Melina R. Platas

Melina R. Platas

New York University

H-index: 15

North America-United States

About Melina R. Platas

Melina R. Platas, With an exceptional h-index of 15 and a recent h-index of 14 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at New York University, specializes in the field of African politics, service delivery, field experiments, elections.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

In Africa, religion predicts educational mobility

Changes in education levels across generations in Africa are linked to religion

Legacies of Islamic rule in Africa: Colonial responses and contemporary development

Networks, Household

Who registers? Village networks, household dynamics, and voter registration in rural Uganda

Islam and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in low and middle income countries, and implications for messaging

“If we move, it moves with us:” Physical distancing in Africa during COVID-19

Melina R. Platas Information

University

Position

Assistant Professor of Political Science, New York University Abu Dhabi

Citations(all)

1808

Citations(since 2020)

1713

Cited By

312

hIndex(all)

15

hIndex(since 2020)

14

i10Index(all)

18

i10Index(since 2020)

16

Email

University Profile Page

New York University

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Melina R. Platas Skills & Research Interests

African politics

service delivery

field experiments

elections

Top articles of Melina R. Platas

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

In Africa, religion predicts educational mobility

Melina R Platas

2023/6/1

Changes in education levels across generations in Africa are linked to religion

Melina R Platas

2023/6/1

Legacies of Islamic rule in Africa: Colonial responses and contemporary development

World Development

Vincent Bauer

Melina R Platas

Jeremy M Weinstein

2022/4/1

Networks, Household

Comparative Political Studies

Guy Grossman Romain Ferrali

Melina R Platas

Jonathan Rodden

2022

Who registers? Village networks, household dynamics, and voter registration in rural Uganda

Comparative Political Studies

Romain Ferrali

Guy Grossman

Melina R Platas

Jonathan Rodden

2022/5

Islam and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Melina R. Platas

2021/1

COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in low and middle income countries, and implications for messaging

Nature medicine

Julio S Solís Arce

Shana S Warren

Niccolò F Meriggi

Alexandra Scacco

Nina McMurry

...

2021/8

“If we move, it moves with us:” Physical distancing in Africa during COVID-19

World Development

Clara Bicalho

Melina R Platas

Leah R Rosenzweig

2021/6/1

Family matters: How immigrant histories can promote inclusion

American Political Science Review

Scott Williamson

Claire L Adida

Adeline Lo

Melina R Platas

Lauren Prather

...

2021/5

Peer-to-peer communication in East and West Africa may help promote COVID-19 policy compliance

Africa at LSE

Leah R Rosenzweig

Melina R Platas

Clara Bicalho

2021/4/21

Religion, family structure, and the perpetuation of female genital cutting in Egypt

Journal of Demographic Economics

Lisa Blaydes

Melina R Platas

2020/9

Knowledge, Beliefs and Behavior about COVID-19 in Africa

Clara Bicalho

Melina R Platas

Leah R Rosenzweig

2020/4/18

Viral voting: Social networks and political participation

Quarterly Journal of Political Science

Nicholas Eubank

Guy Grossman

Melina Platas

Jonathan Rodden

2020

Closing the Gap: Information and Mass Support in a Dominant Party Regime

Journal of Politics

Melina Platas

Pia Raffler

2020

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Co-Authors

H-index: 43
Jonathan Rodden

Jonathan Rodden

Stanford University

H-index: 31
Guy Grossman

Guy Grossman

University of Pennsylvania

H-index: 24
Lisa Blaydes

Lisa Blaydes

Stanford University

H-index: 21
Claire Adida

Claire Adida

University of California, San Diego

H-index: 20
Kim Yi Dionne

Kim Yi Dionne

University of California, Riverside

H-index: 10
Scott Williamson

Scott Williamson

New York University

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