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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 25 1585 1452 794 703 65 4349

Douglas M. Gibler publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Douglas M. Gibler between 1996 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Douglas M. Gibler published across 28 years, from 1996 to 2023, averaging 2.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2012. 4 of the 71 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

71 publications in total across all disciplines

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Douglas M. Gibler: publications per year, 1996 to 2023
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 1
1998 2
1999 2
2000 0
2001 1
2002 0
2003 1
2004 3
2005 1
2006 2
2007 2
2008 2
2009 7
2010 3
2011 4
2012 12
2013 5
2014 3
2015 1
2016 4
2017 4
2018 2
2019 2
2020 1
2021 1
2022 2
2023 2
Total 71
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Douglas M. Gibler 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 Douglas M. Gibler 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, 61–65 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: 65 publications — 8th percentile

8% 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 65
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
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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Douglas M. Gibler 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 Douglas M. Gibler 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, 25 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: 25 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% 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 25
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

Douglas M. Gibler is affiliated with the University of Alabama in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the Social Sciences. Their work spans numerous subfields, including Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, as well as intersections with Molecular Biology, Artificial Intelligence, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

The research topics covered by Gibler reflect a broad interest in political and international dynamics. Key areas of study include:

  • International Relations and Foreign Policy
  • Political Conflict and Governance
  • Nuclear Issues and Defense
  • Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Data Analysis with R

Gibler has published extensively in various academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • International Studies Quarterly
  • Journal of Peace Research
  • Journal of Conflict Resolution
  • The Journal of Politics
  • Conflict Management and Peace Science

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Gibler are:

  • "Latent territorial threat and democratic regime reversals" (2021) published in Journal of Peace Research
  • "The Militarized Interstate Confrontation Dataset, 1816-2014" (2023) published in Journal of Conflict Resolution
  • "The Importance of Correct Measurement: A Response to Palmer, et al" (2020) published in International Studies Quarterly
  • "Peaceful Neighborhoods and Democratic Differences" (2022) published in The Journal of Politics
  • "An Appraisal of Project Mars and the Divided Armies Argument" (2022) published in International Studies Quarterly

Gibler often collaborates with other scholars. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Steven V. Miller
  • Mark David Nieman
  • Johannes Karreth
  • Jaroslav Tir
  • Erin K. Little

Best Publications

  • International Military Alliances, 1648-2008

    Douglas M. Gibler

  • Measuring Alliances: the Correlates of War Formal Interstate Alliance Dataset, 1816–2000

    Douglas M. Gibler;Meredith Reid Sarkees

  • The Territorial Peace: Borders, State Development, and International Conflict

    Douglas M. Gibler

  • Bordering on Peace: Democracy, Territorial Issues, and Conflict

    Douglas M. Gibler

  • The Costs of Reneging: Reputation and Alliance Formation

    Douglas M. Gibler

  • Alliances, Then Democracy: An Examination of the Relationship between Regime Type and Alliance Formation

    Douglas M. Gibler;Scott Wolford

  • Political Tolerance and Territorial Threat: A Cross‐National Study

    Marc L. Hutchison;Douglas M. Gibler

  • Testing the Effects of Independent Judiciaries on the Likelihood of Democratic Backsliding

    Douglas M. Gibler;Kirk A. Randazzo

  • Settled Borders and Regime Type: Democratic Transitions as Consequences of Peaceful Territorial Transfers

    Douglas M. Gibler;Jaroslav Tir

  • Uncovering the Dangerous Alliances, 1495–1980

    Douglas M. Gibler;John A. Vasquez

  • Taking Arms Against a Sea of Troubles: Conventional Arms Races During Periods of Rivalry

    Douglas M. Gibler;Toby J. Rider;Marc L. Hutchison

  • Outside-In: The Effects of External Threat on State Centralization:

    Douglas M. Gibler

  • Alliances That Never Balance: The Territorial Settlement Treaty

    Douglas M. Gibler

  • Individual Identity Attachments and International Conflict The Importance of Territorial Threat

    Douglas M. Gibler;Marc L. Hutchison;Steven V. Miller

  • An Analysis of the Militarized Interstate Dispute (MID) Dataset, 1816–2001

    Douglas M. Gibler;Steven V. Miller;Erin K. Little

  • US professional military education and democratization abroad

    Tomislav Z. Ruby;Douglas Gibler

  • Control the issues, control the conflict: The effects of alliances that settle territorial issues on interstate rivalries

    Douglas M. Gibler

  • External territorial threat, state capacity, and civil war

    Douglas M Gibler;Steven V Miller

  • External Threat and Democracy: The Role of NATO Revisited*

    Douglas M. Gibler;Jamil A. Sewell

  • Territorial Peace and Democratic Clustering

    Douglas M. Gibler;Jaroslav Tir

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaroslav Tir
Jaroslav Tir University of Colorado Boulder
John A. Vasquez
John A. Vasquez University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Alex Braithwaite
Alex Braithwaite University of Arizona

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