2026 Jack S. Levy: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	45	332	295	191	161	133	14106

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

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Political Science

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295

191

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133

14106

Overview

Jack S. Levy is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research primarily spans multiple domains within the social sciences, with a focus on political science, international relations, strategy, and management.

Their recent scholarly contributions include the following papers:

"Politics, audience costs, and signalling: Britain and the 1863-4 Schleswig-Holstein crisis" (2021), published in the European Journal of International Security
"Systemic effects of economic interdependence and the militarisation of diplomacy: 1914 and beyond" (2022), published in the Journal of Strategic Studies
"Why 1914 but Not Before? A Comparative Study of the July Crisis and Its Precursors" (2021), published in Security Studies

They have collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

William Mulligan
Leonie Huddy
David O. Sears
Jennifer Jerit
Jayme R. Schlesinger

Their work has appeared in these key publication venues:

European Journal of International Security
Journal of Strategic Studies
Security Studies

Jack S. Levy's main fields of study encompass:

Social Sciences
Business, Management and Accounting

Their subfields of study include:

Political Science and International Relations
Strategy and Management
Sociology and Political Science
Finance

The central topics of their research cover:

International Relations and Foreign Policy
Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
Political Conflict and Governance
Global Financial Crisis and Policies

Best Publications

Case Studies: Types, Designs, and Logics of Inference:

Jack S. Levy

1625
Citations
Learning and foreign policy: sweeping a conceptual minefield

Jack S. Levy

1326
Citations
Causes of War

Jack S. Levy;William R. Thompson

942
Citations
Prospect Theory, Rational Choice, and International Relations

Jack S. Levy

852
Citations
War in the Modern Great Power System, 1495-1975

Jack S. Levy

836
Citations
An introduction to prospect theory

J S Levy

644
Citations
The Origin and Prevention of Major Wars: Domestic Politics and War

Robert I. Rotberg;Theodore K. Rabb;Robert Gilpin;John F. Guilmartin

568
Citations
Declining Power and the Preventive Motivation for War

Jack S. Levy

566
Citations
Sleeping with the Enemy: The Impact of War on Trade:

Katherine Barbieri;Jack S. Levy

458
Citations
Domestic sources of alliances and alignments: the case of Egypt, 1962–73

Michael N. Barnett;Jack S. Levy

452
Citations
Prospect Theory and International Relations: Theoretical Applications and Analytical Problems

Jack S. Levy

438
Citations
The Offensive/Defensive Balance of Military Technology: A Theoretical and Historical Analysis

Jack S. Levy

364
Citations
Misperception and the Causes of War: Theoretical Linkages and Analytical Problems

Jack. S. Levy

363
Citations
Alliance Formation and War Behavior: An Analysis of the Great Powers, 1495–1975

Jack S. Levy

329
Citations
THE CAUSES OF WAR AND THE CONDITIONS OF PEACE

Jack S. Levy

299
Citations
Balancing on Land and at Sea: Do States Ally against the Leading Global Power?

Jack S. Levy;William R. Thompson

297
Citations
Power shifts and problem shifts: The evolution of the power transition research program

Jonathan M. DiCicco;Jack S. Levy

252
Citations
Applications of prospect theory to political science

Jack S. Levy

220
Citations
Loss Aversion, Framing, and Bargaining: The Implications of Prospect Theory for International Conflict:

Jack S. Levy

207
Citations
Hegemonic Threats and Great Power Balancing in Europe, 1495-1999

Jack S. Levy;William R. Thompson

191
Citations
The Origin and Prevention of Major Wars: The Theory of Hegemonic War

Robert I. Rotberg;Theodore K. Rabb;Robert Gilpin;John F. Guilmartin

182
Citations
Wishful Thinking or Buying Time? The Logic of British Appeasement in the 1930s

Norrin M. Ripsman;Jack S. Levy

150
Citations
The Origin and Prevention of Major Wars

Robert Gilpin;John F. Guilmartin;Myron P. Gutmann;Jeffrey L. Hughes

121
Citations
War in the Modern Great Power System, 1495-1975

Unknown

37
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

William R. Thompson Indiana University

John A. Vasquez University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Robert Jervis Columbia University

Charles S. Maier Harvard University

Scott D. Sagan Stanford University

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita New York University

Joseph S. Nye Harvard University

Kenneth N. Waltz University of California, Berkeley

Robert I. Rotberg Harvard University

Gary Goertz University of Notre Dame

External Links

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