Stephen M. Walt

9.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
62 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Stephen M. Walt is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen M. Walt has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 17 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 3 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Stephen M. Walt's work include International Relations and Foreign Policy (22 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (11 papers) and Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (6 papers). Stephen M. Walt is often cited by papers focused on International Relations and Foreign Policy (22 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (11 papers) and Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (6 papers). Stephen M. Walt collaborates with scholars based in United States. Stephen M. Walt's co-authors include John J. Mearsheimer, G. John Ikenberry, Gregory F. Treverton, Samuel P. Huntington, Peter Paret, Steven E. Miller, Dani Rodrik, Sean M. Lynn-Jones, Michael E. Brown and Owen R. Coté and has published in prestigious journals such as American Political Science Review, Foreign Affairs and International Organization.

In The Last Decade

Stephen M. Walt

60 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

The Renaissance of Security Studies

1991 453 citations Stephen M. Walt International Studies Quarterly profile →
Alliance Formation and the Balance of World Power

1985 382 citations Stephen M. Walt International Security profile →

Peers

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Dan Reiter United States

Zeev Maoz United States

Paul F. Diehl United States

Andreas Schedler Mexico

Alastair Iain Johnston United States

Allan C. Stam United States

Harvey Starr United States

John J. Mearsheimer United States

Christian Davenport United States

Daniel H. Nexon United States

Dan Reiter United States

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Countries citing papers authored by Stephen M. Walt

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen M. Walt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen M. Walt

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephen M. Walt. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephen M. Walt 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 Stephen M. Walt. Stephen M. Walt is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Rodrik, Dani & Stephen M. Walt. (2024). How to construct a new global order. Oxford Review of Economic Policy. 40(2). 256–268. 3 indexed citations

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Walt, Stephen M.. (2019). The Origins of Alliances. Cornell University Press eBooks. 89 indexed citations

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Walt, Stephen M.. (2018). The Hell of Good Intentions: America's Foreign Policy Elite and the Decline of U.S. Primacy. 33 indexed citations

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Mearsheimer, John J. & Stephen M. Walt. (2017). The Case for Offshore Balancing: A Superior U.S. Grand Strategy. 18–33. 45 indexed citations

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Walt, Stephen M.. (2017). Realism and Security. 4 indexed citations

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Mearsheimer, John J. & Stephen M. Walt. (2016). The Case for Offshore Balancing. Foreign Affairs. 95(4). 22. 34 indexed citations

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Walt, Stephen M.. (2015). ISIS as Revolutionary State. Foreign Affairs. 94(6). 7. 9 indexed citations

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Ikenberry, G. John, William C. Wohlforth, Martha Finnemore, et al.. (2011). International Relations Theory and the Consequences of Unipolarity. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 42 indexed citations

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Walt, Stephen M.. (2011). International Affairs and the Public Sphere. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations

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Kelman, Herbert C., et al.. (2010). Israel and Palestine--Two states for two peoples: If not now, when? Policy Statement of the Boston Study Group on Middle East Peace. 2 indexed citations

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Mearsheimer, John J. & Stephen M. Walt. (2009). Is It Love or The Lobby? Explaining America's Special Relationship with Israel. Security Studies. 18(1). 58–78. 11 indexed citations

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Mearsheimer, John J. & Stephen M. Walt. (2006). The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy. Middle East Policy. 13(3). 29–87. 213 indexed citations

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Brown, L. Carl, John J. Mearsheimer, & Stephen M. Walt. (2006). The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy. Foreign Affairs. 85(5). 175–175. 13 indexed citations

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Walt, Stephen M.. (2002). Beyond Bin Laden. International Security. 26(3). 5 indexed citations

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Brown, Michael E., Stephen M. Walt, Owen R. Coté, Sean M. Lynn-Jones, & Steven E. Miller. (2000). Rational choice and security studies : Stephen Walt and his critics. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 24 indexed citations

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Walt, Stephen M. & Samuel P. Huntington. (1997). Building up New Bogeymen. Foreign Policy. 176–176. 29 indexed citations

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Walt, Stephen M.. (1995). Quiet Cataclysm: Reflections on the Recent Transformation of World Politics, by John Mueller. Political Science Quarterly. 110(4). 636–637. 20 indexed citations

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Walt, Stephen M.. (1991). The Renaissance of Security Studies. International Studies Quarterly. 35(2). 211–211. 453 indexed citations breakdown →

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Walt, Stephen M. & Peter Paret. (1987). The Search for a Science of Strategy: A Review Essay. International Security. 12(1). 140–140. 20 indexed citations

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Walt, Stephen M.. (1980). Causal Inferences and the Use of Force: A Critique of Force without War.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 4 indexed citations

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