David Commins

644 total citations
16 papers, 214 citations indexed

About

David Commins is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, David Commins has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 214 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in David Commins's work include Islamic Studies and History (12 papers), Education and Islamic Studies (5 papers) and African history and culture analysis (4 papers). David Commins is often cited by papers focused on Islamic Studies and History (12 papers), Education and Islamic Studies (5 papers) and African history and culture analysis (4 papers). David Commins collaborates with scholars based in United States and Italy. David Commins's co-authors include William Ochsenwald, Hasan Kayalı, Nicola Prodi, Angelo Farina, David W. Lesch and Patrizio Fausti and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, Journal of the American Oriental Society and International Journal Middle East Studies.

In The Last Decade

David Commins

13 papers receiving 172 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Commins United States 6 151 125 39 19 11 16 214
Shahrough Akhavi United States 9 180 1.2× 196 1.6× 28 0.7× 15 0.8× 5 0.5× 23 261
Cheah Boon Kheng Malaysia 8 170 1.1× 79 0.6× 43 1.1× 22 1.2× 8 0.7× 18 197
Ludwig W. Adamec United States 8 121 0.8× 172 1.4× 10 0.3× 20 1.1× 8 0.7× 32 212
William R. Polk United States 10 146 1.0× 150 1.2× 13 0.3× 21 1.1× 9 0.8× 30 224
François Burgat France 8 200 1.3× 173 1.4× 24 0.6× 34 1.8× 6 0.5× 47 273
René Otayek France 6 103 0.7× 71 0.6× 10 0.3× 60 3.2× 5 0.5× 35 142
Lily Zubaidah Rahim Australia 8 238 1.6× 71 0.6× 30 0.8× 15 0.8× 3 0.3× 20 267
Cl. C. 6 90 0.6× 82 0.7× 16 0.4× 45 2.4× 15 1.4× 13 169
Abdelwahab El‐Affendi United Kingdom 7 122 0.8× 95 0.8× 27 0.7× 10 0.5× 1 0.1× 32 175
Abbas Amanat United States 10 97 0.6× 171 1.4× 21 0.5× 48 2.5× 15 1.4× 22 209

Countries citing papers authored by David Commins

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Commins

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Commins

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

All Works

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Commins, David, et al.. (2021). Historical Dictionary of Syria. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Commins, David, et al.. (2021). The Mecca Uprising. I.B.Tauris eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Commins, David. (2016). The Mission and the Kingdom. I.B.Tauris eBooks.
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Commins, David. (2015). Islam in Saudi Arabia. 7 indexed citations
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Commins, David. (2012). The Gulf States. I.B.Tauris eBooks. 20 indexed citations
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Commins, David. (2006). The Wahhabi Mission and Saudi Arabia. I.B.Tauris eBooks. 92 indexed citations
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Commins, David, et al.. (2001). The Ottomans in Syria: A History of Justice and Oppression. The American Historical Review. 106(3). 1100–1100. 1 indexed citations
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Commins, David & Hasan Kayalı. (1999). Arabs and Young Turks: Ottomanism, Arabism, and Islamism in the Ottoman Empire, 1908-1918. The American Historical Review. 104(3). 1041–1041. 2 indexed citations
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Commins, David, et al.. (1993). Islamic Reform: Politics and Social Change in Late Ottoman Syria. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 113(1). 119–119. 3 indexed citations
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Commins, David. (1991). TAQ? AL‐D?N AL‐NABHĀN? AND THE ISLAMIC LIBERATION PARTY. The Muslim World. 81(3-4). 194–211. 4 indexed citations
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Ochsenwald, William & David Commins. (1991). Islamic Reform: Politics and Social Change in Late Ottoman Syria.. The American Historical Review. 96(5). 1588–1588. 45 indexed citations
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Commins, David. (1990). Islamic Reform. 30 indexed citations
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Commins, David. (1988). 'ABD AL‐QĀDIR AL‐JAZĀ'IR? AND ISLAMIC REFORM. The Muslim World. 78(2). 121–131. 1 indexed citations
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Commins, David. (1986). Religious Reformers and Arabists in Damascus, 1885–1914. International Journal Middle East Studies. 18(4). 405–425. 7 indexed citations

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