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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 53 191 167 114 95 178 8473

John O'Loughlin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John O'Loughlin between 1973 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John O'Loughlin published across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025, averaging 4.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2007. 10 of the 236 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2007. 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 2 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 7 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 5 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 2 publications
1973 2025

236 publications in total across all disciplines

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John O'Loughlin: publications per year, 1973 to 2025
Year Publications
1973 1
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 1
1978 0
1979 1
1980 2
1981 0
1982 3
1983 3
1984 2
1985 2
1986 7
1987 5
1988 4
1989 1
1990 7
1991 2
1992 1
1993 5
1994 2
1995 3
1996 5
1997 2
1998 4
1999 2
2000 2
2001 4
2002 7
2003 2
2004 9
2005 4
2006 4
2007 17
2008 4
2009 9
2010 8
2011 7
2012 7
2013 10
2014 12
2015 9
2016 2
2017 8
2018 8
2019 3
2020 11
2021 4
2022 6
2023 4
2024 8
2025 2
Total 236
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John O'Loughlin 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 O'Loughlin 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, 176–180 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: 178 publications — 74th percentile

74% 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
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 29 178
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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John O'Loughlin 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 O'Loughlin 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, 53 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: 53 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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
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 53
54 10
55 13
56 9
57 11
58 12
59 10
60 5
61 7
62+ 100
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Overview

John O'Loughlin is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the social sciences, with particular focus on political science and international relations, sociology and political science, statistics and probability, developmental and educational psychology, and management, monitoring, policy, and law.

The scientist has explored a range of topics across their publications, including:

  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics
  • Political Conflict and Governance
  • Identity, Memory, and Therapy
  • Transboundary Water Resource Management
  • Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology

John O'Loughlin's recent published papers include:

  • "Directions for Research on Climate and Conflict," 2020, Earth's Future
  • "Weather variability and conflict forecasts: Dynamic human-environment interactions in Kenya," 2021, Political Geography
  • "Do people accurately report droughts? Comparison of instrument-measured and national survey data in Kenya," 2020, Climatic Change
  • "Who are the 'Don't Knows'? Missing Data in Surveys of Post-Soviet Conflict-affected Regions," 2020, Europe Asia Studies
  • "Commercial publishers: What is to be done?" 2020, Geoforum

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as Political Geography, Post-Soviet Affairs, Earth's Future, Europe Asia Studies, and Climatic Change. Political Geography notably accounts for multiple publications authored by John O'Loughlin.

Collaboration is an important aspect of John O'Loughlin's research. Frequent co-authors include Gerard Toal, Kristin M. Bakke, Kit Rickard, Stephen Lake, and Campbell Clerke. These partnerships contribute to the breadth of work across political science, conflict studies, and social dynamics.

Best Publications

  • Production, Work, Territory: The Geographical Anatomy of Industrial Capitalism

    John O'Loughlin;Allen J. Scott;Michael Storper

  • Climate as a risk factor for armed conflict

    Katharine J. Mach;Caroline M. Kraan;W. Neil Adger;Halvard Buhaug;Halvard Buhaug

  • The Diffusion of Democracy, 1946–1994

    John O'Loughlin;Michael D. Ward;Corey L. Lofdahl;Jordin S. Cohen

  • Climate variability and conflict risk in East Africa, 1990–2009

    John O’Loughlin;Frank D. W. Witmer;Andrew M. Linke;Arlene Laing

  • One effect to rule them all? A comment on climate and conflict

    H. Buhaug;H. Buhaug;J. Nordkvelle;T. Bernauer;T. Böhmelt

  • The Geography of the Nazi Vote: Context, Confession, and Class in the Reichstag Election of 1930

    John O'Loughlin;Colin Flint;Luc Anselin

  • Effects of temperature and precipitation variability on the risk of violence in sub-Saharan Africa, 1980–2012

    John O’Loughlin;Andrew M. Linke;Frank D. W. Witmer

  • The Localized Geographies of Violence in the North Caucasus of Russia, 1999–2007

    John O’Loughlin;Frank D.W. Witmer

  • Inside the post-Soviet de facto states: a comparison of attitudes in Abkhazia, Nagorny Karabakh, South Ossetia, and Transnistria

    John O’Loughlin;Vladimir Kolossov;Gerard Toal

  • Inside Abkhazia: Survey of Attitudes in a De Facto State

    John O'Loughlin;Vladimir Kolossov;Gerard Toal (Gearóid Tuathail)

  • Reconciliation in Conflict-Affected Societies: Multilevel Modeling of Individual and Contextual Factors in the North Caucasus of Russia

    Kristin M. Bakke;John O'Loughlin;Michael D. Ward

  • Russian geopolitical culture and public opinion: the masks of Proteus revisited

    John O'Loughlin;Gearóid Ó Tuathail;Vladimir Kolossov

  • Bringing geography back to the study of international relations: Spatial dependence and regional context in Africa, 1966–1978

    John O'loughlin;Luc Anselin

  • Peering into the Fog of War: The Geography of the WikiLeaks Afghanistan War Logs, 2004-2009

    John O'Loughlin;Frank D. W. Witmer;Andrew M. Linke;Nancy Thorwardson

  • Convincing State-Builders? Disaggregating Internal Legitimacy in Abkhazia

    Kristin M. Bakke;John O'Loughlin;Gerard Toal;Michael D. Ward

  • Pseudo‐States as Harbingers of a new geopolitics: The example of the trans‐dniester Moldovan republic (TMR)

    Vladimir Kolossov;John O'Loughlin

  • A ‘Risky Westward Turn’? Putin's 9–11 Script and Ordinary Russians

    John O'Loughlin;Gearo´id O´ Tuathail;Vladimir Kolossov

  • Extreme temperatures and violence

    Clionadh Raleigh;Andrew Linke;John O'Loughlin

  • Detecting the Effects of Wars in the Caucasus Regions of Russia and Georgia Using Radiometrically Normalized DMSP-OLS Nighttime Lights Imagery

    Frank D. W. Witmer;John O'Loughlin

  • Rainfall variability and violence in rural Kenya: investigating the effects of drought and the role of local institutions with survey data

    Andrew M. Linke;John O’Loughlin;J. Terrence McCabe;Jaroslav Tir

  • Geo-Economic Competition and Trade Bloc Formation: United States, German, and Japanese Exports, 1968–1992

    John O'Loughlin;Luc Anselin

  • Subnational violent conflict forecasts for sub-Saharan Africa, 2015–65, using climate-sensitive models:

    Frank Dw Witmer;Andrew M Linke;John O’Loughlin;Andrew Gettelman

  • New borders for new world orders: territorialities at the fin-de-siecle

    Vladimir Kolossov;John O'Loughlin

  • Drought, Local Institutional Contexts, and Support for Violence in Kenya:

    Andrew M. Linke;Frank D. W. Witmer;John O’Loughlin;J. Terrence McCabe

Frequent Co-Authors

James D. Sidaway
James D. Sidaway National University of Singapore
Halvard Buhaug
Halvard Buhaug Peace Research Institute
Michael D. Ward
Michael D. Ward Duke University
Cullen S. Hendrix
Cullen S. Hendrix University of Denver
Marshall Burke
Marshall Burke Stanford University
Jaroslav Tir
Jaroslav Tir University of Colorado Boulder
Luc Anselin
Luc Anselin University of Chicago
Jürgen Scheffran
Jürgen Scheffran Universität Hamburg
Katharine J. Mach
Katharine J. Mach University of Miami

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