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

The Globalization of Liberalization: Policy Diffusion in ... 1998 2026 2007 2016 2004 2009 2007 2009 2006 250 500 750

Peers

Beth A. Simmons
Comparison fields: 5 of 124
  • Political Science and International Relations 5.9k
  • Sociology and Political Science 4.2k
  • Strategy and Management 2.7k
  • Development 2.3k
  • Economics and Econometrics 1.5k
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Fields of papers citing papers by Beth A. Simmons

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
1 2
2 19
3 4
4 16
5 51
6 29
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The Built Environment: State Presence at Border Crossings in the Modern World
0
8
Politics by Number: Indicators As Social Pressure in International Relations
8
9
Framing for a New Transnational Legal Order: The Case of Human Trafficking
6
10 10
11
Civil Rights in International Law: Compliance with Aspects of the ‘International Bill of Rights’
1
12
Conclusion: The Global Diffusion of Markets and Democracy
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13 59
14 38
15
The Diffusion of Bilateral Investment Treaties, 1060-2000
3
16
The Constraining Power of International Treaties
44
17
Rules Over Real Estate: Trade, Territorial Conflict, and International Borders as Institutions
3
18
To Settle or Empanel? An Empirical Analysis of Litigation and Settlement at the WTO
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19
Capacity, Commitment and Compliance: International Law and the Settlement of Territorial Disputes
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20
International institutions : an international organization reader
12

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