Thomas C. Schelling

30.3k total citations · 12 hit papers
135 papers, 17.3k citations indexed

About

Thomas C. Schelling is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas C. Schelling has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 17.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 14 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Thomas C. Schelling's work include Nuclear Issues and Defense (8 papers), International Relations and Foreign Policy (7 papers) and Global Peace and Security Dynamics (6 papers). Thomas C. Schelling is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear Issues and Defense (8 papers), International Relations and Foreign Policy (7 papers) and Global Peace and Security Dynamics (6 papers). Thomas C. Schelling collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Thomas C. Schelling's co-authors include B. Curtis Eaton, Terry Connolly, Michel Barbier, Jon Elster, Aage B. Sørensen, Tyler Cowen, Timur Kuran, Raymond Boudon, Peter Hedström and Gudmund Hernes and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Statistical Association.

In The Last Decade

Thomas C. Schelling

120 papers receiving 14.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Strategy of Conflict 1957 2026 1980 2003 1960 1971 1981 1979 1966 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas C. Schelling United States 32 7.3k 5.4k 3.2k 2.7k 2.1k 135 17.3k
Robert Axelrod United States 38 8.4k 1.1× 2.1k 0.4× 2.3k 0.7× 2.7k 1.0× 2.8k 1.4× 75 17.5k
Robert Κ. Merton United States 51 15.5k 2.1× 3.7k 0.7× 3.9k 1.2× 1.8k 0.7× 1.9k 0.9× 153 42.5k
Robert Axelrod United States 12 9.7k 1.3× 1.7k 0.3× 1.5k 0.5× 2.4k 0.9× 3.7k 1.7× 22 16.5k
Jon Elster United States 55 7.8k 1.1× 3.8k 0.7× 5.4k 1.7× 874 0.3× 2.0k 1.0× 231 18.3k
Gordon Tullock United States 46 7.0k 1.0× 10.9k 2.0× 6.8k 2.1× 1.7k 0.6× 2.4k 1.1× 271 24.1k
Herbert Gintis United States 52 10.1k 1.4× 3.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 977 0.4× 5.4k 2.6× 186 18.1k
Paul A. Samuelson United States 61 2.7k 0.4× 13.9k 2.6× 1.6k 0.5× 1.7k 0.6× 848 0.4× 335 21.1k
Mancur Olson United States 32 13.5k 1.8× 12.1k 2.2× 11.2k 3.4× 1.4k 0.5× 3.1k 1.5× 85 35.6k
John C. Harsanyi United States 32 2.2k 0.3× 5.9k 1.1× 1.0k 0.3× 5.2k 1.9× 2.7k 1.3× 84 11.8k
Cass R. Sunstein United States 100 12.1k 1.6× 15.5k 2.9× 6.4k 2.0× 841 0.3× 2.4k 1.2× 858 38.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas C. Schelling

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas C. Schelling

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas C. Schelling

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Schelling, Thomas C.. (2020). Arms and Influence. Yale University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
2.
Swedberg, Richard, Gary S. Becker, James S. Coleman, et al.. (2020). Economics and Sociology. Princeton University Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations
3.
Schelling, Thomas C.. (2016). What Is the Business of Organized Crime. Cardiology Research and Practice. 2019. 6857232–6857232. 70 indexed citations
4.
Schelling, Thomas C.. (2005). What Makes Greenhouse Sense. Indiana Law Review. 38(3). 581–594. 3 indexed citations
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Schelling, Thomas C.. (2000). The Legacy of Hiroshima: A Half-Century Without Nuclear War. 20. 9–13.
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Elster, Jon, Karl Ove Moene, George Ainslie, et al.. (1999). Getting Hooked. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 43 indexed citations
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Schelling, Thomas C.. (1997). The Cost of Combating Global Warming. Foreign Affairs. 22 indexed citations
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Rigotti, Nancy A., ­Michael A. Stoto, Michael F. Bierer, Amy K. Rosen, & Thomas C. Schelling. (1993). Retail stores' compliance with a city no-smoking law.. American Journal of Public Health. 83(2). 227–232. 16 indexed citations
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Schelling, Thomas C.. (1992). Some economics of global warming. American Economic Review. 82(1). 1–14. 261 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rigotti, Nancy A., David Bourne, Amy K. Rosen, Jennifer A. Locke, & Thomas C. Schelling. (1992). Workplace compliance with a no-smoking law: a randomized community intervention trial.. American Journal of Public Health. 82(2). 229–235. 19 indexed citations
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Schelling, Thomas C.. (1992). Self-command: A new discipline.. 40 indexed citations
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Schelling, Thomas C., et al.. (1989). The Western community and the Gorbachev challenge. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Schelling, Thomas C.. (1982). Establishing Credibility: Strategic Considerations. American Economic Review. 72(2). 77–80. 10 indexed citations
14.
Schelling, Thomas C.. (1980). The phenomenon of terrorism. Terrorism. 3(3-4). 303–304.
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Schelling, Thomas C.. (1978). Egonomics, or the Art of Self-Management.. American Economic Review. 68(2). 290–294. 174 indexed citations
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Schelling, Thomas C.. (1978). Altruism, Meanness, and Other Potentially Strategic Behaviors. American Economic Review. 68(2). 229–230. 32 indexed citations
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Schelling, Thomas C.. (1969). Models of Segregation. American Economic Review. 59(2). 488–493. 597 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schelling, Thomas C.. (1967). The Strategy of Inflicting Costs. NBER Chapters. 105–127. 1 indexed citations
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Schelling, Thomas C., et al.. (1963). On the interaction of opposing forces under possible arms agreements. 9 indexed citations
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Schelling, Thomas C.. (1960). Meteors, Mischief, and War. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 16(7). 292–300. 5 indexed citations

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