Michael Nicholson

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Michael Nicholson is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Marketing. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Nicholson has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 11 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 9 papers in Marketing. Recurrent topics in Michael Nicholson's work include Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification (7 papers), Digital Games and Media (3 papers) and International Relations and Foreign Policy (3 papers). Michael Nicholson is often cited by papers focused on Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification (7 papers), Digital Games and Media (3 papers) and International Relations and Foreign Policy (3 papers). Michael Nicholson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Ghana. Michael Nicholson's co-authors include Sarah Xiao, Gopalkrishnan R. Iyer, Ian Clarke, Michael Blakemore, Zaid Mohammad Obeidat, K. M. Fierke, Arun Sharma, Christopher Mitchell, Robert A. Wells and George T. Baker and has published in prestigious journals such as The Economic Journal, American Political Science Review and Industrial Marketing Management.

In The Last Decade

Michael Nicholson

52 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Resolution of Conflict 1967 2026 1986 2006 1967 250 500 750
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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 Resolution of Conflict
    1967 885 citations Michael Nicholson 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 Nicholson United Kingdom 13 732 392 339 308 190 61 1.7k
Paul Williams United Arab Emirates 21 1.1k 1.6× 680 1.7× 686 2.0× 275 0.9× 68 0.4× 52 2.0k
Jean‐Claude Usunier Switzerland 22 746 1.0× 515 1.3× 929 2.7× 331 1.1× 57 0.3× 55 2.1k
Robert E. Pitts United States 22 710 1.0× 253 0.6× 960 2.8× 363 1.2× 72 0.4× 56 1.9k
Fons Trompenaars United Kingdom 12 553 0.8× 640 1.6× 172 0.5× 665 2.2× 101 0.5× 36 2.0k
James P. Johnson United States 19 485 0.7× 486 1.2× 442 1.3× 362 1.2× 130 0.7× 42 2.1k
Chanthika Pornpitakpan Singapore 16 1.5k 2.1× 336 0.9× 943 2.8× 356 1.2× 69 0.4× 37 2.6k
Alma T. Mintu United States 6 446 0.6× 347 0.9× 173 0.5× 311 1.0× 51 0.3× 9 1.3k
김종식 4 409 0.6× 370 0.9× 179 0.5× 327 1.1× 53 0.3× 35 1.4k
Tomasz Lenartowicz United States 17 639 0.9× 697 1.8× 378 1.1× 655 2.1× 100 0.5× 23 2.2k
Devendra Potnis United States 14 439 0.6× 281 0.7× 193 0.6× 256 0.8× 139 0.7× 60 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Nicholson

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All Works

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Obeidat, Zaid Mohammad, Sarah Xiao, Gopalkrishnan R. Iyer, & Michael Nicholson. (2017). Consumer Revenge Using the Internet and Social Media: An Examination of the Role of Service Failure Types and Cognitive Appraisal Processes. Psychology and Marketing. 34(4). 496–515. 107 indexed citations
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Iyer, Gopalkrishnan R., Sarah Xiao, Arun Sharma, & Michael Nicholson. (2015). Behavioral issues in price setting in business-to-business marketing: A framework for analysis. Industrial Marketing Management. 47. 6–16. 35 indexed citations
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Xiao, Sarah & Michael Nicholson. (2012). A Multidisciplinary Cognitive Behavioural Framework of Impulse Buying: A Systematic Review of the Literature. International Journal of Management Reviews. 15(3). 333–356. 126 indexed citations
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Xiao, Sarah & Michael Nicholson. (2011). Mapping impulse buying: a behaviour analysis framework for services marketing and consumer research. Service Industries Journal. 31(15). 2515–2528. 36 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Michael & Pia M. Orrenius. (2010). Manning the gates: migration policy in the Great Recession. Economics Letters. 5. 2 indexed citations
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Xiao, Sarah & Michael Nicholson. (2010). Trick or Treat? An Examination of Marketing Relationships in a Nondeceptive Counterfeit Market. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management. 30(3). 247–270. 10 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Michael, Ian Clarke, & Michael Blakemore. (2002). 'One brand, three ways to shop': situational variables and multichannel consumer behaviour. The International Review of Retail Distribution and Consumer Research. 12(2). 131–148. 104 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Michael. (1999). Review Article: Lewis Fry Richardson and the Study of the Causes of War. British Journal of Political Science. 29(3). 541–563. 2 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Michael, et al.. (1997). Welcome to Sarajevo. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Michael. (1996). Theory of Moves. By Steven J. Brams. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993. 226p. $54.95 cloth, $17.95 paper.. American Political Science Review. 90(1). 169–170. 2 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Michael. (1996). Avoiding losses/taking risks: prospect theory and international conflict. International Affairs. 72(1). 156–156. 23 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Michael. (1990). Deterrence, uncertainty and cooperative behavior. International Interactions. 15(3-4). 227–242. 1 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Michael. (1988). War games: inside the secret world of the men who play at World War III. International Affairs. 64(4). 662–663. 4 indexed citations
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Solzhenit︠s︡yn, Aleksandr Isaevich, et al.. (1980). The mortal danger : how misconceptions about Russia imperil the West.
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Nicholson, Michael. (1980). Games and simulation. Journal of Strategic Studies. 3(3). 72–90. 3 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Michael. (1974). Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and the Russian literary tradition. Supplied by the British Library Document Supply Centre eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Michael. (1967). Tariff Wars and a Model of Conflict. Journal of Peace Research. 4(1). 26–38. 10 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Michael & P. A. Reynolds. (1967). General Systems, the International System, and the Eastonian Analysis. Political Studies. 15(1). 12–31. 8 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Michael. (1965). CONDITIONS FOR THE “VOTING PARADOX” IN COMM1TTEE DEGISIONS. Metroeconomica. 17(1-2). 29–44. 6 indexed citations

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