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.
Westward ho-the China dream and ‘one belt, one road’: Chinese foreign policy under Xi Jinping
Countries citing papers authored by Peter Ferdinand
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This map shows the geographic impact of Peter Ferdinand's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Peter Ferdinand with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Peter Ferdinand more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Peter Ferdinand. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Peter Ferdinand. The network helps show where Peter Ferdinand may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Ferdinand
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Ferdinand.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Ferdinand 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 Peter Ferdinand. Peter Ferdinand is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Ferdinand, Peter. (2016). Westward ho-the China dream and ‘one belt, one road’: Chinese foreign policy under Xi Jinping. International Affairs. 92(4). 941–957.335 indexed citations breakdown →
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Garner, Robert, Peter Ferdinand, & Stéphanie Lawson. (2012). Introduction to politics (second edition). Oxford University Press eBooks.1 indexed citations
Ash, Robert, et al.. (2000). Hong Kong in transition : the handover years. Macmillan eBooks.9 indexed citations
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Ferdinand, Peter, Jeremy F. Shapiro, Christopher Coker, et al.. (1997). Book reviews. Survival. 39(2). 158–176.2 indexed citations
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Ferdinand, Peter. (1996). Social Change and the Chinese Communist Party: Domestic Problems of Rule. Journal of international affairs. 49(2). 478.2 indexed citations
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Ferdinand, Peter. (1994). The New Central Asia and Its Neighbours. Medical Entomology and Zoology.6 indexed citations
18.
Ferdinand, Peter. (1993). Take‐off for Taiwan?. The Pacific Review. 6(4). 321–332.1 indexed citations
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