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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 35 726 662 118 110 233 9045

Ken Booth publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ken Booth between 1972 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ken Booth published across 53 years, from 1972 to 2024, averaging 4.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 1989. 2 of the 241 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 1989. 1972: 1 publication 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 2 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 7 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 18 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 13 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 17 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 8 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 0 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 2 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication
1972 2024

241 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ken Booth: publications per year, 1972 to 2024
Year Publications
1972 1
1973 0
1974 1
1975 2
1976 2
1977 4
1978 2
1979 4
1980 0
1981 3
1982 2
1983 7
1984 6
1985 5
1986 10
1987 5
1988 1
1989 18
1990 11
1991 13
1992 2
1993 4
1994 10
1995 7
1996 6
1997 3
1998 13
1999 10
2000 7
2001 9
2002 5
2003 5
2004 1
2005 3
2006 1
2007 17
2008 7
2009 2
2010 3
2011 7
2012 5
2013 1
2014 8
2015 1
2016 0
2017 2
2018 1
2019 2
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 1
2024 1
Total 241
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Ken Booth 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 Ken Booth 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, 231–235 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: 233 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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
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 23 233
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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Ken Booth 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 Ken Booth 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, 35 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: 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.

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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 35
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
54 10
55 13
56 9
57 11
58 12
59 10
60 5
61 7
62+ 100
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Overview

Ken Booth is affiliated with Aberystwyth University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences, with a particular emphasis on sociology and political science, as well as political science and international relations.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Peacebuilding and International Security
  • International Relations and Foreign Policy
  • Global Security and Public Health

Ken Booth has published in the Journal of Cold War Studies, where their recent paper titled Kenneth Waltz: An Intellectual Biography was published in 2024.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Nicholas J. Wheeler
  • Andrew Hurrell
  • Robert O'Neill
  • Adam Roberts
  • William A. Wallace

Best Publications

  • International theory; positivism and beyond

    Steve Smith;Ken Booth;Marysia Zalewski

  • The Security Dilemma: Fear, Cooperation, and Trust in World Politics

    Ken Booth;Nicholas J Wheeler

  • Security and emancipation

    Ken Booth

  • International relations theory today

    Ken Booth;Steve Smith

  • Theory of World Security

    Ken Booth

  • Strategy and ethnocentrism

    Ken Booth

  • Critical Security Studies And World Politics

    Ken Booth

  • Security in Anarchy: Utopian Realism in Theory and Practice

    Ken Booth

  • The security dilemma

    Ken Booth;Nicholas John Wheeler

  • Human wrongs and international relations

    Ken Booth

  • Security in southern Africa: after apartheid, beyond realism

    Ken Booth;Vale Peter

  • Worlds in Collision: Terror and the Future of Global Order

    Ken Booth;Timothy Dunne

  • Security and Self : Reflections of a Fallen Realist

    Ken Booth

  • Critical Security Studies and Regional Security: The Case of Southern Africa

    Ken Booth;Peter Vale

  • Identity, migration and the new security agenda in Europe

    Ken Booth

  • War and Change in World Politics

    Ken Booth

  • Navies and foreign policy

    Ken Booth

  • New Thinking About Strategy and International Security

    Ken Booth

  • Empires, systems and states: great transformations in international politics

    Michael Cox;Timothy Dunne;Ken Booth

  • Strategic Cultures in the Asia-Pacific Region

    Ken Booth;Russell B. Trood

  • The Kosovo Tragedy : The Human Rights Dimensions

    Ken Booth

  • Strategic power : USA/USSR

    C. G. Jacobsen;Ken Booth;William H. Kincade;David R. Jones

  • Realism and World Politics

    Ken Booth

  • The eighty years' crisis: International relations 1919-1999

    Timothy Dunne;Michael Cox;Ken Booth

  • Law, force, and diplomacy at sea

    Ken Booth

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim Dunne
Tim Dunne University of Queensland
Nicholas J. Wheeler
Nicholas J. Wheeler University of Birmingham
Steve Smith
Steve Smith University of Oxford
Andrew Linklater
Andrew Linklater Aberystwyth University
Milja Kurki
Milja Kurki Aberystwyth University
John J. Mearsheimer
John J. Mearsheimer University of Chicago
Fred Halliday
Fred Halliday London School of Economics and Political Science

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