Simon Curtis

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Simon Curtis is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Urban Studies and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Curtis has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 4 papers in Urban Studies and 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Simon Curtis's work include International Relations and Foreign Policy (3 papers), Global Urban Networks and Dynamics (3 papers) and Political Science Research and Education (2 papers). Simon Curtis is often cited by papers focused on International Relations and Foreign Policy (3 papers), Global Urban Networks and Dynamics (3 papers) and Political Science Research and Education (2 papers). Simon Curtis collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. Simon Curtis's co-authors include Blake Cameron, Jedrek Wosik, Jeffrey Ferranti, Jason N. Katz, Marat Fudim, Donna Phinney, Ziad F. Gellad, James E. Tcheng, Eric G. Poon and Alex Cho and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, International Affairs and Review of International Studies.

In The Last Decade

Simon Curtis

18 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Telehealth transformation: COVID-19 and the rise of virtual care
    2020 1.1k citations Jedrek Wosik, Marat Fudim et al. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon Curtis United Kingdom 11 670 483 336 208 206 19 1.5k
Alison Bowes United Kingdom 22 847 1.3× 1.1k 2.4× 96 0.3× 487 2.3× 67 0.3× 81 2.4k
Claudia Der‐Martirosian United States 27 495 0.7× 710 1.5× 88 0.3× 1.1k 5.2× 259 1.3× 118 2.8k
Deborah McGregor Australia 15 437 0.7× 438 0.9× 119 0.4× 125 0.6× 52 0.3× 40 1.1k
Elisa S. Weiss United States 16 273 0.4× 1.0k 2.1× 132 0.4× 250 1.2× 47 0.2× 65 1.6k
Thomas M. Guterbock United States 21 329 0.5× 375 0.8× 92 0.3× 478 2.3× 131 0.6× 58 1.6k
Fernando A. Wilson United States 25 413 0.6× 616 1.3× 255 0.8× 344 1.7× 53 0.3× 141 2.4k
Gary W. Shannon United States 22 684 1.0× 733 1.5× 146 0.4× 143 0.7× 12 0.1× 48 1.8k
Fiona Ross United Kingdom 22 275 0.4× 699 1.4× 376 1.1× 138 0.7× 15 0.1× 75 1.7k
Tony Barnett Australia 22 456 0.7× 616 1.3× 174 0.5× 202 1.0× 17 0.1× 114 2.3k
Mark Dobrow Canada 23 418 0.6× 1.1k 2.3× 166 0.5× 184 0.9× 22 0.1× 63 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Simon Curtis

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Curtis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Curtis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Simon Curtis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Simon Curtis based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Simon Curtis. Simon Curtis is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Kitchen, Nicholas & Simon Curtis. (2024). “If You Build It, They Will Come.” Infrastructure, Hegemonic Transition, and Peaceful Change. Global Studies Quarterly. 5(1). 1 indexed citations
2.
Wosik, Jedrek, Marat Fudim, Blake Cameron, et al.. (2020). Telehealth transformation: COVID-19 and the rise of virtual care. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 27(6). 957–962. 1086 indexed citations breakdown →
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Curtis, Simon, I.F. Gaunt, & William Cecil. (2020). The Law of Shipbuilding Contracts. 1 indexed citations
4.
Curtis, Simon. (2019). Global Cities as Market Civilisation. Global Society. 33(4). 437–461. 5 indexed citations
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Curtis, Simon. (2018). Las ciudades globales y el futuro del orden mundial. 6–13. 1 indexed citations
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Curtis, Simon. (2018). Global Cities and the Ends of Globalism. New Global Studies. 12(1). 75–90. 11 indexed citations
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Curtis, Simon & Michele Acuto. (2018). The Foreign Policy of Cities. The RUSI Journal. 163(6). 8–17. 28 indexed citations
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Curtis, Simon. (2016). Connectography: mapping the global network revolution. By Parag Khanna. International Affairs. 92(6). 1533–1534. 1 indexed citations
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Curtis, Simon. (2016). Global Cities and Global Order. Oxford University Press eBooks. 40 indexed citations
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Curtis, Simon. (2016). Cities and Global Governance: State Failure or a New Global Order?. Millennium Journal of International Studies. 44(3). 455–477. 47 indexed citations
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Curtis, Simon. (2014). The Power of Cities in International Relations. 42 indexed citations
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Curtis, Simon. (2014). The Law of Shipbuilding Contracts. 3 indexed citations
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Acuto, Michele & Simon Curtis. (2013). Reassembling International Theory: Assemblage Thinking and International Relations. Bristol Research (University of Bristol). 42 indexed citations
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Acuto, Michele & Simon Curtis. (2013). Reassembling International Theory. Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks. 52 indexed citations
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Bousquet, Antoine & Simon Curtis. (2011). Beyond models and metaphors: complexity theory, systems thinking and international relations. Cambridge Review of International Affairs. 24(1). 43–62. 83 indexed citations
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Curtis, Simon, et al.. (2010). Towards a Second "Second Debate"? History, scientific inquiry and historical sociology in International Relations. International Relations. 24(4). 1–25. 1 indexed citations
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Curtis, Simon, et al.. (2010). Towards a Second ‘Second Debate’? Rethinking the Relationship between Science and History in International Theory. International Relations. 24(4). 433–455. 11 indexed citations
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Curtis, Simon. (2010). Global cities and the transformation of the International System. Review of International Studies. 37(4). 1923–1947. 43 indexed citations
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Curtis, Simon. (1982). Belle Vue Zoo & Amusement Park ‐ a threnody. Critical Quarterly. 24(4). 14–14.

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