Anna Simons

619 total citations
32 papers, 285 citations indexed

About

Anna Simons is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Anthropology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Anna Simons has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 285 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 8 papers in Anthropology and 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Anna Simons's work include Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture (5 papers), African history and culture analysis (4 papers) and Military History and Strategy (3 papers). Anna Simons is often cited by papers focused on Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture (5 papers), African history and culture analysis (4 papers) and Military History and Strategy (3 papers). Anna Simons collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. Anna Simons's co-authors include Karl Kautsky, Karl Johann Kautsky, Anthony King, P. H. Liotta and John Mueller and has published in prestigious journals such as Annual Review of Anthropology, American Anthropologist and International Security.

In The Last Decade

Anna Simons

27 papers receiving 200 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Anna Simons United States 10 194 117 64 44 20 32 285
Susie Tharu India 6 147 0.8× 99 0.8× 103 1.6× 50 1.1× 26 1.3× 12 336
Malathi de Alwis Sri Lanka 7 210 1.1× 102 0.9× 50 0.8× 93 2.1× 12 0.6× 17 314
Walter Armbrust United Kingdom 9 251 1.3× 138 1.2× 64 1.0× 19 0.4× 20 1.0× 30 359
Beatrice Jauregui Canada 9 247 1.3× 193 1.6× 56 0.9× 53 1.2× 16 0.8× 18 368
Karl P. Magyar 6 211 1.1× 133 1.1× 54 0.8× 24 0.5× 10 0.5× 12 336
Daniel Sabbagh France 10 174 0.9× 133 1.1× 17 0.3× 38 0.9× 12 0.6× 50 269
Alan O’Day United Kingdom 11 278 1.4× 89 0.8× 51 0.8× 17 0.4× 22 1.1× 39 368
Lorraine Bayard de Volo United States 10 192 1.0× 96 0.8× 21 0.3× 121 2.8× 9 0.5× 22 292
Dibyesh Anand United Kingdom 10 211 1.1× 181 1.5× 81 1.3× 44 1.0× 6 0.3× 22 348
Milton Israel Canada 9 192 1.0× 187 1.6× 96 1.5× 17 0.4× 34 1.7× 20 404

Countries citing papers authored by Anna Simons

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Fields of papers citing papers by Anna Simons

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anna Simons

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Simons, Anna. (2019). Networks of Dissolution.
2.
Simons, Anna. (2017). 21st-Century Challenges of Command: A View from the Field. Calhoun: The Naval Postgraduate School Institutional Archive (Naval Postgraduate School). 1 indexed citations
3.
Simons, Anna. (2015). Intellectual Capital: A Cautionary Note. The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters. 45(2).
4.
Simons, Anna, et al.. (2014). Deadly Consequences: How Cowards Are Pushing Women into Combat. The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters. 44(2). 141. 8 indexed citations
5.
Simons, Anna. (2013). 21st Century Cultures of War: Advantage Them. Calhoun: The Naval Postgraduate School Institutional Archive (Naval Postgraduate School). 1 indexed citations
6.
Simons, Anna. (2013). Rebalancing US Military Power. The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters. 43(4).
7.
Simons, Anna. (2012). Understanding the Somali Conflagration: Identity, Political Islam and Peacebuilding. Northeast African Studies. 12(2). 131–135. 5 indexed citations
8.
Simons, Anna. (2012). Understanding the Somali Conflagration: Identity, Political Islam and Peacebuilding (review). Northeast African Studies. 12(2). 131–135. 2 indexed citations
9.
Simons, Anna. (2012). Soft War = Smart War? Think Again. Calhoun: The Naval Postgraduate School Institutional Archive (Naval Postgraduate School). 1 indexed citations
10.
Simons, Anna, et al.. (2007). The misleading problem of failed states: a ‘socio-geography’ of terrorism in the post-9/11 era. Third World Quarterly. 28(2). 387–401. 26 indexed citations
11.
Simons, Anna. (2006). Making Enemies: An Anthropology of Islamist Terror, Part I. Calhoun: The Naval Postgraduate School Institutional Archive (Naval Postgraduate School). 2 indexed citations
12.
Simons, Anna, et al.. (2003). United States special operations forces and the war on terrorism. Small Wars and Insurgencies. 14(1). 77–91. 4 indexed citations
13.
Kautsky, Karl Johann, et al.. (2001). The Social Revolution. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 14 indexed citations
14.
Simons, Anna & John Mueller. (2001). The Dynamics of Internal Conflict. International Security. 25(4). 187–192. 2 indexed citations
15.
Simons, Anna. (2000). Unraveling Somalia: Race, Violence, and the Legacy of Slavery. American Ethnologist. 27(1). 197–198. 2 indexed citations
16.
Simons, Anna. (2000). Women can never “belong” in combat. Orbis. 44(3). 451–461. 9 indexed citations
17.
Simons, Anna. (1999). Making Sense of Ethnic Cleansing. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. 22(1). 1–20. 10 indexed citations
18.
Simons, Anna. (1999). War: Back to the Future. Annual Review of Anthropology. 28(1). 73–108. 33 indexed citations
19.
Simons, Anna, et al.. (1997). The Company They Keep: Life Inside the U.S. Army Special Forces.. The Journal of Military History. 61(4). 843–843. 25 indexed citations
20.
Simons, Anna. (1997). Democratisation and Ethnic Conflict: The Kin Connection. Nations and Nationalism. 3(2). 273–289. 9 indexed citations

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