Sing C. Chew

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 896 citations indexed

About

Sing C. Chew is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sing C. Chew has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 896 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 3 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 2 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Sing C. Chew's work include Historical Economic and Social Studies (3 papers), World Systems and Global Transformations (2 papers) and American Environmental and Regional History (2 papers). Sing C. Chew is often cited by papers focused on Historical Economic and Social Studies (3 papers), World Systems and Global Transformations (2 papers) and American Environmental and Regional History (2 papers). Sing C. Chew collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Hungary. Sing C. Chew's co-authors include William R. Garrett, Roland Robertson, J. David Knottnerus, John R. Hall, Leslie Sklair, Pat Lauderdale, André Gunder Frank, John Lie, Paul Hirst and James H. Mittelman and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Sustainability and Capital & Class.

In The Last Decade

Sing C. Chew

19 papers receiving 745 citations

Hit Papers

Globalization: Social Theory and Global Culture. 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 200 400 600
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. Globalization: Social Theory and Global Culture.
    1993 717 citations Sing C. Chew, Roland Robertson et al. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sing C. Chew Germany 9 457 202 108 75 69 19 896
William R. Garrett United States 10 564 1.2× 254 1.3× 122 1.1× 76 1.0× 67 1.0× 26 1.0k
Martin Jacques United Kingdom 6 480 1.1× 409 2.0× 112 1.0× 50 0.7× 42 0.6× 10 1.0k
Victor Roudometof Cyprus 16 665 1.5× 237 1.2× 118 1.1× 42 0.6× 159 2.3× 59 1.0k
Dwight B. Billings United States 15 785 1.7× 181 0.9× 107 1.0× 110 1.5× 64 0.9× 50 1.2k
Manfred B. Steger United States 17 615 1.3× 442 2.2× 158 1.5× 43 0.6× 46 0.7× 72 1.1k
Gustavo Esteva United States 15 433 0.9× 228 1.1× 148 1.4× 29 0.4× 79 1.1× 46 994
Jane L. Collins United States 17 483 1.1× 150 0.7× 34 0.3× 86 1.1× 69 1.0× 50 1.0k
Bryan D. Palmer Canada 20 967 2.1× 303 1.5× 100 0.9× 60 0.8× 36 0.5× 129 1.6k
Enrique Laraña Spain 7 635 1.4× 259 1.3× 93 0.9× 94 1.3× 58 0.8× 13 980
James H. Mittelman United States 18 625 1.4× 525 2.6× 98 0.9× 42 0.6× 88 1.3× 74 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Sing C. Chew

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sing C. Chew

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Sing C. Chew. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Sing C. Chew. The network helps show where Sing C. Chew may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sing C. Chew

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sing C. Chew. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sing C. Chew 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 Sing C. Chew. Sing C. Chew 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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Chew, Sing C.. (2018). The Southeast Asia Connection. Berghahn Books. 4 indexed citations
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Chew, Sing C.. (2016). Greening the Globe: World Society and Environmental Change. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 45(3). 316–318. 1 indexed citations
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Chew, Sing C., et al.. (2016). Nature–Culture Relations: Early Globalization, Climate Changes, and System Crisis. Sustainability. 8(1). 78–78. 15 indexed citations
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Frank, André Gunder, Sing C. Chew, & Pat Lauderdale. (2010). Theory and methodology of world development : the writings of Andre Gunder Frank. Palgrave Macmillan eBooks. 9 indexed citations
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Chew, Sing C.. (2009). Greening Aid? Understanding the Environmental Impact of Development Assistance. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 38(2). 173–175. 19 indexed citations
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Chew, Sing C.. (2008). Ecological Futures. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Chew, Sing C.. (2008). Ecological Futures: What History Can Teach Us. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 15 indexed citations
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Chew, Sing C.. (2008). Historical Social Movements, Ecological Crisis and ‘Other’ World Views. Journal of Developing Societies. 24(1). 31–56. 1 indexed citations
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Chew, Sing C. & Matthias Groß. (2006). Inaugural Introduction. Nature and Culture. 1(1). 3–4. 1 indexed citations
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Hall, John R., Sing C. Chew, & J. David Knottnerus. (2003). Structure, Culture, and History: Recent Issues in Social Theory. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 32(6). 771–771. 33 indexed citations
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Chew, Sing C.. (2002). Globalisation, Ecological Crisis, and Dark Ages. Global Society. 16(4). 333–356. 4 indexed citations
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Chew, Sing C., et al.. (1998). The Underdevelopment of Development: Essays in Honor of Andre Gunder Frank. Capital & Class. 22(2). 179–180. 24 indexed citations
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Chew, Sing C., et al.. (1996). The Underdevelopment of Development Essays in Honour of Andre Gunder Frank. Asia-Pacific Journal of Rural Development. 6(2). 108–109. 7 indexed citations
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Lie, John, Sing C. Chew, Paul Hirst, et al.. (1996). Globalization and Its Discontents. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 25(5). 585–585. 16 indexed citations
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Chew, Sing C. & Leslie Sklair. (1995). Capitalism and Development.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 24(5). 638–638. 14 indexed citations
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Bunker, Stephen G. & Sing C. Chew. (1994). Logs for Capital: The Timber Industry and Capitalist Enterprise in the Nineteenth Century.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 23(1). 76–76. 2 indexed citations
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Chew, Sing C., Roland Robertson, & William R. Garrett. (1993). Globalization: Social Theory and Global Culture.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 22(6). 828–828. 717 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chew, Sing C., et al.. (1993). Logs for Capital: The Timber Industry and Capitalist Enterprise in the Nineteenth Century. Michigan Historical Review. 19(2). 96–96. 5 indexed citations

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