William C. Wohlforth

7.1k citations
65 papers · 2.8k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 24

William C. Wohlforth

65 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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Status in World Politics1521999202620082017100200300400500

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William C. Wohlforth
Comparison fields: 5 of 83
  • Development 712
  • Political Science and International Relations 2.3k
  • General Energy 40
  • Sociology and Political Science 1.3k
  • General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 112
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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1 20241
2 20231
3 202013
4 202016
5
The Future of the Liberal Order Is Conservative
20193
6 201911
7
The Once and Future Superpower: why China won't overtake the United States
201611
8
The once and future superpower
20164
9
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2014152
10 201142
11 20102
12
Reshaping the World Order
200910
13
Hypotheses on Status Competition
20093
14 200910
15 20092
16
Cold War Endgame: Oral History, Analysis, Debates
200320
17 200040
18 200036
19 19973
20 1994120

About William C. Wohlforth

William C. Wohlforth is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Development and Sociology and Political Science, having authored 65 papers that have together received 2.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include International Relations and Foreign Policy (39 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (14 papers), Defense, Military, and Policy Studies (8 papers), Global Peace and Security Dynamics (7 papers), International Development and Aid (6 papers), European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies (5 papers), Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (3 papers) and Russia and Soviet political economy (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Development (712 citations), Political Science and International Relations (2.3k citations) and General Energy (40 citations). William C. Wohlforth has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Russia. Frequent co-authors include Stephen G. Brooks, G. John Ikenberry, T. V. Paul, Deborah Welch Larson, Stuart J. Kaufman, Richard Little, Benjamin de Carvalho, Michael Mastanduno, İver B. Neumann and Halvard Leira. Their work appears in journals such as American Political Science Review, Foreign Affairs and The American Historical Review.

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