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 Erik Melander sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 113 publications — 42nd percentile
42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.
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 Erik Melander sits on this spectrum.
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.
Erik Melander is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden and works primarily within the social sciences. Their research addresses a range of topics intersecting gender, security, conflict, and political dynamics. Melander's work contributes to subfields including gender studies, political science and international relations, sociology and political science, economics and econometrics, and history.
Their recent publications focus on issues such as armed violence, patriarchal values, and the sociopolitical context of Southeast Asia. A notable publication includes Armed Violence and Patriarchal Values: A Survey of Young Men in Thailand and Their Military Experiences (2022) published in the American Political Science Review. This paper examines gender, security, and social norms within military contexts.
Melander's research topics include:
Frequent co-authors collaborating with Melander encompass the following scholars:
Melander has contributed data and documentation to the Harvard Dataverse, reflecting involvement in data-driven research and replication efforts. This includes multiple datasets and replication materials published between 2020 and 2022 such as Replication Data for: Armed Violence and Patriarchal Values: A Survey of Young Men in Thailand and their Military Experiences (2022) and other datasets related to systemic peace and survey data.
Key publication venues for Melander include:
Their work integrates interdisciplinary approaches from social sciences fields and sheds light on the intersections of gender, conflict, and political structures, particularly in Southeast Asia. This scholarly effort aligns with broader themes in global peace, security, and feminisms as studied through historical and contemporary lenses.
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