Thomas Carothers

8.7k citations
71 papers · 4.3k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 27
Topics
International Development and Aid (13 papers)Political Conflict and Governance (8 papers)Judicial and Constitutional Studies (4 papers)

In The Last Decade

Thomas Carothers

68 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

The End of the Transition Paradigm200220262010201820024008001.2k

Peers

Thomas Carothers
Comparison fields: 5 of 96
  • Sociology and Political Science 3.1k
  • Political Science and International Relations 2.4k
  • Development 968
  • Law 310
  • Economics and Econometrics 271
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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Carothers

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#WorkIndexed citations
1 12
2 6
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Democracy Is Not Dying
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4 35
5 42
6
Closing Space: Democracy and Human Rights Support Under Fire
116
7
Looking for Help: Will Rising Democracies Become International Democracy Supporters?
11
8
The Economic Crisis and Democracy: A Year Later
0
9 1
10
Stepping Back From Democratic Pessimism
3
11
U.S. Democracy Promotion During and After Bush
19
12 194
13 59
14 116
15 45
16 63
17 4
18
Aiding Democracy Abroad: The Learning Curve
343
19 13
20 1

About Thomas Carothers

Thomas Carothers is a scholar working on Development, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science, having authored 71 papers that have together received 4.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include International Development and Aid (13 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (8 papers) and Judicial and Constitutional Studies (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Development (968 citations), Political Science and International Relations (2.4k citations) and Sociology and Political Science (3.1k citations). Thomas Carothers has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Saudi Arabia. Frequent co-authors include G. John Ikenberry, Diane de Gramont, William T. Barndt, Robert Legvold, Marina Ottaway, Howard Gardner, Richard Youngs, L. Carl Brown, Jean Bethke Elshtain and Larry Diamond. Their work appears in journals such as Developmental Psychology, Foreign Affairs and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

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