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Nicholas Sambanis

Nicholas Sambanis

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 39 514 465 285 245 85 22199

Nicholas Sambanis publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nicholas Sambanis between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nicholas Sambanis published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2011. 6 of the 94 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2011. 1999: 3 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 3 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 0 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 5 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 2 publications
1999 2025

94 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nicholas Sambanis: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 3
2000 6
2001 3
2002 4
2003 2
2004 4
2005 4
2006 2
2007 5
2008 3
2009 2
2010 2
2011 11
2012 2
2013 1
2014 3
2015 1
2016 0
2017 1
2018 5
2019 4
2020 4
2021 6
2022 2
2023 8
2024 4
2025 2
Total 94
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Nicholas Sambanis 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 Nicholas Sambanis 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, 81–85 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: 85 publications — 22nd percentile

22% 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 85
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
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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Nicholas Sambanis 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 Nicholas Sambanis 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, 39 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: 39 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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
36 58
37 53
38 48
39 40 39
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

Nicholas Sambanis is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and focuses primarily on social sciences, with a significant body of work in sociology and political science. Their contributions span multiple subfields, including political science and international relations, gender studies, demography, and language and linguistics.

Their research engages extensively with themes related to political conflict and governance, culture, economy and development studies, social and intergroup psychology, migration, refugees and integration, gender politics and representation, names, identity and discrimination research, as well as linguistics, language diversity, and identity.

Nicholas Sambanis has published several papers in prominent academic venues. Notable recent papers include:

  • The Hijab Penalty: Feminist Backlash to Muslim Immigrants (2021) in the American Journal of Political Science
  • Forecasting Civil Wars: Theory and Structure in an Age of "Big Data" and Machine Learning (2020) in the Journal of Conflict Resolution
  • Political Exclusion, Lost Autonomy, and Escalating Conflict over Self-Determination (2020) in International Organization
  • External Intervention, Identity, and Civil War (2020) in Comparative Political Studies
  • Stopping the Violence but Blocking the Peace: Dilemmas of Foreign-Imposed Nation Building After Ethnic War (2021) in International Organization

The scientist's scholarly collaboration includes frequent coauthors such as Donghyun Danny Choi, Mathias Poertner, Micha Germann, Amber Lee, and Robert Blair.

Nicholas Sambanis has contributed to several publication venues with the highest number of works appearing in:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Organization
  • Journal of Conflict Resolution
  • Comparative Political Studies

They have also authored a book titled Native Bias, published by Princeton University Press in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Breaking the Conflict Trap: Civil War and Development Policy

    Paul Collier;V. L. Elliott;Håvard Hegre;Anke Hoeffler

  • Making War and Building Peace

    Michael W. Doyle;Nicholas Sambanis

  • International Peacebuilding: A Theoretical and Quantitative Analysis

    Michael W. Doyle;Nicholas Sambanis

  • Making War and Building Peace: United Nations Peace Operations

    Michael W. Doyle;Nicholas Sambanis

  • Sensitivity Analysis of Empirical Results on Civil War Onset

    Håvard Hegre;Nicholas Sambanis

  • Do Ethnic and Nonethnic Civil Wars Have the Same Causes?: A Theoretical and Empirical Inquiry (Part 1)

    Nicholas Sambanis

  • What Is Civil War? Conceptual and Empirical Complexities of an Operational Definition

    Nicholas Sambanis

  • How Much War Will we see?: Explaining the Prevalence of Civil War

    Ibrahim Elbadawi;Nicholas Sambanis

  • Why are there so many civil wars in Africa? Understanding and preventing violent conflict

    Ibrahim Elbadawi;Nicholas Sambanis

  • A Review of Recent Advances and Future Directions in the Quantitative Literature on Civil War

    Nicholas Sambanis

  • Ethnic partition as a solution to ethnic war - an empirical critique of the theoretical literature

    Nicholas Sambanis

  • Understanding Civil War: A New Agenda

    Paul Collier;Nicholas Sambanis

  • Using Case Studies to Expand Economic Models of Civil War

    Nicholas Sambanis

  • Social Identification and Ethnic Conflict

    Nicholas Sambanis;Moses Shayo

  • Understanding civil war : evidence and analysis

    Paul Collier;Nicholas Sambanis

  • Policies for building post-conflict peace

    Betty Bigombe;Paul Collier;Nicholas Sambanis

  • Understanding Civil War: Evidence and Analysis, Volume 1. Africa

    Paul Collier;Nicholas Sambanis

  • Rebel—Military Integration and Civil War Termination

    Katherine Glassmyer;Nicholas Sambanis

  • What's in a Line? Is Partition a Solution to Civil War?

    Nicholas Sambanis;Jonah Schulhofer-Wohl

  • Explaining the Demand for Sovereignty

    Branko Milanovic;Branko Milanovic;Nicholas Sambanis

  • Short- and Long-Term Effects of United Nations Peace Operations

    Nicholas Sambanis

  • Nation-Building through War

    Nicholas Sambanis;Stergios Skaperdas;William C. Wohlforth

  • How to Think About Social Identity

    Michael Kalin;Nicholas Sambanis

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Collier
Paul Collier University of Oxford
Michael W. Doyle
Michael W. Doyle Columbia University
William C. Wohlforth
William C. Wohlforth Dartmouth College
Stergios Skaperdas
Stergios Skaperdas University of California, Irvine
Branko Milanovic
Branko Milanovic City University of New York
Håvard Hegre
Håvard Hegre Uppsala University
Anke Hoeffler
Anke Hoeffler University of Konstanz
Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel
Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel Universidad del Desarrollo
Deon Filmer
Deon Filmer World Bank

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