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Karen Rasler 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 Karen Rasler sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 93 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Karen Rasler 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 Karen Rasler sits on this spectrum.

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: 23 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Karen Rasler is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States and specializes primarily in the social sciences. Their research focus spans multiple fields and subfields, including sociology and political science, political science and international relations, development, general economics, econometrics and finance, as well as artificial intelligence.

Their main areas of study include:

  • Political Conflict and Governance
  • International Relations and Foreign Policy
  • International Development and Aid
  • Peacebuilding and International Security
  • Politics and Society in Latin America
  • Economic Development and Digital Transformation
  • Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

Karen Rasler has authored a total of 41 publications in social sciences, alongside contributions in economics, econometrics and finance, and computer science.

Their published book works include:

  • War and State Making: The Shaping of the Global Powers (2021), published by Ministerio de Defensa
  • Regions, Power, and Conflict (2022), published by Springer Nature

Among their published research articles, the following paper is noted:

  • The Effects of Selective and Indiscriminate Repression on the 2013 Gezi Park Nonviolent Resistance Campaign (2020), published in Sociological Perspectives

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Karen Rasler include:

  • William R. Thompson
  • Thomas J. Volgy
  • Paul Bezerra
  • Jacob Cramer
  • Kelly Marie Gordell

Their frequent publication venue is Sociological Perspectives, where they have contributed at least one paper.

Best Publications

  • Concessions, repression, and political protest in the Iranian revolution

    Karen Rasler

  • Strategic Rivalries in World Politics: Position, Space and Conflict Escalation

    Michael P. Colaresi;Karen A. Rasler;William R. Thompson

  • War and State Making: The Shaping of the Global Powers

    Karen A. Rasler;William R. Thompson

  • The Great Powers and Global Struggle, 1490-1990

    Karen A. Rasler;William R. Thompson

  • War Making and State Making: Governmental Expenditures, Tax Revenues, and Global Wars

    Karen A. Rasler;William R. Thompson

  • Contested Territory, Strategic Rivalries, and Conflict Escalation

    Karen A. Rasler;William R. Thompson

  • Puzzles of the Democratic Peace: Theory, Geopolitics and the Transformation of World Politics

    Karen A. Rasler;William R. Thompson

  • Global Wars, Public Debts, and the Long Cycle

    Karen A. Rasler;William R. Thompson

  • Strategic Rivalries in World Politics

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  • How Rivalries End

    Karen A. Rasler;William R. Thompson;Sumit Ganguly

  • The Democratic Peace and a Sequential, Reciprocal, Causal Arrow Hypothesis:

    Karen Rasler;William R. Thompson

  • War and the Economic Growth of Major Powers

    Karen Rasler;William R. Thompson

  • Explaining Rivalry Escalation to War: Space, Position, and Contiguity in the Major Power Subsystem

    Karen Rasler;William R. Thompson

  • Defense Burdens, Capital Formation, and Economic Growth: The Systemic Leader Case

    Karen Rasler;William R. Thompson

  • Looking for Waves of Terrorism 1

    Karen Rasler;William R. Thompson

  • Rivalries and the Democratic Peace in the Major Power Subsystem

    Karen Rasler;William R. Thompson

  • War, Accommodation, and Violence in the United States, 1890–1970

    Karen Rasler

  • Puzzles of the Democratic Peace

    Karen Rasler;William R. Thompson

  • Predatory Initiators and Changing Landscapes for Warfare

    Karen Rasler;William R. Thompson

  • Borders, Rivalry, Democracy, and Conflict in the European Region, 1816-1994

    Karen Rasler;William R. Thompson

  • Shocks, Expectancy Revision, and the De-escalation of Protracted Conflicts: The Israeli-Palestinian Case*

    Karen Rasler

  • Internationalized Civil War: A Dynamic Analysis of the Syrian Intervention in Lebanon

    Karen Rasler

  • War and Systemic Capability Reconcentration

    William R. Thompson;Karen A. Rasler

  • War, the Military Revolution(s) Controversy, and Army Expansion A Test of Two Explanations of Historical Influences on European State Making

    William R. Thompson;Karen Rasler

Frequent Co-Authors

William R. Thompson
William R. Thompson Indiana University
Sumit Ganguly
Sumit Ganguly Indiana University
Michael P. Colaresi
Michael P. Colaresi University of Pittsburgh

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