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John A. Vasquez 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 John A. Vasquez sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 148 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John A. Vasquez 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 John A. Vasquez sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 34 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John A. Vasquez is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with particular attention to sociology, political science, and health professions education. Their publication record shows contributions across multiple subfields, including sociology and political science, general health professions, public health, environmental and occupational health, political science and international relations, and electrical and electronic engineering.

Their recent scholarly works include the following papers:

  • The parallel evolution of competency-based education in medical and higher education (2021), published in The Journal of Competency-Based Education
  • A decade of faculty development for health professions educators: lessons learned from the Macy Faculty Scholars Program (2023), published in BMC Medical Education
  • Correction to: A decade of faculty development for health professions educators: lessons learned from the Macy Faculty Scholars Program (2023), published in BMC Medical Education
  • Peaceful dyads: A territorial perspective (2021), published in International Interactions
  • On-Chip Real-Time Thermal Characterization of Beta Gallium Oxide Schottky Barrier Diodes (2025), published in SSRN Electronic Journal

Among their frequent coauthors are Andrew P. Owsiak, Larry D. Gruppen, Mary R. Haas, Justin Triemstra, and Marty Tam. These collaborations reflect interdisciplinary engagements across topics related to both social sciences and health professions education.

Their work has been published regularly in venues such as BMC Medical Education, SSRN Electronic Journal, The Journal of Competency-Based Education, International Interactions, and International Studies Perspectives.

John A. Vasquez's research directly addresses several key topics, including:

  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Political Conflict and Governance
  • International Relations and Foreign Policy
  • Peacebuilding and International Security
  • Higher Education Learning Practices
  • Competency Development and Evaluation
  • Radiology practices and education

In addition to articles, Vasquez has contributed to book publications. A notable work is Crises, War, and Diplomacy, published by Cambridge University Press in 2025.

Best Publications

  • The war puzzle

    John A. Vasquez

  • The Realist Paradigm and Degenerative versus Progressive Research Programs: An Appraisal of Neotraditional Research on Waltz's Balancing Proposition

    John A. Vasquez

  • The Power of Power Politics: From Classical Realism to Neotraditionalism

    John A. Vasquez

  • Why Do Neighbors Fight? Proximity, Interaction, or Territoriality:

    John A. Vasquez

  • In Search of Theory: A New Paradigm for Global Politics

    Richard W. Mansbach;John A. Vasquez

  • The Power of Power Politics: A Critique

    John A. Vasquez

  • The War Puzzle Revisited

    John A. Vasquez

  • The steps to war

    Paul D. Senese;John A. Vasquez

  • Territorial Disputes and the Probability of War, 1816-1992

    John Vasquez;Marie T. Henehan

  • The Steps to War: An Empirical Study

    Paul Domenic Senese;John A. Vasquez

  • Distinguishing Rivals That Go to War from Those That Do Not: A Quantitative Comparative Case Study of the Two Paths to War

    John A. Vasquez

  • A Unified Explanation of Territorial Conflict: Testing the Impact of Sampling Bias, 1919–1992

    Paul D. Senese;John A. Vasquez

  • What do we know about war

    John A. Vasquez

  • The steps to war: Toward a Scientific Explanation of Correlates of War Findings

    John A. Vasquez

  • Classics of International Relations

    John A. Vasquez

  • Realism and the Balancing of Power: A New Debate

    John A. Vasquez;Colin Elman

  • Uncovering the Dangerous Alliances, 1495–1980

    Douglas M. Gibler;John A. Vasquez

  • Conceptualizing ConflictSpace: Toward a Geography of Relational Power and Embeddedness in the Analysis of Interstate Conflict

    Colin Flint;Paul Diehl;Juergen Scheffran;John Vasquez

  • Assessing the steps to war

    Paul D. Senese;John A. Vasquez

  • Visceral adipose tissue mass in nonlactating dairy cows fed diets differing in energy density1

    J.K. Drackley;R.L. Wallace;D. Graugnard;J. Vasquez

  • THE ORIGINS AND WAR PRONENESS OF INTERSTATE RIVALRIES

    John Vasquez;Christopher S. Leskiw

  • Rethinking the World: Great Power Strategies and International Order

    John A. Vasquez

Frequent Co-Authors

Jack S. Levy
Jack S. Levy Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Paul F. Diehl
Paul F. Diehl University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jürgen Scheffran
Jürgen Scheffran Universität Hamburg
Douglas M. Gibler
Douglas M. Gibler University of Alabama
Sara McLaughlin Mitchell
Sara McLaughlin Mitchell University of Iowa
James Turner Johnson
James Turner Johnson Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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