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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 35 749 680 399 346 101 6250

James A. Piazza publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James A. Piazza between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James A. Piazza published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 3.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2013. 7 of the 114 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2013. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 4 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 2 publications
1994 2025

114 publications in total across all disciplines

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James A. Piazza: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 1
2002 1
2003 0
2004 0
2005 2
2006 1
2007 1
2008 4
2009 7
2010 7
2011 3
2012 3
2013 14
2014 2
2015 3
2016 6
2017 5
2018 6
2019 5
2020 12
2021 6
2022 9
2023 8
2024 5
2025 2
Total 114
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James A. Piazza 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 James A. Piazza 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, 101–105 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: 101 publications — 34th percentile

34% 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 76 101
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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James A. Piazza 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 James A. Piazza 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, 35 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: 35 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% 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 35
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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Overview

James A. Piazza is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the social sciences. Their scholarly contributions span various subfields including sociology and political science, political science and international relations, gender studies, artificial intelligence, and communication. The bulk of their work-64 publications-centers on social sciences, with a notable emphasis on sociopolitical phenomena.

The research topics extensively explored by Piazza cover terrorism, counterterrorism, and political violence, social and intergroup psychology, political conflict and governance, populism and right-wing movements, hate speech and cyberbullying detection, migration, refugees and integration, as well as misinformation and its impacts. These topics illustrate an interdisciplinary approach blending political dynamics with social behavior and media influence.

Frequent publication venues for Piazza include:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Interactions
  • Security Studies
  • American Politics Research

Key recent papers authored by James A. Piazza encompass:

  • Politician hate speech and domestic terrorism, 2020, published in International Interactions
  • Fake news: the effects of social media disinformation on domestic terrorism, 2021, published in Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict
  • Political Polarization and Political Violence, 2023, published in Security Studies
  • It's About Hate: Approval of Donald Trump, Racism, Xenophobia and Support for Political Violence, 2022, published in American Politics Research

Piazza has also contributed to collaborative work, including coauthorship on a 2022 paper titled A comparison of political violence by left-wing, right-wing, and Islamist extremists in the United States and the world, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (coauthored with Katarzyna Jaśko).

Frequent coauthors working alongside Piazza are:

  • Michael J. Soules
  • Katarzyna Jaśko
  • Gary LaFree
  • Michael Becker
  • Natalia Van Doren

Best Publications

  • Rooted in Poverty?: Terrorism, Poor Economic Development, and Social Cleavages 1

    James A. Piazza

  • Incubators of Terror: Do Failed and Failing States Promote Transnational Terrorism?

    James A. Piazza

  • Poverty, minority economic discrimination, and domestic terrorism

    James A Piazza

  • Is Islamist Terrorism More Dangerous?: An Empirical Study of Group Ideology, Organization, and Goal Structure

    James A. Piazza

  • Why Respecting Physical Integrity Rights Reduces Terrorism

    James I. Walsh;James A. Piazza

  • Draining the Swamp: Democracy Promotion, State Failure, and Terrorism in 19 Middle Eastern Countries

    James A. Piazza

  • Do Democracy and Free Markets Protect Us From Terrorism

    James A Piazza

  • Regime Types and Terrorism

    Khusrav Gaibulloev;James A. Piazza;Todd Sandler

  • Autocracies and Terrorism: Conditioning Effects of Authoritarian Regime Type on Terrorist Attacks

    Matthew C. Wilson;James A. Piazza

  • A Supply-Side View of Suicide Terrorism: A Cross-National Study

    James A. Piazza

  • Types of Minority Discrimination and Terrorism

    James A. Piazza

  • Games Rivals Play: Terrorism in International Rivalries

    Michael G. Findley;James A. Piazza;Joseph K. Young

  • Globalizing Quiescence: Globalization, Union Density and Strikes in 15 Industrialized Countries

    James A. Piazza

  • Transnational Terror and Human Rights

    James A. Piazza;James Igoe Walsh

  • De-Linking Labor Labor Unions and Social Democratic Parties under Globalization

    James Piazza

  • Political Exclusion, Oil, and Ethnic Armed Conflict

    Victor Asal;Michael Findley;James A. Piazza;James Igoe Walsh

  • Ethnic groups, political exclusion and domestic terrorism

    Seung Whan Choi;James A. Piazza

  • Repression and Terrorism: A Cross-National Empirical Analysis of Types of Repression and Domestic Terrorism

    James A. Piazza

  • Physical Integrity Rights and Terrorism

    James A. Piazza;James Igoe Walsh

  • The determinants of domestic right-wing terrorism in the USA: Economic grievance, societal change and political resentment

    James A. Piazza

  • Terrorist Suspect Religious Identity and Public Support for Harsh Interrogation and Detention Practices

    James A. Piazza

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael G. Findley
Michael G. Findley The University of Texas at Austin
Joseph K. Young
Joseph K. Young University of Kentucky
Gary LaFree
Gary LaFree University of Maryland, College Park
Todd Sandler
Todd Sandler The University of Texas at Dallas
John Horgan
John Horgan Georgia State University
Victor Asal
Victor Asal University at Albany, State University of New York
Paul Gill
Paul Gill University College London
Amanda Murdie
Amanda Murdie Georgia Institute of Technology

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