Marc Blecher

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Marc Blecher is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Marc Blecher has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 1 paper in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Marc Blecher's work include China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (17 papers), Chinese history and philosophy (8 papers) and Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (2 papers). Marc Blecher is often cited by papers focused on China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (17 papers), Chinese history and philosophy (8 papers) and Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (2 papers). Marc Blecher collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Marc Blecher's co-authors include Andrew G. Walder, Vivienne Shue, Susan H. Whiting, Graham E. Johnson, Gordon White, Tang Tsou, Shaoguang Wang, Sarah Cook, Susan L. Woodward and Évelyne Huber and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Political Science Review and World Development.

In The Last Decade

Marc Blecher

40 papers receiving 920 citations

Hit Papers

Communist Neo-Traditionalism: Work and Authority in Chine... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 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. Communist Neo-Traditionalism: Work and Authority in Chinese Industry.
    1987 527 citations Marc Blecher, Andrew G. Walder Pacific Affairs profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Marc Blecher United States 13 768 694 106 83 75 44 1.2k
Richard Simeon Canada 17 829 1.1× 535 0.8× 99 0.9× 110 1.3× 61 0.8× 43 1.2k
Tony Saich Netherlands 15 661 0.9× 664 1.0× 90 0.8× 66 0.8× 50 0.7× 59 1.1k
Ana García de Fanelli Argentina 9 546 0.7× 432 0.6× 105 1.0× 113 1.4× 136 1.8× 66 1.2k
Paul Stubbs Croatia 15 488 0.6× 448 0.6× 76 0.7× 102 1.2× 149 2.0× 103 1.0k
Jude Howell United Kingdom 22 818 1.1× 1.0k 1.5× 105 1.0× 161 1.9× 104 1.4× 70 1.6k
Cal Clark United States 13 624 0.8× 528 0.8× 115 1.1× 82 1.0× 25 0.3× 75 1.1k
Ayşe Buḡra Türkiye 19 800 1.0× 573 0.8× 117 1.1× 47 0.6× 75 1.0× 39 1.3k
Linda Chelan Li Hong Kong 14 793 1.0× 723 1.0× 198 1.9× 67 0.8× 58 0.8× 46 1.2k
Stephan Leibfried Germany 18 1.0k 1.3× 330 0.5× 130 1.2× 136 1.6× 220 2.9× 81 1.3k
Ian Bruff United Kingdom 17 719 0.9× 598 0.9× 69 0.7× 100 1.2× 71 0.9× 54 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Marc Blecher

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Fields of papers citing papers by Marc Blecher

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marc Blecher

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Marc Blecher. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Marc Blecher 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 Marc Blecher. Marc Blecher 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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Blecher, Marc, et al.. (2022). Class and the Communist Party of China, 1978–2021. 1 indexed citations
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Schmitter, Philippe C. & Marc Blecher. (2020). Politics as a Science : A Prolegomenon. Cadmus - EUI Research Repository (European University Institute). 1 indexed citations
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Blecher, Marc, et al.. (2015). Migrants and Mobilization: Sectoral Patterns in China, 2010-2013. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 1 indexed citations
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Blecher, Marc. (2009). China in 2008: Meeting Olympian Challenges. Asian Survey. 49(1). 74–87. 6 indexed citations
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Blecher, Marc. (2008). Into space. City. 12(2). 171–182. 2 indexed citations
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Blecher, Marc, et al.. (2004). Asian Politics in Development. BiblioBoard Library Catalog (Open Research Library). 5 indexed citations
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Blecher, Marc & Susan H. Whiting. (2002). Power and Wealth in Rural China: The Political Economy of Institutional Change. Pacific Affairs. 75(1). 93–93. 72 indexed citations
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Blecher, Marc. (2000). Structure and Agency, Intellectual “Nationalism,” and Method. Modern China. 26(2). 239–247. 2 indexed citations
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Johnson, Graham E., Marc Blecher, & Vivienne Shue. (1997). Tethered Deer: Government and Economy in a Chinese County.. Pacific Affairs. 70(3). 428–428. 50 indexed citations
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Blecher, Marc & Susan L. Shirk. (1995). The Political Logic of Economic Reform in China.. Pacific Affairs. 68(2). 259–259. 1 indexed citations
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Blecher, Marc, et al.. (1987). China: Politics, Economics and Society. Iconoclasm and Innovation in a Revolutionary Socialist Country.. Pacific Affairs. 60(3). 492–492. 2 indexed citations
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Blecher, Marc, John P. Burns, & Stanley Rosen. (1987). Policy Conflicts in Post-Mao China: A Documentary Survey, With Analysis.. Pacific Affairs. 60(3). 497–497. 3 indexed citations
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Blecher, Marc & Andrew G. Walder. (1987). Communist Neo-Traditionalism: Work and Authority in Chinese Industry.. Pacific Affairs. 60(4). 657–657. 527 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blecher, Marc. (1985). Inequality and socialism in rural China: A conceptual note. World Development. 13(1). 115–121. 2 indexed citations
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Blecher, Marc. (1985). The structure and contradictions of productive relations in socialist agrarian ‘reform’: A framework for analysis and the Chinese case. The Journal of Development Studies. 22(1). 104–126. 4 indexed citations
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Blecher, Marc. (1984). The Chinese Hospital: A Socialist Work Unit. Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law. 9(3). 539–543. 2 indexed citations
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Lampton, David M., Marc Blecher, & Gordon White. (1980). Micropolitics in Contemporary China.. Pacific Affairs. 53(4). 737–737. 1 indexed citations
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Tsou, Tang, et al.. (1979). Organization, Growth, and Equality in Xiyang County. Modern China. 5(1). 3–40. 9 indexed citations
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Blecher, Marc & Thomas N. Thompson. (1976). Looking for imperialism. Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars. 8(4). 49–54.

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