Brian Towers

863 total citations
27 papers, 529 citations indexed

About

Brian Towers is a scholar working on Public Administration, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Towers has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 529 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Public Administration, 9 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 2 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Brian Towers's work include Labor Movements and Unions (19 papers), Political and Economic history of UK and US (6 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (4 papers). Brian Towers is often cited by papers focused on Labor Movements and Unions (19 papers), Political and Economic history of UK and US (6 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (4 papers). Brian Towers collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and United States. Brian Towers's co-authors include Michael Terry, John McIlroy, Mike Wright and William Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Industrial Relations Journal and Relations industrielles.

In The Last Decade

Brian Towers

25 papers receiving 429 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 Towers United Kingdom 9 274 173 134 119 85 27 529
Daryl D’Art Ireland 13 249 0.9× 160 0.9× 145 1.1× 73 0.6× 76 0.9× 29 405
Paul Jarley United States 15 455 1.7× 137 0.8× 197 1.5× 123 1.0× 147 1.7× 42 695
Stephen Woodland United Kingdom 7 198 0.7× 90 0.5× 164 1.2× 112 0.9× 45 0.5× 8 417
John Geary Ireland 14 302 1.1× 126 0.7× 220 1.6× 239 2.0× 155 1.8× 33 632
Eric Batstone United Kingdom 15 293 1.1× 127 0.7× 107 0.8× 82 0.7× 106 1.2× 21 499
Norman Flynn United Kingdom 11 217 0.8× 261 1.5× 61 0.5× 50 0.4× 78 0.9× 25 565
Don Wells Canada 9 205 0.7× 92 0.5× 103 0.8× 118 1.0× 140 1.6× 18 479
John Gennard United Kingdom 11 141 0.5× 86 0.5× 46 0.3× 163 1.4× 107 1.3× 44 416
Janet C. Vinzant United States 8 184 0.7× 93 0.5× 46 0.3× 86 0.7× 83 1.0× 11 391
Jim Kitay Australia 12 131 0.5× 82 0.5× 76 0.6× 160 1.3× 75 0.9× 25 460

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Towers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Towers

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Towers, Brian. (2007). The Varieties of Capitalism Paradigm: Explaining Germany's Comparative Advantage? – By Matthew M. C. Allen. Industrial Relations Journal. 38(6). 638–640. 1 indexed citations
2.
Towers, Brian, et al.. (2005). The British Industrial Relations Bill – An Analysis. Relations industrielles. 26(3). 620–641.
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Towers, Brian. (2004). The Handbook of Employment Relations: Law and Practice. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
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Towers, Brian & Michael Terry. (2002). European industrial relations annual review. Blackwell eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Towers, Brian, et al.. (2000). Employment relations in Britain : 25 years of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service. 6 indexed citations
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Towers, Brian. (1997). The Representation Gap: Change and Reform in the British and American Workplace. OUP Catalogue. 19 indexed citations
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Towers, Brian. (1997). Collective Bargaining, Democracy and Efficiency in the British and US Workplace. Industrial Relations Journal. 28(4). 299–308. 4 indexed citations
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Towers, Brian & John McIlroy. (1996). Trade Unions in Britain Today.. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 49(4). 750–750. 42 indexed citations
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Towers, Brian. (1992). The Handbook of human resource management. Blackwell eBooks. 221 indexed citations
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Towers, Brian. (1992). Two speed ahead: social Europe and the UK after Maastricht. Industrial Relations Journal. 23(2). 83–89. 12 indexed citations
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Towers, Brian. (1989). Running the Gauntlet: British Trade Unions under Thatcher, 1979-1988. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 42(2). 163–163. 21 indexed citations
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Towers, Brian. (1989). Running the Gauntlet: British Trade Unions under Thatcher, 1979–1988. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 42(2). 163–188. 36 indexed citations
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Towers, Brian. (1988). A Handbook of Industrial Relations Practice. 16 indexed citations
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Towers, Brian. (1988). Introduction. Industrial Relations Journal. 19(1). 7–7. 2 indexed citations
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Towers, Brian. (1988). Trends and developments in industrial relations: Derecognising trade unions: implications and consequences. Industrial Relations Journal. 19(3). 181–185. 7 indexed citations
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Towers, Brian. (1987). New Feature—Trends and developments in industrial relations Managing labour flexibility. Industrial Relations Journal. 18(2). 79–83. 7 indexed citations
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Towers, Brian. (1987). Trends and developments in industrial relations After Blackpool: the wider questions. Industrial Relations Journal. 18(4). 239–243. 3 indexed citations
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Towers, Brian & Mike Wright. (1983). Pay reference arbitration and the disclosure of information. Industrial Relations Journal. 14(3). 82–96. 2 indexed citations
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Towers, Brian. (1981). A return to incomes policy?*. Industrial Relations Journal. 12(2). 7–18.
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Towers, Brian, et al.. (1971). The Strike Record of the United Kingdom: An Analysis. Industrial Relations Journal. 2(2). 2–8. 3 indexed citations

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