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Political Science
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2023

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 49 254 225 38 35 389 14408

Richard Ned Lebow publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard Ned Lebow between 1952 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard Ned Lebow published across 74 years, from 1952 to 2025, averaging 6.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2020. 12 of the 453 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1952 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2020. 1952: 1 publication 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: 0 publications 1968: 3 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 2 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 2 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 11 publications 1988: 10 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 16 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 14 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 21 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 26 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 38 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 37 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 4 publications
1952 2025

453 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard Ned Lebow: publications per year, 1952 to 2025
Year Publications
1952 1
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 0
1968 3
1969 0
1970 2
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 1
1975 2
1976 2
1977 0
1978 1
1979 2
1980 3
1981 3
1982 5
1983 4
1984 3
1985 5
1986 5
1987 11
1988 10
1989 5
1990 4
1991 0
1992 3
1993 0
1994 5
1995 16
1996 6
1997 7
1998 8
1999 3
2000 4
2001 6
2002 1
2003 14
2004 5
2005 6
2006 21
2007 8
2008 18
2009 8
2010 26
2011 6
2012 17
2013 3
2014 25
2015 4
2016 27
2017 14
2018 16
2019 8
2020 38
2021 2
2022 37
2023 7
2024 8
2025 4
Total 453
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Richard Ned Lebow 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 Richard Ned Lebow 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, 333+ 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: 389 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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
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+ 97 389
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Richard Ned Lebow 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 Richard Ned Lebow 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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
46 17
47 21
48 22
49 18 49
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

  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Richard Ned Lebow is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their academic work spans multiple fields within social sciences and arts and humanities, with a notable focus on sociology, political science, international relations, and philosophy.

The scientist's research concentrates on several main topics, including:

  • Global Peace and Security Dynamics
  • Philosophy and History of Science
  • Philosophy, Science, and History
  • International Relations and Foreign Policy
  • European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies
  • Critical Realism in Sociology
  • Nuclear Issues and Defense

Key subfields of study involve:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • History and Philosophy of Science
  • Philosophy
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Their recent papers reflect an active engagement with contemporary and historical topics in international affairs and political theory. Notable publications include:

  • "International Relations Theory and the Ukrainian War," 2022, Analyse & Kritik
  • "What is Classical Realism?", 2024, Analyse & Kritik
  • "Fear, pathogens and political order," 2021, Global Discourse
  • "A century of anarchy? War, normativity, and the birth of modern international order," 2025, International Affairs
  • "Durkheim et les Relations internationales," 2020, Études internationales

Richard Ned Lebow has collaborated frequently with various scholars. The most frequent co-authors are:

  • Feng Zhang
  • Ludvig Norman
  • Benoît Pélopidas
  • Eva Portel
  • Élie Baranets

Their work has appeared across several publication venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • Cambridge University Press eBooks
  • Analyse & Kritik
  • Global Discourse
  • Perspectives on Politics
  • International Affairs

Richard Ned Lebow has authored multiple books published by prominent academic presses, including:

  • Cambridge University Press: "The Quest for Knowledge in International Relations" (2022), "Ethics and International Relations" (2020), "Reason and Cause" (2020)
  • Oxford University Press: "Justice and International Order" (2022)
  • Cornell University Press eBooks: "Nuclear Crisis Management" (2020)

Best Publications

  • Psychology and Deterrence

    Robert Jervis;Richard Ned Lebow;Janice Gross Stein

  • Between Peace and War: The Nature of International Crisis

    Richard Ned Lebow

  • A Cultural Theory of International Relations

    Richard Ned Lebow

  • The Tragic Vision of Politics: Ethics, Interests and Orders

    Richard Ned Lebow

  • We All Lost the Cold War

    Richard Ned Lebow;Janice Gross Stein

  • The long peace, the end of the cold war, and the failure of realism

    Richard Ned Lebow

  • Realism and the End of the Cold War

    William C. Wohlforth

  • A Cultural Theory of International Relations: Frontmatter

    Unknown

  • Rational Deterrence Theory: I Think, Therefore I Deter

    Richard Ned Lebow;Janice Gross Stein

  • The politics of memory in postwar Europe

    Richard Ned Lebow;Wulf Kansteiner;Claudio Fogu;Heidemarie Uhl

  • Why Nations Fight: Past and Future Motives for War

    Richard Ned Lebow

  • God Gave Physics the Easy Problems: Adapting Social Science to an Unpredictable World

    Steven Bernstein;Richard Ned Lebow;Janice Gross Stein;Steven Weber

  • DETERRENCE: The Elusive Dependent Variable

    Richard Ned Lebow;Janice Gross Stein

  • What's So Different about a Counterfactual?

    Richard Ned Lebow

  • Forbidden Fruit: Counterfactuals and International Relations

    Richard Ned Lebow

  • White Britain and Black Ireland: The influence of stereotypes on colonial policy

    Richard Ned Lebow

  • Nuclear crisis management

    Richard Ned Lebow

  • The Memory of Politics in Postwar Europe

    Richard Ned Lebow

  • Nuclear Crisis Management: A Dangerous Illusion

    Richard Ned Lebow

  • Good-Bye Hegemony!: Power and Influence in the Global System

    Simon Reich;Richard Ned Lebow;Richard Ned Lebow

  • Poking Counterfactual Holes in Covering Laws: Cognitive Styles and Historical Reasoning

    Philip E. Tetlock;Richard Ned Lebow

  • Windows of Opportunity: Do States Jump Through Them?

    Richard Ned Lebow

  • Lost in Transition: A Critical Analysis of Power Transition Theory

    Richard Ned Lebow;Benjamin Valentino

  • Unmaking the West : "what-if?" scenarios that rewrite world history

    Philip Tetlock;Richard Ned Lebow;Geoffrey Parker

  • The art of bargaining

    Richard Ned Lebow

  • The tragic vision of politics: Name index

    Unknown

  • Psychology and Deterrence

    Andrew J. Pierre;Robert Jervis;Richard Ned Lebow;Janice Gross Stein

  • Between Peace and War: The Nature of International Crisis@@@Conflict and Compromise: International Law and World Order in a Revolutionary Age

    L. L. Farrar;Richard Ned Lebow;Edward McWhinney

Frequent Co-Authors

Janice Gross Stein
Janice Gross Stein University of Toronto
Philip E. Tetlock
Philip E. Tetlock University of Pennsylvania
Robert Jervis
Robert Jervis Columbia University
Steven Bernstein
Steven Bernstein University of Toronto
Mark Irving Lichbach
Mark Irving Lichbach University of Maryland, College Park
Scott D. Sagan
Scott D. Sagan Stanford University
Francis Fukuyama
Francis Fukuyama Stanford University
John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill University College London
Patrick James
Patrick James University of Southern California
Colin S. Gray
Colin S. Gray University of Reading

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