Chris Alden

3.6k total citations
100 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Chris Alden is a scholar working on Development, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Chris Alden has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Development, 44 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 27 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Chris Alden's work include International Development and Aid (54 papers), Global Peace and Security Dynamics (28 papers) and China's Global Influence and Migration (13 papers). Chris Alden is often cited by papers focused on International Development and Aid (54 papers), Global Peace and Security Dynamics (28 papers) and China's Global Influence and Migration (13 papers). Chris Alden collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, South Africa and Singapore. Chris Alden's co-authors include Marco Antonio Vieira, Maxi Schoeman, Daniel Large, Ana Cristina Alves, Garth le Pere, Christopher R. Hughes, Mark Simpson, Álvaro Méndez, Ward Anseeuw and Abiodun Alao and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Ecological Economics and Foreign Affairs.

In The Last Decade

Chris Alden

86 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chris Alden United Kingdom 23 974 724 721 306 166 100 1.7k
Thandika Mkandawire United Kingdom 18 399 0.4× 730 1.0× 521 0.7× 153 0.5× 173 1.0× 55 1.7k
Jean‐Pascal Daloz France 12 299 0.3× 1.1k 1.6× 526 0.7× 255 0.8× 91 0.5× 36 1.7k
Jeffrey Herbst United States 19 591 0.6× 1.7k 2.4× 1.1k 1.5× 295 1.0× 225 1.4× 62 2.7k
Nicholas van de Walle United States 5 593 0.6× 1.5k 2.1× 861 1.2× 109 0.4× 114 0.7× 6 2.0k
Pierre Englebert United States 19 345 0.4× 930 1.3× 400 0.6× 154 0.5× 122 0.7× 40 1.4k
Alexander Cooley United States 19 594 0.6× 1.3k 1.9× 1.2k 1.7× 74 0.2× 92 0.6× 69 2.2k
Roger Southall South Africa 21 220 0.2× 1.2k 1.6× 392 0.5× 215 0.7× 41 0.2× 163 1.8k
Douglas Rimmer United Kingdom 13 307 0.3× 634 0.9× 387 0.5× 138 0.5× 212 1.3× 56 1.6k
Adrian Leftwich United Kingdom 17 450 0.5× 669 0.9× 573 0.8× 40 0.1× 180 1.1× 38 1.4k
Mushtaq Khan United Kingdom 20 371 0.4× 809 1.1× 456 0.6× 51 0.2× 283 1.7× 71 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chris Alden

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chris Alden

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Alden, Chris, et al.. (2023). <Redirecting> the diaspora: China's united front work and the hyperlink networks of diasporic Chinese websites in cyberspace. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 1 indexed citations
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Springer, Cecilia, et al.. (2023). Elevating ESG: Empirical Lessons on Environmental, Social and Governance Implementation of Chinese Projects in Africa. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Alden, Chris & Garth le Pere. (2023). Southern multilateralism from IBSA to NDB: Synergies, continuities and regional options. Global Policy. 15(2). 389–397. 5 indexed citations
4.
Alden, Chris. (2023). The Global South and Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine. 3(1). 7 indexed citations
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Alden, Chris, et al.. (2022). Turkey and African agency: the role of Islam and commercialism in Turkey's Africa policy. The Journal of Modern African Studies. 60(4). 597–617. 2 indexed citations
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Alden, Chris, et al.. (2022). China’s Alternate Gaze towards the Indo-Pacific. UpSpace Institutional Repository (University of Pretoria). 44(2).
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Alden, Chris, et al.. (2021). Relocating African Agency: Assessing the Role of 'Local Patrons' and Chinese Enterprises in the Construction Sector in Ghana. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 6(1). 1–9. 2 indexed citations
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Méndez, Álvaro & Chris Alden. (2019). China in Panama: From Peripheral Diplomacy to Grand Strategy. Geopolitics. 26(3). 838–860. 17 indexed citations
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Alao, Abiodun, et al.. (2017). China and Africa: Building Peace and Security Cooperation on the Continent. Palgrave Macmillan eBooks. 16 indexed citations
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Alden, Chris & Ana Cristina Alves. (2016). China’s Regional Forum Diplomacy in the Developing World: Socialisation and the ‘Sinosphere’. Journal of Contemporary China. 26(103). 151–165. 26 indexed citations
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Alden, Chris, et al.. (2014). China and Mozambique : from comrades to capitalists. 220. 6 indexed citations
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Alden, Chris, et al.. (2014). Rising Powers and the African Security Landscape. BIBSYS Brage (BIBSYS (Norway)). 3 indexed citations
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Anseeuw, Ward & Chris Alden. (2011). From Freedom Charter to Cautious Land Reform - The Politics of Land in South Africa. Agritrop (Cirad). 5 indexed citations
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Anseeuw, Ward & Chris Alden. (2009). Land, liberation and compromise in Southern Africa. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 6 indexed citations
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Alden, Chris. (2007). South Africa's space programme : past and present. UpSpace Institutional Repository (University of Pretoria). 29(1). 38. 3 indexed citations
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Alden, Chris, et al.. (2005). Red star, black gold. Review of African Political Economy. 32. 415–425. 9 indexed citations
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Schoeman, Maxi & Chris Alden. (2003). The Hegemon That Wasn't: South Africa's Foreign Policy towards Zimbabwe. 25(1). 1. 18 indexed citations
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Alden, Chris. (2002). South Africa’s «Quiet Diplomacy» and the crisis in Zimbabwe. Cadernos de Estudos Africanos. 187–211. 1 indexed citations
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Alden, Chris. (2002). Making Old Soldiers Fade Away: Lessons from the Reintegration of Demobilized Soldiers in Mozambique. Security Dialogue. 33(3). 341–356. 31 indexed citations
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Alden, Chris, et al.. (1997). La tentation du grand large: l'Indian Ocean Rim. Afrique contemporaine. 199–207. 2 indexed citations

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