Shannon O’Lear

810 total citations
34 papers, 404 citations indexed

About

Shannon O’Lear is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Geography, Planning and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Shannon O’Lear has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 404 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 12 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 7 papers in Geography, Planning and Development. Recurrent topics in Shannon O’Lear's work include Transboundary Water Resource Management (4 papers), Historical Geography and Geographical Thought (4 papers) and Geographic Information Systems Studies (4 papers). Shannon O’Lear is often cited by papers focused on Transboundary Water Resource Management (4 papers), Historical Geography and Geographical Thought (4 papers) and Geographic Information Systems Studies (4 papers). Shannon O’Lear collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Belgium. Shannon O’Lear's co-authors include Stanley D. Brunn, Paul F. Diehl, Stephen L. Egbert, Gerene M. Denning, Benjamin Forest, Majed Akhter, Kathryn Furlong, Christopher Sneddon, Todd Allee and Robert Whiting and has published in prestigious journals such as Global Environmental Change, Progress in Human Geography and Geographical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Shannon O’Lear

33 papers receiving 356 citations

Peers

Shannon O’Lear
Shane Gunster Canada
Cara Daggett United States
Mark Bassin United Kingdom
Paul Josephson United States
Charles E. Ziegler United States
Adam Moore United States
Tomila V. Lankina United Kingdom
Mary Ann Tétreault United States
Sara R. Rinfret United States
Adam Fagan United Kingdom
Shane Gunster Canada
Shannon O’Lear
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Fields of papers citing papers by Shannon O’Lear

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shannon O’Lear

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Solem, Michael, et al.. (2024). Thriving in an Academic Career. 1 indexed citations
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O’Lear, Shannon. (2024). The slow violence of climate security. Geoforum. 155. 104078–104078. 4 indexed citations
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O’Lear, Shannon, et al.. (2021). Disaster Making in the Capitalocene. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 2 indexed citations
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O’Lear, Shannon, et al.. (2021). Environmental Geopolitics of Climate Engineering Proposals in the IPCC 5th Assessment Report. Frontiers in Climate. 3. 3 indexed citations
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O’Lear, Shannon, et al.. (2019). Science, Technology, and Society Approaches to Fieldwork in Geography. The Professional Geographer. 72(2). 253–263. 3 indexed citations
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O’Lear, Shannon, et al.. (2018). Exploring a critical legal cartography: Law, practice, and complexities. Geography Compass. 12(5). 7 indexed citations
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O’Lear, Shannon, Kathryn Furlong, Majed Akhter, Benjamin Forest, & Christopher Sneddon. (2018). Concrete Revolution: Large Dams, Cold War Geopolitics, and the US Bureau of Reclamation. The AAG Review of Books. 6(1). 41–49. 9 indexed citations
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O’Lear, Shannon, et al.. (2016). This isn’t your usual obstacle course: Critical pedagogy with Special Operations Forces. Geoforum. 75. 159–167. 1 indexed citations
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O’Lear, Shannon, et al.. (2015). Russians in Estonia: Is Narva the next Crimea?. Eurasian Geography and Economics. 56(5). 493–504. 13 indexed citations
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O’Lear, Shannon, et al.. (2014). Book review: The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate. Progress in Human Geography. 38(4). 629–631. 2 indexed citations
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O’Lear, Shannon, et al.. (2013). Environmental Security, Military Planning, and Civilian Research: The Case of Water. Environment Science and Policy for Sustainable Development. 55(5). 3–13. 8 indexed citations
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O’Lear, Shannon & Stephen L. Egbert. (2009). Introduction: Geographies of Genocide. Space and Polity. 13(1). 1–8. 6 indexed citations
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O’Lear, Shannon & Paul F. Diehl. (2006). Not Drawn to Scale: Research on Resource and Environmental Conflict. Geopolitics. 12(1). 166–182. 14 indexed citations
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O’Lear, Shannon, et al.. (2006). Asking the right questions: environmental conflict in the case of Azerbaijan. Area. 38(4). 390–401. 8 indexed citations
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Diehl, Paul F., Derrick V. Frazier, Todd Allee, & Shannon O’Lear. (2006). Introduction to CMPS Special Issue on Territorial Conflict Management1. Conflict Management and Peace Science. 23(4). 263–265.
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O’Lear, Shannon. (2004). Resources and conflict in the Caspian Sea. Geopolitics. 9(1). 161–186. 20 indexed citations
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Brunn, Stanley D., Jeffery A. Jones, & Shannon O’Lear. (1999). Geopolitical Information and Communication in Shrinking and Expanding Worlds: 1900-2100. 7 indexed citations
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O’Lear, Shannon. (1997). ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY IN RUSSIA AND ESTONIA*. Geographical Review. 87(2). 275–290. 22 indexed citations
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O’Lear, Shannon. (1997). Electronic Communication and Environmental Policy in Russia and Estonia. Geographical Review. 87(2). 275–275. 9 indexed citations

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