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Håvard Hegre

Håvard Hegre

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Political Science
Sweden
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 39 515 466 7 7 96 18615

Håvard Hegre publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Håvard Hegre between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Håvard Hegre published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 3.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2006. 9 of the 108 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 2006. 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 5 publications
1997 2025

108 publications in total across all disciplines

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Håvard Hegre: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 2
1998 2
1999 2
2000 2
2001 1
2002 3
2003 4
2004 3
2005 3
2006 8
2007 6
2008 6
2009 7
2010 5
2011 4
2012 2
2013 2
2014 6
2015 5
2016 3
2017 3
2018 4
2019 2
2020 4
2021 3
2022 2
2023 5
2024 4
2025 5
Total 108
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Håvard Hegre 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 Håvard Hegre 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, 96–100 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: 96 publications — 30th percentile

30% 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 96
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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Håvard Hegre 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 Håvard Hegre 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, 39 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: 39 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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
29 96
30 96
31 81
32 86
33 81
34 84
35 72
36 58
37 53
38 48
39 40 39
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Political Science in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Political Science in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Håvard Hegre is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to research within the social sciences. Their work focuses on areas including sociology, political science, global and planetary change, health professions, economics, and modeling and simulation.

The main fields of study for Hegre consist of social sciences, with a significant portion of publications in sociology and political science, as well as interdisciplinary studies involving global and planetary change and health-related topics.

Their research covers a variety of topics such as:

  • Health and Conflict Studies
  • Political Conflict and Governance
  • Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Agricultural risk and resilience
  • Energy and Environment Impacts

Hegre has published in several prominent venues, including:

  • Journal of Peace Research
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • International Interactions
  • International Journal of Forecasting
  • Sustainability

Among their recent published papers are:

  • "Synergies and Trade-Offs in Reaching the Sustainable Development Goals" (2020, Sustainability)
  • "Measuring the intensity of conflicts in conservation" (2021, Conservation Letters)
  • "The impacts of armed conflict on human development: A review of the literature" (2024, World Development)
  • "Can We Predict Armed Conflict? How the First 9 Years of Published Forecasts Stand Up to Reality" (2021, International Studies Quarterly)
  • "United they stand: Findings from an escalation prediction competition" (2022, International Interactions)

Frequent collaborators in Hegre's research include:

  • David Randahl
  • Paola Vesco
  • Maxine Leis
  • Michael P. Colaresi
  • Hannes Mueller

Best Publications

  • Breaking the Conflict Trap: Civil War and Development Policy

    Paul Collier;V. L. Elliott;Håvard Hegre;Anke Hoeffler

  • Toward a Democratic Civil Peace? Democracy, Political Change, and Civil War, 1816-1992

    Håvard Hegre;Tanja Ellingsen;Scott Gates;Petter Gleditsch

  • Sensitivity Analysis of Empirical Results on Civil War Onset

    Håvard Hegre;Nicholas Sambanis

  • Introducing ACLED: An Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset

    Clionadh Raleigh;Andrew Linke;Håvard Hegre;Joakim Karlsen

  • Institutional Inconsistency and Political Instability: Polity Duration, 1800–2000

    Scott Gates;Håvard Hegre;Mark P. Jones;Håvard Strand

  • Peace and Democracy Three Levels of Analysis

    Nils Petter Gleditsch;HÅvard Hegre

  • Trade does promote peace: New simultaneous estimates of the reciprocal effects of trade and conflict:

    Håvard Hegre;John R Oneal;Bruce Russett

  • Conflicts over shared rivers: Resource scarcity or fuzzy boundaries? *

    Nils Petter Gleditsch;Nils Petter Gleditsch;Kathryn Furlong;Håvard Hegre;Bethany Lacina

  • Development and the Liberal Peace: What Does it Take to be a Trading State?

    Havard Hegre

  • Shared rivers and interstate conflict

    Hans Petter Wollebæk Toset;Nils Petter Gleditsch;Håvard Hegre

  • Development Consequences of Armed Conflict

    Scott Gates;Håvard Hegre;Håvard Mokleiv Nygård;Håvard Strand

  • One effect to rule them all? A comment on climate and conflict

    H. Buhaug;H. Buhaug;J. Nordkvelle;T. Bernauer;T. Böhmelt

  • Population size, concentration, and civil war : a geographically disaggregated analysis

    Clionadh Raleigh;Havard Hegre

  • The Hazard of War: Reassessing the Evidence for the Democratic Peace

    Arvid Raknerud;HÃ¥vard Hegre

  • Democracy and armed conflict

    Håvard Hegre

  • The Duration and Termination of Civil War

    Håvard Hegre

  • Poverty and Civil War Events: A Disaggregated Study of Liberia

    Håvard Hegre;Gudrun Østby;Clionadh Raleigh

  • Predicting Armed Conflict, 2010–2050

    Håvard Hegre;Joakim Karlsen;Håvard Mokleiv Nygård;Håvard Strand

  • How the Wealth of Nations Conditions the Liberal Peace

    Michael Mousseau;Håvard Hegre;John R. O'neal

  • Evolution in Democracy-War Dynamics

    Sara McLaughlin Mitchell;Scott Gates;Håvard Hegre

  • Evaluating the Conflict-Reducing Effect of UN Peacekeeping Operations

    Håvard Hegre;Lisa Hultman;Håvard Mokleiv Nygård

Frequent Co-Authors

Håvard Mokleiv Nygård
Håvard Mokleiv Nygård Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
Nils Petter Gleditsch
Nils Petter Gleditsch Peace Research Institute
Scott Gates
Scott Gates Peace Research Institute
Clionadh Raleigh
Clionadh Raleigh University of Sussex
Halvard Buhaug
Halvard Buhaug Peace Research Institute
Lisa Hultman
Lisa Hultman Uppsala University
Michael P. Colaresi
Michael P. Colaresi University of Pittsburgh
Nicholas Sambanis
Nicholas Sambanis Yale University
Jack Andrew Goldstone
Jack Andrew Goldstone George Mason University
Erik Gartzke
Erik Gartzke University of California, San Diego

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