Ian Roxborough

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Ian Roxborough is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian Roxborough has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 19 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 5 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Ian Roxborough's work include Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America (12 papers), Military History and Strategy (6 papers) and Latin American socio-political dynamics (5 papers). Ian Roxborough is often cited by papers focused on Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America (12 papers), Military History and Strategy (6 papers) and Latin American socio-political dynamics (5 papers). Ian Roxborough collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Austria. Ian Roxborough's co-authors include Sidney W. Mintz, David Collier, Brian Loveman, Leslie Bethell, David Pion-Berlin, Adam Przeworski, James W. Gibson, J. Samuel Valenzuela, Ronald Frankenberg and Maria Helena Moreira Alves and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and The Economic Journal.

In The Last Decade

Ian Roxborough

74 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History. 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 200 400 600
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. Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History.
    1986 707 citations Ian Roxborough et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ian Roxborough United States 18 716 501 253 158 122 85 1.6k
Stephen Gudeman United States 20 494 0.7× 246 0.5× 327 1.3× 156 1.0× 88 0.7× 70 1.3k
William Roseberry United States 18 632 0.9× 387 0.8× 337 1.3× 67 0.4× 105 0.9× 46 1.5k
Harry G. West United Kingdom 16 857 1.2× 480 1.0× 365 1.4× 96 0.6× 61 0.5× 41 1.8k
June Nash United States 23 1.1k 1.5× 644 1.3× 472 1.9× 120 0.8× 148 1.2× 80 2.2k
Manning Nash United States 17 870 1.2× 438 0.9× 326 1.3× 92 0.6× 139 1.1× 62 1.8k
Jonathan Parry United Kingdom 21 1.2k 1.6× 580 1.2× 749 3.0× 222 1.4× 78 0.6× 59 2.3k
Joel S. Kahn Australia 19 875 1.2× 297 0.6× 405 1.6× 80 0.5× 87 0.7× 57 1.4k
Abner Cohen United Kingdom 15 842 1.2× 338 0.7× 469 1.9× 88 0.6× 94 0.8× 35 1.5k
Walden Bello Philippines 18 673 0.9× 442 0.9× 130 0.5× 120 0.8× 49 0.4× 83 1.4k
Jenny Pickerill United Kingdom 22 866 1.2× 397 0.8× 82 0.3× 152 1.0× 90 0.7× 72 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ian Roxborough

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian Roxborough

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Roxborough, Ian. (2007). Counterinsurgency. Contexts. 6(2). 15–21. 2 indexed citations
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Bethell, Leslie & Ian Roxborough. (2002). THE IMPACT OF THE COLD WAR ON LATIN AMERICA. 307–330. 4 indexed citations
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Roxborough, Ian. (1999). The Persistence of War as a Sociological Problem. International Sociology. 14(4). 491–500. 5 indexed citations
4.
Roxborough, Ian, et al.. (1999). Which Way to the Future. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations
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Roxborough, Ian & Kevin J. Middlebrook. (1996). The Paradox of Revolution: Labor, the State, and Authoritarianism in Mexico.. The American Historical Review. 101(5). 1658–1658. 16 indexed citations
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Bethell, Leslie, et al.. (1993). Latin America between the Second World War and the Cold War, 1944–1948. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 31 indexed citations
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Brenner, Philip S., et al.. (1990). LAS volume 22 issue 1-2 Cover and Front matter. Journal of Latin American Studies. 22(1-2). f1–f6. 1 indexed citations
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Allen, Chris, Yezid Sayigh, & Ian Roxborough. (1989). State, society and the African crisis. Third World Quarterly. 11(1). 189–203. 1 indexed citations
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Roxborough, Ian. (1989). Policymaking in Mexico: from boom to bust. International Affairs. 65(3). 600–601. 1 indexed citations
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Roxborough, Ian. (1988). The Dilemmas of Redemocratization. Government and Opposition. 23(3). 354–367. 2 indexed citations
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Roxborough, Ian, et al.. (1988). Work, Wages and Welfare in a Developing Metropolis. British Journal of Sociology. 39(4). 631–631. 13 indexed citations
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Bethell, Leslie & Ian Roxborough. (1988). Latin America between the Second World War and the Cold War: Some Reflections on the 1945–8 Conjuncture. Journal of Latin American Studies. 20(1). 167–189. 17 indexed citations
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Roxborough, Ian, et al.. (1987). Francisco Zapata. El conflicto sindical en América Latina. [México] : El Colegio de México, 1986. Estudios Sociológicos de El Colegio de México. 5(15). 624–626. 1 indexed citations
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Roxborough, Ian & Cynthia Hewitt de Alcántara. (1985). Anthropological Perspectives on Rural Mexico. British Journal of Sociology. 36(4). 632–632. 11 indexed citations
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Roxborough, Ian & Francisco Zapata. (1983). El sindicalismo en el sector automotriz. Estudios Sociológicos de El Colegio de México. 1(1). 59–92. 2 indexed citations
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Roxborough, Ian, David Goodman, & Michael Redclift. (1983). From Peasant to Proletarian. British Journal of Sociology. 34(1). 150–150. 24 indexed citations
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Roxborough, Ian & Walter Rodney. (1982). A History of the Guyanese Working People, 1881-1905.. The Economic History Review. 35(4). 651–651. 4 indexed citations
19.
Roxborough, Ian. (1981). The Analysis of Labour Movements in Latin America: Typologies and Theories. Bulletin of Latin American Research. 1(1). 81–81. 11 indexed citations
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Roxborough, Ian, et al.. (1981). Transnational Capitalism and National Development: New Perspectives on Dependence. British Journal of Sociology. 32(2). 302–302. 17 indexed citations

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