Robert Lawless

925 total citations
21 papers, 603 citations indexed

About

Robert Lawless is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Lawless has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 603 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 6 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Robert Lawless's work include Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (4 papers), Asian Studies and History (3 papers) and African Studies and Geopolitics (2 papers). Robert Lawless is often cited by papers focused on Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (4 papers), Asian Studies and History (3 papers) and African Studies and Geopolitics (2 papers). Robert Lawless collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Robert Lawless's co-authors include Clara H. Mulder, Raoul Naroll, William L. Partridge, Ronald Cohen, Erich Kolig, Harold K. Schneider, Mario D. Zamora and Frances Henry and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Anthropologist and Current Anthropology.

In The Last Decade

Robert Lawless

19 papers receiving 511 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 Lawless United States 8 341 83 80 55 51 21 603
Janet Townsend United Kingdom 14 352 1.0× 104 1.3× 72 0.9× 94 1.7× 83 1.6× 37 753
D.S. Thornton United Kingdom 6 256 0.8× 49 0.6× 82 1.0× 92 1.7× 98 1.9× 24 732
Nanda R. Shrestha United States 14 328 1.0× 108 1.3× 62 0.8× 61 1.1× 67 1.3× 43 547
Ann Long United Kingdom 1 223 0.7× 44 0.5× 38 0.5× 86 1.6× 76 1.5× 2 563
J. N. L. Baker United Kingdom 9 271 0.8× 36 0.4× 62 0.8× 93 1.7× 32 0.6× 30 763
John I. Clarke United Kingdom 13 200 0.6× 60 0.7× 48 0.6× 52 0.9× 36 0.7× 58 502
Magdalena León Colombia 11 244 0.7× 39 0.5× 112 1.4× 94 1.7× 69 1.4× 33 683
Scott Guggenheim United States 11 372 1.1× 57 0.7× 97 1.2× 195 3.5× 107 2.1× 17 691
Ann Whitehead United Kingdom 14 456 1.3× 72 0.9× 156 1.9× 123 2.2× 86 1.7× 32 1.1k
Peter Lawrence United Kingdom 15 264 0.8× 99 1.2× 83 1.0× 54 1.0× 31 0.6× 75 757

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Lawless

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Lawless

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Lawless

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All Works

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Lawless, Robert. (2009). Book Review: Jared Diamond. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. New York, NY: Viking Penguin, 2005.. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 68 indexed citations
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Lawless, Robert. (2000). Political Culture and Ethnicity: An Anthropological Study in Southeast Asia. 4 indexed citations
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Lawless, Robert, et al.. (1998). Nationalism and Cultural Revival in Southeast Asia: Perspectives From the Centre and the Region.. Pacific Affairs. 71(4). 599–599. 8 indexed citations
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Lawless, Robert & Clara H. Mulder. (1995). Migration Dynamics: A Life Course Approach.. International Migration Review. 29(2). 589–589. 179 indexed citations
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Lawless, Robert. (1995). Islamism and secularism in North Africa. International Affairs. 71(3). 671–671. 18 indexed citations
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Lawless, Robert. (1994). Configurations of Power: Holistic Anthropology in Theory and Practice. Latin American Anthropology Review. 6(1). 45–46. 28 indexed citations
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Lawless, Robert. (1989). The neglected garden: the politics and ecology of agriculture in Iran. International Affairs. 65(3). 573–574. 13 indexed citations
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Lawless, Robert. (1986). Haiti—Today and Tomorrow: An Interdisciplinary Study. Hispanic American Historical Review. 66(2). 440–440. 2 indexed citations
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Lawless, Robert, et al.. (1985). Peasants in the Hills. A Study of the Dynamics of Social Change Among the Buhid Swidden Cultivators in the Philippines.. Pacific Affairs. 58(2). 366–366. 1 indexed citations
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Lawless, Robert. (1983). A Quasi History of the Central Vietnamese Highlanders. Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars. 15(4). 60–62. 1 indexed citations
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Lawless, Robert. (1981). Ethnology: Protein from the Sea: Technological Change in Philippine Capture Fisheries. Alexander Spoehr.. American Anthropologist. 83(2). 474–475. 1 indexed citations
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Lawless, Robert, et al.. (1980). West Irian and Jakarta Imperialism.. Pacific Affairs. 53(3). 578–578. 15 indexed citations
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Lawless, Robert. (1977). On the Segmentary Lineage. Current Anthropology. 18(1). 114–115. 1 indexed citations
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Cohen, Ronald, Frances Henry, Erich Kolig, et al.. (1977). Standardization and Measurement in Cultural Anthropology: A Neglected Area [and Comments and Reply]. Current Anthropology. 18(2). 235–258. 4 indexed citations
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Lawless, Robert. (1976). The Indonesian Takeover of East Timor. Asian Survey. 16(10). 948–964. 2 indexed citations
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Lawless, Robert. (1975). Effects of Population Growth and Environment Changes on Divination Practices in Northern Luzon. Journal of Anthropological Research. 31(1). 18–33. 1 indexed citations
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Lawless, Robert. (1972). The Concept of Tell and Sahara in the Maghreb: A Reappraisal. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. 125–125. 7 indexed citations

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