David K. Leonard

1.6k total citations
67 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

David K. Leonard is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, David K. Leonard has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 11 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 8 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in David K. Leonard's work include Political Conflict and Governance (6 papers), International Development and Aid (5 papers) and Agriculture and Rural Development Research (5 papers). David K. Leonard is often cited by papers focused on Political Conflict and Governance (6 papers), International Development and Aid (5 papers) and Agriculture and Rural Development Research (5 papers). David K. Leonard collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Kenya. David K. Leonard's co-authors include Gail M. Gerhart, Jiming Jiang, Dale Rogers Marshall, Loren B. Landau, Kenneth L. Leonard, Wilson Prichard, Thomas R. De Gregori, Scott Straus, Neil Spicer and Thomas C. Pinckney and has published in prestigious journals such as American Political Science Review, World Development and Foreign Affairs.

In The Last Decade

David K. Leonard

61 papers receiving 814 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 K. Leonard United States 18 348 215 203 180 109 67 1.0k
Naomi Hossain United Kingdom 22 529 1.5× 233 1.1× 323 1.6× 103 0.6× 10 0.1× 92 1.5k
Bernard Gauthier Canada 19 464 1.3× 329 1.5× 920 4.5× 213 1.2× 49 0.4× 56 2.1k
Danielle Resnick United States 22 425 1.2× 287 1.3× 382 1.9× 137 0.8× 11 0.1× 73 1.5k
Robert Chambers Japan 5 515 1.5× 144 0.7× 86 0.4× 87 0.5× 8 0.1× 6 1.2k
Terence J. Byres United Kingdom 21 947 2.7× 386 1.8× 300 1.5× 92 0.5× 20 0.2× 44 2.1k
Yanzhong Huang China 13 224 0.6× 257 1.2× 100 0.5× 112 0.6× 8 0.1× 41 699
Mary Kay Gugerty United States 17 1.0k 3.0× 217 1.0× 540 2.7× 179 1.0× 11 0.1× 46 2.0k
Patti Petesch United States 16 492 1.4× 109 0.5× 241 1.2× 54 0.3× 14 0.1× 46 1.1k
David Brown Australia 21 810 2.3× 249 1.2× 125 0.6× 19 0.1× 72 0.7× 129 1.5k
Irene Tinker United States 17 582 1.7× 182 0.8× 289 1.4× 24 0.1× 9 0.1× 36 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David K. Leonard

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David K. Leonard

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Leonard, David K.. (2021). Experts Weigh In on Pentagon UFO Report. Scientific American. 4(4). None–None.
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Prichard, Wilson & David K. Leonard. (2010). Does reliance on tax revenue build state capacity in sub-Saharan Africa?. International Review of Administrative Sciences. 76(4). 653–675. 26 indexed citations
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Leonard, David K.. (2009). Special issue: elections and conflict in Africa. Journal of African Elections. 8(1). 162. 2 indexed citations
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Leonard, David K.. (2008). Where are 'pockets' of effective agencies likely in weak governance states and why? : a propositional inventory. OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies). 17 indexed citations
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Leonard, Kenneth L. & David K. Leonard. (2004). The Political Economy of Improving Health Care for the Poor in Rural Africa: Institutional Solutions to the Principal–Agent Problem. The Journal of Development Studies. 40(4). 50–77. 19 indexed citations
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Leonard, David K., et al.. (2004). Africa's Stalled Development: International Causes and Cures. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines. 38(2). 469–469. 7 indexed citations
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Wynne, Herman J., et al.. (2003). Path analysis of subsistence farmers’ use of veterinary services in Zimbabwe. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 61(4). 339–358. 11 indexed citations
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Leonard, David K. & Scott Straus. (2002). Africas Stalled Development. Lynne Rienner Publishers eBooks. 12 indexed citations
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Leonard, David K., et al.. (1999). The new institutional economics of privatising veterinary services in Africa. Revue Scientifique et Technique de l OIE. 18(2). 544–561. 25 indexed citations
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Leonard, David K.. (1993). Structural Reform of the Veterinary Profession in Africa and the New Institutional Economics. Development and Change. 24(2). 227–267. 44 indexed citations
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Wunsch, James S. & David K. Leonard. (1992). African Successes: Four Public Managers of Kenyan Rural Development. African Studies Review. 35(2). 142–142. 6 indexed citations
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Leonard, David K.. (1985). African practice and the theory of user fees. Agricultural Administration. 18(3). 137–157. 9 indexed citations
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Leonard, David K.. (1984). What is Rational When Rationality Isn't? Comments on the Administrative Proposals of the Berg Report. 99–113. 3 indexed citations
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Leonard, David K. & Dale Rogers Marshall. (1982). Institutions of rural development for the poor : decentralization and organizational linkages. 44 indexed citations
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Leonard, David K., et al.. (1979). Public Policy, Class and Inequality in Kenya and Tanzania. Africa Today. 26(4). 3–41. 8 indexed citations
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Gregori, Thomas R. De & David K. Leonard. (1978). Reaching the Peasant Farmer: Organization Theory and Practice in Kenya. Technology and Culture. 19(3). 547–547. 21 indexed citations
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Leonard, David K.. (1973). Rural administration in Kenya : a critical appraisal. 1 indexed citations
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Leonard, David K.. (1972). Organizational structures for productivity in Kenyan agricultural extension. OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies). 1 indexed citations

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