2026 Alastair Smith: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	43	391	349	219	185	106	29569

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Political Science

391

349

219

185

106

29569

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

11841
Citations
The Logic of Political Survival

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

5652
Citations
An institutional explanation of the democratic peace

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

1773
Citations
International Crises and Domestic Politics

Alastair Smith

756
Citations
Diversionary Foreign Policy in Democratic Systems

Alastair Smith

660
Citations
The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics

Alastair Smith;Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

653
Citations
Leader Survival, Revolutions, and the Nature of Government Finance

Bruce Bueno De Mesquita;Alastair Smith

592
Citations
Thinking Inside the Box: A Closer Look at Democracy and Human Rights

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

583
Citations
Foreign aid and policy concessions

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita;Alastair Smith

518
Citations
A Political Economy of Aid

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita;Alastair Smith

496
Citations
Bargaining and the Nature of War

Alastair Smith;Allan C. Stam

479
Citations
Alliance Formation and War

Alastair Smith

479
Citations
Political institutions, policy choice and the survival of leaders

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

448
Citations
Political Survival and Endogenous Institutional Change

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita;Alastair Smith

361
Citations
Honest Threats: The Interaction of Reputation and Political Institutions in International Crises

Alexandra Guisinger;Alastair Smith

357
Citations
To Intervene or Not to Intervene: A Biased Decision

Alastair Smith

335
Citations
The Perils of Unearned Income

Alastair Smith

309
Citations
Policy Failure and Political Survival: The Contribution of Political Institutions

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

269
Citations
Testing novel implications from the selectorate theory of war

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

248
Citations
Mediation and Peacekeeping in a Random Walk Model of Civil and Interstate War

Alastair Smith;Allan C. Stam

224
Citations
Testing theories of strategic choice: The example of crisis escalation

Alastair Smith

221
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita New York University

James D. Morrow University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Randolph M. Siverson University of California, Davis

Allan C. Stam University of Virginia

B. Peter Rosendorff New York University

External Links

Personal website of Alastair Smith

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