Beth A. Simmons

23.4k total citations · 9 hit papers
121 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Beth A. Simmons is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Beth A. Simmons has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 48 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 29 papers in Development. Recurrent topics in Beth A. Simmons's work include International Development and Aid (29 papers), International Law and Human Rights (23 papers) and International Arbitration and Investment Law (19 papers). Beth A. Simmons is often cited by papers focused on International Development and Aid (29 papers), International Law and Human Rights (23 papers) and International Arbitration and Investment Law (19 papers). Beth A. Simmons collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Beth A. Simmons's co-authors include Zachary Elkins, Geoffrey Garrett, Frank Dobbin, Andrew T. Guzmán, Judith G. Kelley, Lisa L. Martin, Thomas Risse, Walter Carlsnæs, Stephan Haggard and Allison Marston Danner and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces and American Political Science Review.

In The Last Decade

Beth A. Simmons

116 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The Globalization of Liberalization: Policy Diffusion in the International Political Economy

2004 972 citations Beth A. Simmons, Zachary Elkins profile →
Mobilizing for Human Rights

2009 911 citations Beth A. Simmons Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
The Global Diffusion of Public Policies: Social Construction, Coercion, Competition, or Learning?

2007 742 citations Frank Dobbin, Beth A. Simmons et al. profile →
Mobilizing for Human Rights: International Law in Domestic Politics

2009 624 citations Beth A. Simmons Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) profile →
Introduction: The International Diffusion of Liberalism

2006 608 citations Beth A. Simmons, Frank Dobbin et al. International Organization profile →
Handbook of International Relations

2013 428 citations Beth A. Simmons et al. profile →
On Waves, Clusters, and Diffusion: A Conceptual Framework

2005 408 citations Zachary Elkins, Beth A. Simmons profile →
Theories and Empirical Studies of International Institutions

1998 388 citations Lisa L. Martin, Beth A. Simmons International Organization profile →
Politics by Number: Indicators as Social Pressure in International Relations

2014 223 citations Judith G. Kelley, Beth A. Simmons profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Beth A. Simmons United States	39	5.9k	4.2k	2.7k	2.3k	1.5k	121	10.2k
John Gerard Ruggie United States	31	4.9k 0.8×	3.0k 0.7×	1.4k 0.5×	1.7k 0.7×	717 0.5×	87	7.8k
Stephen D. Krasner United States	35	5.3k 0.9×	3.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.4×	2.0k 0.9×	909 0.6×	103	8.3k
Jonathan N. Katz United States	27	4.5k 0.8×	3.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	953 0.4×	4.1k 2.6×	71	10.4k
Peter Evans United States	34	4.8k 0.8×	5.1k 1.2×	1.4k 0.5×	1.4k 0.6×	2.3k 1.5×	103	10.5k
Andrew Moravcsik United States	36	6.4k 1.1×	2.2k 0.5×	1.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	643 0.4×	98	8.0k
Adam Przeworski United States	43	11.3k 1.9×	11.6k 2.8×	1.3k 0.5×	2.5k 1.1×	3.3k 2.2×	162	19.1k
Thomas Risse Germany	43	7.9k 1.4×	5.0k 1.2×	1.9k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	627 0.4×	125	11.2k
Kathryn Sikkink United States	31	7.2k 1.2×	7.4k 1.8×	1.7k 0.6×	2.5k 1.1×	785 0.5×	68	13.2k
José Antônio Cheibub United States	20	5.1k 0.9×	5.8k 1.4×	644 0.2×	1.6k 0.7×	1.9k 1.2×	40	9.2k
Martha Finnemore United States	22	5.6k 1.0×	4.3k 1.0×	1.2k 0.4×	2.3k 1.0×	618 0.4×	38	8.6k

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Kenwick, Michael, et al.. (2023). Infrastructure and authority at the state’s edge: The Border Crossings of the World dataset. Journal of Peace Research. 61(3). 500–510. 2 indexed citations

Simmons, Beth A. & H. E. Goemans. (2021). Built on Borders: Tensions with the Institution Liberalism (Thought It) Left Behind. International Organization. 75(2). 387–410. 19 indexed citations

Milton, Martin, et al.. (2020). Counselling psychology and climate change: A survey of the DCoP membership. Counselling Psychology Review. 35(2). 57–70. 4 indexed citations

Shaffer, Robert, Lauren E. Pinson, Jonathan Chu, & Beth A. Simmons. (2020). Local elected officials’ receptivity to refugee resettlement in the United States. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(50). 31722–31728. 16 indexed citations

Kenwick, Michael & Beth A. Simmons. (2020). Pandemic Response as Border Politics. International Organization. 74(S1). E36–E58. 51 indexed citations

Simmons, Beth A., et al.. (2019). Do Self-Reporting Regimes Matter? Evidence from the Convention Against Torture. International Studies Quarterly. 63(4). 1051–1064. 29 indexed citations

Simmons, Beth A.. (2017). The Built Environment: State Presence at Border Crossings in the Modern World. SSRN Electronic Journal.

Kelley, Judith G. & Beth A. Simmons. (2015). Politics by Number: Indicators As Social Pressure in International Relations. eYLS (Yale Law School). 8 indexed citations

Lloyd, Paulette & Beth A. Simmons. (2015). Framing for a New Transnational Legal Order: The Case of Human Trafficking. eYLS (Yale Law School). 6 indexed citations

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Kelley, Judith G. & Beth A. Simmons. (2014). The Power of Performance Indicators: Rankings, Ratings and Reactivity in International Relations. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8(10). e76847–e76847. 10 indexed citations

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Simmons, Beth A.. (2009). Civil Rights in International Law: Compliance with Aspects of the ‘International Bill of Rights’. Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies. 1 indexed citations

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Garrett, Geoffrey, Frank Dobbin, & Beth A. Simmons. (2008). Conclusion: The Global Diffusion of Markets and Democracy. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Simmons, Beth A., Frank Dobbin, & Geoffrey Garrett. (2007). The Global Diffusion of Public Policies: Social Construction, Coercion, Competition or Learning?. Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University). 59 indexed citations

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Kahler, Miles, H. E. Goemans, Joel Robbins, et al.. (2006). Territoriality and Conflict in an Era of Globalization. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 38 indexed citations

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Elkins, Zachary, Andrew T. Guzmán, & Beth A. Simmons. (2005). The Diffusion of Bilateral Investment Treaties, 1060-2000. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 3 indexed citations

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Simmons, Beth A. & Daniel J. Hopkins. (2005). The Constraining Power of International Treaties. SSRN Electronic Journal. 44 indexed citations

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Simmons, Beth A.. (2005). Rules Over Real Estate: Trade, Territorial Conflict, and International Borders as Institutions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

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Guzmán, Andrew T. & Beth A. Simmons. (2002). To Settle or Empanel? An Empirical Analysis of Litigation and Settlement at the WTO. SSRN Electronic Journal. 31(1). 6 indexed citations

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Simmons, Beth A.. (2002). Capacity, Commitment and Compliance: International Law and the Settlement of Territorial Disputes. Journal of Conflict Resolution. 46(6). 14 indexed citations

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Martin, Lisa L. & Beth A. Simmons. (2001). International institutions : an international organization reader. MIT Press eBooks. 12 indexed citations

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