Steven E. Lobell

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 691 citations indexed

About

Steven E. Lobell is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven E. Lobell has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 691 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 6 papers in Development. Recurrent topics in Steven E. Lobell's work include International Relations and Foreign Policy (19 papers), International Development and Aid (6 papers) and Political Conflict and Governance (3 papers). Steven E. Lobell is often cited by papers focused on International Relations and Foreign Policy (19 papers), International Development and Aid (6 papers) and Political Conflict and Governance (3 papers). Steven E. Lobell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Germany. Steven E. Lobell's co-authors include Norrin M. Ripsman, Jeffrey W. Taliaferro, Jennifer Sterling-Folker, Randall L. Schweller, Colin Dueck, Mark R. Brawley, Benjamin O. Fordham, Daniel Flemes, Kathleen J. Hancock and Sebastian Rosato and has published in prestigious journals such as Political Science Quarterly, International Affairs and International Studies Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Steven E. Lobell

28 papers receiving 598 citations

Hit Papers

Neoclassical Realist Theory of International Politics 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 50 100 150 200
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. Neoclassical Realist Theory of International Politics
    2016 229 citations Norrin M. Ripsman, Jeffrey W. Taliaferro et al. Oxford University Press eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Steven E. Lobell United States 10 575 332 178 89 30 28 691
Jeffrey W. Taliaferro United States 10 838 1.5× 518 1.6× 223 1.3× 119 1.3× 27 0.9× 20 972
John D. Ciorciari United States 12 337 0.6× 244 0.7× 169 0.9× 43 0.5× 51 1.7× 47 485
Jennifer Sterling-Folker United States 11 484 0.8× 325 1.0× 152 0.9× 60 0.7× 13 0.4× 17 582
Nuno P. Monteiro United States 10 415 0.7× 295 0.9× 72 0.4× 123 1.4× 16 0.5× 19 533
Paul D. Senese United States 10 468 0.8× 505 1.5× 155 0.9× 89 1.0× 20 0.7× 12 618
Miriam Fendius Elman United States 11 444 0.8× 392 1.2× 92 0.5× 40 0.4× 21 0.7× 23 578
Valerie L. Schwebach United States 4 287 0.5× 294 0.9× 72 0.4× 248 2.8× 26 0.9× 4 479
Stephan Keukeleire Belgium 14 509 0.9× 162 0.5× 153 0.9× 28 0.3× 21 0.7× 50 607
Doug Stokes United Kingdom 11 228 0.4× 220 0.7× 52 0.3× 44 0.5× 56 1.9× 27 410
Michael Wesley Australia 13 292 0.5× 216 0.7× 106 0.6× 25 0.3× 32 1.1× 50 440

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Fields of papers citing papers by Steven E. Lobell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steven E. Lobell

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lobell, Steven E.. (2021). Preventive military strike or preventive war? The fungibility of power resources. Cambridge Review of International Affairs. 36(5). 607–624. 1 indexed citations
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Lobell, Steven E., et al.. (2021). The liberal international trading order (LITO) in an era of shifting capabilities. International Affairs. 97(5). 1489–1504. 3 indexed citations
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Lobell, Steven E.. (2020). Why Israel launched a preventive military strike on Iraq’s nuclear weapons program (1981): The fungibility of power resources. Journal of Strategic Studies. 46(2). 319–344. 2 indexed citations
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Rosato, Sebastian, Joseph M. Parent, Jeffrey W. Taliaferro, et al.. (2018). Correspondence: Neoclassical Realism and Its Critics. International Security. 43(2). 193–203. 11 indexed citations
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Taliaferro, Jeffrey W., Steven E. Lobell, & Norrin M. Ripsman. (2018). Is Peaceful Change in World Politics Always Desirable? A Neoclassical Realist Perspective. International Studies Review. 20(2). 283–291. 7 indexed citations
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Lobell, Steven E.. (2018). A Granular Theory of Balancing. International Studies Quarterly. 62(3). 593–605. 20 indexed citations
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Lobell, Steven E.. (2017). Structural Realism/Offensive and Defensive Realism. 28 indexed citations
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Ripsman, Norrin M., Jeffrey W. Taliaferro, & Steven E. Lobell. (2016). Neoclassical Realist Theory of International Politics. Oxford University Press eBooks. 229 indexed citations breakdown →
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Flemes, Daniel, et al.. (2015). Special Issue: Regional Contestation to Rising Powers. 1 indexed citations
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Lobell, Steven E., et al.. (2015). Why do secondary states choose to support, follow or challenge?. International Politics. 52(2). 146–162. 32 indexed citations
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Flemes, Daniel & Steven E. Lobell. (2014). Contested leadership in international relations. International Politics. 52(2). 139–145. 12 indexed citations
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Lobell, Steven E.. (2013). Engaging the Enemy and the Lessons for the Obama Administration. Political Science Quarterly. 128(2). 261–287. 2 indexed citations
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Hancock, Kathleen J. & Steven E. Lobell. (2010). Realism and the Changing International System: Will China and Russia Challenge the Status Quo?. 3 indexed citations
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Lobell, Steven E., Jeffrey W. Taliaferro, Mark R. Brawley, et al.. (2009). Neoclassical Realism, the State, and Foreign Policy. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 265 indexed citations
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Lobell, Steven E.. (2008). The Second Face of American Security: The US-Jordan Free Trade Agreement as Security Policy. Comparative Strategy. 27(1). 88–100. 4 indexed citations
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Lobell, Steven E.. (2008). Second Face of Security Strategies: Anglo-German and Anglo-Japanese Trade Concessions During the 1930s. Security Studies. 17(3). 438–467. 5 indexed citations
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Lobell, Steven E.. (2006). The International Realm, Framing Effects, and Security Strategies: Britain in Peace and War. International Interactions. 32(1). 27–48. 3 indexed citations
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Lobell, Steven E.. (2005). The Challenge of Hegemony: Grand Strategy, Trade, and Domestic Politics. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 25 indexed citations
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Lobell, Steven E.. (2004). Politics and National Security: The Battles for Britain. Conflict Management and Peace Science. 21(4). 269–286. 9 indexed citations
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Lobell, Steven E.. (2002). War is politics: Offensive realism, domestic politics, and security strategies. Security Studies. 12(2). 165–195. 2 indexed citations

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