John W. Dower

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

John W. Dower is a scholar working on Cultural Studies, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, John W. Dower has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Cultural Studies, 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 3 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in John W. Dower's work include Japanese History and Culture (13 papers), Vietnamese History and Culture Studies (5 papers) and Asian American and Pacific Histories (4 papers). John W. Dower is often cited by papers focused on Japanese History and Culture (13 papers), Vietnamese History and Culture Studies (5 papers) and Asian American and Pacific Histories (4 papers). John W. Dower collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Austria. John W. Dower's co-authors include Simon Partner, Gaddis Smith, Mark Selden, Richard Mitchell, Ben‐Ami Shillony, Sheldon Garon, E. Herbert Norman, E. Patricia Tsurumi, Alvin D. Coox and John S. Brownlee and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Foreign Affairs and The American Historical Review.

In The Last Decade

John W. Dower

40 papers receiving 839 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

War without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War

1986 351 citations Gaddis Smith, John W. Dower Foreign Affairs profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John W. Dower United States	15	794	583	427	107	87	52	1.5k
Sabrina P. Ramet Norway	20	666 0.8×	306 0.5×	496 1.2×	52 0.5×	49 0.6×	121	1.1k
Ian Buruma Israel	13	551 0.7×	158 0.3×	277 0.6×	68 0.6×	40 0.5×	39	972
Denis Pahl	4	1.1k 1.3×	172 0.3×	691 1.6×	144 1.3×	49 0.6×	4	1.6k
Winthrop D. Jordan United States	14	756 1.0×	193 0.3×	248 0.6×	138 1.3×	73 0.8×	54	1.4k
Amy Kaplan United States	13	657 0.8×	341 0.6×	175 0.4×	171 1.6×	107 1.2×	32	1.3k
Rey Chow United States	17	801 1.0×	427 0.7×	163 0.4×	68 0.6×	93 1.1×	73	1.4k
Richard Hellie United States	10	707 0.9×	220 0.4×	350 0.8×	164 1.5×	80 0.9×	44	1.5k
Liah Greenfeld United States	14	1.1k 1.4×	134 0.2×	809 1.9×	149 1.4×	66 0.8×	49	1.8k
Walker Connor United States	13	1.4k 1.7×	179 0.3×	996 2.3×	134 1.3×	44 0.5×	19	2.0k
Jean Franco United States	13	656 0.8×	360 0.6×	240 0.6×	83 0.8×	136 1.6×	105	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John W. Dower

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Dower, John W., et al.. (2014). Protest Art in 1950s Japan: The Forgotten Reportage Painters. Japan focus. 12(43). 1 indexed citations

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Dower, John W.. (2014). The San Francisco System: Past, Present, Future in U.S.-Japan-China Relations. Japan focus. 12(8). 1 indexed citations

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Dower, John W.. (2003). Warning from history: Don't expect democracy in Iraq. Japan focus. 1(4). 1 indexed citations

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Dower, John W. & Shigeru Miyagawa. (2003). Black Ships and Samurai : Commodore Perry and the opening of Japan. 2 indexed citations

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Dower, John W.. (2000). Embracing defeat : Japan in the aftermath of World War II. Penguin eBooks. 43 indexed citations

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Price, John & John W. Dower. (2000). Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II. Pacific Affairs. 73(3). 439–439. 7 indexed citations

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Dower, John W.. (2000). Commentary: 'Culture,' Theory, and Practice in U.S.-Japan Relations. Diplomatic History. 24(3). 517–528. 1 indexed citations

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Partner, Simon & John W. Dower. (2000). Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II. Monumenta Nipponica. 55(1). 128–128. 470 indexed citations

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LaFeber, Walter & John W. Dower. (1999). The Unmasterable Past: The Limits of Japan's Postwar Transformation. Foreign Affairs. 78(4). 106–106.

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Dower, John W.. (1995). Japan Addresses Its War Responsibility. 3(1). 5 indexed citations

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Dower, John W.. (1995). Japan in war and peace : essays on history, culture and race. 6 indexed citations

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Dower, John W.. (1995). Triumphal and Tragic Narratives of the War in Asia. Journal of American History. 82(3). 1124–1124. 13 indexed citations

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Shillony, Ben‐Ami & John W. Dower. (1988). War without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War. Journal of Japanese Studies. 14(1). 200–200. 43 indexed citations

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Tsurumi, E. Patricia & John W. Dower. (1986). War Without Mercy. Race and Power in the Pacific War.. Pacific Affairs. 59(4). 667–667. 15 indexed citations

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Smith, Gaddis & John W. Dower. (1986). War without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War. Foreign Affairs. 65(1). 189–189. 351 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dower, John W.. (1979). Empire and Aftermath. Harvard University Asia Center eBooks. 23 indexed citations

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Brownlee, John S., E. Herbert Norman, & John W. Dower. (1976). Origins of the Modern Japanese State.. Pacific Affairs. 49(2). 352–352. 17 indexed citations

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Dower, John W., et al.. (1975). Traditional Domestic Architecture of Japan. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 95(3). 514–514. 1 indexed citations

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Notehelfer, F. G., et al.. (1975). Origins of the Modern Japanese State: Selected Writings of E. H. Norman. Monumenta Nipponica. 30(4). 469–469. 5 indexed citations

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Dower, John W., et al.. (1970). Delusion Moso. Monumenta Nipponica. 25(3/4). 415–415. 1 indexed citations

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