Martha Finnemore

20.5k total citations · 8 hit papers
38 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Martha Finnemore is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Development and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Martha Finnemore has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 10 papers in Development and 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Martha Finnemore's work include International Development and Aid (10 papers), International Relations and Foreign Policy (10 papers) and International Law and Human Rights (5 papers). Martha Finnemore is often cited by papers focused on International Development and Aid (10 papers), International Relations and Foreign Policy (10 papers) and International Law and Human Rights (5 papers). Martha Finnemore collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Martha Finnemore's co-authors include Kathryn Sikkink, Michael Barnett, G. John Ikenberry, Michael Barnett, Stephen J. Toope, Randall L. Schweller, Henry Farrell, Duncan B. Hollis, Sidney Tarrow and Jeffrey W. Legro and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Foreign Affairs and International Organization.

In The Last Decade

Martha Finnemore

35 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

International Norm Dynamics and Political Change

1998 3.8k citations Martha Finnemore, Kathryn Sikkink International Organization profile →
The Politics, Power, and Pathologies of International Organizations

1999 951 citations Michael Barnett, Martha Finnemore International Organization profile →
National Interests in International Society

1996 829 citations Martha Finnemore Cornell University Press eBooks profile →
Rules for the World: International Organizations in Global Politics

2004 562 citations G. John Ikenberry, Michael Barnett et al. Foreign Affairs profile →
Norms, culture, and world politics: insights from sociology's institutionalism

1996 533 citations Martha Finnemore International Organization profile →
International organizations as teachers of norms: the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cutural Organization and science policy

1993 477 citations Martha Finnemore International Organization profile →
TAKINGSTOCK: The Constructivist Research Program in International Relations and Comparative Politics

2001 406 citations Martha Finnemore, Kathryn Sikkink profile →
Rules for the World

2019 154 citations Martha Finnemore et al. Cornell University Press eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Martha Finnemore United States	22	5.6k	4.3k	2.3k	1.2k	618	38	8.6k
Thomas Risse Germany	43	7.9k 1.4×	5.0k 1.2×	1.9k 0.8×	1.9k 1.6×	627 1.0×	125	11.2k
Beth A. Simmons United States	39	5.9k 1.0×	4.2k 1.0×	2.3k 1.0×	2.7k 2.3×	1.5k 2.5×	121	10.2k
Stephen D. Krasner United States	35	5.3k 1.0×	3.7k 0.8×	2.0k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	909 1.5×	103	8.3k
Margaret E. Keck United States	21	3.0k 0.5×	3.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	940 0.8×	445 0.7×	38	6.8k
Steven Levitsky United States	37	8.3k 1.5×	8.7k 2.0×	1.3k 0.6×	935 0.8×	944 1.5×	83	12.4k
John Gerard Ruggie United States	31	4.9k 0.9×	3.0k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 1.2×	717 1.2×	87	7.8k
Kathryn Sikkink United States	31	7.2k 1.3×	7.4k 1.7×	2.5k 1.1×	1.7k 1.5×	785 1.3×	68	13.2k
Larry Diamond United States	44	6.4k 1.1×	7.3k 1.7×	1.2k 0.5×	567 0.5×	764 1.2×	207	10.7k
Peter J. Katzenstein United States	40	4.8k 0.9×	3.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	680 0.6×	616 1.0×	114	6.7k
James D. Fearon United States	31	8.3k 1.5×	12.1k 2.8×	2.7k 1.2×	881 0.7×	2.5k 4.1×	71	17.6k

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All Works

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Finnemore, Martha & Alexander Wendt. (2024). When “Old” Constructivism Was New: Reflections on Classical Constructivism. Perspectives on Politics. 22(4). 1248–1268. 1 indexed citations

Finnemore, Martha. (2021). Les enseignements de l’administration publique pour la gouvernance mondiale. Conclusions du numéro spécial sur « La bureaucratie internationale et le système des Nations unies ». Revue Internationale des Sciences Administratives. Vol. 87(4). 745–749. 1 indexed citations

Finnemore, Martha. (2021). Lessons from public administration for global governance: Conclusions of the special issue on “International Bureaucracy and the United Nations System.”. International Review of Administrative Sciences. 87(4). 831–835. 4 indexed citations

Finnemore, Martha, et al.. (2019). Rules for the World. Cornell University Press eBooks. 154 indexed citations breakdown →

Finnemore, Martha & Duncan B. Hollis. (2019). Beyond Naming and Shaming: Accusations and International Law in Cybersecurity. SSRN Electronic Journal.

Finnemore, Martha. (2019). Talking Past Each Other: Government, Business and Civil Society Discussing Cyber Security. MGIMO Review of International Relations. 12(5). 7–11. 2 indexed citations

Finnemore, Martha. (2019). The Purpose of Intervention. Cornell University Press eBooks. 52 indexed citations

Farrell, Henry & Martha Finnemore. (2016). Global Institutions without a Global State. Oxford University Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations

Sikkink, Kathryn, et al.. (2015). Dinâmicas de Norma Internacional e mudança política. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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Ikenberry, G. John, G. John Ikenberry, G. John Ikenberry, et al.. (2011). International Relations Theory and the Consequences of Unipolarity. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 42 indexed citations

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Farrell, Henry & Martha Finnemore. (2009). Ontology, methodology, and causation in the American school of international political economy. Review of International Political Economy. 16(1). 58–71. 32 indexed citations

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Finnemore, Martha. (2008). Legitimacy, Hypocrisy, and the Social Structure of Unipolarity. World Politics. 61(1). 58–85. 121 indexed citations

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Finnemore, Martha & G. John Ikenberry. (2006). Liberal Order and Imperial Ambition: Essays on American Power and International Order. Foreign Affairs. 85(6). 160–160. 12 indexed citations

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Finnemore, Martha. (2005). Fights about rules: the role of efficacy and power in changing multilateralism. Review of International Studies. 31(S1). 187–206. 29 indexed citations

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Ikenberry, G. John, Michael Barnett, & Martha Finnemore. (2004). Rules for the World: International Organizations in Global Politics. Foreign Affairs. 83(6). 144–144. 562 indexed citations breakdown →

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Finnemore, Martha. (2001). Exporting the English School?. Review of International Studies. 27(3). 43 indexed citations

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Barnett, Michael & Martha Finnemore. (1999). The Politics, Power, and Pathologies of International Organizations. International Organization. 53(4). 699–732. 951 indexed citations breakdown →

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Finnemore, Martha & Kathryn Sikkink. (1998). International Norm Dynamics and Political Change. International Organization. 52(4). 887–917. 3772 indexed citations breakdown →

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Finnemore, Martha. (1993). International organizations as teachers of norms: the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cutural Organization and science policy. International Organization. 47(4). 565–597. 477 indexed citations breakdown →

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Finnemore, Martha. (1991). Science, the state, and international society. UMI Dissertation Services eBooks. 7 indexed citations

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