George W. Downs

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
50 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

George W. Downs is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Strategy and Management and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, George W. Downs has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 15 papers in Strategy and Management and 11 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in George W. Downs's work include International Arbitration and Investment Law (12 papers), International Law and Human Rights (8 papers) and World Trade Organization Law (6 papers). George W. Downs is often cited by papers focused on International Arbitration and Investment Law (12 papers), International Law and Human Rights (8 papers) and World Trade Organization Law (6 papers). George W. Downs collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Israel. George W. Downs's co-authors include David M. Rocke, Lawrence B. Mohr, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Eyāl Benveniśtî, Michael A. Jones, Alastair Smith, Feryal M. Cherif, Randolph M. Siverson, Alan J. Rocke and Patrick D. Larkey and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Administrative Science Quarterly and Technometrics.

In The Last Decade

George W. Downs

48 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

  1. Is the good news about compliance good news about cooperation?
    1996 815 citations George W. Downs, David M. Rocke et al. International Organization profile →
  2. Conceptual Issues in the Study of Innovation
    1976 681 citations George W. Downs, Lawrence B. Mohr profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
George W. Downs United States 24 1.7k 1.4k 841 689 617 50 3.5k
Gary Goertz United States 34 2.6k 1.5× 3.4k 2.4× 517 0.6× 524 0.8× 661 1.1× 84 5.1k
Daniel W. Drezner United States 32 1.7k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 631 0.8× 1.4k 2.1× 592 1.0× 87 4.0k
Kathleen Thelen United States 15 3.2k 1.9× 1.4k 1.0× 787 0.9× 720 1.0× 194 0.3× 21 5.1k
Theodore J. Lowi United States 19 2.4k 1.4× 1.1k 0.8× 865 1.0× 667 1.0× 128 0.2× 93 4.0k
Duncan Snidal United States 30 3.4k 2.0× 2.3k 1.7× 1.6k 1.9× 790 1.1× 2.1k 3.3× 64 6.1k
Patrick Dunleavy United Kingdom 36 3.5k 2.0× 1.6k 1.2× 810 1.0× 643 0.9× 102 0.2× 158 6.4k
James E. Rauch United States 21 906 0.5× 1.6k 1.1× 784 0.9× 1.9k 2.7× 298 0.5× 56 3.9k
James K. Sebenius United States 21 561 0.3× 1.2k 0.9× 530 0.6× 470 0.7× 187 0.3× 93 2.7k
Jonathan Zeitlin Netherlands 31 2.2k 1.3× 907 0.7× 1.2k 1.4× 844 1.2× 104 0.2× 106 4.4k
William A. Niskanen United States 18 2.1k 1.2× 828 0.6× 848 1.0× 2.7k 4.0× 110 0.2× 66 5.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by George W. Downs

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George W. Downs

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mesquita, Bruce Bueno de, George W. Downs, & Alastair Smith. (2015). A Political Economy of Income Tax Policies. Political Science Research and Methods. 5(1). 1–29. 9 indexed citations
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Benveniśtî, Eyāl & George W. Downs. (2011). National Courts Review of Transnational Private Regulation. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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Benveniśtî, Eyāl & George W. Downs. (2009). Court Cooperation, Executive Accountability and Global Governance. 8 indexed citations
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Benveniśtî, Eyāl & George W. Downs. (2009). Toward global checks and balances. Constitutional Political Economy. 20(3-4). 366–387. 5 indexed citations
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Benveniśtî, Eyāl & George W. Downs. (2007). The Empire's New Clothes: Political Economy and the Fragmentation of International Law. Stanford Law Review. 60(2). 595. 95 indexed citations
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Mesquita, Bruce Bueno de & George W. Downs. (2006). Intervention and Democracy. International Organization. 60(3). 122 indexed citations
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Benveniśtî, Eyāl & George W. Downs. (2004). Distributive Politics and International Institutions: The Case of Drugs. Case Western Reserve journal of international law. 36(1). 21. 4 indexed citations
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Mesquita, Bruce Bueno de & George W. Downs. (2004). Gun-Barrel Democracy Has Failed Time and Again. 2 indexed citations
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Downs, George W.. (1998). Enforcement and the Evolution of Cooperation. Michigan Journal of International Law. 19(2). 319–344. 40 indexed citations
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Downs, George W., et al.. (1998). Managing the Evolution of Multilateralism. International Organization. 52(2). 397–419. 107 indexed citations
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Downs, George W.. (1994). Collective Security beyond the Cold War. University of Michigan Press eBooks. 27 indexed citations
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Downs, George W. & David M. Rocke. (1990). Tacit Bargaining, Arms Races, and Arms Control. University of Michigan Press eBooks. 82 indexed citations
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Downs, George W.. (1989). The Rational Deterrence Debate. World Politics. 41(2). 225–237. 39 indexed citations
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Downs, George W. & David M. Rocke. (1984). Theories of budgetary decisionmaking and revenue decline. Policy Sciences. 16(4). 329–347. 46 indexed citations
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Benjamin, A. E. & George W. Downs. (1982). Evaluating the National Health Planning and Resources Development Act: Learning from Experience?. Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law. 7(3). 707–722. 2 indexed citations
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Downs, George W. & Patrick D. Larkey. (1981). Fiscal reform and governmental efficiency: Hanging tough. Policy Sciences. 13(4). 381–396. 5 indexed citations
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Rocke, David M. & George W. Downs. (1981). Estimating the variances of robust estimators of location: influence curve, jackknife and bootstrap. Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation. 10(3). 221–248. 12 indexed citations
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Downs, George W. & Patrick D. Larkey. (1979). Theorizing about public expenditure decision-making: (as) if wishes were horses .... Policy Sciences. 11(2). 143–156. 9 indexed citations
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Downs, George W. & David M. Rocke. (1979). Bureaucracy and Juvenile Corrections in the States. Policy Studies Journal. 7(4). 721–728. 3 indexed citations
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Downs, George W. & Lawrence B. Mohr. (1979). Toward a Theory of Innovation. Administration & Society. 10(4). 379–408. 76 indexed citations

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