Kenneth O’Reilly

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 800 citations indexed

About

Kenneth O’Reilly is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and History. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth O’Reilly has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 800 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 15 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 7 papers in History. Recurrent topics in Kenneth O’Reilly's work include Race, History, and American Society (10 papers), Intelligence, Security, War Strategy (8 papers) and American Political and Social Dynamics (5 papers). Kenneth O’Reilly is often cited by papers focused on Race, History, and American Society (10 papers), Intelligence, Security, War Strategy (8 papers) and American Political and Social Dynamics (5 papers). Kenneth O’Reilly collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Sudan. Kenneth O’Reilly's co-authors include Tali Mendelberg, Ellen Schrecker, Steven F. Lawson, Thomas Borstelmann, Robert Justin Goldstein, Gerald Horne, Numan V. Bartley, Joan M. Jensen, Gary S. May and Jon Wiener and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, Journal of American History and Political Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth O’Reilly

28 papers receiving 663 citations

Hit Papers

The Race Card: Campaign Strategy, Implicit Messages, and ... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 100 200 300 400 500
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. The Race Card: Campaign Strategy, Implicit Messages, and the Norm of Equality
    2002 532 citations Kenneth O’Reilly, Tali Mendelberg The Journal of Southern History profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kenneth O’Reilly United States 11 563 417 115 109 51 35 800
Barbara Epstein United States 11 415 0.7× 186 0.4× 80 0.7× 59 0.5× 81 1.6× 33 702
Michael Skey United Kingdom 16 690 1.2× 265 0.6× 149 1.3× 94 0.9× 41 0.8× 37 884
Erik Bleich United States 19 967 1.7× 536 1.3× 75 0.7× 208 1.9× 43 0.8× 58 1.3k
Ronald R. Krebs United States 16 751 1.3× 832 2.0× 92 0.8× 87 0.8× 42 0.8× 42 1.2k
Nancy L. Rosenblum United States 17 612 1.1× 667 1.6× 36 0.3× 140 1.3× 42 0.8× 55 1.1k
James M. Fendrich United States 14 629 1.1× 287 0.7× 95 0.8× 68 0.6× 72 1.4× 31 909
Bernhard Giesen Germany 14 551 1.0× 248 0.6× 33 0.3× 63 0.6× 62 1.2× 69 911
Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad United States 22 1.0k 1.8× 485 1.2× 102 0.9× 30 0.3× 35 0.7× 51 1.3k
Liz Fekete United Kingdom 15 949 1.7× 421 1.0× 103 0.9× 72 0.7× 22 0.4× 52 1.2k
Ian Birchall 4 418 0.7× 143 0.3× 79 0.7× 40 0.4× 57 1.1× 12 831

Countries citing papers authored by Kenneth O’Reilly

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kenneth O’Reilly

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenneth O’Reilly

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kenneth O’Reilly. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kenneth O’Reilly 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 Kenneth O’Reilly. Kenneth O’Reilly 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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O’Reilly, Kenneth. (2019). Separate and Unequal: The Kerner Commission and the Unraveling of American Liberalism. Journal of American History. 106(3). 825–825. 9 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Kenneth. (2012). A Rogue Doctrine?: The Role of Strategic Culture on US Foreign Policy Behavior. Foreign Policy Analysis. 9(1). 57–77. 5 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Kenneth, et al.. (2004). Stepping Stones to Nowhere: The Aleutian Islands, Alaska, and American Military Strategy, 1867-1945. International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis. 59(2). 473–473. 1 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Kenneth & Tali Mendelberg. (2002). The Race Card: Campaign Strategy, Implicit Messages, and the Norm of Equality. The Journal of Southern History. 68(4). 1009–1009. 532 indexed citations breakdown →
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O’Reilly, Kenneth, et al.. (2001). The Presidency and the Politics of Racial Inequality: Nation-Keeping from 1831 to 1965. The Journal of Southern History. 67(1). 218–218. 5 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Kenneth. (1997). The Jim Crow Policies of Woodrow Wilson. The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. 117–117. 8 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Kenneth. (1997). Racial Integration: The Battle General Eisenhower Chose Not to Fight. The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. 110–110. 2 indexed citations
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Lawson, Steven F. & Kenneth O’Reilly. (1997). Nixon's Piano: Presidents and Racial Politics from Washington to Clinton.. The Journal of Southern History. 63(1). 218–218. 32 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Kenneth, et al.. (1994). Framing History: The Rosenberg Story and the Cold War.. The American Historical Review. 99(4). 1414–1414. 20 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Kenneth, et al.. (1992). Army Surveillance in America, 1775-1980.. Journal of American History. 79(2). 632–632. 2 indexed citations
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Chalmers, David, et al.. (1990). The Security State in America: Inside J. Edgar Hoover's FBI. Reviews in American History. 18(1). 118–118. 1 indexed citations
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Horne, Gerald & Kenneth O’Reilly. (1990). "Racial Matters": The FBI's Secret File on Black America, 1960-1972. American Journal of Legal History. 34(2). 198–198. 6 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Kenneth, et al.. (1989). Federal Bureau of Investigation confidential files, McCarthy era blacklisting of school teachers, college professors, and other public employees : the FBI responsibilities program file and the dissemination of information policy file.
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O’Reilly, Kenneth, et al.. (1988). Secrecy and Power: The Life of J. Edgar Hoover.. The Journal of Southern History. 54(2). 355–355. 15 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Kenneth. (1988). The FBI and the Civil Rights Movement during the Kennedy Years--from the Freedom Rides to Albany. The Journal of Southern History. 54(2). 201–201. 2 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Kenneth, et al.. (1984). The Rosenberg File: A Search for the Truth. The American Historical Review. 89(3). 873–873. 11 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Kenneth. (1983). The Roosevelt Administration and Legislative-Executive Conflict: The FBI vs. The Dies Committee. Congress & the Presidency. 10(1). 79–93.
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O’Reilly, Kenneth. (1982). A New Deal for the FBI: The Roosevelt Administration, Crime Control, and National Security. Journal of American History. 69(3). 638–638. 14 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Kenneth. (1979). The Times of London and the Bolshevik Revolution. Journalism Quarterly. 56(1). 69–76. 1 indexed citations

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