Ronald L. Watts

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Ronald L. Watts is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Ronald L. Watts has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Law. Recurrent topics in Ronald L. Watts's work include Political Systems and Governance (16 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (9 papers) and Canadian Identity and History (4 papers). Ronald L. Watts is often cited by papers focused on Political Systems and Governance (16 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (9 papers) and Canadian Identity and History (4 papers). Ronald L. Watts collaborates with scholars based in Canada and Bangladesh. Ronald L. Watts's co-authors include Peter H. Russell, Douglas M. Brown, Anwar Shah, Donald V. Smiley, Christopher Dunn, Raymond Breton, Leslíe L. Roos and Noralou P. Roos and has published in prestigious journals such as Annual Review of Political Science, Journal of American History and International Political Science Review.

In The Last Decade

Ronald L. Watts

31 papers receiving 809 citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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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.

Comparing federal systems

1996 393 citations Ronald L. Watts Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ronald L. Watts Canada	16	829	337	223	149	47	35	1.0k
John Kincaid United States	20	832 1.0×	301 0.9×	133 0.6×	251 1.7×	86 1.8×	94	1.1k
Richard Simeon Canada	17	829 1.0×	535 1.6×	155 0.7×	99 0.7×	82 1.7×	43	1.2k
Randall Peerenboom Australia	17	475 0.6×	455 1.4×	336 1.5×	101 0.7×	95 2.0×	93	873
Vernon Bogdanor United Kingdom	16	679 0.8×	325 1.0×	118 0.5×	67 0.4×	56 1.2×	83	909
Kevin Featherstone United Kingdom	20	988 1.2×	333 1.0×	66 0.3×	198 1.3×	150 3.2×	66	1.3k
Julio Faúndez United Kingdom	10	586 0.7×	350 1.0×	152 0.7×	150 1.0×	72 1.5×	38	818
Eduardo A. Gamarra Spain	7	745 0.9×	522 1.5×	112 0.5×	162 1.1×	50 1.1×	20	988
Daniel M. Brinks United States	17	653 0.8×	755 2.2×	292 1.3×	195 1.3×	96 2.0×	34	1.2k
Martin Shefter United States	12	612 0.7×	446 1.3×	44 0.2×	140 0.9×	88 1.9×	21	914
Christopher Tomlins United States	19	415 0.5×	461 1.4×	222 1.0×	142 1.0×	52 1.1×	105	1.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Watts, Ronald L.. (2009). Spain: A multi national federation in disguise?. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 1–30.

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Watts, Ronald L., et al.. (2006). Sistemas federales comparados. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 1 indexed citations

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Watts, Ronald L., et al.. (2005). Distribution of Powers and Responsibilities in Federal Countries. McGill-Queen's University Press eBooks. 19 indexed citations

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Watts, Ronald L., et al.. (2005). The Impact of Global and Regional Integration on Federal Systems: A Comparative Analysis. International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis. 60(2). 595–595. 8 indexed citations

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Watts, Ronald L.. (2003). Equalization in Commonwealth Federations. Regional & Federal Studies. 13(4). 111–129. 7 indexed citations

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Watts, Ronald L.. (2003). Introduction: Comparative Research and Fiscal Federalism. Regional & Federal Studies. 13(4). 1–6. 5 indexed citations

7.

Watts, Ronald L.. (2001). Models of federal power sharing. International Social Science Journal. 53(167). 23–32. 24 indexed citations

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Watts, Ronald L.. (1998). FEDERALISM, FEDERAL POLITICAL SYSTEMS, AND FEDERATIONS. Annual Review of Political Science. 1(1). 117–137. 131 indexed citations

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Watts, Ronald L.. (1996). Comparing federal systems. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 393 indexed citations breakdown →

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Watts, Ronald L.. (1995). The Contemporary Relevance of the Federal Idea. 46(1). 6 indexed citations

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Dunn, Christopher & Ronald L. Watts. (1992). Executive Federalism: A Comparative Analysis. Canadian Public Policy. 18(2). 233–233. 28 indexed citations

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Watts, Ronald L., et al.. (1991). Canada: The State of the Federation 1990. Canadian Public Policy. 17(4). 513–513. 24 indexed citations

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Watts, Ronald L.. (1991). Canadian Federalism in the 1990s: Once More in Question. Publius The Journal of Federalism. 21(3). 169–190. 7 indexed citations

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Watts, Ronald L., et al.. (1989). Canada: The State of the Federation 1987-88. Canadian Public Policy. 15(4). 481–481. 4 indexed citations

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Watts, Ronald L.. (1987). The American Constitution in Comparative Perspective: A Comparison of Federalism in the United States and Canada. Journal of American History. 74(3). 769–769. 20 indexed citations

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Watts, Ronald L.. (1986). The Macdonald Commission Report and Canadian Federalism. Publius The Journal of Federalism. 3 indexed citations

17.

Smiley, Donald V. & Ronald L. Watts. (1985). Intrastate federalism in Canada. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 35 indexed citations

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Watts, Ronald L., et al.. (1967). New Federations: Experiments in the Commonwealth. The Western Political Quarterly. 20(4). 1009–1009. 20 indexed citations

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Watts, Ronald L.. (1966). New Federations Experiments In The Commonwealth. 30 indexed citations

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Watts, Ronald L.. (1963). The Nigerian Political Scene. Edited by Robert O. Tilman and Taylor Cole. Durham, NC: Duke University Press [Toronto: Burns & MacEachern]. 1962. Pp. xii, 340. $12.75.. The Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science. 29(4). 592–594. 4 indexed citations

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