Robert D. Kaplan

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Robert D. Kaplan is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert D. Kaplan has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 4 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Robert D. Kaplan's work include Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (3 papers), Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research (2 papers) and Eurasian Exchange Networks (2 papers). Robert D. Kaplan is often cited by papers focused on Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (3 papers), Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research (2 papers) and Eurasian Exchange Networks (2 papers). Robert D. Kaplan collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. Robert D. Kaplan's co-authors include David Rieff, Alfred L. Horowitz, Geoffrey McNicoll, Günseli Sarpel, Lawrence Freedman, Stephen W. Coons, Peter C. Johnson, Burton P. Drayer, J. E. Golub and William B. Case and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and American Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Robert D. Kaplan

44 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

The Coming Anarchy 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 100 200 300 400 500

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert D. Kaplan United States 17 793 589 164 141 93 53 1.7k
John M. Hobson United Kingdom 22 1.4k 1.7× 1.3k 2.3× 377 2.3× 229 1.6× 24 0.3× 73 2.5k
Sanjay Pradhan United States 14 848 1.1× 482 0.8× 225 1.4× 522 3.7× 31 0.3× 26 1.8k
Francis Deng United States 23 705 0.9× 542 0.9× 127 0.8× 65 0.5× 45 0.5× 122 2.2k
David Richards United Kingdom 24 656 0.8× 1.1k 1.8× 34 0.2× 108 0.8× 14 0.2× 171 2.5k
Barry Rubin United States 20 628 0.8× 430 0.7× 31 0.2× 275 2.0× 14 0.2× 133 1.4k
Michael Mason United Kingdom 20 508 0.6× 168 0.3× 48 0.3× 147 1.0× 4 0.0× 97 1.4k
David Martin Jones United Kingdom 19 565 0.7× 598 1.0× 225 1.4× 265 1.9× 6 0.1× 119 1.6k
John L. Esposito United States 26 2.5k 3.2× 1.5k 2.5× 50 0.3× 55 0.4× 19 0.2× 95 3.5k
John B.P. Stephenson United Kingdom 28 457 0.6× 169 0.3× 16 0.1× 45 0.3× 148 1.6× 101 3.3k
William R. Thompson United States 39 1.9k 2.4× 1.9k 3.2× 672 4.1× 761 5.4× 6 0.1× 214 5.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert D. Kaplan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert D. Kaplan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kaplan, Robert D.. (2023). The Tragic Mind. Yale University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Robert D.. (2018). The Return of Marco Polo's World: War, Strategy, and American Interests in the Twenty-first Century. 11 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Robert D.. (2016). Eurasia's Coming Anarchy. Foreign Affairs. 95(2). 6. 1 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Robert D.. (2014). The Revenge of Geography. Geopolitics. 59(4). 291–295. 20 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Robert D.. (2010). The Geography of Chinese Power. Foreign Affairs. 21 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Robert D.. (2009). Center stage for the twenty-first century: power plays in the Indian ocean. 2009(3). 6–18. 34 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Robert D.. (2009). La venganza de la geografía. 94(33). 72–81. 2 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Robert D.. (2009). Center Stage for the 21st Century. Foreign Affairs. 5 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Robert D.. (2004). The Media and Medievalism. Policy review. 47. 1 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Robert D.. (2003). Surrender or starve : travels in Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia, and Ethiopia. 4 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Robert D.. (2002). A Nuclear Yugoslavia. ˜The œNew York times book review. 13. 1 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Robert D.. (2002). El retorno de la antigüedad. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 83–85.
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Kaplan, Robert D.. (2002). Warrior politics: why leadership demands a pagan ethos. Choice Reviews Online. 39(10). 39–6075. 69 indexed citations
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Brown, L. Carl & Robert D. Kaplan. (2001). Eastward to Tartary: Travels in the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus. Foreign Affairs. 80(2). 163–163. 6 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Robert D.. (2000). The coming anarchy shattering the dreams of the post Cold War. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 197 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Robert D.. (1998). An Empire Wilderness: Travels into America's Future. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 15 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Robert D.. (1997). The ends of the earth : from Togo to Turkmenistan, from Iran to Cambodia : a journey to the frontiers of anarchy. 27 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Robert D.. (1993). A reader's guide to the Balkans. ˜The œNew York times book review. 1–5. 3 indexed citations
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Quandt, William B. & Robert D. Kaplan. (1993). The Arabists: The Romance of an American Elite. Foreign Affairs. 72(5). 175–175. 6 indexed citations
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Fishman, Gerald A., et al.. (1987). MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEFECTS IN USHERʼS SYNDROME. Retina. 7(4). 241–245. 14 indexed citations

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