David Richards

6.4k total citations
171 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

David Richards is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, David Richards has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 32 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 17 papers in Law. Recurrent topics in David Richards's work include Political and Economic history of UK and US (33 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (23 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (18 papers). David Richards is often cited by papers focused on Political and Economic history of UK and US (33 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (23 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (18 papers). David Richards collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. David Richards's co-authors include Martin J. Smith, David Marsh, R. Bruce Rutherford, Mark Bevir, David J. Kavanagh, Martin J. Smith, Colin Hay, S. L. Lumsden, M. G. Hoare and R. D. Oudmaijer and has published in prestigious journals such as Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, CHEST Journal and Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

David Richards

144 papers receiving 2.2k 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 Richards United Kingdom 24 1.1k 656 455 155 154 171 2.5k
John O’Neill United Kingdom 29 285 0.3× 1.2k 1.8× 53 0.1× 129 0.8× 106 0.7× 220 3.8k
Emanuel Adler Canada 24 2.9k 2.7× 2.1k 3.2× 98 0.2× 35 0.2× 332 2.2× 54 4.0k
David Samuels United States 38 3.4k 3.2× 1.7k 2.5× 163 0.4× 52 0.3× 505 3.3× 118 4.7k
Anthony King United States 27 1.8k 1.7× 1.4k 2.1× 367 0.8× 115 0.7× 402 2.6× 118 3.9k
Thomas G. Weiss United States 31 1.7k 1.6× 2.1k 3.2× 90 0.2× 154 1.0× 173 1.1× 254 4.4k
Robert T. Holt United States 10 797 0.8× 782 1.2× 107 0.2× 60 0.4× 201 1.3× 23 1.6k
Huw Beynon United Kingdom 28 275 0.3× 534 0.8× 405 0.9× 455 2.9× 107 0.7× 84 2.2k
George Steinmetz United States 23 846 0.8× 1.6k 2.5× 83 0.2× 114 0.7× 66 0.4× 97 2.5k
Martin Albrow United Kingdom 19 1.6k 1.5× 1.8k 2.7× 230 0.5× 110 0.7× 263 1.7× 57 3.6k
Jonathan Perraton United Kingdom 12 879 0.8× 1.1k 1.8× 131 0.3× 97 0.6× 221 1.4× 24 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Richards

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Richards

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Richards, David, Martin J. Smith, & Sam Bass Warner. (2025). Can Starmer’s Labour Government Rebalance Power in the UK State?. Political Insight. 16(1). 12–15.
2.
Warner, Sam Bass, Jack Newman, P. H. Diamond, & David Richards. (2024). The challenge of devolved English governance and the rise of political spatial inequality. Parliamentary Affairs. 77(4). 735–764. 7 indexed citations
3.
Richards, David, Sam Bass Warner, Martin J. Smith, & Diane Coyle. (2022). Crisis and state transformation: Covid-19, levelling up and the UK’s incoherent state. Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society. 16(1). 31–48. 24 indexed citations
4.
Richards, David. (2010). HOUSE OF LORDS Select Committee on the Constitution 4th Report of Session 2009–10 - The Cabinet Office and the Centre of Government. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 3 indexed citations
5.
Richards, David, et al.. (2007). Search for Color-Dependent Nerve-Fiber-Layer Thinning in Glaucoma: A Pilot Study Using Digital Imaging Tehniques. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 48(13). 3309–3309. 2 indexed citations
6.
Richards, David. (2004). Ethical Religion and the Struggle of Human Rights: The Case of Martin Luther King, Jr.. Fordham law review. 72(5). 2105. 2 indexed citations
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Richards, David & Martin J. Smith. (2004). Interpreting the World of Political Elites. Public Administration. 82(4). 777–800. 55 indexed citations
8.
Marsh, David, David Richards, & Martin J. Smith. (2003). Unequal Plurality: Towards an Asymmetric Power Model of British Politics. Government and Opposition. 38(3). 306–332. 124 indexed citations
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Richards, David & Martin J. Smith. (2002). Governance and Public Policy in the United Kingdom. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 157 indexed citations
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Marsh, David, Martin J. Smith, & David Richards. (2000). Bureaucrats, Politicians and Reform in Whitehall: Analysing the Bureau-Shaping Model. British Journal of Political Science. 30(3). 461–482. 25 indexed citations
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Richards, David. (1999). Constitutional Legitimacy, the Principle of Free Speech, and the Politics of Identity. Chicago-Kent law review. 74(2). 779. 2 indexed citations
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Richards, David. (1994). Public Reason and Abolitionist Dissent. Chicago-Kent law review. 69(3). 787. 2 indexed citations
13.
Blunt, Peter, Merrick Jones, & David Richards. (1993). Managing organisations in Africa : readings, cases and exercises. De Gruyter eBooks. 3 indexed citations
14.
Richards, David. (1992). Abolitionist Political and Constitutional Theory and the Reconstruction Amendments. Loyola of Los Angeles law review. 25(4). 1187. 1 indexed citations
15.
Richards, David & R. Bruce Rutherford. (1990). Interleukin‐1 regulation of procollagenase mRNA and protein in periodontal fibroblasts in vitro. Journal of Periodontal Research. 25(4). 222–229. 50 indexed citations
16.
Richards, David. (1988). Toleration and free speech. Philosophy & Public Affairs. 17(4). 4 indexed citations
17.
Richards, David. (1981). Moral Theory, the Developmental Psychology of Ethical Autonomy and Professionalism.. Journal of legal education. 31. 5 indexed citations
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Richards, David. (1981). Moral Philosophy and the Search for Fundamental Values in Constitutional Law. The Knowledge Bank (The Ohio State University). 2 indexed citations
19.
Woodward, John & David Richards. (1977). Health care and popular medicine in nineteenth century England : essays in the social history of medicine. 3 indexed citations
20.
Richards, David. (1976). Knowledge and Politics. Fordham law review. 44(4). 873–7. 55 indexed citations

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