Stephen Van Evera

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
30 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Stephen Van Evera is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Communication. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Van Evera has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 1 paper in Communication. Recurrent topics in Stephen Van Evera's work include International Relations and Foreign Policy (13 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (5 papers) and Global Peace and Security Dynamics (5 papers). Stephen Van Evera is often cited by papers focused on International Relations and Foreign Policy (13 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (5 papers) and Global Peace and Security Dynamics (5 papers). Stephen Van Evera collaborates with scholars based in United States, Czechia and Kenya. Stephen Van Evera's co-authors include Lester M. Salamon, Steven E. Miller, Daniel Byman, Sean M. Lynn-Jones, Barry R. Posen, Peter Krause, James W. Davis, Chaim Kaufmann, Charles L. Glaser and Stacie E. Goddard and has published in prestigious journals such as American Political Science Review, Foreign Affairs and Political Science Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Van Evera

30 papers receiving 1.3k 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. Guide to Methods for Students of Political Science
    2016 296 citations Stephen Van Evera profile →
  2. The Cult of the Offensive and the Origins of the First World War
    1984 224 citations Stephen Van Evera International Security profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen Van Evera United States 16 1.2k 979 215 176 76 30 1.7k
Barry R. Posen United States 20 1.9k 1.5× 1.4k 1.5× 420 2.0× 247 1.4× 111 1.5× 42 2.6k
Hayward R. Alker United States 19 596 0.5× 659 0.7× 139 0.6× 130 0.7× 52 0.7× 46 1.3k
Dankwart A. Rustow United States 17 1.0k 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 122 0.6× 149 0.8× 92 1.2× 46 1.7k
Kim Richard Nossal Canada 19 904 0.7× 648 0.7× 201 0.9× 216 1.2× 103 1.4× 91 1.3k
Daniel Byman United States 26 1.4k 1.1× 2.1k 2.2× 264 1.2× 203 1.2× 103 1.4× 139 2.7k
Laurence Whitehead United Kingdom 20 1000 0.8× 1.0k 1.0× 129 0.6× 239 1.4× 54 0.7× 111 1.6k
Valerie Bunce United States 23 1.8k 1.4× 1.6k 1.7× 226 1.1× 179 1.0× 108 1.4× 60 2.4k
Charles W. Kegley United States 24 1.2k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 194 0.9× 483 2.7× 78 1.0× 94 1.8k
Marc F. Plattner United States 18 1.0k 0.8× 1.0k 1.0× 184 0.9× 176 1.0× 51 0.7× 65 1.8k
Michael Brecher Canada 22 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 217 1.0× 294 1.7× 61 0.8× 95 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Van Evera

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Van Evera

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Krause, Peter & Stephen Van Evera. (2009). Public Diplomacy: Ideas for the War of Ideas. Middle East Policy. 16(3). 106–134. 10 indexed citations
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Evera, Stephen Van. (2007). The War on Terror: Forgotten Lessons From World War II. Middle East Policy. 14(2). 59–68. 1 indexed citations
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Evera, Stephen Van. (2006). Assessing U.S. Strategy in the War on Terror. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 607(1). 10–26. 17 indexed citations
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Sapolsky, Harvey M., et al.. (2001). Weighing the US Navy. Defense Analysis. 17(3). 259–265. 3 indexed citations
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Evera, Stephen Van. (1998). Offense, Defense, and the Causes of War. International Security. 22(4). 5–43. 162 indexed citations
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Evera, Stephen Van. (1998). Offense, Defense, and the Causes of War. International Security. 22(4). 5–5. 58 indexed citations
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Byman, Daniel & Stephen Van Evera. (1998). Why they fight: Hypotheses on the causes of contemporary deadly conflict. Security Studies. 7(3). 1–50. 25 indexed citations
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Evera, Stephen Van. (1994). Hypotheses on Nationalism and War. International Security. 18(4). 5–5. 289 indexed citations
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Evera, Stephen Van. (1992). Avoiding War: Problems of Crisis Management, by Alexander L. George. Political Science Quarterly. 107(3). 547–548. 51 indexed citations
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Miller, Steven E., Sean M. Lynn-Jones, & Stephen Van Evera. (1991). Military strategy and the origins of the First World War. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 34 indexed citations
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Evera, Stephen Van. (1991). American Intervention in the Third World: Less Would Be Better. Security Studies. 1(1). 1–24. 14 indexed citations
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Lynn-Jones, Sean M., Steven E. Miller, & Stephen Van Evera. (1990). Nuclear diplomacy and crisis management : an International security reader. MIT Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Evera, Stephen Van. (1990). Why Europe matters, why the third world doesn't: American grand strategy after the cold war. Journal of Strategic Studies. 13(2). 1–51. 52 indexed citations
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Miller, Steven E., et al.. (1988). Naval Strategy and National Security. Princeton University Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Miller, Steven E. & Stephen Van Evera. (1986). The Star Wars Controversy. Princeton University Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Evera, Stephen Van. (1985). Why Cooperation Failed in 1914. World Politics. 38(1). 80–117. 50 indexed citations
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Evera, Stephen Van. (1984). The Cult of the Offensive and the Origins of the First World War. International Security. 9(1). 58–58. 224 indexed citations breakdown →
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Posen, Barry R. & Stephen Van Evera. (1983). Defense Policy and the Reagan Administration: Departure from Containment. International Security. 8(1). 3–3. 22 indexed citations
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Salamon, Lester M. & Stephen Van Evera. (1973). Fear Revisited: Rejoinder to “Comment” by Sam Kernell. American Political Science Review. 67(4). 1319–1326. 2 indexed citations
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Salamon, Lester M. & Stephen Van Evera. (1973). Fear, Apathy, and Discrimination: A Test of Three Explanations of Political Participation. American Political Science Review. 67(4). 1288–1306. 50 indexed citations

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