Brian J. Phillips

1.4k total citations
46 papers, 733 citations indexed

About

Brian J. Phillips is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Artificial Intelligence and Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian J. Phillips has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 733 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 5 papers in Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Brian J. Phillips's work include Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (25 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (18 papers) and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (14 papers). Brian J. Phillips is often cited by papers focused on Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (25 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (18 papers) and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (14 papers). Brian J. Phillips collaborates with scholars based in Mexico, United States and United Kingdom. Brian J. Phillips's co-authors include Burcu Savun, Ana Carolina Garriga, Victor Asal, R. Karl Rethemeyer, Joseph K. Young, Viridiana Ríos, Kevin Greene, Ted E. Senator, William Young and Mark Blackburn and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Politics, Journal of Conflict Resolution and Comparative Political Studies.

In The Last Decade

Brian J. Phillips

41 papers receiving 675 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian J. Phillips Mexico 13 606 98 60 51 50 46 733
Rey Koslowski United States 14 487 0.8× 310 3.2× 39 0.7× 10 0.2× 48 1.0× 31 708
Peter Bell Australia 12 313 0.5× 123 1.3× 33 0.6× 48 0.9× 7 0.1× 45 460
Javier Osorio United States 10 373 0.6× 224 2.3× 72 1.2× 16 0.3× 8 0.2× 25 613
Raúl Sierra United States 8 177 0.3× 81 0.8× 81 1.4× 17 0.3× 27 0.5× 16 372
Matthew C. Wilson United States 11 249 0.4× 162 1.7× 27 0.5× 16 0.3× 31 0.6× 32 371
Richard Joseph Australia 11 156 0.3× 112 1.1× 40 0.7× 12 0.2× 54 1.1× 42 347
Katja Lindskov Jacobsen Denmark 13 378 0.6× 182 1.9× 11 0.2× 61 1.2× 33 0.7× 26 541
Jesse Hamner United States 5 243 0.4× 91 0.9× 34 0.6× 8 0.2× 38 0.8× 8 348
Kristin Michelitch United States 10 283 0.5× 245 2.5× 57 0.9× 19 0.4× 24 0.5× 18 450
Emily Hencken Ritter United States 10 566 0.9× 367 3.7× 43 0.7× 8 0.2× 96 1.9× 18 663

Countries citing papers authored by Brian J. Phillips

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian J. Phillips

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian J. Phillips

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

All Works

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Phillips, Brian J., et al.. (2023). Dogs and Cats Living Together? Explaining the Crime-Terror Nexus. Terrorism and Political Violence. 36(5). 699–715. 5 indexed citations
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Phillips, Brian J., et al.. (2021). Threat Perception, Policy Diffusion, and the Logic of Terrorist Group Designation. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. 47(8). 838–861. 3 indexed citations
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Phillips, Brian J.. (2018). Terrorist Tactics by Criminal Organizations: The Mexican Case in Context. Open Access at Essex (University of Essex). 12(1). 8 indexed citations
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Goldberg, Henry G., et al.. (2017). Insider Threat Detection in PRODIGAL. Proceedings of the ... Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. 14 indexed citations
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Phillips, Brian J.. (2017). Do 90 Percent of Terrorist Groups Last Less than a Year? Updating the Conventional Wisdom. Terrorism and Political Violence. 31(6). 1255–1265. 11 indexed citations
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Phillips, Brian J.. (2016). Inequality and the Emergence of Vigilante Organizations: The Case of Mexican Autodefensas. Open Access at Essex (University of Essex). 5 indexed citations
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Phillips, Brian J. & Mark Blackburn. (2016). Building adaptive self-healing systems within a resource contested environment. Heliyon. 2(4). e00100–e00100.
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Phillips, Brian J.. (2015). Enemies with benefits? Violent rivalry and terrorist group longevity. Journal of Peace Research. 52(1). 62–75. 42 indexed citations
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Phillips, Brian J.. (2015). How Does Leadership Decapitation Affect Violence? The Case of Drug Trafficking Organizations in Mexico. The Journal of Politics. 77(2). 324–336. 101 indexed citations
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Phillips, Brian J. & Mark Blackburn. (2015). Researching Adaptive Systems with RRobots. Procedia Computer Science. 44. 630–638. 1 indexed citations
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Phillips, Brian J.. (2014). What Is a Terrorist Group? Conceptual Issues and Empirical Implications. Terrorism and Political Violence. 27(2). 225–242. 31 indexed citations
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Phillips, Brian J.. (2014). Civil war, spillover and neighbors’ military spending. Conflict Management and Peace Science. 32(4). 425–442. 2 indexed citations
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Phillips, Brian J.. (2013). Terrorist Group Cooperation and Longevity. International Studies Quarterly. 58(2). 336–347. 68 indexed citations
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Garriga, Ana Carolina & Brian J. Phillips. (2012). Foreign Aid as a Signal to Investors: Predicting FDI in Post-Conflict Countries. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 6 indexed citations
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Phillips, Brian J.. (2012). Explaining terrorist group cooperation and competition. 1 indexed citations
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Garriga, Ana Carolina & Brian J. Phillips. (2011). Foreign aid and investment in post-conflict countries. 1 indexed citations
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Phillips, Brian J., et al.. (1999). Whats gender "got to do with it"?. International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters. 17(1). 1 indexed citations

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