Migrants Cultures of Innovation. (2010). Kohnert, Dirk. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:140.

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8
242008Measuring Party Institutionalization in Developing Countries: A New Research Instrument Applied to 28 African Political Parties. (2008). Basedau, Matthias ; Stroh, Alexander. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:69.

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252005Context Matters – Rethinking the Resource Curse in Sub-Saharan Africa. (2005). Basedau, Matthias. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:1.

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8
262007Conceptualising Regional Power in International Relations: Lessons from the South African Case. (2007). Flemes, Daniel. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:53.

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272013Long-Term Monarchical Survival in the Middle East: A Configurational Comparison, 1945-2012. (2013). Richter, Thomas ; Sunik, Anna ; Bank, Andre. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:215.

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282010Contested Leadership in International Relations: Power Politics in South America, South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. (2010). Wojczewski, Thorsten ; Flemes, Daniel. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:121.

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7
292006Cultures of Innovation of the African Poor. Common Roots, Shared Traits, Joint Prospects? On the Articulation of Multiple Modernities in African Societies and Black Diasporas in Latin America. (2006). Kohnert, Dirk. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:25.

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302006Exploding Crime? Topic Management in Central American Newspapers. (2006). Peetz, Peter ; Huhn, Sebastian ; Oettler, Anika. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:33.

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312008EU-African Economic Relations: Continuing Dominance, Traded for Aid?. (2008). Kohnert, Dirk. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:82.

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322008Discourses on Violence in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Nicaragua: Social Perceptions in Everyday Life. (2008). Huhn, Sebastian. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:81.

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332021One year after: Has the COVID-19 pandemic increased violence in sub-Saharan Africa?. (2021). Deitch, Mora ; Basedau, Matthias. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:327.

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6
342007Upgrading in Agricultural Value Chains: The Case of Small Producers in Honduras. (2007). Fromm, Ingrid. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:64.

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352008Regional Politics in a Highly Fragmented Region: Israels Middle East Policies. (2008). Beck, Martin. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:89.

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362019The geography of intergenerational mobility: Evidence of educational persistence and the Great Gatsby Curve in Brazil. (2019). Leone, Tharcisio. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:318.

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372005Decentralisation and Poverty Reduction: A Conceptual Framework for the Economic Impact. (2005). Steiner, Susan. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:3.

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382006Political Parties in Post-Suharto Indonesia: Between politik aliran and Philippinisation. (2006). Ufen, Andreas. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:37.

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5
392010Oil and the Eruption of the Algerian Civil War: A Context-sensitive Analysis of the Ambivalent Impact of Resource Abundance. (2010). Shabafrouz, Miriam. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:118.

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402008Developing a Contextually Relevant Concept of Regional Hegemony: The Case of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Quiet Diplomacy. (2008). Prys, Miriam. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:77.

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412009Contextualizing Conceptions of Corruption: Challenges for the International Anti-corruption Campaign. (2009). Gephart, Malte . In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:115.

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422013Resource Scarcity, Spite and Cooperation. (2013). Vollan, Björn ; Prediger, Sebastian ; Herrmann, Benedikt. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:227.

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432010Inclusive Institutions and the Onset of Internal Conflict in Resource-rich Countries. (2010). Wegenast, Tim. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:126.

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442008Ethnic Coalitions of Convenience and Commitment: Political Parties and Party Systems in Kenya. (2008). Elischer, Sebastian. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:68.

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5
452010On the Economics of Regional Powers: Comparing China, India, Brazil, and South Africa. (2010). Kappel, Robert. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:145.

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5
462010Regional Power Shifts and Climate Knowledge Systems: South Africa as a Climate Power?. (2010). Never, Babette. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:125.

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472010MDG Achievements, Determinants, and Resource Needs: What Has Been Learnt?. (2010). Lay, Jann. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:137.

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482013Why is Prior Consultation Not Yet an Effective Tool for Conflict Resolution? The Case of Peru. (2013). Flemmer, Riccarda ; Schilling-Vacaflor, Almut. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:220.

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492013Sanctions and Democratization in the Post-Cold War Era. (2013). von Soest, Christian ; Wahman, Michael. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:212.

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4
502006Ten Years after: Achievements and Challenges of the Euro-Mediterranean Economic and Financial Partnership. (2006). Brach, Juliane. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:36.

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50 most relevant documents in this series (papers most cited in the last two years)
#YearTitleCited
12013Explaining the Diffusion of Renewable Energy Technology in Developing Countries. (2013). Pohl, Birte ; Mulder, Peter. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:217.

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22012The Puzzling Decline in Rural Womens Labor Force Participation in India: A Reexamination. (2012). Sen, Kunal ; Neff, Daniel ; Kling, Veronika. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:196.

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7
32006Neopatrimonialism Revisited - Beyond a Catch-All Concept. (2006). Engel, Ulf ; Erdmann, Gero. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:16.

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2
42023Digitalisation and labour markets in developing countries. (2023). Lay, Jann ; Fietz, Katharina. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:335.

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2
52009Savings, Credit and Insurance: Household Demand for Formal Financial Services in Rural Ghana. (2009). Steiner, Susan ; Giesbert, Lena ; Bendig, Mirko . In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:94.

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2
62007Seeking Opportunities: Migration as an Income Diversification Strategy of Households in Kakamega District in Kenya. (2007). Giesbert, Lena. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:58.

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2
72019Forced to leave: Determinants of slow-onset displacement in Colombia. (2019). Gorgens, Maximilian ; Deacon, Helen. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:317.

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2
82020State(s) of negotiation: Drivers of forced migration governance in most of the world. (2020). Muller-Funk, Lea ; Frohlich, Christiane ; Bank, Andre. In: GIGA Working Papers. RePEc:zbw:gigawp:323.

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Citing documents used to compute impact factor: 4
YearTitle
2025Promoting Economic Development Through Digitalisation: Impacts on Human Development, Economic Complexity, and Gross National Income. (2025). Ncanywa, Thobeka ; Xholo, Namhla ; Asaleye, Abiola John ; Garidzirai, Rufaro. In: Administrative Sciences. RePEc:gam:jadmsc:v:15:y:2025:i:2:p:50-:d:1585783.

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2025Issues Involved in Digitalisation Special Reference to Indian Tourism Growth. (2025). Sankara, K. In: International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation. RePEc:bjc:journl:v:12:y:2025:i:8:p:975-980.

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2025Formalizing employment in Africas small firms: Experimental evidence from Côte d‘Ivoire. (2025). Lay, Jann ; Priebe, Jan ; Beber, Bernd ; Lakemann, Tabea ; Fietz, Katharina. In: VfS Annual Conference 2025 (Cologne): Revival of Industrial Policy. RePEc:zbw:vfsc25:325459.

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2025Greenfield FDI and job creation in Africa. (2025). Lay, Jann ; Lakemann, Tabea ; Schnars, Regina ; Tafese, Tevin. In: Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv). RePEc:spr:weltar:v:161:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1007_s10290-024-00575-z.

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