James C. Scott

38.1k total citations · 12 hit papers
90 papers, 17.8k citations indexed

About

James C. Scott is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, James C. Scott has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 17.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 18 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 7 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in James C. Scott's work include Asian Studies and History (16 papers), Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (12 papers) and Vietnamese History and Culture Studies (6 papers). James C. Scott is often cited by papers focused on Asian Studies and History (16 papers), Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (12 papers) and Vietnamese History and Culture Studies (6 papers). James C. Scott collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Australia. James C. Scott's co-authors include Francis Fukuyama, James C. McCann, Andrew Levine, Ross Marlay, Karl J. Pelzer, John Gaventa, Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet, Gail Omvedt, John Tehranian and Theda Skocpol and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and American Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

James C. Scott

82 papers receiving 13.8k citations

Hit Papers

Seeing like a State: How Certain Schemes t... 1969 2026 1988 2007 1998 2010 1978 1998 1999 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James C. Scott United States 37 9.7k 6.1k 2.5k 1.6k 1.4k 90 17.8k
Arturo Escobar United States 45 6.1k 0.6× 3.1k 0.5× 2.2k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 199 13.8k
Clifford Geertz United States 57 17.0k 1.8× 6.5k 1.1× 4.3k 1.7× 650 0.4× 537 0.4× 169 37.7k
Gail M. Gerhart United States 60 10.6k 1.1× 5.4k 0.9× 2.7k 1.1× 421 0.3× 412 0.3× 308 17.3k
E Swyngedouw Slovakia 52 8.7k 0.9× 7.9k 1.3× 1.0k 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 2.5k 1.8× 242 22.9k
Nigel Thrift United Kingdom 71 8.1k 0.8× 2.9k 0.5× 975 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 611 0.4× 253 20.7k
David Harvey United Kingdom 62 13.7k 1.4× 5.6k 0.9× 1.7k 0.7× 1.7k 1.1× 1.6k 1.1× 266 34.0k
John Urry United Kingdom 64 15.1k 1.6× 2.5k 0.4× 1.1k 0.4× 857 0.5× 816 0.6× 208 26.8k
Mary Douglas United Kingdom 50 13.2k 1.4× 2.8k 0.5× 2.8k 1.1× 261 0.2× 980 0.7× 187 27.7k
Colin Gordon United Kingdom 20 10.3k 1.1× 4.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.4× 356 0.2× 529 0.4× 75 20.9k
James Ferguson United States 32 5.4k 0.6× 2.6k 0.4× 2.5k 1.0× 534 0.3× 388 0.3× 72 10.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by James C. Scott

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James C. Scott

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Scott, James C.. (2025). In Praise of Floods. Yale University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Scott, James C.. (2023). The perils of national narratives. Hau Journal of Ethnographic Theory. 13(1). 223–226.
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Scott, James C.. (2023). Tribe and State in Asia through Twenty-Five Centuries. The Journal of Asian Studies. 82(3). 528–529. 1 indexed citations
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Scott, James C.. (2017). Domination and the Arts of Resistance. Yale University Press eBooks. 615 indexed citations breakdown →
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Scott, James C.. (2017). The Moral Economy of the Peasant. Yale University Press eBooks. 16 indexed citations
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Scott, James C., et al.. (2013). Decoding subaltern politics, Ideology disguise and resistance in agrarian politics. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 31(93). 949–953. 36 indexed citations
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Scott, James C.. (2012). Two Cheers for Anarchism. Princeton University Press eBooks. 138 indexed citations
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Scott, James C.. (2009). Vernaculars Cross-Dressed as Universals: Globalization as North Atlantic Hegemony. HIMALAYA. 24(1). 7. 6 indexed citations
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Scott, James C., et al.. (2008). La domination et les arts de la résistance : fragments du discours subalterne. 16 indexed citations
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Scott, James C., et al.. (2002). Formas cotidianas da resistência camponesa. Raízes Revista de Ciências Sociais e Econômicas. 21(1). 10–31. 24 indexed citations
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Scott, James C., et al.. (2000). Senjatanya orang-orang yang kalah : bentuk-bentuk perlawanan sehari-hari kaum tani. 15 indexed citations
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Scott, James C.. (2000). Detrás de la historia oficial. Fractals. 5(16). 103–129. 1 indexed citations
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Scott, James C.. (2000). SENJATANYA ORANG-ORANG YANG KALAH. 25 indexed citations
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Scott, James C.. (1997). Formas cotidianas de rebelión campesina. Historia social. 13–39. 3 indexed citations
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Scott, James C., et al.. (1995). Bunga rampai korupsi. 2 indexed citations
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Scott, James C. & Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet. (1986). Everyday forms of peasant resistance in South-East Asia. 61 indexed citations
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Scott, James C.. (1981). Moral ekonomi petani : pergolakan dan subsistensi di Asia Tenggara. 93 indexed citations
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Pelzer, Karl J. & James C. Scott. (1978). The Moral Economy of the Peasant. Rebellion and Subsistence in Southeast Asia.. Pacific Affairs. 51(4). 686–686. 233 indexed citations
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Scott, James C. & Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet. (1975). How traditional rural patrons lose legitimacy : a theory with special reference to Southeast Asia. 35 indexed citations
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Scott, James C.. (1969). Corruption, Machine Politics, and Political Change. American Political Science Review. 63(4). 1142–1158. 128 indexed citations

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