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Alastair Smith publication distribution in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Political Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alastair Smith sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 106 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

Alastair Smith D-index placement in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alastair Smith sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 43 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Alastair Smith is affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas including political science, international relations, and information systems. The scientific work predominantly appears in venues that focus on political conflict, governance, and computational methods.

The recent published papers by Alastair Smith include:

  • State Visits and Leader Survival, 2020, American Journal of Political Science
  • A Tournament Theory of Pork Barrel Politics: The Case of Japan, 2020, Comparative Political Studies
  • A new indicator of coalition size: Tests against standard regime-type indicators, 2022, Social Science Quarterly
  • The Punisher's Dilemma, 2023, The Journal of Politics
  • Institutional Change as a Response to Unrealized Threats: An Empirical Analysis, 2022, Journal of Conflict Resolution

Their frequent co-authors are:

  • Matt Malis
  • Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
  • Justin Melnick
  • Amy Catalinac
  • David P. Myatt

Alastair Smith's work has appeared most often in the following publication venues:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • The Journal of Politics
  • Journal of Conflict Resolution
  • American Journal of Political Science
  • Comparative Political Studies

The main subfields of study covered by their research include:

  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Development

The core topics of Alastair Smith's research encompass:

  • Scientific Computing and Data Management
  • Political Conflict and Governance
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Distributed systems and fault tolerance
  • International Development and Aid
  • Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
  • Populism, Right-Wing Movements

Alastair Smith was recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2013, reflecting a professional milestone within their career.

Best Publications

  • The Logic of Political Survival

    Bruce Bueno de Mesquita;Alastair Smith;Randolph M. Siverson;James D. Morrow;James D. Morrow;James D. Morrow

  • The Logic of Political Survival

    Bruce Bueno de Mesquita;Alastair Smith;Randolph M. Siverson;James D. Morrow;James D. Morrow;James D. Morrow

  • An institutional explanation of the democratic peace

    Bruce Bueno De Mesquita;James D. Morrow;Randolph M. Siverson;Alastair Smith

  • International Crises and Domestic Politics

    Alastair Smith

  • Diversionary Foreign Policy in Democratic Systems

    Alastair Smith

  • The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics

    Alastair Smith;Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

  • Leader Survival, Revolutions, and the Nature of Government Finance

    Bruce Bueno De Mesquita;Alastair Smith

  • Thinking Inside the Box: A Closer Look at Democracy and Human Rights

    Bruce Bueno De Mesquita;Feryal Marie Cherif;George W. Downs;Alastair Smith

  • Foreign aid and policy concessions

    Bruce Bueno de Mesquita;Alastair Smith

  • A Political Economy of Aid

    Bruce Bueno de Mesquita;Alastair Smith

  • Bargaining and the Nature of War

    Alastair Smith;Allan C. Stam

  • Alliance Formation and War

    Alastair Smith

  • Political institutions, policy choice and the survival of leaders

    Bruce Bueno De Mesquita;James D. Morrow;Randolph M. Siverson;Alastair Smith

  • Political Survival and Endogenous Institutional Change

    Bruce Bueno de Mesquita;Alastair Smith

  • Honest Threats: The Interaction of Reputation and Political Institutions in International Crises

    Alexandra Guisinger;Alastair Smith

  • To Intervene or Not to Intervene: A Biased Decision

    Alastair Smith

  • The Perils of Unearned Income

    Alastair Smith

  • Policy Failure and Political Survival: The Contribution of Political Institutions

    Bruce Bueno De Mesquita;James D. Morrow;Randolph M. Siverson;Alastair Smith

  • Testing novel implications from the selectorate theory of war

    Bruce Bueno de Mesquita;James D. Morrow;Randolph M. Siverson;Alastair Smith

  • Mediation and Peacekeeping in a Random Walk Model of Civil and Interstate War

    Alastair Smith;Allan C. Stam

  • Testing theories of strategic choice: The example of crisis escalation

    Alastair Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita New York University
James D. Morrow
James D. Morrow University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Randolph M. Siverson
Randolph M. Siverson University of California, Davis
Allan C. Stam
Allan C. Stam University of Virginia
B. Peter Rosendorff
B. Peter Rosendorff New York University

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