Brian Lai

1.6k citations
22 papers · 943 · h-index 12

Impact in

Papers in

    • Political Conflict and Governance 11
    • Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence 3
    • Peacebuilding and International Security 3
    • Religion, Society, and Development 2
    • Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance 2
    • International Relations and Foreign Policy 4
    • Electoral Systems and Political Participation 3

Brian Lai

21 papers receiving 846 citations

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Brian Lai
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  • Development 259
  • Political Science and International Relations 423
  • Sociology and Political Science 700
  • Safety Research 72
  • General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 53
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The 8 scholars most cited alongside Brian Lai, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1 2000184
2 2007140
3 2007140
4 2005128
5 2005106
6 200373
7 200648
8 200429
9 200617
10 200515
11 202013
12 202211
13 201611
14
Liberalism, Realism, and United Nations Voting: An Empirical Test of Contending Theories
200211
15
Examining the Number of Incidents of Terrorism Within States, 1968-1977
20038
16 20183
17
Examining the Escalation of Terrorist Violence to Civil War
20082
18 20051
19 20211
20
Empirically Modeling Strategic Behavior with a Unified Model of Crisis Outcome and Duration
20041

About Brian Lai

Brian Lai is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Development, Aerospace Engineering and Strategy and Management, having authored 22 papers that have together received 943 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Political Conflict and Governance (11 papers), International Development and Aid (7 papers), International Relations and Foreign Policy (4 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (3 papers), Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (3 papers), Peacebuilding and International Security (3 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (2 papers) and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Development (259 citations), Political Science and International Relations (423 citations), Sociology and Political Science (700 citations), Safety Research (72 citations) and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance (53 citations). Brian Lai has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Dan Reiter, Clayton L. Thyne, Dan Slater, Stephen Nemeth, Lucy Zhang, Frederick J. Boehmke, Victoria Chen and Laurent Burlion. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Foreign Policy Analysis, Political Research Quarterly and International Studies Quarterly.

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