Nic Cheeseman

4.1k total citations
84 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Nic Cheeseman is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Nic Cheeseman has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 21 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 14 papers in Development. Recurrent topics in Nic Cheeseman's work include Political Conflict and Governance (26 papers), International Development and Aid (14 papers) and African studies and sociopolitical issues (9 papers). Nic Cheeseman is often cited by papers focused on Political Conflict and Governance (26 papers), International Development and Aid (14 papers) and African studies and sociopolitical issues (9 papers). Nic Cheeseman collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Nic Cheeseman's co-authors include Justin Willis, Gabrielle Lynch, Daniel Branch, Paul Chaisty, Timothy J. Power, Blessing-Miles Tendi, Marja Hinfelaar, Diane de Gramont, Miles Larmer and Caryn Peiffer and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Political Science Review and World Development.

In The Last Decade

Nic Cheeseman

78 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nic Cheeseman United Kingdom 22 1.1k 618 290 126 115 84 1.6k
Shaheen Mozaffar United States 18 972 0.9× 843 1.4× 208 0.7× 66 0.5× 141 1.2× 39 1.5k
Laurence Whitehead United Kingdom 20 1.0k 0.9× 1000 1.6× 239 0.8× 43 0.3× 54 0.5× 111 1.6k
Jorge I. Domínguez United States 22 924 0.9× 847 1.4× 115 0.4× 55 0.4× 102 0.9× 133 1.6k
Allen Hicken United States 24 1.3k 1.2× 1.5k 2.5× 202 0.7× 79 0.6× 119 1.0× 80 2.3k
Benjamin Reilly Australia 23 1.2k 1.1× 1.1k 1.7× 178 0.6× 43 0.3× 339 2.9× 72 1.8k
Joel D. Barkan United States 18 667 0.6× 457 0.7× 231 0.8× 75 0.6× 140 1.2× 36 1.1k
Ellen Lust United States 19 1.8k 1.7× 1.6k 2.5× 218 0.8× 28 0.2× 124 1.1× 67 2.5k
Nicholas van de Walle United States 5 1.5k 1.4× 861 1.4× 593 2.0× 109 0.9× 224 1.9× 6 2.0k
Clifford Bob United States 10 775 0.7× 473 0.8× 253 0.9× 22 0.2× 68 0.6× 30 1.2k
Rita Abrahamsen Canada 18 983 0.9× 625 1.0× 231 0.8× 79 0.6× 65 0.6× 45 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nic Cheeseman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nic Cheeseman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nic Cheeseman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nic Cheeseman 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 Nic Cheeseman. Nic Cheeseman 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
1.
Singh, Ajit, Francis D. Pope, Jonathan Radcliffe, et al.. (2024). Delivering sustainable climate action: reframing the sustainable development goals. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 8 indexed citations
3.
Cheeseman, Nic & Caryn Peiffer. (2024). Getting the message right: what are the impacts of counter-serious and organised crime awareness-raising strategies?. Behavioural Public Policy. 10(2). 235–255. 2 indexed citations
4.
Cheeseman, Nic, Karuti Kanyinga, Gabrielle Lynch, & Justin Willis. (2024). Has Kenya democratized? Institutional strengthening and contingency in the 2022 general elections. Journal of Eastern African Studies. 18(2). 240–260. 1 indexed citations
5.
Cheeseman, Nic, et al.. (2023). Defending Civic Space: When are Campaigns against Repressive Laws Successful?. The Journal of Development Studies. 59(5). 619–636. 10 indexed citations
6.
Gordon, Rebecca, et al.. (2022). Government responses to gender-based violence during COVID-19. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 857345–857345. 6 indexed citations
7.
Cheeseman, Nic & Jeffrey M. Smith. (2019). The Retreat of African Democracy. Foreign Affairs. 1 indexed citations
8.
Cheeseman, Nic & Brian S. Klaas. (2019). How to Rig an Election. Yale University Press eBooks. 16 indexed citations
9.
Cheeseman, Nic. (2018). Institutions and Democracy in Africa. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 33 indexed citations
10.
Cheeseman, Nic. (2018). Oxford Encyclopaedia of African Politics. University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham). 1 indexed citations
11.
Chaisty, Paul, Nic Cheeseman, & Timothy J. Power. (2018). Coalitional Presidentialism in Comparative Perspective. Oxford University Press eBooks. 52 indexed citations
12.
Cheeseman, Nic, Lindsay Whitfield, & Carl Death. (2017). The African Affairs Reader: Key texts in politics, development and international relations. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 3 indexed citations
13.
Cheeseman, Nic, Gabrielle Lynch, & Justin Willis. (2014). Democracy and its discontents: understanding Kenya's 2013 elections. Journal of Eastern African Studies. 8(1). 2–24. 68 indexed citations
14.
Cheeseman, Nic. (2014). Does the African middle class defend democracy? Evidence from Kenya. Working Paper Series. 15 indexed citations
15.
Brass, Jennifer N. & Nic Cheeseman. (2013). Beyond Ethnic Politics: The Limits of Bloc-Voting in Kenya. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
16.
LeBas, Adrienne & Nic Cheeseman. (2013). The Lagos Experiment: Services Delivery, Tax Collection, and Popular Attitudes. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
17.
Curtis, Rebecca, Deborah Bräutigam, Xiaoyang Tang, et al.. (2009). CQY volume 199 Cover and Front matter. The China Quarterly. 199. f1–f8. 1 indexed citations
18.
Cheeseman, Nic & Marja Hinfelaar. (2009). Parties, Platforms, and Political Mobilization: The Zambian Presidential Election of 2008. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
19.
Cheeseman, Nic. (2009). Kenya: the struggle for democracy. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 3 indexed citations
20.
Cheeseman, Nic, et al.. (2008). Special issue: Election fever: Kenya's crisis. Journal of Eastern African Studies. 2(2). 165–367. 2 indexed citations

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