My research has broad interdisciplinary impact, with citations in leading journals across economics, cognitive sciences  (e.g. American Psychologist and Behavioral and Brain Sciences), life sciences (e.g. British Medical Journal and Molecular Biology and Evolution), political science (e.g. American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, and Annual Review of Political Science), and interdisciplinary outlets (e.g. Nature Communications, Nature Human Behaviour, PNAS, and WIREs Climate Change).

My research is cited in popular books such as Origins by Lewis Dartnell, The Journey of Humanity by Oded Galor, The Weirdest People in the World by Joseph Henrich, The Plague Cycle by Charles Kenny, The Open Sea by Joseph G. Manning, Grand Transitions by Vaclav Smil, and Amber Waves by Catherine Zabinski.

My research is mentioned in outlets such as the IMF's World Economic Outlook, the World Bank's Doing Business Report, the World Economic Forum, Marginal Revolution, BBC's 50 Things that Made the Modern Economy, the Wall Street Journal, Handelszeitung, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Super Interessante Magazine, and World Commerce Review.

I have testified before the Danish Parliament's European Affairs Committee and consulted for the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the World Bank.