David Ottaway

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 804 citations indexed

About

David Ottaway is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, David Ottaway has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 804 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 1 paper in Development. Recurrent topics in David Ottaway's work include Socioeconomic Development in MENA (4 papers), Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (4 papers) and Middle East Politics and Society (2 papers). David Ottaway is often cited by papers focused on Socioeconomic Development in MENA (4 papers), Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (4 papers) and Middle East Politics and Society (2 papers). David Ottaway collaborates with scholars based in United States. David Ottaway's co-authors include Eric R. Wolf, Marina Ottaway, Jennifer Seymour Whitaker and Charles W. McClellan and has published in prestigious journals such as Foreign Affairs, African Economic History and Middle East Policy.

In The Last Decade

David Ottaway

11 papers receiving 538 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Peasant Wars of the Twentieth Century

1971 714 citations David Ottaway, Eric R. Wolf African Historical Studies profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Ottaway United States	4	446	325	169	130	57	13	804
Issa G. Shivji Tanzania	17	455 1.0×	220 0.7×	167 1.0×	238 1.8×	65 1.1×	67	983
Jairus Banaji United Kingdom	15	560 1.3×	205 0.6×	170 1.0×	177 1.4×	147 2.6×	47	939
León Zámosc United States	9	396 0.9×	334 1.0×	118 0.7×	129 1.0×	27 0.5×	25	715
Neil Harvey United States	10	340 0.8×	308 0.9×	110 0.7×	99 0.8×	40 0.7×	19	655
Ross Marlay United States	6	328 0.7×	221 0.7×	83 0.5×	83 0.6×	62 1.1×	14	568
Shalini Randeria Switzerland	15	320 0.7×	227 0.7×	90 0.5×	88 0.7×	31 0.5×	42	666
M. Anne Pitcher United States	15	348 0.8×	160 0.5×	96 0.6×	201 1.5×	83 1.5×	36	745
Nick Cullather United States	12	378 0.8×	270 0.8×	123 0.7×	100 0.8×	80 1.4×	32	837
Jeffery M. Paige United States	12	514 1.2×	326 1.0×	120 0.7×	39 0.3×	70 1.2×	22	812
Sugata Bose United States	15	516 1.2×	377 1.2×	91 0.5×	261 2.0×	165 2.9×	45	976

Countries citing papers authored by David Ottaway

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Ottaway

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All Works

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13 of 13 papers shown

1.

Ottaway, David. (2021). Mohammed bin Salman. Lynne Rienner Publishers eBooks. 2 indexed citations

2.

Ottaway, Marina & David Ottaway. (2020). The New Arab Uprisings: Lessons from the Past. Middle East Policy. 27(1). 30–40.

3.

Ottaway, David. (2018). Kings and Presidents: Saudi Arabia and the United States since FDR. 9(2). 199–201. 3 indexed citations

4.

Ottaway, David. (2018). Saudi, Inc.: The Arabian Kingdom’s Pursuit of Profit and Power. Middle East Policy. 25(4). 160–163. 3 indexed citations

5.

Ottaway, David. (2017). The Arab World Upended. Lynne Rienner Publishers eBooks. 2 indexed citations

6.

Ottaway, Marina & David Ottaway. (2014). How the Kurds Got Their Way. Foreign Affairs. 93(3). 139–148. 3 indexed citations

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Ottaway, David. (2009). The king and us: U.S.-Saudi relations in the wake of 9.11. 2009(6). 85–94. 2 indexed citations

8.

Ottaway, David. (2009). The King and Us. Foreign Affairs. 1 indexed citations

9.

Ottaway, David. (2008). The King's Messenger: Prince Bandar bin Sultan and America's Tangled Relationship With Saudi Arabia. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 6 indexed citations

10.

Ottaway, David. (1979). Africa: U.S. Policy Eclipse. Foreign Affairs. 58(3). 637–637. 2 indexed citations

11.

McClellan, Charles W., Marina Ottaway, & David Ottaway. (1979). Ethiopia: Empire in Revolution. African Economic History. 282–282. 11 indexed citations

12.

Whitaker, Jennifer Seymour, Marina Ottaway, & David Ottaway. (1979). Ethiopia: Empire in Revolution. Foreign Affairs. 57(4). 962–962. 55 indexed citations

13.

Ottaway, David & Eric R. Wolf. (1971). Peasant Wars of the Twentieth Century. African Historical Studies. 4(2). 416–416. 714 indexed citations breakdown →

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