David C. Kang

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

David C. Kang is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Cultural Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, David C. Kang has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 28 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 9 papers in Cultural Studies. Recurrent topics in David C. Kang's work include International Relations and Foreign Policy (20 papers), Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies (19 papers) and Chinese history and philosophy (10 papers). David C. Kang is often cited by papers focused on International Relations and Foreign Policy (20 papers), Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies (19 papers) and Chinese history and philosophy (10 papers). David C. Kang collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Korea. David C. Kang's co-authors include Stephan Haggard, David G. Victor, Tun‐jen Cheng, Chung‐in Moon, William C. Wohlforth, Stuart J. Kaufman, Charles Jones, Daniel Deudney, Richard Little and Victoria Tin-bor Hui and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Urology, World Development and International Organization.

In The Last Decade

David C. Kang

64 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

China rising: peace, power, and order in East Asia

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David C. Kang United States	19	1.2k	1.0k	437	226	136	68	1.9k
David Shambaugh United States	25	1.6k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	515 1.2×	187 0.8×	149 1.1×	125	2.2k
Suisheng Zhao United States	21	1.0k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	304 0.7×	133 0.6×	109 0.8×	75	1.8k
Susan L. Shirk United States	12	1.4k 1.1×	885 0.9×	232 0.5×	318 1.4×	140 1.0×	26	1.9k
Kanishka Jayasuriya Australia	26	925 0.7×	787 0.8×	301 0.7×	96 0.4×	137 1.0×	95	1.6k
Valerie Bunce United States	23	1.8k 1.4×	1.6k 1.6×	179 0.4×	226 1.0×	39 0.3×	60	2.4k
Cameron G. Thies United States	25	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	447 1.0×	271 1.2×	168 1.2×	99	2.0k
Richard Higgott United Kingdom	24	1.2k 1.0×	779 0.8×	731 1.7×	135 0.6×	361 2.7×	99	1.9k
Karen L. Remmer United States	25	1.3k 1.0×	920 0.9×	452 1.0×	584 2.6×	172 1.3×	55	2.0k
Thomas J. Biersteker United States	16	812 0.7×	680 0.7×	278 0.6×	200 0.9×	130 1.0×	53	1.6k
Zbigniew Brzeziński United States	26	1.6k 1.3×	1.2k 1.2×	174 0.4×	240 1.1×	100 0.7×	134	2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David C. Kang

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Kang, David C., et al.. (2023). Why Vietnam is not Balancing China: Vietnamese Security Priorities and the Dynamics in Sino-Vietnam Relations. Journal of East Asian Studies. 1–24. 2 indexed citations

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Kang, David C., et al.. (2023). Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Care. Current Oncology. 30(1). 769–785. 3 indexed citations

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Kang, David C., et al.. (2021). State Formation in Korea and Japan, 400-800 CE: Emulation and Learning, Not Bellicist Competition. National University of Singapore. 13 indexed citations

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Kang, David C., et al.. (2021). State Formation in Korea and Japan, 400–800 CE: Emulation and Learning, Not Bellicist Competition. International Organization. 76(1). 1–31.

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Kang, David C.. (2020). THOUGHT GAMES ABOUT CHINA. Journal of East Asian Studies. 20(2). 135–150. 4 indexed citations

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Kang, David C.. (2013). The North Korean Issue, Park Geun-hye’s Presidency, and the Possibility of Trust-building on the Korean Peninsula. 22(1). 1–21. 2 indexed citations

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Kang, David C.. (2013). International Relations Theory and East Asian History: An Overview. Journal of East Asian Studies. 13(2). 181–205. 13 indexed citations

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Kang, David C.. (2010). Status and Leadership on the Korean Peninsula. Orbis. 54(4). 546–564. 13 indexed citations

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Kang, David C., et al.. (2009). Engagement with North Korea : a viable alternative. State University of New York Press eBooks. 12 indexed citations

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Wohlforth, William C. & David C. Kang. (2009). Hypotheses on Status Competition. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

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Kang, David C.. (2009). Between Balancing and Bandwagoning: South Korea's Response to China. Journal of East Asian Studies. 9(1). 1–28. 37 indexed citations

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Kang, David C.. (2008). South Korea's Not-So-Sharp Right Turn. Current History. 107(710). 256–262. 4 indexed citations

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Evans, Paul, David C. Kang, Min Gyo Koo, et al.. (2007). Cross currents : regionalism and nationalism in Northeast Asia. 5 indexed citations

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Kang, David C., et al.. (2002). The Politics of Economic Reform in South Korea: A Fragile Miracle. Pacific Affairs. 75(2). 310–310. 36 indexed citations

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Haggard, Stephan, David C. Kang, & Chung‐in Moon. (1997). Japanese colonialism and Korean development: A critique. World Development. 25(6). 867–881. 58 indexed citations

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Cheng, Tun‐jen, Stephan Haggard, & David C. Kang. (1996). Institutions, economic policy and growth in the Republic of Korea and Taiwan Province of China. United Nations eBooks. 10 indexed citations

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Kang, David C., et al.. (1996). North Korea: Ideology, Politics, Economy.. Pacific Affairs. 69(4). 588–588. 14 indexed citations

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Kang, David C.. (1995). Profits of doom : transaction costs, rent-seeking, and development in South Korea and the Philippines. UMI eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Kang, David C.. (1995). Rethinking North Korea. Asian Survey. 35(3). 253–267. 13 indexed citations

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Kang, David C.. (1994). Preventive War and North Korea. Security Studies. 4(2). 330–364. 11 indexed citations

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