2026 Johan Galtung: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	48	266	4	307	38744

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

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Political Science

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38744

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Political Science in Norway Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Norway Leader Award
1987 - Right Livelihood Award

Overview

Johan Galtung was affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway during their academic career. Their research contributions included work published in the journal Zilsel, where they authored a paper titled Le colonialisme scientifique in 2021.

The publication records of Johan Galtung show a focus on topics hosted within Zilsel, where they made textual contributions, although no frequent co-authors were associated with their publications.

Their scholarly output included this recent paper:

Le colonialisme scientifique, 2021, Zilsel

Johan Galtung was recognized with the Right Livelihood Award in 1987.

Best Publications

Violence, Peace, and Peace Research:

Johan Galtung

11727
Citations
The Structure of Foreign News: The Presentation of the Congo, Cuba and Cyprus Crises in Four Norwegian Newspapers

Johan Galtung;Mari Holmboe Ruge

6857
Citations
Peace by Peaceful Means: Peace and Conflict, Development and Civilization

Johan Galtung

4921
Citations
A Structural Theory of Imperialism

Johan Galtung

3514
Citations
Strukturelle Gewalt : Beiträge zur Friedens- und Konfliktforschung

Johan Galtung

1122
Citations
On the Effects of International Economic Sanctions, With Examples from the Case of Rhodesia

Johan Galtung

1070
Citations
Paz por medios pacíficos: paz y conflicto, desarrollo y civilización

Johan Galtung

892
Citations
The true worlds: A transnational perspective

Johan Galtung

828
Citations
Twenty-Five Years of Peace Research: Ten Challenges and Some Responses:

Johan Galtung

782
Citations
The European Community: A Superpower in the Making

Johan Galtung

646
Citations
Sobre la paz

Johan Galtung

584
Citations
Handbook of peace and conflict studies

Charles Webel;Johan Galtung

582
Citations
Structure, culture, and intellectual style: An essay comparing saxonic, teutonic, gallic and nipponic approaches

Johan Galtung

275
Citations
Foreign Policy Opinion as a Function of Social Position

Johan Galtung

259
Citations
Structural and Direct Violence: A Note on Operationalization

Johan Galtung;Tord Höivik

236
Citations
Searching for Peace: The Road to TRANSCEND

Johan Galtung;Carl G. Jacobsen

178
Citations
Human rights in another key

Johan Galtung

136
Citations
Transcend and transform : an introduction to conflict work

Johan Galtung

132
Citations
Global glasnost : toward a new world information and communication order?

Johan Galtung;Richard C. Vincent

132
Citations
Social Cosmology and the Concept of Peace

Johan Galtung

124
Citations
High Road, Low Road: Charting the Course for Peace Journalism

Johan Galtung;Dietrich Fischer

114
Citations
Institutionalized Conflict Resolution: A theoretical paradigm

Johan Galtung

111
Citations
There are alternatives!: Four roads to peace and security

Johan Galtung

79
Citations
Peace : research, education, action

Johan Galtung

75
Citations
A Structural Theory of integration

Johan Galtung

69
Citations
International Development in Human Perspective

Johan Galtung

68
Citations
Conflict Transformation by Peaceful Means (The Transcend Method)

Johan Galtung;Dietrich Fischer

62
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Alain Touraine École Normale Supérieure

Charles C. Ragin University of California, Irvine

John H. Goldthorpe University of Oxford

Peter Wallensteen Uppsala University

External Links

Wikipedia of Johan Galtung

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