Bruce Gilley

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Bruce Gilley is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruce Gilley has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 26 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 9 papers in Development. Recurrent topics in Bruce Gilley's work include China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (12 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (11 papers) and International Development and Aid (9 papers). Bruce Gilley is often cited by papers focused on China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (12 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (11 papers) and International Development and Aid (9 papers). Bruce Gilley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Bruce Gilley's co-authors include Heike Holbig, Lucian W. Pye, Andrew J. Nathan, Larry Diamond, Edward Friedman, David Kinsella, Lowell Dittmer and Peerasit Kamnuansilpa and has published in prestigious journals such as Foreign Affairs, Political Science Quarterly and Comparative Political Studies.

In The Last Decade

Bruce Gilley

54 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Authoritarian environmentalism and China's response to climate change

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bruce Gilley United States	19	965	956	216	153	127	59	1.6k
Giovanni Capoccia United Kingdom	11	1.1k 1.2×	762 0.8×	143 0.7×	127 0.8×	62 0.5×	18	1.7k
Patrick Heller United States	20	824 0.9×	995 1.0×	359 1.7×	188 1.2×	49 0.4×	48	1.9k
Sanjeev Khagram United States	15	487 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	230 1.1×	178 1.2×	91 0.7×	25	1.7k
Jessica C. Teets United States	17	860 0.9×	911 1.0×	148 0.7×	155 1.0×	70 0.6×	43	1.4k
Derek Beach Denmark	20	1.1k 1.2×	823 0.9×	180 0.8×	150 1.0×	125 1.0×	68	2.0k
Alfredo Saad‐Filho United Kingdom	22	539 0.6×	884 0.9×	317 1.5×	160 1.0×	39 0.3×	110	1.8k
Tulia G. Falleti United States	13	972 1.0×	578 0.6×	264 1.2×	137 0.9×	60 0.5×	34	1.5k
Rasmus Brun Pedersen Denmark	10	756 0.8×	629 0.7×	123 0.6×	100 0.7×	92 0.7×	36	1.4k
Sebastian Heilmann Germany	12	984 1.0×	460 0.5×	295 1.4×	97 0.6×	95 0.7×	31	1.4k
Joachim Blatter Switzerland	18	860 0.9×	548 0.6×	141 0.7×	57 0.4×	89 0.7×	60	1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Bruce Gilley

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bruce Gilley

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bruce Gilley

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Gilley, Bruce. (2024). Capital structure and business failure: The collapse of Canada’s Dome Petroleum. Business History. 67(8). 2009–2025.

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Gilley, Bruce. (2024). Will Malaysia become an active middle power?. Australian Journal Of International Affairs. 79(1). 132–149.

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Gilley, Bruce. (2022). The Case for Colonialism: A Response to My Critics. Academic Questions. 35(1). 89–126.

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Gilley, Bruce. (2020). Assaults on capitalism and democratic backsliding: Evidence from Asia. Asian Journal of Comparative Politics. 6(3). 293–309. 3 indexed citations

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Gilley, Bruce. (2017). Local Governance Pathways to Decarbonization in China and India. The China Quarterly. 231. 728–748. 21 indexed citations

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Gilley, Bruce. (2016). Taxation and Authoritarian Resilience. Journal of Contemporary China. 26(105). 452–464. 8 indexed citations

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Gilley, Bruce. (2016). Conclusion: Delusions of grandeur in the Goldilocks Zone. International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis. 71(4). 651–658. 5 indexed citations

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Gilley, Bruce & David Kinsella. (2015). Coercing Climate Action. Survival. 57(2). 7–28. 9 indexed citations

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Gilley, Bruce. (2013). Putting State Legitimacy at the Center of Foreign Operations and Assistance. 4(4). 67. 3 indexed citations

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Gilley, Bruce. (2012). State legitimacy: An updated dataset for 52 countries. European Journal of Political Research. 51(5). 693–699. 25 indexed citations

11.

Gilley, Bruce. (2011). Middle Powers during Great Power Transitions. International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis. 66(2). 245–264. 21 indexed citations

12.

Gilley, Bruce. (2010). Not So Dire Straits. Foreign Affairs. 5 indexed citations

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Gilley, Bruce. (2007). Confucian Rule in China: In the House of Virtue and Talent. 3(1). 155–158. 1 indexed citations

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Gilley, Bruce. (2007). Chinese Politics in the Hu Jintao Era: New Leaders, New Challenges. Willy Wo-Lap Lam. The China Journal. 58. 211–213. 1 indexed citations

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Gilley, Bruce. (2006). The meaning and measure of state legitimacy: Results for 72 countries. European Journal of Political Research. 45(3). 499–525. 223 indexed citations

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Gilley, Bruce. (2006). Elite-Led Democratization in China: Prospects, Perils, and Policy Implications. International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis. 61(2). 341–341. 1 indexed citations

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Friedman, Edward & Bruce Gilley. (2005). Asia's Giants. Palgrave Macmillan US eBooks. 6 indexed citations

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Dittmer, Lowell & Bruce Gilley. (2000). Tiger on the Brink: Jiang Zemin and China's New Elite. Pacific Affairs. 73(2). 276–276. 5 indexed citations

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Gilley, Bruce. (1999). Jiang Zemin: On the right side of history?. 41(629). 249–253. 2 indexed citations

20.

Gilley, Bruce. (1991). Democracy : Henry Adams and the Role of Political Leader. Biography. 14(4). 349–365.

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