Alec Cairncross

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
123 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Alec Cairncross is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Alec Cairncross has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 9 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Alec Cairncross's work include Political and Economic history of UK and US (9 papers), Historical Economic and Social Studies (5 papers) and Economic Theory and Policy (3 papers). Alec Cairncross is often cited by papers focused on Political and Economic history of UK and US (9 papers), Historical Economic and Social Studies (5 papers) and Economic Theory and Policy (3 papers). Alec Cairncross collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Austria. Alec Cairncross's co-authors include Benjamín Higgins, S. G. Checkland, Péter Bauer, Ian M. Drummond, Barry Eichengreen, Brinley Thomas, Derek H. Aldcroft, Donald N. McCloskey, Donald Winch and Thomas Balogh and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, Econometrica and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Alec Cairncross

108 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

SCOTTISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY 1955 2026 1978 2002 1955 50 100 150 200
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. SCOTTISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY
    1955 227 citations Alec Cairncross Scottish Journal of Political Economy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alec Cairncross United Kingdom 22 805 444 390 324 315 123 1.7k
Albert Fishlow United States 20 779 1.0× 447 1.0× 396 1.0× 228 0.7× 190 0.6× 66 1.5k
Paul M. Sweezy United Kingdom 17 486 0.6× 457 1.0× 891 2.3× 325 1.0× 332 1.1× 277 1.8k
Roger Middleton United Kingdom 15 891 1.1× 542 1.2× 297 0.8× 241 0.7× 417 1.3× 103 1.5k
Martin Bronfenbrenner United States 20 778 1.0× 421 0.9× 375 1.0× 254 0.8× 177 0.6× 134 1.4k
Walter Eltis United States 18 1.0k 1.3× 633 1.4× 354 0.9× 266 0.8× 137 0.4× 61 1.5k
Ranald C. Michie United Kingdom 16 546 0.7× 294 0.7× 278 0.7× 165 0.5× 351 1.1× 63 1.2k
Charles H. Feinstein United Kingdom 19 1.7k 2.1× 830 1.9× 600 1.5× 265 0.8× 304 1.0× 67 2.4k
Leland B. Yeager United States 20 1.0k 1.3× 893 2.0× 547 1.4× 323 1.0× 494 1.6× 94 2.1k
Harold James United States 18 402 0.5× 358 0.8× 338 0.9× 474 1.5× 560 1.8× 115 1.5k
D. E. Moggridge Canada 24 1.3k 1.6× 1.4k 3.1× 550 1.4× 370 1.1× 860 2.7× 101 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Alec Cairncross

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alec Cairncross

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alec Cairncross

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Harcourt, G. C. & Alec Cairncross. (1994). Austin Robinson: The Life an an Economic Adviser.. The Economic Journal. 104(426). 1190–1190. 8 indexed citations
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Barnett, Correlli, et al.. (1987). Britain's postwar industrial decline. Contemporary Record. 1(2). 11–18. 3 indexed citations
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Capie, Forrest & Alec Cairncross. (1986). Years of Recovery: British Economic Policy, 1945-51.. The Economic History Review. 39(1). 145–145. 4 indexed citations
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Cairncross, Alec. (1985). Economics in Theory and Practice. American Economic Review. 75(2). 1–14. 27 indexed citations
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Capie, Forrest, Alec Cairncross, & Barry Eichengreen. (1984). Sterling in Decline: The Devaluations of 1931, 1949, and 1967.. The Economic History Review. 37(3). 449–449. 5 indexed citations
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Cairncross, Alec, et al.. (1982). Protectionism Threat to International Order: The Impact on Developing Countries. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 103(4). 1356–62. 4 indexed citations
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Cairncross, Alec. (1981). Economic theory and practice. 5 indexed citations
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Clarke, Richard W. & Alec Cairncross. (1978). Public expenditure, management and control : the development of the Public Expenditure Survey Committee (PESC). Macmillan eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Cairncross, Alec. (1976). Stratégie pour l'Europe. Presses Universitaires de France eBooks.
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Cairncross, Alec, et al.. (1974). Wirtschaftspolitik für Europa : Wege nach vorn. 1 indexed citations
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Cairncross, Alec, et al.. (1973). The World in Depression 1929-1939.. The Economic Journal. 83(332). 1286–1286.
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Worswick, G. D. N., et al.. (1972). Uses of economics: papers presented to Section F (Economics) at the 1971 Annual Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Blackwell eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Cairncross, Alec & Donald Winch. (1970). Economics and Policy. A Historical Study.. The Economic History Review. 23(3). 601–601. 29 indexed citations
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Cairncross, Alec, et al.. (1968). Capital Movements and Economic Development. Proceedings of a Conference held by the International Economic Association.. The Economic Journal. 78(309). 114–114. 1 indexed citations
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Cairncross, Alec, et al.. (1967). Building Cycles and Britain's Growth.. The Economic Journal. 77(306). 361–361. 45 indexed citations
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Cairncross, Alec, et al.. (1961). The role of agriculture in economic development. Oxford University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Cairncross, Alec. (1960). Monetary policy in a mixed economy. Almqvist & Wiksell eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Cairncross, Alec. (1958). WAGE POLICY AND INFLATION. Scottish Journal of Political Economy. 5(2). 81–84. 2 indexed citations
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Cairncross, Alec, et al.. (1956). The Theory of Economic Growth.. The Economic Journal. 66(264). 694–694. 65 indexed citations
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Cairncross, Alec. (1954). SCOTTISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY MARCH 1954 THE SCOTTISH ECONOMIC SOCIETY. Scottish Journal of Political Economy. 1(1). 1–6. 4 indexed citations

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