| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science | 29 | 1269 | 1148 | 637 | 555 | 188 | 4491 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Mehran Kamrava between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mehran Kamrava published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 5.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2024. 21 of the 226 publications appeared in the last two years.
226 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 11 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 16 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 9 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 18 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| Total | 226 |
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 Mehran Kamrava sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 188 publications — 77th percentile
77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.
| 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 | 188 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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 Mehran Kamrava sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 29 D-Index — 40th percentile
40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 29 |
| 30 | 96 | |
| 31 | 81 | |
| 32 | 86 | |
| 33 | 81 | |
| 34 | 84 | |
| 35 | 72 | |
| 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 |
Mehran Kamrava is affiliated with Georgetown University in the United States. Their academic work primarily resides within the social sciences, with a particular focus on political science and international relations, sociology and political science, economics and econometrics, urban studies, and gender studies.
Their research topics encompass Islamic studies and history, conflicts in the Middle East and Rwanda, economic sanctions and international relations, politics and conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the broader Middle East region, terrorism, counterterrorism, and political violence, interactions between religion and society, and Turkey's politics and society.
Mehran Kamrava has contributed to a number of recent papers, including:
Frequent co-authors include Ali Bagheri Dolatabadi, with whom they have collaborated on four papers, and Hamideh Dorzadeh, a collaborator on one paper.
Mehran Kamrava has published in several academic venues, most notably:
Their scholarly output extends to book publications, with works published by prominent presses including Cambridge University Press, Yale University Press, and Oxford University Press. Titles published with Cambridge University Press include:
Other book publications include The Impossibility of Palestine (2020) by Yale University Press and Triumph and Despair (2023) by Oxford University Press.
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