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Laura J. Shepherd

Laura J. Shepherd

D-Index & Metrics

Political Science

D-Index
38
Citations
5389
World Ranking
596
National Ranking
18

Laura J. Shepherd 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 Laura J. Shepherd sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 125 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Laura J. Shepherd 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 Laura J. Shepherd 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: 38 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Laura J. Shepherd is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia. Their research primarily spans the field of Social Sciences, with focused subfields in Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science, Education, Political Science and International Relations, and General Social Sciences.

The main topics of their scholarly work include:

  • Gender, Security, and Conflict
  • Gender Politics and Representation
  • Peacebuilding and International Security
  • Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
  • Global Security and Public Health
  • Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
  • Social Science and Policy Research

Frequent publication venues for the researcher include:

  • International Feminist Journal of Politics
  • Critical Studies on Terrorism
  • European Journal of Politics and Gender
  • International Affairs
  • Columbia University Press eBooks

Collaborations have occurred most often with the following coauthors:

  • Paul Kirby
  • Alba Rosa Boer Cueva
  • Caitlin Hamilton
  • Soumita Basu
  • Keshab Giri

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Women, Peace, and Security: Mapping the (Re)Production of a Policy Ecosystem," 2020, Journal of Global Security Studies
  • "White feminism and the governance of violent extremism," 2022, Critical Studies on Terrorism
  • "Gender Bias in Student Evaluations of Teaching: 'Punish[ing] Those Who Fail To Do Their Gender Right'," 2021, Higher Education
  • "Situating Women, Peace and Security: theorizing from "the local"," 2020, International Feminist Journal of Politics
  • "A Decolonial Feminist Politics of Fieldwork: Centering Community, Reflexivity, and Loving Accountability," 2023, International Studies Review

The researcher has also contributed to book publications with several academic presses. Notable publishers include Oxford University Press, Columbia University Press, and Rowman & Littlefield.

Key book titles are:

  • "Troubling motherhood: maternality in global politics," 2020, Oxford University Press
  • "Thinking World Politics Otherwise," 2025, Oxford University Press
  • "Governing the Feminist Peace," 2024, Columbia University Press
  • "The Self, and Other Stories," 2023, Rowman & Littlefield

Best Publications

  • Gender, Violence and Security: Discourse as Practice

    Laura J. Shepherd

  • Veiled references: Constructions of gender in the Bush administration discourse on the attacks on Afghanistan post-9/11

    Laura J. Shepherd

  • Gender and cultural bias in student evaluations: Why representation matters.

    Y. Fan;L. J. Shepherd;E. Slavich;D. Waters

  • Sex, Security and Superhero(in)es: From 1325 to 1820 and Beyond

    Laura J. Shepherd

  • Power and Authority in the Production of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325

    Laura J. Shepherd

  • The futures past of the Women, Peace and Security agenda

    Paul Kirby;Laura J. Shepherd

  • Critical Approaches to Security : An Introduction to Theories and Methods

    Laura J. Shepherd

  • Making war safe for women? National Action Plans and the militarisation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda

    Laura J Shepherd

  • Gender Matters in Global Politics : A Feminist Introduction to International Relations

    Laura J. Shepherd

  • Gender, Violence and Popular Culture: Telling Stories

    Laura J. Shepherd

  • Gender Matters in Global Politics

    Laura J Shepherd

  • ‘Victims, Perpetrators and Actors’ Revisited: Exploring the Potential for a Feminist Reconceptualisation of (International) Security and (Gender) Violence

    Laura J. Shepherd

  • Women, Peace and Security: Exploring the implementation and integration of UNSCR 1325:

    Nicole George;Laura J Shepherd

  • Trans- Bodies in/of War(s): Cisprivilege and Contemporary Security Strategy:

    Laura J Shepherd;Laura Sjoberg

  • Reintroducing women, peace and security

    Paul Kirby;Laura J. Shepherd

  • Visualising violence: legitimacy and authority in the ‘war on terror’

    Laura J. Shepherd

  • Aesthetics and International Relations: Towards a Global Politics

    Cerwyn Moore;Laura J. Shepherd

  • Lessons from Westeros: Gender and power in Game of Thrones

    William Clapton;Laura J Shepherd

  • “Stop Rape Now?”: Masculinity, Responsibility, and Conflict-related Sexual Violence

    Rosemary Grey;Laura J. Shepherd

  • Queer International Relations: sovereignty, sexuality and the will to knowledge

    Laura Shepherd

  • Narrating the Women, Peace and Security Agenda: Logics of Global Governance

    Laura J. Shepherd

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacqui True
Jacqui True Monash University
Emma L. Johnston
Emma L. Johnston University of New South Wales

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