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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 27 1420 1294 710 625 170 6118

Ian S. Lustick publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ian S. Lustick between 1973 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ian S. Lustick published across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025, averaging 4 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 1997. 7 of the 210 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 1997. 1973: 2 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 4 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 3 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 15 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 16 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 10 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 2 publications
1973 2025

210 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ian S. Lustick: publications per year, 1973 to 2025
Year Publications
1973 2
1974 1
1975 0
1976 0
1977 2
1978 1
1979 1
1980 4
1981 2
1982 1
1983 2
1984 2
1985 1
1986 3
1987 2
1988 8
1989 1
1990 3
1991 3
1992 3
1993 4
1994 15
1995 7
1996 7
1997 16
1998 1
1999 2
2000 6
2001 8
2002 5
2003 1
2004 2
2005 2
2006 3
2007 3
2008 3
2009 2
2010 4
2011 6
2012 5
2013 6
2014 1
2015 10
2016 0
2017 7
2018 2
2019 8
2020 7
2021 6
2022 6
2023 6
2024 5
2025 2
Total 210
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Ian S. Lustick publications per year - data summary

  • Ian S. Lustick, a Political Science scholar from University of Pennsylvania, has 210 publications recorded across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1973 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 1997, with 16 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1974, 1978, 1979, 1982 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 53 years in the span carry no publications at all (1975, 1976 and 2016).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.2 per year counting only the 50 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 25 publications, 12% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1973-1990: 36 publications (2.0 per year); 1991-2008: 91 publications (5.1 per year); 2009-2025: 83 publications (4.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Ian S. Lustick 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 Ian S. Lustick 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, 166–170 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: 170 publications — 71st percentile

71% 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
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 28 170
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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Ian S. Lustick publication distribution in Political Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 2,033 Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 36–40 to 333+ publications.
  • Ian S. Lustick, a Political Science scholar from University of Pennsylvania, records 170 publications - the 71st percentile of the discipline.
  • 71% of ranked Political Science scientists score the same or lower than Ian S. Lustick, and about 29% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 121–125 publications range, and Ian S. Lustick ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 333+ publications, holding 97 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 44% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 111–115 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 333 publications or more, 97 scientists in all (5% of the field).

Ian S. Lustick 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 Ian S. Lustick 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, 27 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: 27 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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 27
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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Ian S. Lustick D-index placement in Political Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 2,033 Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 43 ranges running from 20 to 62+ D-Index.
  • Ian S. Lustick, a Political Science scholar from University of Pennsylvania, records 27 D-Index - the 31st percentile of the discipline.
  • 31% of ranked Political Science scientists score the same or lower than Ian S. Lustick, and about 69% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 32 D-Index range, and Ian S. Lustick ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 62+ D-Index, holding 100 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 45% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 30 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (5% of the field).

Overview

Ian S. Lustick is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their main field of study is Social Sciences, with a total of 43 publications in this area. The most prominent subfields include Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Artificial Intelligence, Epidemiology, and General Social Sciences.

Their research covers several key topics:

  • Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Middle East Politics and Society
  • Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
  • Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
  • Intelligence, Security, War Strategy
  • Data Analysis with R
  • Data-Driven Disease Surveillance

Ian S. Lustick has contributed to a number of academic journals, with frequent publications in:

  • Frontiers in Political Science
  • Israeli Studies Review
  • Middle East Policy
  • Futures & Foresight Science
  • Palestine/Israel Review

Recent published papers include:

  • To Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took America into Iraq (2020), Middle East Policy
  • The simulation manifesto: The limits of brute-force empiricism in geopolitical forecasting (2021), Futures & Foresight Science
  • Annexation in right-wing Israeli discourse-The case of Ribonut (2022), Frontiers in Political Science
  • The Peace Process Carousel: The Israel Lobby and the Failure of American Diplomacy (2020), The Middle East Journal
  • Geopolitical Forecasting and Actionable Intelligence (2022), Survival

Ian S. Lustick has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Philip E. Tetlock
  • Nathaniel Shils
  • Oded Haklai
  • Ronnie Olesker
  • Mira Sucharov

Best Publications

  • Arabs in the Jewish State: Israel's Control of a National Minority

    Ian Lustick

  • Unsettled states, disputed lands : Britain and Ireland, France and Algeria, Israel and the West Bank-Gaza

    Ian S. Lustick

  • History, Historiography, and Political Science: Multiple Historical Records and the Problem of Selection Bias

    Ian S. Lustick

  • Stability in Deeply Divided Societies: Consociationalism versus Control

    Ian Lustick

  • For the Land and the Lord: Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel

    Ian Lustick

  • Secessionism in multicultural states: Does sharing power prevent or encourage it?

    Ian S. Lustick;Dan Miodownik;Roy J. Eidelson

  • The Absence of Middle Eastern Great Powers: Political “Backwardness” in Historical Perspective

    Ian S. Lustick

  • Lijphart, Lakatos, and Consociationalism

    Ian S. Lustick

  • Trapped in the War on Terror

    Ian Lustick

  • Agent-based modelling of collective identity: testing constructivist theory.

    Ian S. Lustick

  • Israel as a non-arab state: the political implications of mass immigration of non-jews

    Ian S. Lustick

  • Right-sizing the state : the politics of moving borders

    Brendan O'Leary;Ian Lustick;Thomas M. Callaghy

  • Explaining the Variable Utility of Disjointed Incrementalism: Four Propositions

    Ian Lustick

  • PS-I: A User-Friendly Agent-Based Modeling Platform for Testing Theories of Political Identity and Political Stability

    Ian Lustick

  • Taking Evolution Seriously: Historical Institutionalism and Evolutionary Theory

    Ian S Lustick

  • Hegemony and the riddle of nationalism: The dialectics of nationalism and religion in the Middle East

    Ian S. Lustick

  • New Nationalisms of the Developed West

    Ian Lustick;Edward A. Tiryakian;Ronald Rogowski

  • Abstractions, Ensembles, and Virtualizations Simplicity and Complexity in Agent-Based Modeling

    Ian S. Lustick;Dan Miodownik

  • The Oslo Agreement as an Obstacle to Peace

    Ian S. Lustick

  • Are We Trapped in the War on Terror

    Ian Lustick;Ivan Eland;Rand Beers;Edward Luttwak

  • Has Israel Annexed East Jerusalem

    Ian S. Lustick

  • The Disciplines of Political Science: Studying the Culture of Rational Choice as a Case in Point.

    Ian S. Lustick

  • Exile and return : predicaments of Palestinians and Jews

    Ann Mosely Lesch;Ian Lustick

  • Israel's Migration Balance Demography, Politics, and Ideology

    Ian S. Lustick

  • For the Land and the Lord: Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel

    John C. Campbell;Ian S. Lustick

  • Israel-On the Margins: The Arab Population in the Israeli Economy

    Ian S. Lustick

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip E. Tetlock
Philip E. Tetlock University of Pennsylvania
Brendan O'Leary
Brendan O'Leary University of Pennsylvania
John C. Campbell
John C. Campbell University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
William B. Quandt
William B. Quandt University of Virginia
Fred Halliday
Fred Halliday London School of Economics and Political Science
David D. Laitin
David D. Laitin Stanford University
Mark Irving Lichbach
Mark Irving Lichbach University of Maryland, College Park

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