Allan Dafoe

9.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
51 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Allan Dafoe is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Allan Dafoe has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 17 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 10 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Allan Dafoe's work include Political Conflict and Governance (15 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (7 papers) and Ethics and Social Impacts of AI (7 papers). Allan Dafoe is often cited by papers focused on Political Conflict and Governance (15 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (7 papers) and Ethics and Social Impacts of AI (7 papers). Allan Dafoe collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Allan Dafoe's co-authors include Baobao Zhang, Devin Caughey, Jonathan Renshon, Paul Huth, Owain Evans, Jessica Chen Weiss, Ben Garfinkel, Yoram Bachrach, Eric Horvitz and Gillian K. Hadfield and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Allan Dafoe

51 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Viewpoint: When Will AI Exceed Human Performance? Evidence from AI Experts

2018 330 citations Allan Dafoe, Baobao Zhang et al. Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research profile →
Artificial Intelligence: American Attitudes and Trends

2019 274 citations Baobao Zhang, Allan Dafoe SSRN Electronic Journal profile →
Information Equivalence in Survey Experiments

2018 206 citations Allan Dafoe, Baobao Zhang et al. Political Analysis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Allan Dafoe United States	22	990	672	432	338	210	51	2.3k
Sanne Kruikemeier Netherlands	29	1.8k 1.8×	440 0.7×	365 0.8×	543 1.6×	53 0.3×	77	3.3k
Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius Netherlands	21	1.2k 1.2×	282 0.4×	438 1.0×	599 1.8×	78 0.4×	75	2.3k
Frank Pasquale United States	18	1.3k 1.3×	346 0.5×	1.2k 2.9×	671 2.0×	255 1.2×	87	3.4k
David Beer United Kingdom	22	1.5k 1.5×	231 0.3×	419 1.0×	136 0.4×	112 0.5×	70	2.9k
Seth C. Lewis United States	43	2.8k 2.8×	320 0.5×	397 0.9×	705 2.1×	74 0.4×	110	6.6k
Mark Andrejevic Australia	26	1.7k 1.8×	255 0.4×	298 0.7×	179 0.5×	202 1.0×	104	3.2k
Helen Margetts United Kingdom	33	1.2k 1.2×	1.8k 2.7×	213 0.5×	581 1.7×	252 1.2×	123	4.0k
Christian Sandvig United States	19	1.2k 1.2×	153 0.2×	505 1.2×	365 1.1×	65 0.3×	37	2.4k
Lucas D. Introna United Kingdom	28	1.1k 1.1×	182 0.3×	467 1.1×	163 0.5×	43 0.2×	120	2.4k
Daniel A. McFarland United States	32	1.2k 1.2×	180 0.3×	262 0.6×	485 1.4×	96 0.5×	70	3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Allan Dafoe

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Fields of papers citing papers by Allan Dafoe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Allan Dafoe

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Allan Dafoe. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Allan Dafoe based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Allan Dafoe. Allan Dafoe is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Seger, Elizabeth, et al.. (2023). Democratising AI: Multiple Meanings, Goals, and Methods. 715–722. 21 indexed citations

Dafoe, Allan, et al.. (2023). Leader age and international conflict: A regression discontinuity analysis. Journal of Peace Research. 61(4). 643–658. 3 indexed citations

Dafoe, Allan, et al.. (2023). Engines of power: Electricity, AI, and general-purpose, military transformations. European Journal of International Security. 8(3). 377–394. 9 indexed citations

Eggers, Andrew C., et al.. (2023). Placebo Tests for Causal Inference. American Journal of Political Science. 68(3). 1106–1121. 56 indexed citations

Sandbrink, Jonas B., et al.. (2022). Differential Technology Development: A Responsible Innovation Principle for Navigating Technology Risks. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Baobao, et al.. (2022). Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence: A Survey of Machine Learning Researchers (Extended Abstract). Proceedings of the Thirty-First International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 5787–5791. 3 indexed citations

Dafoe, Allan, et al.. (2021). The Logic of Strategic Assets: From Oil to AI. Security Studies. 30(2). 182–212. 23 indexed citations

Anderljung, Markus, et al.. (2021). Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence: Evidence from a Survey of Machine Learning Researchers. Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research. 71. 45 indexed citations

Trager, Robert, et al.. (2020). The Suffragist Peace. International Organization. 74(4). 633–670. 17 indexed citations

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Relman, David A., Gregory D. Koblentz, Jade Leung, et al.. (2020). The biosecurity benefits of genetic engineering attribution. Nature Communications. 11(1). 6294–6294. 19 indexed citations

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Dafoe, Allan, et al.. (2020). Coercion and the Credibility of Assurances. The Journal of Politics. 83(3). 975–991. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Baobao & Allan Dafoe. (2019). Artificial Intelligence: American Attitudes and Trends (January 2019). OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints). 3 indexed citations

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Christensen, Garret, Allan Dafoe, Edward Miguel, Don A. Moore, & Andrew K. Rose. (2019). A study of the impact of data sharing on article citations using journal policies as a natural experiment. PLoS ONE. 14(12). e0225883–e0225883. 69 indexed citations

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Dafoe, Allan, et al.. (2018). Viewpoint: When Will AI Exceed Human Performance? Evidence from AI Experts. Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research. 62. 729–754. 330 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dafoe, Allan. (2018). Global Politics and the Governance of Artificial Intelligence. Journal of international affairs. 72(1). 121. 5 indexed citations

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Dafoe, Allan, Baobao Zhang, & Devin Caughey. (2018). Information Equivalence in Survey Experiments. Political Analysis. 26(4). 399–416. 206 indexed citations breakdown →

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Caughey, Devin, Allan Dafoe, & Jason Seawright. (2017). Nonparametric Combination (NPC): A Framework for Testing Elaborate Theories. The Journal of Politics. 79(2). 688–701. 21 indexed citations

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Jandér, K. Charlotte, Allan Dafoe, & Edward Allen Herre. (2016). Fitness reduction for uncooperative fig wasps through reduced offspring size: a third component of host sanctions. Ecology. 97(9). 2491–2500. 18 indexed citations

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Dafoe, Allan & Jason Lyall. (2015). From cell phones to conflict? Reflections on the emerging ICT–political conflict research agenda. Journal of Peace Research. 52(3). 401–413. 35 indexed citations

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Dafoe, Allan & Nina Kelsey. (2014). Observing the capitalist peace. Journal of Peace Research. 51(5). 619–633. 15 indexed citations

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