Alfred Stepan
Impact in
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- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Politics and Society in Latin America
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- European Union Policy and Governance
- Development top 0.2%
- International Development and Aid
Papers in
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- Political Systems and Governance 9
- American Constitutional Law and Politics 8
- Military History and Strategy 7
- International Relations in Latin America 5
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- Political Conflict and Governance 9
- Religion and Society Interactions 9
- Religion, Society, and Development 9
- Co-authors
- Juan J. Linz (18 shared papers)Xavier Coller (1 shared paper)Cindy Skach (3 shared papers)Eduardo A. Gamarra (1 shared paper)Gary W. Wynia (1 shared paper)Graeme B. Robertson (2 shared papers)David P. Werlich (1 shared paper)Abraham F. Lowenthal (4 shared papers)
- Journals
- Journal of democracy (12 papers)Hispanic American Historical Review (6 papers)Foreign Affairs (5 papers)Comparative Politics (4 papers)Post-Soviet Affairs (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited KingdomNew Zealand
In The Last Decade
Alfred Stepan
102 papers receiving 5.9k citations
Alfred Stepan's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 101
- Political Science and International Relations 5.7k
- Development 633
- Sociology and Political Science 5.6k
- Law 561
- Public Administration 166
Countries citing papers authored by Alfred Stepan
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Fields of papers citing papers by Alfred Stepan
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation. Southern Europe, South America and Post-Communist Europe Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 2060 |
| 2 | Toward Consolidated Democracies Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 551 |
| 3 | Constitutional Frameworks and Democratic Consolidation: Parliamentarianism versus Presidentialism Hit paper breakdown → | 1993 | 465 |
| 4 | The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes. Hit paper breakdown → | 1980 | 434 |
| 5 | 1988 | 373 | |
| 6 | Rethinking Military Politics: Brazil and the Southern Cone Hit paper breakdown → | 1988 | 345 |
| 7 | Federalism and Democracy: Beyond the U.S. Model Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 344 |
| 8 | 2000 | 320 | |
| 9 | 1997 | 192 | |
| 10 | Arguing Comparative Politics | 2001 | 182 |
| 11 | 1979 | 165 | |
| 12 | 2003 | 143 | |
| 13 | 1979 | 137 | |
| 14 | 2013 | 125 | |
| 15 | 1974 | 119 | |
| 16 | 2001 | 117 | |
| 17 | 2005 | 117 | |
| 18 | 2011 | 113 | |
| 19 | 2012 | 107 | |
| 20 | 1975 | 104 |
About Alfred Stepan
Alfred Stepan is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics, Law and History, having authored 114 papers that have together received 8.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Defense, Military, and Policy Studies (10 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (9 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (9 papers), Political Systems and Governance (9 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (9 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (8 papers), Military History and Strategy (7 papers) and International Relations in Latin America (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Political Science and International Relations (5.7k citations), Development (633 citations), Sociology and Political Science (5.6k citations), Law (561 citations) and Public Administration (166 citations). Alfred Stepan has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand. Frequent co-authors include Juan J. Linz, Xavier Coller, Cindy Skach, Eduardo A. Gamarra, Gary W. Wynia, Graeme B. Robertson, David P. Werlich, Abraham F. Lowenthal, Francis Fukuyama and Charles D. Ameringer. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of democracy, Hispanic American Historical Review, Foreign Affairs, Comparative Politics and Post-Soviet Affairs.
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