Erica Downs

1.1k total citations
13 papers, 545 citations indexed

About

Erica Downs is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Development and General Energy. According to data from OpenAlex, Erica Downs has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 545 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 5 papers in Development and 4 papers in General Energy. Recurrent topics in Erica Downs's work include International Development and Aid (5 papers), Global Energy Security and Policy (4 papers) and International Relations and Foreign Policy (3 papers). Erica Downs is often cited by papers focused on International Development and Aid (5 papers), Global Energy Security and Policy (4 papers) and International Relations and Foreign Policy (3 papers). Erica Downs collaborates with scholars based in United States. Erica Downs's co-authors include Phillip C. Saunders, Jeffrey Becker and Anthony G. Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as Foreign Affairs, International Security and The China Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Erica Downs

12 papers receiving 391 citations

Peers

Erica Downs
Comparison fields: 5 of 53
  • Political Science and International Relations 251
  • Sociology and Political Science 202
  • Development 162
  • General Energy 109
  • General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 105
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Countries citing papers authored by Erica Downs

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Fields of papers citing papers by Erica Downs

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erica Downs

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All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
1
China's Presence in the Middle East and Western Indian Ocean: Beyond Belt and Road
1
2
Mapping the Information Environment in the Pacific Island Countries: Disruptors, Deficits, and Decisions
2
3
China's Military Support Facility in Djibouti: The Economic and Security Dimensions of China's First Overseas Base
17
4 14
5
Getting China to Sanction Iran
2
6
The Fact and Fiction of Sino-African Energy Relations
90
7
The Brookings Foreign Policy Studies Energy Security Series: China
55
8 1
9 130
10
China's Quest for Energy Security
54
11 2
12 106
13 71

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