Colin Elman

3.7k citations
37 papers · 1.8k indexed · h-index 22

Colin Elman

37 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Colin Elman
Comparison fields: 5 of 121
  • Development 187
  • Political Science and International Relations 902
  • Sociology and Political Science 968
  • Public Administration 57
  • Strategy and Management 168
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Fields of papers citing papers by Colin Elman

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Co-authorship network

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Colin Elman, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 20251
2 202055
3 201733
4 201641
5 20152
6 201423
7 2013105
8 20124
9
Qualitative Research: Recent Developments in Case Study Methods
20083
10 20083
11 200722
12 2005199
13 200438
14
Progress in international relations theory : appraising the field
200355
15 200233
16
Realism and the Balancing of Power: A New Debate
200260
17
Bridges and boundaries : historians, political scientists, and the study of international relations
200167
18 19971
19 199725
20 199618

About Colin Elman

Colin Elman is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Management Science and Operations Research, Statistics and Probability and Demography, having authored 37 papers that have together received 1.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research (15 papers), International Relations and Foreign Policy (10 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (9 papers), Evaluation and Performance Assessment (5 papers), Policy Transfer and Learning (5 papers), Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (4 papers), Data Analysis and Archiving (4 papers) and Peacebuilding and International Security (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Development (187 citations), Political Science and International Relations (902 citations), Sociology and Political Science (968 citations), Public Administration (57 citations) and Strategy and Management (168 citations). Colin Elman has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include Andrew Bennett, Miriam Fendius Elman, Arthur Lupia, Diana Kapiszewski, John Gerring, John A. Vasquez, Amber Wutich, James Mahoney, Amy Pienta and Sara Mannheimer. Their work appears in journals such as PS Political Science & Politics, Security Studies, American Political Science Review, International Security and Comparative Political Studies.

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