James Walter

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 859 citations indexed

About

James Walter is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Public Administration. According to data from OpenAlex, James Walter has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 859 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 21 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Public Administration. Recurrent topics in James Walter's work include Australian History and Society (11 papers), Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism (9 papers) and Political and Economic history of UK and US (5 papers). James Walter is often cited by papers focused on Australian History and Society (11 papers), Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism (9 papers) and Political and Economic history of UK and US (5 papers). James Walter collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Iran and Netherlands. James Walter's co-authors include Roy S. Gardner, Alan Hamlin, Элинор Остром, Brian Head, Peter Saunders, Timothy R. Schum, Mark D. Simms, Timothy L. McAuliffe, Faye J. Crosby and G. J. Troup and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Applied Physics and The Economic Journal.

In The Last Decade

James Walter

56 papers receiving 731 citations

Hit Papers

Rules, Games, and Common-Pool Resources. 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 100 200 300 400
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. Rules, Games, and Common-Pool Resources.
    1995 449 citations James Walter 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
James Walter Australia 12 246 198 132 125 90 67 859
Nici Nelson United Kingdom 10 309 1.3× 124 0.6× 105 0.8× 59 0.5× 60 0.7× 20 746
J. Hd. Switzerland 14 336 1.4× 137 0.7× 97 0.7× 165 1.3× 54 0.6× 81 1.2k
Elizabeth Harrison United Kingdom 13 470 1.9× 175 0.9× 49 0.4× 124 1.0× 114 1.3× 33 991
Gert Verschraegen Belgium 16 359 1.5× 150 0.8× 103 0.8× 61 0.5× 24 0.3× 76 755
Samuel Hickey United States 8 380 1.5× 132 0.7× 69 0.5× 68 0.5× 112 1.2× 12 765
Deborah Eade Brazil 14 542 2.2× 168 0.8× 46 0.3× 80 0.6× 93 1.0× 56 1.1k
R. L. Stirrat United Kingdom 15 538 2.2× 206 1.0× 48 0.4× 90 0.7× 46 0.5× 34 1.1k
Janet Townsend United Kingdom 14 352 1.4× 94 0.5× 83 0.6× 72 0.6× 50 0.6× 37 753
Jay Weinstein United States 9 440 1.8× 114 0.6× 85 0.6× 138 1.1× 34 0.4× 39 876
Karen Brock India 12 471 1.9× 133 0.7× 67 0.5× 92 0.7× 133 1.5× 21 875

Countries citing papers authored by James Walter

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Walter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Walter

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of James Walter. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of James Walter 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 Walter. James Walter 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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Yan, Qingsen, Julian Taylor, Dong Gong, et al.. (2023). Improved genomic prediction using machine learning with Variational Bayesian sparsity. Plant Methods. 19(1). 96–96. 4 indexed citations
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Walter, James, et al.. (2017). The Pivot of Power. 3 indexed citations
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Walter, James, et al.. (2015). Housing in a Federation: From Wicked Problem to Complexity Cascade?. Australian Journal of Public Administration. 74(4). 448–466. 6 indexed citations
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Hart, Paul ‘t, et al.. (2013). Understanding Prime-Ministerial Performance: Comparative Perspectives. 15 indexed citations
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Walter, James, et al.. (2007). No, Prime Minister: Reclaiming Politics From Leaders. 22 indexed citations
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Walter, James, et al.. (2006). State Socialism in Australian Political Thought: A Reconsideration. Australian Journal of Politics & History. 52(1). 13–29. 4 indexed citations
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Saunders, Peter & James Walter. (2005). Ideas and influence : social science and public policy in Australia. 31 indexed citations
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Walter, James. (2001). Designing families and solid citizens: The dialectic of modernity and the matrimonial causes bill, 1959. Australian Historical Studies. 32(116). 40–56. 2 indexed citations
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Schum, Timothy R., et al.. (2001). Factors Associated With Toilet Training in the 1990s. Ambulatory Pediatrics. 1(2). 79–86. 60 indexed citations
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Walter, James. (2000). Shakespeare's True Life. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 2 indexed citations
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Walter, James. (1989). Australian studies : a survey. Oxford University Press eBooks. 12 indexed citations
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Head, Brian & James Walter. (1988). Intellectual movements and Australian society. Oxford University Press eBooks. 32 indexed citations
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Lonergan, Bernard, et al.. (1985). HOR volume 12 issue 1 Cover and Front matter. Horizons. 12(1). f1–f8. 1 indexed citations
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Crosby, Faye J. & James Walter. (1983). The Leader. A Political Biography of Gough Whitlam. Political Psychology. 4(4). 767–767. 19 indexed citations
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Walter, James, et al.. (1981). The Leader.. Pacific Affairs. 54(4). 760–760. 1 indexed citations
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Walter, James. (1980). Studying Political Leaders from a Distance: The Lessons of Biography. Political Psychology. 2(3/4). 150–150. 1 indexed citations
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Walter, James, et al.. (1978). Arator: Being a Series of Agricultural Essays, Practical and Political: In Sixty-Four Numbers. The South Central Bulletin. 38(2). 40–40. 2 indexed citations
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Walter, James & G. J. Troup. (1970). Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of irradiated beryllium oxide. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 36(2). 189–199. 3 indexed citations
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Sholl, C A & James Walter. (1969). Covalent and ionic models for the electric field gradient in BeO. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 2(12). 2301–2309. 6 indexed citations
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Troup, G. J. & James Walter. (1965). A new use of the Kronig-Kramers relations in nuclear magnetic resonance. II. Philosophical magazine. 11(113). 1059–1066. 3 indexed citations

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