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20756
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1115
National Ranking
566

Randolph M. Siverson 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 Randolph M. Siverson sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 78 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Randolph M. Siverson 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 Randolph M. Siverson sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 30 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Randolph M. Siverson is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, as well as Social Sciences. Within these broader fields, their work focuses on subfields such as Economics and Econometrics and Demography.

The main topics Randolph M. Siverson has addressed in their research include:

  • Defense, Military, and Policy Studies
  • Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
  • Historical Economic and Social Studies

Frequent collaboration has occurred with co-author Harvey Starr.

Best Publications

  • The Logic of Political Survival

    Bruce Bueno de Mesquita;Alastair Smith;Randolph M. Siverson;James D. Morrow;James D. Morrow;James D. Morrow

  • An institutional explanation of the democratic peace

    Bruce Bueno De Mesquita;James D. Morrow;Randolph M. Siverson;Alastair Smith

  • War and the Survival of Political Leaders: A Comparative Study of Regime Types and Political Accountability

    Bruce Bueno de Mesquita;Randolph M. Siverson

  • The Political Determinants of International Trade: The Major Powers, 1907–1990

    James D. Morrow;Randolph M. Siverson;Tressa E. Tabares

  • The Diffusion of War: A Study of Opportunity and Willingness

    Randolph M. Siverson;Harvey Starr

  • Political institutions, policy choice and the survival of leaders

    Bruce Bueno De Mesquita;James D. Morrow;Randolph M. Siverson;Alastair Smith

  • War and the Fate of Regimes: A Comparative Analysis.

    Bruce Bueno de Mesquita;Randolph M. Siverson;Gary Woller

  • Birds of a Feather Democratic Political Systems and Alliance Choices in the Twentieth Century

    Randolph M. Siverson;Juliann Emmons

  • Opportunity, Willingness, and the Diffusion of War

    Randolph M. Siverson;Harvey Starr

  • Disputes, democracies, and dependencies: A reexamination of the Kantian peace

    Michael D. Ward;Randolph M. Siverson;Xun Cao

  • Policy Failure and Political Survival: The Contribution of Political Institutions

    Bruce Bueno De Mesquita;James D. Morrow;Randolph M. Siverson;Alastair Smith

  • Testing novel implications from the selectorate theory of war

    Bruce Bueno de Mesquita;James D. Morrow;Randolph M. Siverson;Alastair Smith

  • Democracies and War Participation: In Defense of the Institutional Constraints Argument

    Randolph M. Siverson

  • War Expansion and War Outcome

    Scott Sigmund Gartner;Randolph M. Siverson

  • Attributes of National Alliance Membership and War Participation, 1815-1965

    Randolph M. Siverson;Joel King

  • Arms Races And Cooperation

    George W. Downs;David M. Rocke;Randolph M. Siverson

  • Political Competition and Economic Growth

    Bruce Bueno de Mesquita;James D. Morrow;James D. Morrow;James D. Morrow;Randolph M. Siverson;Alastair Smith

  • Regime Change and the Restructuring of Alliances

    Randolph M. Siverson;Harvey Starr

  • Power, Alliance, and the Escalation of International Conflict,- 1815-1965

    Randolph M. Siverson;Michael R. Tennefoss

  • Retesting Selectorate Theory: Separating the Effects of W from Other Elements of Democracy

    James D. Morrow;Bruce Bueno De Mesquita;Randolph M. Siverson;Alastair Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

James D. Morrow
James D. Morrow University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita New York University
Alastair Smith
Alastair Smith New York University
Harvey Starr
Harvey Starr University of South Carolina
Michael D. Ward
Michael D. Ward Duke University
Zeev Maoz
Zeev Maoz University of California, Davis
Walter J. Stone
Walter J. Stone University of California, Davis
Scott Sigmund Gartner
Scott Sigmund Gartner Pennsylvania State University
Russell J. Dalton
Russell J. Dalton University of California, Irvine

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