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James Petras 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 Petras sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 455 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James Petras 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 Petras sits on this spectrum.

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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.

Overview

James Petras is affiliated with Binghamton University in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences, focusing on Sociology and Political Science. The main topics covered in their research include Social and Political Issues as well as Brazilian cultural history and politics.

Their recent publications reflect these themes and were published between 2020 and 2020 in established academic venues. These papers are:

  • CONTRIBUIÇÕES PARA ENTENDER A POLÍTICA REVOLUCIONÁRIA HOJE, 2020, Revista Novos Rumos
  • A METAMORFOSE DOS INTELECTUAIS LATINO-AMERICANOS, 2020, Revista Novos Rumos
  • James Petras részletes könyvismertetője Frances Stonor Saunders Ki fizette a dudást: A CIA és a kulturális hidegháború c. könyvéről, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Their frequent co-author is Szende György, with whom they have collaborated at least once.

James Petras has published mainly with the following venues:

  • Revista Novos Rumos (2 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • Globalization Unmasked: Imperialism in the 21st Century

    James F. Petras;Henry Veltmeyer

  • The New Extractivism: A Post-Neoliberal Development Model or Imperialism of the Twenty-First Century?

    Henry Veltmeyer;James F. Petras

  • Social Movements and State Power: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador

    James F. Petras;Henry Veltmeyer

  • Revolution from Above: Military Bureaucrats and Development in Japan, Turkey, Egypt, and Peru.

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  • NGOs: In the service of imperialism

    James Petras

  • Neoliberalism and Class Conflict in Latin America : A Comparative Perspective on the Political Economy of Structural Adjustment

    Laura J. Enriquez;Henry Veltmeyer;James Petras;Steve Vieux

  • Imperialism and NGOs in Latin America

    James Petras

  • Social Movements in Latin America: Neoliberalism and Popular Resistance

    James F. Petras;Henry Veltmeyer

  • New Social Movements in Latin America: The Dynamics of Class and Identity

    Henry Veltmeyer;James Petras

  • Democracy and Poverty in Chile: The Limits to Electoral Politics

    James F. Petras;Fernando Ignacio Leiva;Henry Veltmeyer

  • Non-Governmental Organizations and Poverty Alleviation in Bolivia

    Sonia Arellano-López;James F. Petras

  • Empire with Imperialism: The Globalizing Dynamics of Neo-Liberal Capitalism

    James F. Petras;Henry Veltmeyer;Luciano Vasapollo;Mauro Casadio

  • The peasantry and the state in Latin America: A troubled past, an uncertain future

    James Petras;Henry Veltmeyer

  • Agrarian Radicalism in Chile

    James Petras;Maurice Zeitlin

  • Politics and Social Forces in Chilean Development.

    Emilio Willems;James Petras

  • Miners and Agrarian Radicalism

    James Petras;Maurice Zeitlin

  • The Dynamics of Social Change in Latin America

    Henry Veltmeyer;James F. Petras

  • Globalization: A Critical Analysis

    James Petras

  • Critical Perspectives on Imperialism and Social Class in the Third World

    James F. Petras

  • Social Movements in Latin America

    James Petras;Henry Veltmeyer

  • Latin America: Reform or Revolution?

    James Petras;Maurice Zeitlin

  • State Capitalism and the Third World

    James Petras

  • Cultural imperialism in the late 20th century

    James Petras

  • Social movements and the state: Political power dynamics in Latin America

    James Petras;Henry Veltmeyer

  • Neoliberalism and class conflict in Latin America

    Henry Veltmeyer;James Petras;Steve Vieux

  • Padres-hijos: dos generaciones de trabajadores españoles

    James F. Petras

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Davenport
Christian Davenport University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Peter Evans
Peter Evans University of California, Berkeley

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