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D-Index
41
Citations
7456
World Ranking
463
National Ranking
256

I. William Zartman 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 I. William Zartman sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 254 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

I. William Zartman 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 I. William Zartman sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 41 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1943 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

I. William Zartman is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences with notable contributions in political science and international relations, strategy and management, economics and econometrics, management information systems, and sociology and political science.

The scientist's recent publications focus on themes related to negotiation, international order, and peacebuilding. Key recent papers include: "Structuring in a Vacuum: Negotiating in the Current World Disorder" (2020, International Negotiation), "Beyond Collapse: Negotiating a New World Order When the Old Breaks Down" (2024, International Negotiation), "Justice in Negotiating: How and Where to Find It and Use It" (2022, International Negotiation), "Gray Peace: Is Part of a Peace Sufficient?" (2021, International Negotiation), and "Foreword" (2022, Ethnopolitics).

Their published work appears predominantly in the journals International Negotiation and Ethnopolitics. The focus of these publications engages topics such as:

  • Global Peace and Security Dynamics
  • International Arbitration and Investment Law
  • Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
  • Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management
  • Peacebuilding and International Security
  • Balkans: History, Politics, Society

Research fields covered in this body of work reflect interdisciplinary approaches integrating political science, management, economics, and law, aimed at understanding complex international negotiations and peace processes.

Zartman has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1943.

Best Publications

  • Sovereignty as Responsibility: Conflict Management in Africa

    Donald Rothchild;Francis M. Deng;I. William Zartman;Sadikiel Kimaro

  • Collapsed states : the disintegration and restoration of legitimate authority

    I. William Zartman

  • The Practical Negotiator

    Derek Leebaert;I. William Zartman;Maureen R. Berman

  • The Timing of Peace Initiatives:Hurting Stalemates and Ripe Moments

    I. William Zartman

  • The SAGE Handbook of Conflict Resolution

    J. Bercovitch;V.A. Kremenyuk;I.W. Zartman

  • Elusive Peace: Negotiating an End to Civil Wars

    Unknown

  • International Mediation: Conflict Resolution and Power Politics

    I. William Zartman;Saadia Touval

  • International mediation in theory and practice

    Saadia Touval;I. William Zartman

  • Negotiation as a Joint Decision-Making Process

    I. William Zartman

  • Ripe for Resolution: Conflict and Intervention in Africa.

    David Gordon;I. William Zartman;Robert Jaster

  • A Theory of Political Integration.

    I. William Zartman;Claude Ake

  • Comparative Case Studies

    I. William Zartman

  • Negotiation and Conflict Management: Essays on Theory and Practice

    I. William Zartman

  • Conflict resolution in Africa

    Francis Mading Deng;I. William Zartman

  • The Negotiation Process: Theories and Applications

    I. William Zartman

  • Rethinking the economics of war : the intersection of need, creed, and greed

    Cynthia Arnson;I. William Zartman

  • Prenegotiation: Phases and Functions:

    I. William Zartman

  • The Political Economy of Nigeria

    I. William Zartman

  • Getting In: Mediators' Entry into the Settlement of African Conflicts

    I. William Zartman;Gilbert M. Khadiagala;Mohammed O. Maundi

  • Escalation and Negotiation in International Conflicts: Escalation Forms and Outcomes

    I. William Zartman;Guy Olivier Faure

  • Multilateral Negotiation and the Management of Complexity

    Larry Crump;I. William Zartman

  • Conflict and Resolution: Contest, Cost, and Change

    I. William Zartman

  • Negotiation as a Search for Justice

    I. William Zartman;Daniel Druckman;Lloyd Jensen;Dean G. Pruitt

  • Collapsed States: The Disintegration and Restoration of Legitimate Authority

    David N. Plank;I. William Zartman;Edmond J. Keller;Donald Rothchild

  • Europe and Africa: Decolonization or Dependency

    I. William Zartman

  • The Political Economy of Morocco

    I. William Zartman

  • Beyond coercion : the durability of the Arab State

    Adeed Dawisha;I. William Zartman

  • Understanding Life in the Borderlands: Boundaries in Depth and in Motion

    I. William Zartman

  • Preventing Deadly Conflict

    I. William Zartman

  • Cowardly Lions: Missed Opportunities to Prevent Deadly Conflict and State Collapse

    I. William Zartman

  • International Mediation in Theory and Practice

    John C. Campbell;Saadia Touval;I. William Zartman

  • The Political economy of Cameroon

    Michael G. Schatzberg;I. William Zartman

  • The Political Economy of Nigeria

    Bill Freund;I. William Zartman

Frequent Co-Authors

Fen Osler Hampson
Fen Osler Hampson Carleton University
Donald Rothchild
Donald Rothchild University of California, Davis
Daniel Druckman
Daniel Druckman George Mason University
Raymond Hinnebusch
Raymond Hinnebusch University of St Andrews
John C. Campbell
John C. Campbell University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Crawford Young
Crawford Young University of Wisconsin–Madison
Gail M. Gerhart
Gail M. Gerhart Columbia University
Christopher Clapham
Christopher Clapham University of Cambridge
Lawrence Freedman
Lawrence Freedman King's College London
Terrence Lyons
Terrence Lyons George Mason University

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