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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Law and Political Science D-index 26 Citations 5,017 149 World Ranking 695 National Ranking 402

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Politics
  • Law
  • Capitalism

His scientific interests lie mostly in Political economy, Politics, Latin Americans, Economy and State. His research on Political economy also deals with topics like

  • New social movements and related Context,
  • Globalization together with Welfare state and Economic system. His Politics study frequently links to related topics such as Local government.

His Latin Americans study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Economic growth, Structural adjustment and Ideology. The various areas that James Petras examines in his Economy study include Agrarian society, Civil society, Power and Public administration. His State research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Economic history, Political ecology, Gender studies, Development economics and Resistance.

His most cited work include:

  • Globalization Unmasked: Imperialism in the 21st Century (218 citations)
  • NGOs: In the service of imperialism (156 citations)
  • Imperialism and NGOs in Latin America (147 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Political economy, Latin Americans, Politics, Economic history and State. He has researched Political economy in several fields, including Social movement, Capitalism, Power, Economic system and Democracy. His work deals with themes such as Neoliberalism and Capital, which intersect with Capitalism.

His Latin Americans course of study focuses on Development economics and Poverty. James Petras is interested in Hegemony, which is a field of Politics. Economic history and Latin American studies are commonly linked in his work.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Political economy (37.85%)
  • Latin Americans (28.82%)
  • Politics (20.83%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2020)?

  • Latin Americans (28.82%)
  • Political economy (37.85%)
  • American studies (3.82%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Latin Americans, Political economy, American studies, Global studies and Ancient history. His Latin Americans research incorporates elements of Class conflict, Economic history and Economy. The various areas that James Petras examines in his Political economy study include State, Government and Social movement, Capitalism, Politics.

He mostly deals with Authoritarianism in his studies of Politics. While the research belongs to areas of American studies, James Petras spends his time largely on the problem of Power, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Economic system. He has researched Culture of poverty in several fields, including Development economics and Democracy.

Between 2014 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Democracy and Poverty in Chile: The Limits to Electoral Politics (66 citations)
  • Power and Resistance: Us Imperialism in Latin America (5 citations)
  • Class Struggle Back on the Agenda in Latin America (1 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • Politics
  • Capitalism

Latin Americans, Foreign direct investment, International economics, Political economy and Economic history are his primary areas of study. His Latin Americans study combines topics in areas such as Class conflict, Global studies and American studies. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Argument, World-system, Capitalist development, Social movement and Resistance.

He has included themes like Capitalism and Politics in his Political economy study. His work carried out in the field of Politics brings together such families of science as Economic system and Power. James Petras performs multidisciplinary study in Economic history and Vortex in his work.

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