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D-Index
40
Citations
34592
World Ranking
473
National Ranking
260

Kenneth N. Waltz 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 N. Waltz sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 90 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth N. Waltz 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 N. Waltz 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: 40 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - James Madison Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)
  • 1991 - Heinz I. Eulau Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)
  • 1976 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Kenneth N. Waltz was affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their academic career included a focus on political science, as evidenced by the awards received and institutional association.

Waltz's work was recognized through several notable awards. These included the James Madison Award from the American Political Science Association (APSA) in 1999, the Heinz I. Eulau Award from APSA in 1991, and a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1976.

Throughout their career, Waltz did not have recorded frequent co-authors or a defined list of recent papers available in the source data. Similarly, there was no detailed record of publication venues, book publications, or a specific categorization of main fields or subfields of study.

Because of this, detailed information about specific research topics, publications, and collaborative networks is not documented here. The focus remains on the institutional affiliation and recognized academic honors as primary data points for this profile.

Best Publications

  • Theory of International Politics

    Kenneth Neal Waltz

  • Theory of International Politics

    Joseph Frankel;Kenneth N. Waltz

  • Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis

    Kenneth Neal Waltz

  • Structural Realism after the Cold War

    Kenneth N. Waltz

  • The Emerging Structure of International Politics

    Kenneth N. Waltz

  • Man, the State, and War

    Kenneth Waltz

  • The spread of nuclear weapons : a debate renewed : with new sections on India and Pakistan, terrorism, and missile defense

    Scott Douglas Sagan;Kenneth Neal Waltz

  • The Spread of Nuclear Weapons - A Debate

    Eliot A. Cohen;Scott D. Sagan;Kenneth N. Waltz

  • The Origin and Prevention of Major Wars: Domestic Politics and War

    Robert I. Rotberg;Theodore K. Rabb;Robert Gilpin;John F. Guilmartin

  • The spread of nuclear weapons: More may be better

    Kenneth Neal Waltz

  • Nuclear Myths and Political Realities

    Kenneth N. Waltz

  • The Origins of War in Neorealist Theory

    Kenneth N. Waltz

  • Globalization and Governance

    Kenneth N. Waltz

  • International politics is not foreign policy

    Kenneth N. Waltz

  • The Use of Force: Military Power and International Politics

    Robert J. Art;Kenneth Neal Waltz

  • The New World Order

    Unknown

  • The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: A Debate Renewed

    Kenneth N. Waltz;Scott Sagan

  • The Origin and Prevention of Major Wars: The Theory of Hegemonic War

    Robert I. Rotberg;Theodore K. Rabb;Robert Gilpin;John F. Guilmartin

  • Kant, Liberalism, and War.

    Kenneth N. Waltz

  • The spread of nuclear weapons : an enduring debate : with new chapters on Iran, Iraq, and North Korea, and on the prospects for global nuclear disarmament

    Scott Douglas Sagan;Kenneth Neal Waltz

  • The Origin of War in Neorealist Theory

    Unknown

  • Realism and International Politics

    Kenneth Neal Waltz

  • The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: More May Be Better: Introduction

    Kenneth N. Waltz

  • Foreign policy and democratic politics : the American and British experience

    Kenneth Neal Waltz

  • The Origin and Prevention of Major Wars

    Robert Gilpin;John F. Guilmartin;Myron P. Gutmann;Jeffrey L. Hughes

  • Why Iran Should Get the Bomb

    Kenneth N. Waltz

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott D. Sagan
Scott D. Sagan Stanford University
Jack S. Levy
Jack S. Levy Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Charles S. Maier
Charles S. Maier Harvard University
Joseph S. Nye
Joseph S. Nye Harvard University
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita New York University
Robert Jervis
Robert Jervis Columbia University
Robert I. Rotberg
Robert I. Rotberg Harvard University
James D. Fearon
James D. Fearon Stanford University
Robert O. Keohane
Robert O. Keohane Princeton University
Richard A. Falk
Richard A. Falk Princeton University

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