Robert G. Wesson

898 total citations
54 papers, 400 citations indexed

About

Robert G. Wesson is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and History. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert G. Wesson has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 400 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in History. Recurrent topics in Robert G. Wesson's work include Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics (4 papers), Eastern European Communism and Reforms (3 papers) and Military History and Strategy (2 papers). Robert G. Wesson is often cited by papers focused on Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics (4 papers), Eastern European Communism and Reforms (3 papers) and Military History and Strategy (2 papers). Robert G. Wesson collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Robert G. Wesson's co-authors include James Ranger‐Moore, W. Warren Wagar, Robert D. Crassweller, Ladis K. D. Kristof, John A. Armstrong, Patricia Williams, Mark Daniels, Abraham F. Lowenthal, Alain Rouquié and John Samuel Fitch and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Foreign Affairs.

In The Last Decade

Robert G. Wesson

40 papers receiving 260 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert G. Wesson United States 10 213 210 40 20 17 54 400
B. D. Graham United Kingdom 9 211 1.0× 191 0.9× 45 1.1× 11 0.6× 11 0.6× 27 388
Amos Perlmutter United States 14 365 1.7× 328 1.6× 72 1.8× 31 1.6× 13 0.8× 53 533
Kenneth W. Grundy United States 11 207 1.0× 130 0.6× 35 0.9× 32 1.6× 36 2.1× 66 372
Albert L. Weeks 5 246 1.2× 185 0.9× 17 0.4× 11 0.6× 23 1.4× 13 360
R. B. Walker Canada 12 242 1.1× 213 1.0× 24 0.6× 44 2.2× 34 2.0× 36 423
Karen Henderson United Kingdom 9 204 1.0× 317 1.5× 19 0.5× 24 1.2× 10 0.6× 35 444
Thomas O. Jukam United States 7 243 1.1× 253 1.2× 30 0.8× 7 0.3× 9 0.5× 7 385
A. J. R. Groom United Kingdom 11 276 1.3× 293 1.4× 27 0.7× 14 0.7× 61 3.6× 57 502
Vincent C. Hopkins Canada 6 139 0.7× 173 0.8× 28 0.7× 10 0.5× 21 1.2× 16 329
Stanley Wolpert United States 10 130 0.6× 184 0.9× 32 0.8× 20 1.0× 5 0.3× 39 371

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert G. Wesson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert G. Wesson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sigmund, Paul E., Abraham F. Lowenthal, John Samuel Fitch, et al.. (1993). Approaches to the Study of the Military in Latin America. Comparative Politics. 26(1). 111–111. 6 indexed citations
2.
Wesson, Robert G.. (1990). Wrapping Up the Debt Problem. PS Political Science & Politics. 23(3). 419–424. 1 indexed citations
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Wesson, Robert G.. (1988). Democracy : world survey 1987. 3 indexed citations
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Wesson, Robert G.. (1988). Coping with the Latin American debt. Praeger eBooks. 3 indexed citations
5.
Wesson, Robert G.. (1987). Democracy : a worldwide survey. Praeger eBooks. 11 indexed citations
6.
Wesson, Robert G., et al.. (1987). The Latin American Military Institution.. Military Affairs. 51(4). 211–211. 4 indexed citations
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Wesson, Robert G.. (1984). Politics, policies, and economic development in Latin America. 19 indexed citations
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Wesson, Robert G.. (1980). The aging of communism. Medical Entomology and Zoology.
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Wesson, Robert G.. (1979). How the Soviet Union is Governed, by Merle Fainsod and Jerry F. Hough. Political Science Quarterly. 94(3). 562–563. 136 indexed citations
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Daniels, Mark & Robert G. Wesson. (1977). Why Marxism? The Continuing Success of a Failed Theory. The Western Political Quarterly. 30(4). 581–581. 4 indexed citations
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Kristof, Ladis K. D. & Robert G. Wesson. (1975). The Russian Dilemma: A Political and Geopolitical View. The Russian Review. 34(4). 498–498. 7 indexed citations
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Wesson, Robert G., et al.. (1973). Social Change in the Soviet Union: Russia's Path toward an Industrial Society. The Russian Review. 32(3). 333–333. 1 indexed citations
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Wesson, Robert G. & Gerhard L. Weinberg. (1973). Germany and the Soviet Union, 1939-1941. The Russian Review. 32(2). 218–218. 1 indexed citations
14.
Wesson, Robert G.. (1972). The Soviet state : an aging revolution. Wiley eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Wesson, Robert G.. (1971). The Military in Soviet Society. The Russian Review. 30(2). 139–139. 2 indexed citations
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Wesson, Robert G., Alexander Dallin, & George W. Breslauer. (1970). Political Terror in Communist Systems. The Western Political Quarterly. 23(4). 885–885. 1 indexed citations
17.
Lane, Richard, et al.. (1970). An Introduction to Soviet Foreign Policy. The Russian Review. 29(4). 469–469.
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Wesson, Robert G., et al.. (1970). Soviet Foreign Policy in Perspective. The Western Political Quarterly. 23(3). 666–666.
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Campbell, Robert W. & Robert G. Wesson. (1964). Soviet Communes. The Russian Review. 23(2). 201–201. 1 indexed citations
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Wesson, Robert G.. (1963). The American problem : the Cold War in perspective. 1 indexed citations

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