Alexander Thurston

85 total papers · 589 total citations
19 papers, 168 citations indexed

About

Alexander Thurston is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and General Social Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Thurston has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 168 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 10 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 6 papers in General Social Sciences. Recurrent topics in Alexander Thurston’s work include Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (7 papers), Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria (6 papers) and Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (5 papers). Alexander Thurston is often cited by papers focused on Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (7 papers), Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria (6 papers) and Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (5 papers). Alexander Thurston collaborates with scholars based in United States. Alexander Thurston's co-authors include Steven M. Radil and Olivier Walther and has published in prestigious journals such as Third World Quarterly, African Affairs and African Studies Review.

In The Last Decade

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander Thurston

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alexander Thurston. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alexander Thurston based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alexander Thurston. Alexander Thurston is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

Alexander Thurston

15 papers receiving 152 citations

Fields of papers citing papers by Alexander Thurston

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries citing papers authored by Alexander Thurston

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