Stephen Watts

463 total citations
48 papers, 230 citations indexed

About

Stephen Watts is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Watts has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 230 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 14 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Stephen Watts's work include Military and Defense Studies (12 papers), Defense, Military, and Policy Studies (11 papers) and Global Peace and Security Dynamics (11 papers). Stephen Watts is often cited by papers focused on Military and Defense Studies (12 papers), Defense, Military, and Policy Studies (11 papers) and Global Peace and Security Dynamics (11 papers). Stephen Watts collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Jordan. Stephen Watts's co-authors include Bryan Frederick, Jennifer Kavanagh, Thomas S. Szayna, Angela O’Mahony, Matthew Lane, Mohammed Odeh, Edward Geist, Nelson Turyahabwe, Andrew Brooks and Andrew Gillies and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Systems Engineering and The Washington Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Watts

37 papers receiving 159 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen Watts United States 9 111 74 42 19 16 48 230
Алиса Шишкина Russia 10 66 0.6× 101 1.4× 51 1.2× 9 0.5× 10 0.6× 31 219
Julia Buxton Slovenia 10 79 0.7× 151 2.0× 24 0.6× 14 0.7× 14 0.9× 33 251
George Friedman United States 11 99 0.9× 73 1.0× 30 0.7× 16 0.8× 6 0.4× 25 246
Lynn E. Davis United States 10 115 1.0× 93 1.3× 38 0.9× 5 0.3× 16 1.0× 50 256
Laurel Miller United States 7 94 0.8× 100 1.4× 16 0.4× 16 0.8× 6 0.4× 24 185
Lance Y. Hunter United States 7 73 0.7× 115 1.6× 19 0.5× 14 0.7× 5 0.3× 41 205
Theodor Tudoroiu Trinidad and Tobago 8 148 1.3× 108 1.5× 14 0.3× 14 0.7× 7 0.4× 25 212
Mauro Gilli United States 7 129 1.2× 66 0.9× 76 1.8× 13 0.7× 10 0.6× 18 242
Hang Lin China 7 74 0.7× 67 0.9× 26 0.6× 26 1.4× 20 1.3× 26 208
Emanuel Deutschmann Germany 11 102 0.9× 163 2.2× 27 0.6× 7 0.4× 5 0.3× 27 280

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Watts

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Watts

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Watts

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Watts, Stephen, et al.. (2023). Proxy Warfare in Strategic Competition: Overarching Findings and Recommendations. RAND Corporation eBooks.
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Watts, Stephen, et al.. (2023). Proxy Warfare in Strategic Competition: Military Implications. RAND Corporation eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Watts, Stephen, et al.. (2023). Proxy Warfare in Strategic Competition: State Motivations and Future Trends. RAND Corporation eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Watts, Stephen, et al.. (2023). Conflict Projections in U.S. Central Command: Incorporating Climate Change. RAND Corporation eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Heath, Timothy R., et al.. (2022). The People's Liberation Army's Search for Overseas Basing and Access: A Framework to Assess Potential Host Nations. RAND Corporation eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Frederick, Bryan, et al.. (2020). Understanding the Deterrent Impact of U.S. Overseas Forces. RAND Corporation eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Drysdale, Timothy D., et al.. (2020). Opinion piece: non-traditional practical work for traditional campuses. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 210–222. 5 indexed citations
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Watts, Stephen, et al.. (2018). Reforming Security Sector Assistance for Africa. RAND Corporation eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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O’Mahony, Angela, Bryan Frederick, Matthew Lane, et al.. (2018). U.S. Presence and the Incidence of Conflict. RAND Corporation eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Watts, Stephen, et al.. (2018). A Developmental Approach to Building Sustainable Security-Sector Capacity in Africa. RAND Corporation eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Watts, Stephen, et al.. (2018). Building Security in Africa: An Evaluation of U.S. Security Sector Assistance in Africa from the Cold War to the Present. RAND Corporation eBooks. 13 indexed citations
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Kavanagh, Jennifer, et al.. (2017). The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Ground Interventions: Identifying Trends, Characteristics, and Signposts. RAND Corporation eBooks. 11 indexed citations
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Frederick, Bryan, et al.. (2017). Assessing Russian Reactions to U.S. and NATO Posture Enhancements. RAND Corporation eBooks. 15 indexed citations
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Watts, Stephen, et al.. (2017). Understanding Conflict Trends: A Review of the Social Science Literature on the Causes of Conflict. RAND Corporation eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Watts, Stephen, et al.. (2014). Countering Others' Insurgencies:Understanding U.S. Small-Footprint Interventions in Local Context. 8 indexed citations
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Watts, Stephen & Stéphanie Pézard. (2014). Rethinking Small-Footprint Interventions. The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters. 44(1). 2 indexed citations

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