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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 24 1649 1510 826 731 82 5409

Deborah Avant publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Deborah Avant between 1990 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Deborah Avant published across 35 years, from 1990 to 2024, averaging 2.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2010. 6 of the 90 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2010. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 1 publication 2013: 2 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 3 publications
1990 2024

90 publications in total across all disciplines

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Deborah Avant: publications per year, 1990 to 2024
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 1
1995 0
1996 1
1997 0
1998 1
1999 1
2000 2
2001 0
2002 1
2003 0
2004 4
2005 10
2006 3
2007 6
2008 2
2009 2
2010 12
2011 1
2012 1
2013 2
2014 3
2015 2
2016 5
2017 6
2018 4
2019 7
2020 3
2021 2
2022 0
2023 3
2024 3
Total 90
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Deborah Avant 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 Deborah Avant 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, 81–85 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: 82 publications — 19th percentile

19% 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 82
86–90 82
91–95 65
96–100 85
101–105 76
106–110 66
111–115 78
116–120 67
121–125 73
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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Deborah Avant 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 Deborah Avant 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, 24 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: 24 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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 24
25 82
26 76
27 75
28 99
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

Deborah Avant is affiliated with the University of Denver in the United States. Their academic work primarily falls within the social sciences, with a focus on political science and international relations. The research also intersects with sociology, economics and econometrics, and occasionally addresses topics related to building and construction, as well as general economics and finance.

The primary topics of Deborah Avant's research include military and defense studies, international relations and foreign policy, global peace and security dynamics, defense, military, and policy studies, political conflict and governance, mining and resource management, and natural resources and economic development.

Avant has published extensively in several academic venues. Their most frequent publication venues include:

  • International Studies Review
  • World Development
  • International Affairs
  • Perspectives on Politics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Avant include:

  • Simon Frankel Pratt
  • Sebastian Schmidt
  • Molly Cochran
  • Patrick Thaddeus Jackson
  • Henry Farrell

The following represents a selection of recent papers authored or co-authored by Deborah Avant, showing the year of publication and respective publication venue:

  • "Pragmatism in IR: The Prospects for Substantive Theorizing" (2021), published in International Studies Review
  • "America's Pragmatic Role?" (2020), published in International Studies Review
  • "Can CSR strategy mediate conflict over extraction? Evidence from two mines in Peru" (2023), published in World Development
  • "Between Probability and Possibility: Fostering Productive Research in a Dystopian Moment" (2024), published in International Studies Review
  • "The ethics of engaged scholarship in a complex world" (2024), published in International Affairs

Best Publications

  • The Market for Force: The Consequences of Privatizing Security

    Deborah D. Avant

  • Who governs the globe

    Deborah D. Avant;Martha Finnemore;Susan K. Sell

  • Political Institutions and Military Change: Lessons from Peripheral Wars

    Deborah D. Avant

  • Who Governs the Globe?: Authority dynamics and governance outcomes

    Deborah D. Avant;Martha Finnemore;Susan K. Sell

  • From Mercenary to Citizen Armies: Explaining Change in the Practice of War

    Deborah Avant

  • The Privatization of Security and Change in the Control of Force

    Deborah Avant

  • Private Security and Democracy: Lessons from the US in Iraq

    Deborah Avant;Lee Sigelman

  • The Institutional Sources of Military Doctrine: Hegemons in Peripheral Wars

    Deborah D. Avant

  • Conflicting Indicators of "Crisis" in American Civil-Military Relations:

    Deborah Avant

  • The Implications of Marketized Security for IR Theory: The Democratic Peace, Late State Building, and the Nature and Frequency of Conflict

    Deborah Avant

  • Pragmatic Networks and Transnational Governance of Private Military and Security Services

    Deborah D. Avant

  • The Market for Force by Deborah D. Avant

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  • Private security companies

    Deborah Avant

  • Military Contractors & the American Way of War

    Deborah D. Avant;Renée de Nevers

  • Who Governs the Globe?: Who governs the globe?

    Deborah D. Avant;Martha Finnemore;Susan K. Sell

  • The Privatization of Security: Lessons from Iraq

    Deborah D. Avant

  • NGOs, Corporations and Security Transformation in Africa:

    Deborah Avant

  • Are the reluctant warriors out of control? Why the U.S. military is averse to responding to post‐cold war low‐level threats

    Deborah D. Avant

  • The new power politics : networks and transnational security governance

    Deborah Avant;Oliver Westerwinter

  • Political Institutions and Military Change

    Deborah D. Avant

  • Political Institutions and Military Effectiveness: Contemporary United States and United Kingdom

    Deborah Avant

  • Who Governs the Globe?: Conclusion: authority, legitimacy, and accountability in global politics

    Deborah D. Avant;Martha Finnemore;Susan K. Sell

  • Transnational organisations and security

    Deborah Avant;Virginia Haufler

  • The emerging market for private military services and the problems of regulation

    Deborah Avant

  • The Private Security Events Database

    Deborah Avant;Kara Kingma Neu

Frequent Co-Authors

Erica Chenoweth
Erica Chenoweth Harvard University
Martha Finnemore
Martha Finnemore George Washington University
Cullen S. Hendrix
Cullen S. Hendrix University of Denver
Lee Sigelman
Lee Sigelman George Washington University

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