James Onley

644 total citations
10 papers, 190 citations indexed

About

James Onley is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, James Onley has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 190 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Anthropology and 5 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in James Onley's work include Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (7 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (6 papers) and Islamic Studies and History (4 papers). James Onley is often cited by papers focused on Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (7 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (6 papers) and Islamic Studies and History (4 papers). James Onley collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Qatar and United Arab Emirates. James Onley's co-authors include Sulayman N. Khalaf, Gerd Nonneman and Sandhya Mehta and has published in prestigious journals such as Comparative Studies of South Asia Africa and the Middle East, History and Anthropology and Asian Affairs.

In The Last Decade

James Onley

10 papers receiving 144 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James Onley United Kingdom 7 126 78 63 15 14 10 190
Tansen Sen United States 8 153 1.2× 57 0.7× 93 1.5× 6 0.4× 13 0.9× 24 215
Myriam Catusse France 7 95 0.8× 115 1.5× 43 0.7× 21 1.4× 4 0.3× 37 186
Lahouari Addi France 8 131 1.0× 118 1.5× 27 0.4× 32 2.1× 5 0.4× 45 218
René Otayek France 6 103 0.8× 71 0.9× 60 1.0× 7 0.5× 5 0.4× 35 142
Peter Borschberg Singapore 8 114 0.9× 66 0.8× 77 1.2× 18 1.2× 11 0.8× 39 196
Thomas Q. Reefe 6 94 0.7× 32 0.4× 69 1.1× 11 0.7× 11 0.8× 11 179
Ronald P. Toby Japan 8 129 1.0× 59 0.8× 44 0.7× 23 1.5× 4 0.3× 21 241
Tadeusz Świętochowski United States 8 81 0.6× 148 1.9× 26 0.4× 10 0.7× 5 0.4× 20 200
Stephanie Cronin United Kingdom 8 110 0.9× 147 1.9× 23 0.4× 13 0.9× 6 0.4× 41 188
D. R. SarDesai United States 8 130 1.0× 67 0.9× 45 0.7× 8 0.5× 3 0.2× 24 193

Countries citing papers authored by James Onley

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Onley

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Onley

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

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
1.
Onley, James & Gerd Nonneman. (2020). TheJournal of Arabian Studiesand the Development of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies. Journal of Arabian Studies. 10(1). 1–50. 6 indexed citations
2.
Mehta, Sandhya & James Onley. (2015). The Hindu Community in Muscat: Creating Homes in the Diaspora. Journal of Arabian Studies. 5(2). 156–183. 3 indexed citations
3.
Onley, James, et al.. (2013). The Qatar Unified Imaging Project (QUIP): Revealing Qatar's Past. Journal of Arabian Studies. 3(2). 278–279. 2 indexed citations
4.
Onley, James. (2009). THE RAJ RECONSIDERED: BRITISH INDIA's INFORMAL EMPIRE AND SPHERES OF INFLUENCE IN ASIA AND AFRICA. Asian Affairs. 40(1). 44–62. 23 indexed citations
5.
Onley, James. (2009). Britain and the Gulf Shaikhdoms, 1820-1971: The Politics of Protection. SSRN Electronic Journal. 23 indexed citations
6.
Onley, James. (2007). The Arabian Frontier of the British Raj: Merchants, Rulers, and the British in the Nineteenth-Century Gulf. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 38 indexed citations
7.
Onley, James. (2007). The Arabian Frontier of the British Raj. 50 indexed citations
8.
Onley, James & Sulayman N. Khalaf. (2006). Shaikhly Authority in the Pre‐oil Gulf: An Historical–Anthropological Study. History and Anthropology. 17(3). 189–208. 21 indexed citations
9.
Onley, James. (2005). Britain's Informal Empire In The Gulf 1820 - 1971. 29–29. 14 indexed citations
10.
Onley, James. (2004). Britain's Native Agents in Arabia and Persia in the Nineteenth Century. Comparative Studies of South Asia Africa and the Middle East. 24(1). 131–141. 10 indexed citations

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