Barbara Koremenos

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Barbara Koremenos is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Development and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Koremenos has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 13 papers in Development and 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Barbara Koremenos's work include International Development and Aid (13 papers), International Relations and Foreign Policy (11 papers) and Political Conflict and Governance (6 papers). Barbara Koremenos is often cited by papers focused on International Development and Aid (13 papers), International Relations and Foreign Policy (11 papers) and Political Conflict and Governance (6 papers). Barbara Koremenos collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Barbara Koremenos's co-authors include Duncan Snidal, Charles Lipson, Allison Nau, Melissa Carlson, Thomas Oatley, Andrew Kydd, Walter Mattli, John E. Richards, Joshua Horton and James D. Morrow and has published in prestigious journals such as American Political Science Review, International Organization and Journal of Conflict Resolution.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Koremenos

24 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Rational Design of International Institutions 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. The Rational Design of International Institutions
    2001 1.2k citations Barbara Koremenos, Charles Lipson et al. International Organization profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Barbara Koremenos United States 12 1.4k 896 728 600 281 24 2.1k
Joseph M. Grieco United States 17 1.5k 1.1× 584 0.7× 940 1.3× 216 0.4× 351 1.2× 32 2.0k
Darren Hawkins United States 15 852 0.6× 724 0.8× 804 1.1× 303 0.5× 170 0.6× 31 1.6k
Andrew T. Guzmán United States 19 1.1k 0.8× 336 0.4× 417 0.6× 1.0k 1.7× 301 1.1× 88 2.0k
Antonia Handler Chayes United States 10 1.2k 0.9× 361 0.4× 751 1.0× 451 0.8× 336 1.2× 28 2.0k
Richard Higgott United Kingdom 24 1.2k 0.9× 731 0.8× 779 1.1× 196 0.3× 135 0.5× 99 1.9k
Judith G. Kelley United States 20 1.2k 0.9× 395 0.4× 1.0k 1.4× 227 0.4× 143 0.5× 42 1.9k
Shaun Breslin United Kingdom 22 1.1k 0.8× 550 0.6× 582 0.8× 160 0.3× 179 0.6× 77 1.6k
Matthew Evangelista United States 11 885 0.6× 271 0.3× 509 0.7× 245 0.4× 201 0.7× 42 1.3k
R. J. Barry Jones United Kingdom 10 759 0.6× 290 0.3× 515 0.7× 171 0.3× 170 0.6× 26 1.3k
Víctor Lapuente Giné Sweden 3 1.4k 1.0× 174 0.2× 488 0.7× 425 0.7× 529 1.9× 6 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Barbara Koremenos

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Fields of papers citing papers by Barbara Koremenos

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barbara Koremenos

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Barbara Koremenos. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Barbara Koremenos 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 Barbara Koremenos. Barbara Koremenos is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Carlson, Melissa & Barbara Koremenos. (2020). Cooperation Failure or Secret Collusion? Absolute Monarchs and Informal Cooperation. The Review of International Organizations. 16(1). 95–135. 10 indexed citations
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Koremenos, Barbara. (2016). The Continent of International Law: Explaining Agreement Design. 56 indexed citations
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Koremenos, Barbara. (2016). The Continent of International Law. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 105 indexed citations
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Koremenos, Barbara. (2015). The Role of State Leadership in the Incidence of International Governance. Global Policy. 6(3). 237–246. 2 indexed citations
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Dunoff, Jeffrey L., Kenneth W. Abbott, Barbara Koremenos, et al.. (2012). Interdisciplinary Perspectives on International Law and International Relations. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 52 indexed citations
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Koremenos, Barbara. (2012). The Continent of International Law. Journal of Conflict Resolution. 57(4). 653–681. 45 indexed citations
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Koremenos, Barbara. (2011). Institutionalism and International Law. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Koremenos, Barbara, et al.. (2010). The Rational Design of Human Rights Agreements. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Koremenos, Barbara & Allison Nau. (2010). Exit, No Exit. Duke journal of comparative & international law. 21(1). 81–120. 11 indexed citations
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Koremenos, Barbara. (2009). International Institutions as Solutions to Underlying Games of Cooperation. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Koremenos, Barbara. (2008). When, What, and Why Do States Choose to Delegate?. Law and Contemporary Problems. 71(1). 151–192. 46 indexed citations
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Koremenos, Barbara. (2007). If Only Half of International Agreements Have Dispute Resolution Provisions, Which Half Needs Explaining?. The Journal of Legal Studies. 36(1). 189–212. 65 indexed citations
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Simmons, Beth A., Stephen D. Krasner, Robert O. Keohane, et al.. (2007). International Law and International Relations. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Koremenos, Barbara. (2005). Leadership and Bureaucracy. Rationality and Society. 17(1). 35–79. 5 indexed citations
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Koremenos, Barbara, Andrew Kydd, B. Peter Rosendorff, et al.. (2003). The Rational Design of International Institutions. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 35 indexed citations
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Koremenos, Barbara & Duncan Snidal. (2003). Moving Forward, One Step at a Time. International Organization. 57(2). 431–444. 9 indexed citations
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Koremenos, Barbara. (2002). Can Cooperation Survive Changes in Bargaining Power? The Case of Coffee. The Journal of Legal Studies. 31(S1). S259–S283. 11 indexed citations
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Koremenos, Barbara, Charles Lipson, & Duncan Snidal. (2001). The Rational Design of International Institutions. International Organization. 55(4). 761–799. 1168 indexed citations breakdown →
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Koremenos, Barbara, Charles Lipson, & Duncan Snidal. (2001). Rational Design: Looking Back to Move Forward. International Organization. 55(4). 1051–1082. 65 indexed citations
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Koremenos, Barbara. (2001). Loosening the Ties that Bind: A Learning Model of Agreement Flexibility. International Organization. 55(2). 289–325. 101 indexed citations

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