Michael McFaul

4.8k total citations
99 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Michael McFaul is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael McFaul has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 33 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 3 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Michael McFaul's work include Russia and Soviet political economy (37 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (22 papers) and Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics (15 papers). Michael McFaul is often cited by papers focused on Russia and Soviet political economy (37 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (22 papers) and Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics (15 papers). Michael McFaul collaborates with scholars based in United States, Bulgaria and United Kingdom. Michael McFaul's co-authors include Timothy J. Colton, James Goldgeier, Robert Legvold, Stephen Kotkin, Nikolay V. Petrov, Valerie Bunce, Michael A. McFaul, Francis Fukuyama, K. Lynn Stoner and Thomas Risse and has published in prestigious journals such as Foreign Affairs, International Organization and Political Science Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Michael McFaul

90 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael McFaul United States 25 1.7k 1.5k 196 178 155 99 2.2k
Valerie Bunce United States 23 1.8k 1.1× 1.6k 1.1× 179 0.9× 226 1.3× 150 1.0× 60 2.4k
Vedi R. Hadiz Australia 24 1.3k 0.8× 1.9k 1.3× 156 0.8× 129 0.7× 100 0.6× 76 2.4k
Judith G. Kelley United States 20 1.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 395 2.0× 143 0.8× 227 1.5× 42 1.9k
Giovanni Capoccia United Kingdom 11 1.1k 0.7× 762 0.5× 127 0.6× 143 0.8× 164 1.1× 18 1.7k
M. Steven Fish United States 23 1.3k 0.8× 1.4k 1.0× 117 0.6× 141 0.8× 154 1.0× 46 2.0k
Laurence Whitehead United Kingdom 20 1000 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 239 1.2× 129 0.7× 77 0.5× 111 1.6k
Anna Grzymała-Busse United States 21 1.6k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 113 0.6× 190 1.1× 220 1.4× 48 2.2k
Axel Hadenius Sweden 15 805 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 246 1.3× 238 1.3× 80 0.5× 38 1.6k
Anna Lührmann Sweden 20 1.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 168 0.9× 156 0.9× 111 0.7× 47 2.0k
Henry E. Hale United States 25 1.9k 1.1× 1.9k 1.3× 80 0.4× 159 0.9× 189 1.2× 78 2.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael McFaul

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael McFaul

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Götz, Elias & Michael McFaul. (2021). The Power of Putin in Russian Foreign Policy. International Security. 46(1). 196–200. 3 indexed citations
2.
McFaul, Michael. (2018). FROM COLD WAR TO HOT PEACE. 2 indexed citations
3.
McFaul, Michael. (2014). Moscow's choice. Foreign Affairs. 93(6). 167–171. 20 indexed citations
4.
Magen, Amichai, Thomas Risse, & Michael McFaul. (2009). Promoting democracy and the rule of law : American and European strategies. Palgrave Macmillan eBooks. 40 indexed citations
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Bunce, Valerie, et al.. (2009). Democracy and Authoritarianism in the Postcommunist World. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 74 indexed citations
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McFaul, Michael. (2009). Advancing Democracy Abroad. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Stoner, K. Lynn, Kathryn Stoner‐Weiss, Michael A. McFaul, & Michael McFaul. (2009). Domestic and International Influences on the Collapse of the Soviet Union (1991) and Russia's Initial Transition to Democracy (1993). 1 indexed citations
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McFaul, Michael & Kathryn Stoner‐Weiss. (2008). FOREIGN AFFAIRS 独裁体制と経済成長に因果関係はあるのか. 289–300. 1 indexed citations
9.
McFaul, Michael A., Michael McFaul, & Abbas S. Milani. (2007). The Right Way to Engage Iran. 1 indexed citations
10.
McFaul, Michael A., Michael McFaul, & James Goldgeier. (2006). Russia's No Democracy? So What?. 3. 1 indexed citations
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McFaul, Michael A., Michael McFaul, & James Goldgeier. (2005). What to Do about Russia. Policy review. 133(133). 45. 3 indexed citations
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McFaul, Michael A. & Michael McFaul. (2002). Unfinished Business in Europe. 1 indexed citations
13.
McFaul, Michael, et al.. (2001). “Managed Democracy” in Russia. Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics. 6(3). 116–127. 28 indexed citations
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McFaul, Michael. (2000). Russia's 1999 Parliamentary Elections: Party Consolidation and Fragmentation. Demokratizatsiya The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization. 8(1). 5. 4 indexed citations
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McFaul, Michael A., Michael McFaul, & Sarah E. Mendelson. (2000). Russian Democracy -- A U.S. National Security Interest. Demokratizatsiya The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization. 8(3). 330. 4 indexed citations
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McFaul, Michael A. & Michael McFaul. (2000). Russia Under Putin: One Step Forward, Two Steps Backward. Journal of democracy. 11. 10 indexed citations
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McFaul, Michael. (1998). Russia's `Privatized' State as an Impediment to Democratic Consolidation. Security Dialogue. 29(2). 191–199. 8 indexed citations
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McFaul, Michael. (1998). Russia's `Privatized' State as an Impediment to Democratic Consolidation. Security Dialogue. 29(3). 315–332. 8 indexed citations
19.
McFaul, Michael A. & Michael McFaul. (1995). Russian Politics After Chechnya. Foreign Policy. 99. 1 indexed citations
20.
McFaul, Michael A. & Michael McFaul. (1993). Can the Russian Military-Industrial Complex Be Privatized?: Evaluating the Experiment in Employee Ownership at the Saratov Aviation Plant. 2 indexed citations

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