William Shawcross

784 total citations
19 papers, 290 citations indexed

About

William Shawcross is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and History and Philosophy of Science. According to data from OpenAlex, William Shawcross has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 290 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 3 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 1 paper in History and Philosophy of Science. Recurrent topics in William Shawcross's work include Cambodian History and Society (3 papers), International Law and Human Rights (2 papers) and Vietnamese History and Culture Studies (2 papers). William Shawcross is often cited by papers focused on Cambodian History and Society (3 papers), International Law and Human Rights (2 papers) and Vietnamese History and Culture Studies (2 papers). William Shawcross collaborates with scholars based in United States. William Shawcross's co-authors include Donald S. Zagoria, Max Boot, Alan P. Dobson, Leslie H. Gelb and Richard K. Betts and has published in prestigious journals such as Foreign Affairs, International Security and Journal of Psychoactive Drugs.

In The Last Decade

William Shawcross

16 papers receiving 182 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William Shawcross United States 8 192 161 29 27 18 19 290
Michael Goodhart United States 13 198 1.0× 194 1.2× 25 0.9× 13 0.5× 27 1.5× 35 327
James L. Gelvin United States 11 194 1.0× 138 0.9× 34 1.2× 8 0.3× 11 0.6× 28 282
Amy Gurowitz United States 5 235 1.2× 166 1.0× 36 1.2× 29 1.1× 5 0.3× 5 332
Gideon Baker Australia 10 191 1.0× 108 0.7× 15 0.5× 24 0.9× 18 1.0× 26 255
Stanley Karnow 6 151 0.8× 109 0.7× 24 0.8× 9 0.3× 15 0.8× 15 290
Luc Reychler Belgium 7 229 1.2× 89 0.6× 8 0.3× 45 1.7× 15 0.8× 38 299
Ann M. Lesch United States 11 313 1.6× 138 0.9× 35 1.2× 26 1.0× 5 0.3× 55 387
Alexis de Tocqueville United States 7 145 0.8× 113 0.7× 26 0.9× 5 0.2× 11 0.6× 47 249
Cecelia Lynch United States 10 227 1.2× 144 0.9× 15 0.5× 39 1.4× 12 0.7× 24 308
Dilip Hiro United States 9 213 1.1× 119 0.7× 8 0.3× 9 0.3× 13 0.7× 25 317

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Shawcross

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Shawcross

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Shawcross, William. (2012). Justice and the Enemy: Nuremberg, 9/11, and the Trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
2.
Shawcross, William. (2009). Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother : The Official Biography. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations
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Dobson, Alan P. & William Shawcross. (2004). Allies: The U.S. Britain, Europe, and the War in Iraq. International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis. 59(3). 729–729. 3 indexed citations
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Shawcross, William. (2002). Queen and country. 5 indexed citations
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Shawcross, William. (2000). Deliver us from evil : peacekeepers, warlords, and a world of endless conflict. 60 indexed citations
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Boot, Max & William Shawcross. (2000). Paving the Road to Hell: The Failure of U.N. Peacekeeping. Foreign Affairs. 79(2). 143–143. 10 indexed citations
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Shawcross, William. (1997). Murdoch : the making of a media empire. 15 indexed citations
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Shawcross, William, et al.. (1995). Rwanda and Genocide in the Twentieth Century. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 76 indexed citations
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Shawcross, William. (1994). Cambodia's New Deal: A Report. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 6 indexed citations
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Shawcross, William. (1992). Rupert Murdoch: Ringmaster of the Information Circus. 20 indexed citations
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Shawcross, William. (1988). The Shah's Last Ride. 7 indexed citations
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Shawcross, William, et al.. (1987). Ten Years After: Vietnam Today. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
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Shawcross, William. (1985). The quality of mercy : Cambodia, Holocaust and modern conscience : with a report from Ethiopia. 2 indexed citations
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Shawcross, William. (1984). Mystery on the Desert -- The Nazca Lines. S&T. 68. 198.
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Zagoria, Donald S. & William Shawcross. (1984). The Quality of Mercy: Cambodia, Holocaust, and Modern Conscience. Foreign Affairs. 63(2). 429–429. 58 indexed citations
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Shawcross, William. (1984). The quality of mercy. 13 indexed citations
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Shawcross, William. (1983). Recreational Use of Ergoline Alkaloids fromArgyreia Nervosa. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 15(4). 251–259. 3 indexed citations
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Gelb, Leslie H., et al.. (1980). Vietnam: Was the System the Solution?. International Security. 4(4). 199–199. 1 indexed citations
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Shawcross, William. (1979). Refugees and Rhetoric. Foreign Policy. 3–3. 2 indexed citations

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