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Jacob N. Shapiro 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 Jacob N. Shapiro sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 125 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jacob N. Shapiro 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 Jacob N. Shapiro sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 38 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jacob N. Shapiro is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. Their research spans a broad range of topics primarily within the social sciences, with specific focus areas including misinformation and its impacts, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, social media and politics, political conflict and governance, as well as mathematical physics and numerical methods in inverse problems.

The scientist has published extensively in the social sciences domain, authoring 58 publications. Their subfields cover sociology and political science, mathematical physics, atomic and molecular physics and optics, artificial intelligence, and political science and international relations.

Jacob N. Shapiro's recent papers include the following:

  • COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in low- and middle-income countries, 2021, Nature Medicine
  • Community policing does not build citizen trust in police or reduce crime in the Global South, 2021, Science
  • Content-based features predict social media influence operations, 2020, Science Advances
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy in Low and Middle Income Countries, and Implications for Messaging, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Review of social science research on the impact of countermeasures against influence operations, 2021, Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review

Frequent collaborators include Kevin Greene, Nilima Pisharody, Ali Cheema, Ali Hasanain, and Samikshya Siwakoti.

Jacob N. Shapiro has contributed to publications in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review
  • Journal of Vascular Surgery Venous and Lymphatic Disorders
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

The scholar's book publications include a contribution to the World Bank policy research working paper series, with a notable work titled "Forced Displacement, Exposure to Conflict and Long-Run Education and Income Inequality: Evidence from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina," published in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Can Hearts and Minds Be Bought? The Economics of Counterinsurgency in Iraq

    Eli Berman;Jacob N. Shapiro;Joseph H. Felter

  • COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in low- and middle-income countries.

    Julio S. Solís Arce;Shana S. Warren;Niccolò F. Meriggi;Alexandra Scacco

  • Who Takes the Blame? The Strategic Effects of Collateral Damage

    Luke N. Condra;Jacob N. Shapiro

  • The Terrorist's Dilemma

    Jacob N. Shapiro

  • The Terrorist's Dilemma: Managing Violent Covert Organizations

    Jacob N. Shapiro

  • Poverty and Support for Militant Politics: Evidence from Pakistan

    Graeme Blair;C. Christine Fair;Neil Malhotra;Jacob N. Shapiro

  • Do Working Men Rebel? Insurgency and Unemployment in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Philippines

    Eli Berman;Michael Callen;Joseph H. Felter;Jacob N. Shapiro

  • Testing the Surge: Why Did Violence Decline in Iraq in 2007?

    Stephen Biddle;Jeffrey A. Friedman;Jacob N. Shapiro

  • An Empirical Validation Study of Popular Survey Methodologies for Sensitive Questions

    Bryn Rosenfeld;Kosuke Imai;Jacob N. Shapiro

  • Is the phone mightier than the sword? Cellphones and insurgent violence in iraq

    Jacob N. Shapiro;Nils B. Weidmann

  • Statistical Analysis of Endorsement Experiments: Measuring Support for Militant Groups in Pakistan

    Will Bullock;Kosuke Imai;Jacob N. Shapiro

  • The Effect of Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq

    Luke N Condra;Joseph H Felter;Radha K Iyengar;Jacob N Shapiro

  • Building connections: Political corruption and road construction in India

    Jonathan Lehne;Jacob N. Shapiro;Oliver Vanden Eynde

  • Modest, Secure, and Informed: Successful Development in Conflict Zones

    Eli Berman;Joseph H. Felter;Jacob N. Shapiro;Erin Troland

  • Understanding Support for Islamist Militancy in Pakistan

    Jacob N. Shapiro;C. Christine Fair

  • Can Hearts and Minds Be Bought

    Eli Berman;Jacob N. Shapiro;Joseph H. Felter

  • Faith or Doctrine? Religion and Support for Political Violence in Pakistan

    C. Christine Fair;Neil A. Malhotra;Jacob N. Shapiro

  • COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy in Low and Middle Income Countries, and Implications for Messaging

    Julio S Solis Arce;Shana S Warren;Niccolo F Meriggi;Alexandra Scacco

  • Foundations of the Islamic State: Management, Money, and Terror in Iraq, 2005-2010

    Patrick B Johnston;Jacob N Shapiro;Howard J Shatz;Benjamin Bahney

  • Underfunding in Terrorist Organizations

    Jacob N. Shapiro;David A. Siegel

  • Relative Poverty, Perceived Violence, and Support for Militant Politics: Evidence from Pakistan

    C. Christine Fair;Rebecca Littman;Neil Malhotra;Jacob N. Shapiro

  • Moral Hazard, Discipline, and the Management of Terrorist Organizations

    Jacob N. Shapiro;David A. Siegel

  • Community policing does not build citizen trust in police or reduce crime in the Global South

    Graeme Blair;Jeremy M Weinstein;Fotini Christia;Eric Arias

  • Content-based features predict social media influence operations.

    Meysam Alizadeh;Jacob N. Shapiro;Cody Buntain;Joshua A. Tucker

  • The Effect of Civilian Casualties on Wartime Informing: Evidence from the Iraq War:

    Andrew Shaver;Jacob N. Shapiro

  • Islam, Militancy and Politics in Pakistan: Insights from a National Sample

    C. Christine Fair;Jacob N. Shapiro;Neil A. Malhotra

Frequent Co-Authors

C. Christine Fair
C. Christine Fair Georgetown University
Neil Malhotra
Neil Malhotra Stanford University
David D. Laitin
David D. Laitin Stanford University
Kimberly E. Baugh
Kimberly E. Baugh University of Colorado Boulder
Nils B. Weidmann
Nils B. Weidmann University of Konstanz
Emilie Marie Hafner-Burton
Emilie Marie Hafner-Burton University of California, San Diego
Dean Karlan
Dean Karlan Northwestern University
Kosuke Imai
Kosuke Imai Harvard University
Christopher D. Elvidge
Christopher D. Elvidge Colorado School of Mines
Ethan Bueno de Mesquita
Ethan Bueno de Mesquita University of Chicago

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