Thomas Carothers

8.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Thomas Carothers is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Carothers has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 16 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 13 papers in Development. Recurrent topics in Thomas Carothers's work include International Development and Aid (13 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (8 papers) and Judicial and Constitutional Studies (4 papers). Thomas Carothers is often cited by papers focused on International Development and Aid (13 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (8 papers) and Judicial and Constitutional Studies (4 papers). Thomas Carothers collaborates with scholars based in United States and Saudi Arabia. Thomas Carothers's 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 and has published in prestigious journals such as Developmental Psychology, Foreign Affairs and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Carothers

68 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

The End of the Transition Paradigm 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 400 800 1.2k

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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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Carothers

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
1 12
2 6
3
Democracy Is Not Dying
1
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

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