Rob Watts

2.2k total citations
64 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Rob Watts is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Rob Watts has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 16 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 6 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Rob Watts's work include Australian History and Society (9 papers), Youth Education and Societal Dynamics (7 papers) and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (6 papers). Rob Watts is often cited by papers focused on Australian History and Society (9 papers), Youth Education and Societal Dynamics (7 papers) and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (6 papers). Rob Watts collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Spain and France. Rob Watts's co-authors include Judith Bessant, Francis G. Castles, Greg Marston, Rys Farthing, Philip Mendes, Richard Hil, Peter Beilharz, Mark Considine, Jenni Barclay and M. R. James and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Rob Watts

58 papers receiving 919 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rob Watts Australia 16 451 328 254 142 140 64 1.1k
Jeremy Kendall United Kingdom 22 727 1.6× 362 1.1× 349 1.4× 336 2.4× 339 2.4× 74 1.4k
Daniel M. Cress United States 8 641 1.4× 355 1.1× 122 0.5× 38 0.3× 43 0.3× 9 988
Martin Evans United Kingdom 15 520 1.2× 227 0.7× 257 1.0× 73 0.5× 89 0.6× 70 1.1k
David Wilson United Kingdom 23 945 2.1× 337 1.0× 238 0.9× 140 1.0× 344 2.5× 119 2.2k
Steven Griggs United Kingdom 14 334 0.7× 233 0.7× 81 0.3× 68 0.5× 74 0.5× 45 894
José António Cabral Vieira Portugal 18 384 0.9× 37 0.1× 159 0.6× 51 0.4× 67 0.5× 67 1.1k
Melissa W. Wright United States 20 883 2.0× 242 0.7× 122 0.5× 25 0.2× 51 0.4× 52 1.4k
Erik Snel Netherlands 18 718 1.6× 150 0.5× 140 0.6× 45 0.3× 24 0.2× 85 1.2k
Samuel Hickey United States 8 380 0.8× 132 0.4× 99 0.4× 42 0.3× 54 0.4× 12 765
Tom Clark United Kingdom 16 379 0.8× 47 0.1× 119 0.5× 225 1.6× 9 0.1× 46 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Rob Watts

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rob Watts

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rob Watts

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rob Watts. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rob Watts 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 Rob Watts. Rob Watts 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
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Bessant, Judith & Rob Watts. (2025). Young and invisible in a time of polycrisis: reframing the problem and finding solutions. Journal of Youth Studies. 1–18.
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Watts, Rob, et al.. (2024). The Political in the Anthropocene: Reflections on a Ministerial Veto, 2021. Australian Journal of Environmental Education. 40(3). 431–444. 1 indexed citations
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Bessant, Judith, Philippa Collin, & Rob Watts. (2023). ‘Blah, Blah, Blah … [not] business as usual’: politics through the lens of young female climate leaders. Australian Journal of Political Science. 58(4). 477–493. 3 indexed citations
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Bessant, Judith, Sarah Pickard, & Rob Watts. (2019). Translating Bourdieu into youth studies. Journal of Youth Studies. 23(1). 76–92. 15 indexed citations
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Bessant, Judith, Rys Farthing, & Rob Watts. (2015). Co-designing a civics curriculum: young people, democratic deficit and political renewal in the EU. Journal of Curriculum Studies. 48(2). 271–289. 19 indexed citations
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Watts, Rob. (2012). The intergenerational accounting project and the myth of a looming fiscal crisis. Journal of Australian political economy. 69(69). 86–102. 1 indexed citations
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Buckeridge, John S. & Rob Watts. (2012). On ethics, the pursuit of knowledge, truth and status in the hallowed halls of academe. Integrative Zoology. 8(3). 223–231. 1 indexed citations
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Marston, Greg & Rob Watts. (2004). The Problem with Neo-conservative Social Policy: Rethinking the Ethics of Citizenship and the Welfare State. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 33(33). 34–44. 2 indexed citations
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Marston, Greg & Rob Watts. (2003). Just the facts Ma’am: A critical appraisal of evidence-based policy. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 30(30). 32–45. 5 indexed citations
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Watts, Rob. (2003). Making numbers count: The birth of the census and racial government in Victoria, 1835–1840. Australian Historical Studies. 34(121). 26–47. 9 indexed citations
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Young, S. R., Paul Cole, Eliza S. Calder, et al.. (1999). Dome collapse and vulcanian explosive activity, September to October 1997. MVO Special Report 5. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 1 indexed citations
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Watts, Rob. (1999). Towards the virtual university? From IT to ART. Melbourne Studies in Education. 40(1). 1–22. 1 indexed citations
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Bessant, Judith & Rob Watts. (1998). History, myth making and young people in a time of change. Family matters. 4. 8 indexed citations
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Watts, Rob & Gregory Melleuish. (1998). Cultural Liberalism in Australia: A Study in Intellectual and Cultural History.. Pacific Affairs. 71(1). 138–138. 1 indexed citations
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Watts, Rob. (1996). Unemployment, the Underclass and Crime in Australia: A Critique. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology. 29(1). 1–19. 4 indexed citations
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Watts, Rob. (1994). Government and modernity: An essay in thinking governmentality. 103. 28 indexed citations
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Shaver, Sheila, Peter Beilharz, Mark Considine, & Rob Watts. (1994). Arguing about the Welfare State: The Australian Experience.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 23(4). 541–541. 28 indexed citations
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Bessant, Judith & Rob Watts. (1994). VIOLENCE, SCHOOLS AND YOUNG PEOPLE: A PRELIMINARY REPORT. Discourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. 15(2). 49–59. 4 indexed citations
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Watts, Rob. (1983). Revising the Revisionists : the Alp and Liberalism 1941 - 1945. Thesis Eleven. 7(1). 67–86. 4 indexed citations

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