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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 20,828 79 World Ranking 487 National Ranking 272

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Awards & Achievements

1974 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Politics
  • Democracy
  • Law

His primary scientific interests are in Political economy, Democracy, Politics, Democratic consolidation and State. His work deals with themes such as Military theory, Military science, Law and Religious studies, which intersect with Political economy. His studies examine the connections between Democracy and genetics, as well as such issues in Polity, with regards to Rule of law, Management and Law and economics.

The various areas that Alfred Stepan examines in his Politics study include Islam, Gross domestic product and Public administration. His study with Democratic consolidation involves better knowledge in Democratization. His State research integrates issues from Government, Revolution in Military Affairs and Environmental protection.

His most cited work include:

  • Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation: Southern Europe, South America, and Post-Communist Europe (2433 citations)
  • Toward Consolidated Democracy (558 citations)
  • The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes (553 citations)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Democracy, Political economy, Politics, State and Democratization. His Democracy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Economic history, Opposition and Islam. His studies deal with areas such as Democratic consolidation, Nationalism, Ideology, Economic system and Presidential election as well as Political economy.

His work carried out in the field of Politics brings together such families of science as Latin Americans, Development economics, Revolution in Military Affairs and Public administration. The State study combines topics in areas such as Management, Polity and Law and economics. His Democratization research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Comparative politics, Parliament and Capitalism.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Democracy (45.00%)
  • Political economy (37.50%)
  • Politics (32.50%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2019)?

  • Law (18.75%)
  • Toleration (12.50%)
  • State (23.75%)

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

Alfred Stepan spends much of his time researching Law, Toleration, State, Political economy and Democracy. Alfred Stepan interconnects Theology, Empire, Comparative sociology, Religious studies and Civility in the investigation of issues within Toleration. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of State, Indian history is strongly linked to Modernity.

He carries out multidisciplinary research, doing studies in Political economy and Transition. His Democracy study focuses on Democratization in particular. In general Politics, his work in Constitutionalism is often linked to Legal pluralism linking many areas of study.

Between 2012 and 2019, his most popular works were:

  • Democratization Theory and the "Arab Spring" (109 citations)
  • The Military in Politics: Changing Patterns in Brazil (100 citations)
  • Democratic Parliamentary Monarchies (22 citations)

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

  • Law
  • Politics
  • Democracy

His scientific interests lie mostly in Democracy, Law, Democratization, Political economy and Politics. His study focuses on the intersection of Democracy and fields such as Economic history with connections in the field of Sultanism and Authoritarianism. His work in the fields of Law, such as Toleration, Military science, Revolution in Military Affairs and Military government, intersects with other areas such as Military sociology.

His studies in Toleration integrate themes in fields like Absolute monarchy, Monarchy, Assistant professor, International studies and Religious studies. His research integrates issues of General election, Civil liberties, Parliament, Middle East and Economic system in his study of Political economy. His study in the fields of Constitutionalism under the domain of Politics overlaps with other disciplines such as Legal pluralism.

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