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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 28 1371 1248 12 11 123 4035

Ami Pedahzur publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ami Pedahzur between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ami Pedahzur published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 2.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2003. 1 of the 131 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2003. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 5 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 8 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 3 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1980 2025

131 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ami Pedahzur: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 1
2000 5
2001 8
2002 6
2003 17
2004 8
2005 1
2006 8
2007 5
2008 4
2009 5
2010 4
2011 6
2012 10
2013 5
2014 3
2015 1
2016 3
2017 3
2018 15
2019 0
2020 3
2021 3
2022 5
2023 0
2024 0
2025 1
Total 131
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Ami Pedahzur 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 Ami Pedahzur sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
20 40 60 80
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 333+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 97. Most scientists, 97, have 333+ publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 121–125 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 10 scientists 41–45 publications: 11 scientists 46–50 publications: 25 scientists 51–55 publications: 27 scientists 56–60 publications: 44 scientists 61–65 publications: 52 scientists 66–70 publications: 62 scientists 71–75 publications: 62 scientists 76–80 publications: 79 scientists 81–85 publications: 71 scientists 86–90 publications: 82 scientists 91–95 publications: 65 scientists 96–100 publications: 85 scientists 101–105 publications: 76 scientists 106–110 publications: 66 scientists 111–115 publications: 78 scientists 116–120 publications: 67 scientists 121–125 publications: 73 scientists 126–130 publications: 73 scientists 131–135 publications: 64 scientists 136–140 publications: 45 scientists 141–145 publications: 53 scientists 146–150 publications: 44 scientists 151–155 publications: 45 scientists 156–160 publications: 33 scientists 161–165 publications: 32 scientists 166–170 publications: 28 scientists 171–175 publications: 31 scientists 176–180 publications: 29 scientists 181–185 publications: 27 scientists 186–190 publications: 36 scientists 191–195 publications: 27 scientists 196–200 publications: 24 scientists 201–205 publications: 16 scientists 206–210 publications: 16 scientists 211–215 publications: 19 scientists 216–220 publications: 16 scientists 221–225 publications: 17 scientists 226–230 publications: 18 scientists 231–235 publications: 23 scientists 236–240 publications: 17 scientists 241–245 publications: 13 scientists 246–250 publications: 17 scientists 251–255 publications: 9 scientists 256–260 publications: 13 scientists 261–265 publications: 8 scientists 266–270 publications: 12 scientists 271–275 publications: 8 scientists 276–280 publications: 10 scientists 281–285 publications: 13 scientists 286–290 publications: 13 scientists 291–295 publications: 5 scientists 296–300 publications: 6 scientists 301–305 publications: 11 scientists 306–310 publications: 9 scientists 311–315 publications: 6 scientists 316–320 publications: 4 scientists 321–325 publications: 4 scientists 326–330 publications: 2 scientists 331–332 publications: 5 scientists 333+ publications: 97 scientists
36–40 publications 333+

This scientist: 123 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Political Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 2,033 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 10
41–45 11
46–50 25
51–55 27
56–60 44
61–65 52
66–70 62
71–75 62
76–80 79
81–85 71
86–90 82
91–95 65
96–100 85
101–105 76
106–110 66
111–115 78
116–120 67
121–125 73 123
126–130 73
131–135 64
136–140 45
141–145 53
146–150 44
151–155 45
156–160 33
161–165 32
166–170 28
171–175 31
176–180 29
181–185 27
186–190 36
191–195 27
196–200 24
201–205 16
206–210 16
211–215 19
216–220 16
221–225 17
226–230 18
231–235 23
236–240 17
241–245 13
246–250 17
251–255 9
256–260 13
261–265 8
266–270 12
271–275 8
276–280 10
281–285 13
286–290 13
291–295 5
296–300 6
301–305 11
306–310 9
311–315 6
316–320 4
321–325 4
326–330 2
331–332 5
333+ 97
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Ami Pedahzur 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 Ami Pedahzur sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 43 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 62+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 100. Most scientists, 100, have 62+ D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 28 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 76 scientists 21 D-Index: 79 scientists 22 D-Index: 84 scientists 23 D-Index: 68 scientists 24 D-Index: 88 scientists 25 D-Index: 82 scientists 26 D-Index: 76 scientists 27 D-Index: 75 scientists 28 D-Index: 99 scientists 29 D-Index: 96 scientists 30 D-Index: 96 scientists 31 D-Index: 81 scientists 32 D-Index: 86 scientists 33 D-Index: 81 scientists 34 D-Index: 84 scientists 35 D-Index: 72 scientists 36 D-Index: 58 scientists 37 D-Index: 53 scientists 38 D-Index: 48 scientists 39 D-Index: 40 scientists 40 D-Index: 40 scientists 41 D-Index: 32 scientists 42 D-Index: 26 scientists 43 D-Index: 25 scientists 44 D-Index: 33 scientists 45 D-Index: 33 scientists 46 D-Index: 17 scientists 47 D-Index: 21 scientists 48 D-Index: 22 scientists 49 D-Index: 18 scientists 50 D-Index: 19 scientists 51 D-Index: 19 scientists 52 D-Index: 15 scientists 53 D-Index: 14 scientists 54 D-Index: 10 scientists 55 D-Index: 13 scientists 56 D-Index: 9 scientists 57 D-Index: 11 scientists 58 D-Index: 12 scientists 59 D-Index: 10 scientists 60 D-Index: 5 scientists 61 D-Index: 7 scientists 62+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 28 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Political Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 2,033 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 76
21 79
22 84
23 68
24 88
25 82
26 76
27 75
28 99 28
29 96
30 96
31 81
32 86
33 81
34 84
35 72
36 58
37 53
38 48
39 40
40 40
41 32
42 26
43 25
44 33
45 33
46 17
47 21
48 22
49 18
50 19
51 19
52 15
53 14
54 10
55 13
56 9
57 11
58 12
59 10
60 5
61 7
62+ 100
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Overview

