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Friedrich Kratochwil

Friedrich Kratochwil

D-Index & Metrics

Political Science

D-Index
30
Citations
8766
World Ranking
1124
National Ranking
33

Friedrich Kratochwil 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 Friedrich Kratochwil sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 140 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Friedrich Kratochwil 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 Friedrich Kratochwil sits on this spectrum.

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: 30 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Friedrich Kratochwil is affiliated with the European University Institute in Italy. Their research spans multiple fields within the social sciences and humanities, with a focus on social sciences, arts and humanities, and related subfields.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Arts and Humanities

In terms of subfields, Kratochwil's work covers:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • History and Philosophy of Science
  • Law
  • Philosophy

Their research topics address:

  • Philosophy and History of Science
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Philosophy, Science, and History
  • Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory
  • Emile Durkheim and Sociology
  • Political Philosophy and Ethics
  • Global Peace and Security Dynamics

Kratochwil has published scholarly articles in notable venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • International Theory
  • Global Constitutionalism
  • Journal of International Political Theory

Recent papers include:

  • "The strange fate of the morphed 'rump materialism': a comment on the vagaries of social science as seen through Alexander Wendt's Quantum Mind and Social Science", 2022, International Theory
  • "On engagement and distance in social analysis: a reply to my critics", 2020, International Theory
  • "Law as an argumentative practice: On the pitfalls of confirmatory research, false necessities, and (Kantian) stupidity - Comments on Knut Traisbach", 2021, Global Constitutionalism
  • "Ruminations on William Bain's Political Theology of International Order", 2023, Journal of International Political Theory

Best Publications

  • International organization: a state of the art on an art of the state

    Friedrich Kratochwil;John Gerard Ruggie

  • Rules, Norms, and Decisions: Index

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  • Rules, Norms, and Decisions: On the Conditions of Practical and Legal Reasoning in International Relations and Domestic Affairs

    Friedrich V. Kratochwil

  • Understanding change in international politics: the Soviet empire's demise and the international system

    Rey Koslowski;Friedrich V. Kratochwil

  • Of Systems, Boundaries, and Territoriality: An Inquiry into the Formation of the State System

    Friedrich Kratochwil

  • On Acting and Knowing: How Pragmatism Can Advance International Relations Research and Methodology

    Jörg Friedrichs;Friedrich Kratochwil

  • The Return of Culture and Identity in Ir Theory

    Yosef Lapid;Friedrich V. Kratochwil

  • Constructing a New Orthodoxy? Wendt's `Social Theory of International Politics' and the Constructivist Challenge:

    Friedrich Kratochwil

  • The embarrassment of changes: neo-realism as the science of Realpolitik without politics

    Friedrich Kratochwil

  • On the notion of “interest” in international relations

    Friedrich Kratochwil

  • The Status of Law in World Society

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  • The force of prescriptions

    Friedrich Kratochwil

  • History, Action and Identity: Revisiting the ‘Second’ Great Debate and Assessing its Importance for Social Theory:

    Friedrich Kratochwil

  • Of false promises and good bets: a plea for a pragmatic approach to theory building (the Tartu lecture)

    Friedrich Kratochwil

  • Praxis</I>

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  • Towards a post-secular political order?

    Mariano Barbato;Friedrich Kratochwil

  • Making Sense of 'International Practices'

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  • Medieval tales: neorealist “science” and the abuse of history

    Rodney Bruce Hall;Friedrich V. Kratochwil

  • The Status Of Law In World Society Meditations On The Role And Rule Of Law

    Friedrich V. Kratochwil

  • The Monologue of “Science”

    Friedrich Kratochwil

  • Citizenship: On the Border of Order

    Friedrich Kratochwil

  • Regimes, Interpretation and the 'Science' of Politics: A Reappraisal:

    Friedrich Kratochwil

  • Rules, Norms, and Decisions: On the Conditions of Practical and Legal Reasoning in International Relations and Domestic Affairs.

    David J. Bederman;Friedrich V. Kratochwil

  • Looking back from somewhere: reflections on what remains 'critical' in critical theory

    Friedrich Kratochwil

  • Religion and (Inter-)National Politics: On the Heuristics of Identities, Structures, and Agents:

    Friedrich Kratochwil

  • Peace and disputed sovereignty : reflections on conflict over territory

    Friedrich V. Kratochwil;Paul Rohrlich;Harpreet Mahajan

  • International Law: A Contemporary Perspective

    Friedrich Kratochwil;Saul H. Mendlovitz;Richard Falk;Richard A. Falk

  • International Order And Foreign Policy: A Theoretical Sketch Of Post-war International Politics

    Friedrich V. Kratochwil;Richard A. Falk

Frequent Co-Authors

John Gerard Ruggie
John Gerard Ruggie Harvard University
Nicholas Rengger
Nicholas Rengger University of St Andrews
Richard A. Falk
Richard A. Falk Princeton University
Edward D. Mansfield
Edward D. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
Andrew Linklater
Andrew Linklater Aberystwyth University

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