Hew Strachan

2.5k total citations
73 papers, 766 citations indexed

About

Hew Strachan is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Hew Strachan has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 766 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 11 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Hew Strachan's work include Military History and Strategy (24 papers), World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact (15 papers) and Military and Defense Studies (14 papers). Hew Strachan is often cited by papers focused on Military History and Strategy (24 papers), World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact (15 papers) and Military and Defense Studies (14 papers). Hew Strachan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and India. Hew Strachan's co-authors include Martin A. Samuels, Samuel R. Williamson, Eliot A. Cohen, Geoffrey Wawro, Charles Townshend, Peter Paret, Daniel S. Moran, Keith Simpson, Edward M. Spiers and Ian F. W. Beckett and has published in prestigious journals such as Foreign Affairs, The American Historical Review and International Affairs.

In The Last Decade

Hew Strachan

65 papers receiving 592 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hew Strachan United Kingdom 16 496 373 100 99 70 73 766
Russell F. Weigley United States 12 421 0.8× 212 0.6× 48 0.5× 124 1.3× 41 0.6× 71 666
Peter Gatrell United Kingdom 13 325 0.7× 330 0.9× 148 1.5× 69 0.7× 50 0.7× 67 585
Mary Nolan United States 11 183 0.4× 265 0.7× 115 1.1× 31 0.3× 36 0.5× 30 504
Jean H. Baker United States 11 344 0.7× 370 1.0× 62 0.6× 60 0.6× 22 0.3× 47 723
Andrew J. Bacevich United States 11 457 0.9× 401 1.1× 39 0.4× 105 1.1× 25 0.4× 47 767
Olivier Fillieule Switzerland 15 376 0.8× 664 1.8× 86 0.9× 15 0.2× 29 0.4× 80 848
Richard Devetak Australia 15 477 1.0× 453 1.2× 70 0.7× 49 0.5× 15 0.2× 35 782
Paul Gordon Lauren United States 11 395 0.8× 437 1.2× 170 1.7× 36 0.4× 19 0.3× 22 705
Richard Overy United Kingdom 17 372 0.8× 271 0.7× 117 1.2× 148 1.5× 15 0.2× 77 731
Michael Hanagan United States 11 208 0.4× 335 0.9× 101 1.0× 62 0.6× 62 0.9× 62 568

Countries citing papers authored by Hew Strachan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hew Strachan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hew Strachan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Strachan, Hew, Heather Jones, G. C. Peden, et al.. (2023). The British Home Front and the First World War. Cambridge University Press eBooks.
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Strachan, Hew. (2021). Global Britain in a competitive age: strategy and the Integrated Review. Journal of the British Academy. 9. 161–177. 3 indexed citations
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Strachan, Hew. (2013). The Direction of War: Contemporary Strategy in Historical Perspective. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 31 indexed citations
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Strachan, Hew. (2012). Strategy and War. Oxford University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Strachan, Hew. (2012). KEVIN LINCH. Britain and Wellington's Army: Recruitment, Society and Tradition, 1807-1815.. The American Historical Review. 117(5). 1665–1666.
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Strachan, Hew. (2010). Strategy or Alibi? Obama, McChrystal and the Operational Level of War. Survival. 52(5). 157–182. 22 indexed citations
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Strachan, Hew, et al.. (2010). THE TOWN THAT WEEPS. The RUSI Journal. 155(6). 76–85. 1 indexed citations
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Strachan, Hew. (2008). Campaign Plans, War Plans and British Defence Policy. The RUSI Journal. 153(6). 28–31. 1 indexed citations
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Strachan, Hew. (2006). The First World War : a new illustrated history. 12 indexed citations
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Strachan, Hew, et al.. (2004). Der Erste Weltkrieg : eine neue illustrierte Geschichte.
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Strachan, Hew. (2003). The War to End All Wars. Foreign Affairs. 82(1). 148–155.
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Wawro, Geoffrey & Hew Strachan. (2002). The First World War: To Arms. Naval War College review. 55(4). 24. 11 indexed citations
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Spiers, Edward M. & Hew Strachan. (2000). The Politics of the British Army. The Journal of Military History. 64(1). 224–224. 3 indexed citations
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Strachan, Hew & Charles Townshend. (1998). The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern War. The Journal of Military History. 62(2). 395–395. 11 indexed citations
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Strachan, Hew. (1998). The politics of the British army. The RUSI Journal. 143(3). 1–5. 40 indexed citations
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Strachan, Hew & Martin A. Samuels. (1996). Command or Control? Command, Training and Tactics in the British and German Armies, 1888-1918.. The Journal of Military History. 60(4). 778–778. 24 indexed citations
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Strachan, Hew, et al.. (1986). Wellington's Legacy: The Reform of the British Army, 1830-54. The American Historical Review. 91(3). 664–664. 19 indexed citations
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Strachan, Hew. (1984). Deterrence theory: The problems of continuity. Journal of Strategic Studies. 7(4). 394–405. 1 indexed citations
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Strachan, Hew, et al.. (1979). Arms in Academe: War Studies at Universities. The RUSI Journal. 124(2). 39–45. 1 indexed citations

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