Christopher Layne

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Christopher Layne is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Development and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Layne has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 6 papers in Development and 5 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Christopher Layne's work include International Relations and Foreign Policy (16 papers), International Development and Aid (6 papers) and Defense, Military, and Policy Studies (4 papers). Christopher Layne is often cited by papers focused on International Relations and Foreign Policy (16 papers), International Development and Aid (6 papers) and Defense, Military, and Policy Studies (4 papers). Christopher Layne collaborates with scholars based in United States. Christopher Layne's co-authors include Bruce Russett, David E. Spiro, Michael W. Doyle, Jerry M. Sollinger, Ashley J. Tellis, Eliot A. Cohen, Janice Bially Mattern, Colin Dueck, Jack Snyder and Bradley A. Thayer and has published in prestigious journals such as Foreign Affairs, International Affairs and International Studies Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Layne

31 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Unipolar Illusion: Why New Great Powers Will Rise 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 100 200 300
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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.

  1. The Unipolar Illusion: Why New Great Powers Will Rise
    1993 328 citations Christopher Layne International Security profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher Layne United States 19 1.0k 514 376 170 95 33 1.3k
Aaron L. Friedberg United States 14 975 0.9× 524 1.0× 379 1.0× 180 1.1× 112 1.2× 41 1.3k
Mark R. Brawley Canada 10 660 0.6× 377 0.7× 267 0.7× 146 0.9× 81 0.9× 29 892
Jeffrey W. Legro United States 15 1.0k 1.0× 620 1.2× 295 0.8× 99 0.6× 36 0.4× 28 1.2k
Etel Solingen United States 15 660 0.6× 437 0.9× 249 0.7× 167 1.0× 54 0.6× 58 885
Rosemary Foot United Kingdom 17 712 0.7× 487 0.9× 345 0.9× 60 0.4× 71 0.7× 77 972
Karen Rasler United States 19 724 0.7× 918 1.8× 195 0.5× 255 1.5× 99 1.0× 41 1.3k
Andrew J. Enterline United States 14 731 0.7× 967 1.9× 315 0.8× 132 0.8× 49 0.5× 26 1.2k
Eva Bellin United States 10 667 0.6× 964 1.9× 170 0.5× 70 0.4× 88 0.9× 17 1.2k
T. Clifton Morgan United States 18 1.0k 1.0× 989 1.9× 347 0.9× 303 1.8× 38 0.4× 27 1.4k
Roger Morgan Italy 11 630 0.6× 332 0.6× 149 0.4× 74 0.4× 33 0.3× 55 875

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher Layne

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher Layne

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christopher Layne. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christopher Layne 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 Christopher Layne. Christopher Layne 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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Layne, Christopher. (2018). The US–Chinese power shift and the end of the Pax Americana. International Affairs. 94(1). 89–111. 110 indexed citations
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Layne, Christopher. (2015). America as a European Hegemon. 51–61. 2 indexed citations
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Layne, Christopher. (2012). This Time It’s Real: The End of Unipolarity and the Pax Americana. International Studies Quarterly. 56(1). 203–213. 175 indexed citations
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Layne, Christopher. (2011). The unipolar exit: beyond thePax Americana. Cambridge Review of International Affairs. 24(2). 149–164. 22 indexed citations
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Layne, Christopher. (2010). The unbearable lightness of soft power. 63–94. 24 indexed citations
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Layne, Christopher. (2009). The Waning of U.S. Hegemony—Myth or Reality? A Review Essay. International Security. 34(1). 147–172. 63 indexed citations
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Layne, Christopher. (2008). China's Challenge to US Hegemony. Current History. 107(705). 13–18. 36 indexed citations
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Layne, Christopher. (2008). It's Over, Over There: The Coming Crack-up in Transatlantic Relations. International Politics. 45(3). 325–347. 4 indexed citations
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Layne, Christopher. (2008). Security Studies and the Use of History: Neville Chamberlain's Grand Strategy Revisited. Security Studies. 17(3). 397–437. 11 indexed citations
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Layne, Christopher. (2007). Regime Change: U.S. Strategy Through the Prism of 9/11. Perspectives on Politics. 5(4). 870–871. 21 indexed citations
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Layne, Christopher. (2006). The Unipolar Illusion Revisited: The Coming End of the United States' Unipolar Moment. International Security. 31(2). 7–41. 137 indexed citations
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Snyder, Jack, Christopher Layne, & Colin Dueck. (2006). The Crusade of Illusions. Foreign Affairs. 85(4). 183–183. 2 indexed citations
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Layne, Christopher. (2002). The “Poster Child for offensive realism”: America as a global hegemon. Security Studies. 12(2). 120–164. 22 indexed citations
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Cohen, Eliot A., et al.. (2001). Measuring National Power in the Postindustrial Age. Foreign Affairs. 80(5). 164–164. 31 indexed citations
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Layne, Christopher. (2000). US hegemony and the perpetuation of NATO. Journal of Strategic Studies. 23(3). 59–91. 20 indexed citations
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Layne, Christopher, et al.. (1995). Reforming post‐cold war US arms sales policy: The crucial link between exports and the defence industrial base. Journal of Strategic Studies. 18(4). 1–32.
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Layne, Christopher. (1993). The Unipolar Illusion: Why New Great Powers Will Rise. International Security. 17(4). 5–5. 328 indexed citations breakdown →
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Layne, Christopher. (1989). Realism Redux: Strategic Independence in a Multipolar World. SAIS Review. 9(2). 19–44. 4 indexed citations
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Layne, Christopher. (1988). Requiem for the Reagan Doctrine. SAIS Review. 8(1). 1–17. 1 indexed citations
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Layne, Christopher. (1979). British grand strategy, 1900–1939: Theory and practice in international politics. Journal of Strategic Studies. 2(3). 303–334. 1 indexed citations

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