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Nils Petter Gleditsch

Nils Petter Gleditsch

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Political Science
Norway
2026
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Law and Political Science
Norway
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 45 327 290 6 5 219 17538

Nils Petter Gleditsch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nils Petter Gleditsch between 1951 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nils Petter Gleditsch published across 74 years, from 1951 to 2024, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2016. 1 of the 257 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1951 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2016. 1951: 1 publication 1952: 0 publications 1953: 0 publications 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 3 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 2 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 2 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 5 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication
1951 2024

257 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nils Petter Gleditsch: publications per year, 1951 to 2024
Year Publications
1951 1
1952 0
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 1
1968 0
1969 1
1970 3
1971 2
1972 0
1973 1
1974 2
1975 3
1976 1
1977 2
1978 3
1979 0
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 2
1984 2
1985 1
1986 1
1987 1
1988 1
1989 5
1990 3
1991 2
1992 10
1993 8
1994 7
1995 7
1996 6
1997 10
1998 8
1999 3
2000 6
2001 2
2002 8
2003 10
2004 3
2005 4
2006 6
2007 14
2008 5
2009 5
2010 5
2011 5
2012 12
2013 10
2014 8
2015 12
2016 27
2017 5
2018 2
2019 0
2020 3
2021 3
2022 3
2023 0
2024 1
Total 257
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Nils Petter Gleditsch 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 Nils Petter Gleditsch 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, 216–220 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: 219 publications — 83rd percentile

83% 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
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 16 219
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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Nils Petter Gleditsch 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 Nils Petter Gleditsch 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, 45 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: 45 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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
40 40
41 32
42 26
43 25
44 33
45 33 45
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Political Science in Norway Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Political Science in Norway Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in Norway Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Norway Leader Award

Overview

Nils Petter Gleditsch is affiliated with the Peace Research Institute in Norway and is active in the field of social sciences. Their research encompasses several subfields including sociology and political science, political science and international relations, general health professions, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, and linguistics and language.

Their main topics of work cover a range of areas related to political and environmental issues:

  • Political Conflict and Governance
  • Peacebuilding and International Security
  • Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Middle East
  • Transboundary Water Resource Management
  • Health and Conflict Studies
  • Global Energy and Sustainability Research
  • International Relations and Foreign Policy

Gleditsch has contributed to multiple academic journals and publication venues, including:

  • Ethics & International Affairs
  • Journal of Peace Research
  • Political Science Today

Their recent papers include:

  • "This time is different! Or is it? NeoMalthusians and environmental optimists in the age of climate change" (2020) published in Journal of Peace Research
  • "Toward a Social-Democratic Peace?" (2020) published in Ethics & International Affairs

Gleditsch has collaborated frequently with several co-authors:

  • Marta Bivand Erdal
  • Stein Tønnesson
  • TORIL AALBERG

Best Publications

  • Armed Conflict 1946-2001: A New Dataset

    Nils Petter Gleditsch;Peter Wallensteen;Mikael Eriksson;Margareta Sollenberg

  • Monitoring Trends in Global Combat: A New Dataset of Battle Deaths

    Bethany Lacina;Bethany Lacina;Nils Petter Gleditsch;Nils Petter Gleditsch

  • Journal of Peace Research

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  • Armed Conflict and The Environment: A Critique of the Literature

    Nils Petter Gleditsch

  • A Diamond Curse? Civil War and a Lootable Resource

    Päivi Lujala;Nils Petter Gleditsch;Elisabeth Gilmore

  • Climate change and conflict

    Ragnhild Nordås;Nils Petter Gleditsch

  • Peace and Democracy Three Levels of Analysis

    Nils Petter Gleditsch;HÅvard Hegre

  • Whither the weather? Climate change and conflict

    Nils Petter Gleditsch

  • Conflicts over shared rivers: Resource scarcity or fuzzy boundaries? *

    Nils Petter Gleditsch;Nils Petter Gleditsch;Kathryn Furlong;Håvard Hegre;Bethany Lacina

  • Shared rivers and interstate conflict

    Hans Petter Wollebæk Toset;Nils Petter Gleditsch;Håvard Hegre

  • One effect to rule them all? A comment on climate and conflict

    H. Buhaug;H. Buhaug;J. Nordkvelle;T. Bernauer;T. Böhmelt

  • Conflict Diamonds: A New Dataset

    Elisabeth Gilmore;Nils Petter Gleditsch;Päivi Lujala;Jan Ketil Rod

  • Democracy and Peace

    Nils Petter Gleditsch

  • Military Spending and Economic Growth in the OECD Countries

    Ådne Cappelen;Nils Petter Gleditsch;Olav Bjerkholt

  • Is climate change a driver of armed conflict

    Ole Magnus Theisen;Ole Magnus Theisen;Nils Petter Gleditsch;Nils Petter Gleditsch;Halvard Buhaug;Halvard Buhaug

  • Peace research – Just the study of war?:

    Nils Petter Gleditsch;Jonas Nordkvelle;Håvard Strand

  • Geography, democracy, and peace

    Nils Petter Gleditsch

  • Environmental Conflict: An Anthology

    Nils Petter Gleditsch;Paul F. Diehl

  • Globalization and Armed Conflict

    Gerald Schneider;Katherine Barbieri;Nils Petter Gleditsch

  • The Declining Risk of Death in Battle

    Bethany Lacina;Nils Petter Gleditsch;Bruce Russett

  • Why Is There So Much Conflict in the Middle East

    Mirjam E. Sørli;Nils Petter Gleditsch;Håvard Strand

  • Conflict and the environment

    Nils Petter Gleditsch

  • To Cultivate Peace: Agriculture in a World of Conflict

    Margareta Sollenberg;Indra de Soysa;Nils Petter Gleditsch;Michael Gibson

Frequent Co-Authors

Halvard Buhaug
Halvard Buhaug Peace Research Institute
Håvard Hegre
Håvard Hegre Uppsala University
Gerald Schneider
Gerald Schneider University of Konstanz
Erik Gartzke
Erik Gartzke University of California, San Diego
Richard S. J. Tol
Richard S. J. Tol University of Sussex
Jack Andrew Goldstone
Jack Andrew Goldstone George Mason University
Scott Gates
Scott Gates Peace Research Institute
Peter Wallensteen
Peter Wallensteen Uppsala University
Jürgen Scheffran
Jürgen Scheffran Universität Hamburg

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