Olivier Walther

1.6k total citations
102 papers, 937 citations indexed

About

Olivier Walther is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Olivier Walther has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 937 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 42 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 28 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Olivier Walther's work include Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration (24 papers), African Studies and Geopolitics (22 papers) and China's Global Influence and Migration (10 papers). Olivier Walther is often cited by papers focused on Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration (24 papers), African Studies and Geopolitics (22 papers) and China's Global Influence and Migration (10 papers). Olivier Walther collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Luxembourg. Olivier Walther's co-authors include Christophe Sohn, Denis Retaillé, Bernard Reitel, Antoine Decoville, Frédéric Durand, Christian Schulz, Sabine Dörry, Michel Tenikué, Christian Leuprecht and Dimitris Christopoulos and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and World Development.

In The Last Decade

Olivier Walther

94 papers receiving 875 citations

Peers

Olivier Walther
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  • Political Science and International Relations 474
  • Sociology and Political Science 429
  • Anthropology 185
  • Geography, Planning and Development 163
  • Economics and Econometrics 157
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Countries citing papers authored by Olivier Walther

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Fields of papers citing papers by Olivier Walther

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Olivier Walther

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Olivier Walther. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Olivier Walther 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 Olivier Walther. Olivier Walther is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Eating soup with a knife: Confronting warfare in the Sahara
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Strange bedfellows: a network analysis of Mali’s northern conflict
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Sons of the soil and conquerors who came on foot: The historical evolution of a West African border region
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Guerre au désert, la reconversion des savoirs nomades
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Specialized international financial centres and their crisis resilience: The case of Luxembourg
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Finanzplatz Luxemburg. Vom "Steuerparadies" zur Investmentfonds-Kapitale.
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