2026 Kenneth A. Schultz: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	26	1488	1359	740	653	50	6209

Kenneth A. Schultz 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 Kenneth A. Schultz sits on this spectrum.

36 publications 333+

This scientist: 50 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth A. Schultz 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 Kenneth A. Schultz sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 26 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kenneth A. Schultz is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has contributed to academic research primarily in the Social Sciences. Their work spans several interconnected subfields, including Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance.

Schultz's research addresses diverse topics such as Transboundary Water Resource Management, Climate Change, Adaptation, and Migration, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, Political Conflict and Governance, Migration, Refugees, and Integration, Migration and Labor Dynamics, and Global Peace and Security Dynamics.

Their recent published papers include:

Directions for Research on Climate and Conflict (2020), published in Earth's Future
The Geography of Separatist Violence (2022), published in International Studies Quarterly
Off the Menu: Post-1945 Norms and the End of War Declarations (2021), published in Security Studies
Preface (2021), published in International Organization
INO volume 75 issue 4 Cover and Front matter (2021), published in International Organization

Kenneth A. Schultz frequently publishes in journals such as International Organization, Earth's Future, International Studies Quarterly, Security Studies, and the Quarterly Journal of Political Science.

Frequent co-authors associated with Schultz's work include Martha Finnemore, Kenneth F. Scheve, a Managing Editor, Judith Goldstein, and Rebecca Adler-Nissen.

Best Publications

Domestic Opposition and Signaling in International Crises

Kenneth A. Schultz

855
Citations
Democracy and Coercive Diplomacy

Kenneth A. Schultz

836
Citations
Do Democratic Institutions Constrain or Inform? Contrasting Two Institutional Perspectives on Democracy and War

Kenneth A. Schultz

730
Citations
Climate as a risk factor for armed conflict

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

583
Citations
Looking for Audience Costs

Kenneth A. Schultz

458
Citations
The Democratic Advantage: Institutional Foundations of Financial Power in International Competition

Kenneth A. Schultz;Barry R. Weingast

453
Citations
Fighting at Home, Fighting Abroad: How Civil Wars Lead to International Disputes

Kristian Skrede Gleditsch;Idean Salehyan;Kenneth Schultz

374
Citations
The Politics of the Political Business Cycle

Kenneth A. Schultz

339
Citations
The Politics of Risking Peace: Do Hawks or Doves Deliver the Olive Branch?

Kenneth A. Schultz

216
Citations
The Enforcement Problem in Coercive Bargaining: Interstate Conflict over Rebel Support in Civil Wars

Kenneth A. Schultz

169
Citations
Revealing Preferences: Empirical Estimation of a Crisis Bargaining Game with Incomplete Information

Jeffrey B. Lewis;Kenneth A. Schultz

128
Citations
Perils of Polarization for U.S. Foreign Policy

Kenneth A. Schultz

100
Citations
Why We Needed Audience Costs and What We Need Now

Kenneth A. Schultz

80
Citations
Directions for Research on Climate and Conflict

Katharine J. Mach;W. Neil Adger;Halvard Buhaug;Halvard Buhaug;Marshall Burke;Marshall Burke

73
Citations
The Politics of Territorial Claims: A Geospatial Approach Applied to Africa

Hein E. Goemans;Kenneth A. Schultz

67
Citations
World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions

Jeffry A. Frieden;David A. Lake;Kenneth A. Schultz

51
Citations
Aims, claims, and the bargaining model of war

Kenneth A. Schultz;Henk E. Goemans

47
Citations
Borders, Conflict, and Trade

Kenneth A. Schultz

45
Citations
The Ratification Premium: Hawks, Doves, and Arms Control

Sarah E. Kreps;Elizabeth N. Saunders;Kenneth A. Schultz

44
Citations
Democracy and Coercive Diplomacy

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39
Citations
What's in a claim? De jure versus de facto borders in interstate territorial disputes

Kenneth A. Schultz

29
Citations
The Democratic Advantage: The Institutional Sources of State Power in International Competition

Barry R. Weingast;Kenneth A. Schultz

25
Citations
Off the Menu: Post-1945 Norms and the End of War Declarations

Katherine Irajpanah;Kenneth A. Schultz

4
Citations
Could Humphrey Have Gone to China? Measuring the Electoral Costs and Benefits of Making Peace

Kenneth Schultz

1
Citations
Domestic Political Competition and Transparency in International Crises

Kenneth A. Schultz

0
Citations
Climate as a Risk Factor for Armed Conflict: State of Knowledge and Directions for Research

Katharine Mach;Neil Adger;Halvard Buhaug;Marshall Burke

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Marshall Burke Stanford University

Halvard Buhaug Peace Research Institute

Cullen S. Hendrix University of Denver

Katharine J. Mach University of Miami

James D. Fearon Stanford University

Sarah E. Kreps Cornell University

John O'Loughlin University of Colorado Boulder

Jürgen Scheffran Universität Hamburg

Christopher B. Field Stanford University

Justin S. Mankin Dartmouth College

External Links

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