Michael C. Williams

11.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
240 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Michael C. Williams is a scholar working on Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Polymers and Plastics and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael C. Williams has authored 240 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, 61 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 51 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Michael C. Williams's work include Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (75 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (56 papers) and Material Dynamics and Properties (26 papers). Michael C. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (75 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (56 papers) and Material Dynamics and Properties (26 papers). Michael C. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Michael C. Williams's co-authors include Keith Krause, Rita Abrahamsen, D.H. Pashley, Ibnelwaleed A. Hussein, Morten Kelstrup, Clayton J. Radke, Jean Camps, Richard J. Spontak, Charles W. Manke and Jean-François Drolet and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Michael C. Williams

228 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

Words, Images, Enemies: Securitization and International ... 1997 2026 2006 2016 2003 1997 200 400 600
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. Words, Images, Enemies: Securitization and International Politics
    2003 617 citations Michael C. Williams profile →
  2. Critical Security Studies: Concepts and Cases
    1997 290 citations Michael C. Williams 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
Michael C. Williams United States 42 2.5k 2.0k 1.2k 1.0k 769 240 6.7k
I. M. Ward United Kingdom 74 148 0.1× 150 0.1× 2.1k 1.8× 17.1k 16.5× 4.6k 6.0× 746 26.6k
Oliver P. Richmond United Kingdom 52 4.0k 1.6× 2.1k 1.0× 115 0.1× 114 0.1× 1.9k 2.5× 255 8.7k
Mary P. Ryan United Kingdom 55 460 0.2× 209 0.1× 21 0.0× 365 0.4× 5.2k 6.8× 316 10.1k
Hongying Wang China 30 256 0.1× 318 0.2× 14 0.0× 357 0.3× 665 0.9× 126 3.0k
David L. Rigby United States 40 418 0.2× 716 0.4× 226 0.2× 713 0.7× 1.0k 1.3× 176 7.0k
Robert F. Service United States 49 106 0.0× 35 0.0× 92 0.1× 1.4k 1.3× 4.1k 5.3× 551 11.7k
James T. Richardson United States 39 1.5k 0.6× 417 0.2× 17 0.0× 292 0.3× 2.8k 3.7× 262 7.3k
Philip M. Williams United Kingdom 48 123 0.0× 252 0.1× 13 0.0× 257 0.2× 1.3k 1.7× 248 7.6k
Stephen Shaw United Kingdom 31 234 0.1× 25 0.0× 26 0.0× 977 0.9× 868 1.1× 127 3.9k
Steven D. Smith United States 35 71 0.0× 84 0.0× 912 0.8× 1.4k 1.3× 2.9k 3.7× 202 4.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael C. Williams

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael C. Williams

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Drolet, Jean-François & Michael C. Williams. (2025). International relations and the revolutionary geopolitics of the European New Right. European Journal of International Relations. 31(2). 311–335. 2 indexed citations
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Abrahamsen, Rita & Michael C. Williams. (2024). Radical Right Dystopias in the Global Culture Wars. Global Studies Quarterly. 5(1). 1 indexed citations
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Drolet, Jean-François & Michael C. Williams. (2021). From critique to reaction: The new right, critical theory and international relations. Journal of International Political Theory. 18(1). 23–45. 15 indexed citations
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Drolet, Jean-François & Michael C. Williams. (2018). Radical conservatism and global order: international theory and the new right. International Theory. 10(3). 285–313. 51 indexed citations
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Williams, Michael C.. (2011). Securitization and the liberalism of fear. Security Dialogue. 42(4-5). 453–463. 55 indexed citations
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Williams, Michael C.. (2010). The Public, the Private and the Evolution of Security Studies. Security Dialogue. 41(6). 623–630. 10 indexed citations
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Abrahamsen, Rita, et al.. (2009). Guest Editors’ Introduction. Security Dialogue. 40(4-5). 363–372. 4 indexed citations
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Williams, Michael C. & Jason J. Ivanusic. (2008). Evidence for the involvement of the spinoparabrachial pathway, but not the spinothalamic tract or post-synaptic dorsal column, in acute bone nociception. Neuroscience Letters. 443(3). 246–250. 13 indexed citations
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Williams, Michael C.. (2007). Realism reconsidered: the legacy of Hans Morgenthau in international relations. Oxford University Press eBooks. 39 indexed citations
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Tay, Franklin R., Robert J. Loushine, Robert S. Weller, et al.. (2005). Ultrastructural Evaluation of the Apical Seal in Roots Filled with a Polycaprolactone-Based Root Canal Filling Material. Journal of Endodontics. 31(7). 514–519. 149 indexed citations
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Abrahamsen, Rita & Michael C. Williams. (2005). The politics of private security in Kenya. Review of African Political Economy. 32. 425–431. 2 indexed citations
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Tay, Franklin R., D.H. Pashley, Michael C. Williams, et al.. (2005). Susceptibility of a Polycaprolactone-Based Root Canal Filling Material to Degradation. I. Alkaline Hydrolysis. Journal of Endodontics. 31(8). 593–598. 93 indexed citations
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Williams, Michael C., et al.. (2002). Adhesion of Endodontic Sealers to Dentin and Gutta-Percha. Journal of Endodontics. 28(10). 684–688. 248 indexed citations
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Curry, Robert L., et al.. (1994). Vietnam's Dilemmas and Options: The Challenge of Economic Transition in the 1990s.. Pacific Affairs. 67(2). 307–307. 4 indexed citations
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Williams, Michael C., et al.. (1991). Communism, Religion, and Revolt in Banten.. Pacific Affairs. 64(3). 439–439. 18 indexed citations
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Manke, Charles W. & Michael C. Williams. (1986). The Internal‐Viscosity Dumbbell in the High‐IV Limit: Implications for Rheological Modeling. Journal of Rheology. 30(1). 19–28. 8 indexed citations
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Williams, Michael C., et al.. (1985). Armed Communist Movements in Southeast Asia.. Pacific Affairs. 58(2). 357–357. 8 indexed citations
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Williams, Michael C., et al.. (1981). Surface roughness and edge geometries in hemolysis with rotating disk flow. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 15(6). 923–939. 12 indexed citations
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Williams, Michael C., et al.. (1980). Hemolytic Properties of Special Materials Exposed to a Shear Flow, and Plasma Changes with Shear. Biomaterials Medical Devices and Artificial Organs. 8(2). 103–144. 11 indexed citations
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Williams, Michael C., et al.. (1977). Shear-Induced Hemolysis with Commercial and Glow Discharge Silicones. Biomaterials Medical Devices and Artificial Organs. 5(1). 67–96. 2 indexed citations

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