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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
Political Science D-index 30 Citations 10,856 99 World Ranking 498 National Ranking 280

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • World War II
  • Law
  • Social science

William C. Wohlforth focuses on Power, International relations, Political economy, Globalization and Superpower. His Power study frequently draws connections between adjacent fields such as Politics. His work in Politics addresses subjects such as Boasting, which are connected to disciplines such as Law.

William C. Wohlforth combines subjects such as Realism, Retrenchment, Middle East, Constitution and World history with his study of International relations. The study incorporates disciplines such as Salience, Neoclassical realism, World War II and Great power in addition to Political economy. His Neoclassical realism course of study focuses on Bandwagoning and Soft balancing.

His most cited work include:

  • The Stability of a Unipolar World (689 citations)
  • Realism and the End of the Cold War (207 citations)
  • Hard Times for Soft Balancing (199 citations)

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

William C. Wohlforth spends much of his time researching International relations, Power, Political economy, Law and Cold war. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Positive economics, Foreign policy and Scholarship. William C. Wohlforth has included themes like China, Economy, Economic history and State in his Power study.

His Political economy research integrates issues from Development economics, Neoclassical realism, Salience and World War II. His International relations theory study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Legitimacy and Realism. His Realism research incorporates elements of Security studies and Soft balancing.

He most often published in these fields:

  • International relations (35.42%)
  • Power (25.00%)
  • Political economy (23.96%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Foreign policy (13.54%)
  • International relations (35.42%)
  • Economic history (10.42%)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Foreign policy, International relations, Economic history, Political economy and Order. He usually deals with Foreign policy and limits it to topics linked to International political economy and Development studies and Tragedy. His International relations research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Positive economics and International studies.

His Order study combines topics in areas such as Cost–benefit analysis, Law and economics, Nationalism and Hegemony. His research investigates the connection with Law and economics and areas like Security dilemma which intersect with concerns in Grand strategy. William C. Wohlforth works mostly in the field of Nationalism, limiting it down to topics relating to Identity and, in certain cases, Spanish Civil War, Ethnic group and Polarization, as a part of the same area of interest.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Is US grand strategy self-defeating? Deep engagement, military spending and sovereign debt: (10 citations)
  • The tragedy of US–Russian relations: NATO centrality and the revisionists’ spiral (4 citations)
  • Raison de l’Hégémonie (The Hegemon’s Interest): Theory of the Costs and Benefits of Hegemony (3 citations)

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

  • World War II
  • Law
  • Social science

His primary areas of study are Order, Law and economics, Grand strategy, Nationalism and Public interest theory. His Law and economics research incorporates themes from State, International relations, Expansionism, Foreign policy and Security dilemma. His Grand strategy research includes themes of Retrenchment, International political economy, Monetary economics and Economic policy.

His study on Public interest theory is intertwined with other disciplines of science such as Hegemony, Political economy and Cost–benefit analysis.

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