Brian Lai

72 total papers · 1.5k total citations
15 papers, 856 citations indexed

About

Brian Lai is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Lai has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 856 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 7 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 7 papers in Development. Recurrent topics in Brian Lai’s work include Political Conflict and Governance (10 papers), International Development and Aid (7 papers) and International Relations and Foreign Policy (4 papers). Brian Lai is often cited by papers focused on Political Conflict and Governance (10 papers), International Development and Aid (7 papers) and International Relations and Foreign Policy (4 papers). Brian Lai collaborates with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. Brian Lai's co-authors include Dan Reiter, Clayton L. Thyne, Dan Slater, Stephen Nemeth and Laurent Burlion and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Conflict Resolution and International Studies Quarterly.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Lai

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

Brian Lai

14 papers receiving 777 citations

Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Lai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries citing papers authored by Brian Lai

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