Ami Pedahzur is affiliated with the University of Haifa in Israel and conducts research primarily within the social sciences, with a particular focus on sociology and political science. Their scholarly work spans various subfields including statistics, probability and uncertainty, artificial intelligence, demography, and general social sciences.

The main topics addressed in Pedahzur's research include terrorism, counterterrorism, and political violence; political conflict and governance; Jewish and Middle Eastern studies; qualitative comparative analysis research; scientometrics and bibliometrics research; explainable artificial intelligence (XAI); and German legal, social, and political studies.

Among the notable recent papers associated with Ami Pedahzur are:

  • "Can We Do Better? Replication and Online Appendices in Political Science" (2020), published in Perspectives on Politics
  • "Reconstructing the theater of terror" (2020), published in Small Wars and Insurgencies
  • "Political Science and Big Data: Structured Data, Unstructured Data, and How to Use Them" (2020), published in Political Science Quarterly
  • "The Munich massacre and the proliferation of counterterrorism special operation forces" (2022), published in Israel Affairs
  • "The Quantitative Study of Terrorist Events: Challenges and Opportunities" (2020), published in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Pedahzur has collaborated frequently with a number of researchers, particularly Jonathan Grossman, with whom they have coauthored eight works. Other frequent coauthors include Arie Perliger, Matthew Sweeney, Ronit Berger Hobson, and Orel B. Amano.

Their research has been disseminated in a variety of academic venues, with multiple publications in Harvard Dataverse and Perspectives on Politics. Additional venues of publication include Small Wars and Insurgencies, Political Science Quarterly, and Israel Affairs.

Best Publications

  • The Challenges of Conceptualizing Terrorism

    Leonard Weinberg;Ami Pedahzur;Sivan Hirsch-Hoefler

  • altruism and fatalism: the characteristics of palestinian suicide terrorists

    Ami Pedahzur;Arie Perliger;Leonard Weinberg

  • Political Parties and Terrorist Groups

    Leonard Weinberg;Ami Pedahzur;Arie Perliger

  • The Changing Nature of Suicide Attacks: A Social Network Perspective

    Ami Pedahzur;Arie Perliger

  • Social Network Analysis in the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence

    Arie Perliger;Ami Pedahzur

  • The Institutionalization of Extreme Right-wing Charismatic Parties: a Paradox?

    Ami Pedahzur;Avraham Brichta

  • Root Causes of Suicide Terrorism : The Globalization of Martyrdom

    Ami Pedahzur

  • Jewish Terrorism in Israel

    Ami Pedahzur;Arie Perliger

  • The Israeli secret services and the struggle against terrorism

    Ami Pedahzur

  • Hatred by Hated People: Xenophobia in Israel

    Ami Pedahzur;Yael Yishai

  • The social and religious characteristics of suicide bombers and their victims

    Leonard Weinberg;Ami Pedahzur;Daphna Canetti-Nisim

  • The Triumph of Israel's Radical Right

    Ami Pedahzur

  • A Tertiary Model for Countering Terrorism in Liberal Democracies: The Case of Israel

    Ami Pedahzur;Magnus Ranstorp

  • Democratic attitudes among high-school pupils: The role played by perceptions of class climate

    Arie Perliger;Daphna Canetti-Nisim;Ami Pedahzur

  • Contributory factors to Political Xenophobia in a multi-cultural society:: the case of Israel

    Daphna Canetti-Nisim;Ami Pedahzur

  • Religious Fundamentalism and Political Extremism

    Leonard Weinberg;Ami Pedahzur

  • Much ado about religion: Religiosity, resource loss, and support for political violence

    Daphna Canetti;Stevan E Hobfoll;Ami Pedahzur;Eran Zaidise;Eran Zaidise

  • The Uniqueness of Islamic fundamentalism and the fourth wave of international terrorism

    Gabriel Ben-Dor;Ami Pedahzur

  • Religious fundamentalism and the extreme right-wing camp in Israel

    Shai Bermanis;Daphna Canetti-Nisim;Ami Pedahzur

  • Political parties and terrorist groups: Conclusions

    Leonard Weinberg;Ami Pedahzur

  • The Gap Between Participation and Violence: Why We Need to Disaggregate Terrorist ‘Profiles’

    Arie Perliger;Gabriel Koehler-Derrick;Ami Pedahzur

Frequent Co-Authors

Stevan E. Hobfoll
Stevan E. Hobfoll Rush University Medical Center
Gustavo S. Mesch
Gustavo S. Mesch University of Haifa

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