2026 Robert I. Rotberg: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	41	453	408	250	214	249	9984

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Political Science

453

408

250

214

249

9984

Research.com Recognitions

2005 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1970 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Robert I. Rotberg is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their recent research spans several areas within political science, sociology, anthropology, and interdisciplinary studies.

Significant recent papers include:

"Africa's liberation generation," 2022, The Journal of Modern African Studies
"Charisma and History," 2021, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History
"Race Unity, World Peace, and the Perfectability of Humankind," 2022, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History
"The Great Twister: The Legal Fiction of Persons and States," 2022, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History
"Recent publications," 2023, African Human Rights Law Journal

The frequent publication venues for their work include:

The Journal of Interdisciplinary History
The Journal of Modern African Studies
Perspectives on Politics
African Human Rights Law Journal
South African Historical Journal

Major topics covered in their research are:

Corruption and Economic Development
American Constitutional Law and Politics
Race, History, and American Society
African history and culture studies

Subfields of study related to their work include:

Sociology and Political Science
Political Science and International Relations
Anthropology

Among their published books is a title released by The MIT Press:

Anticorruption, 2020

Robert I. Rotberg has received recognition including:

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2005
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1970

Best Publications

When States Fail: Causes and Consequences

Robert I. Rotberg

905
Citations
Truth v. Justice: The Morality of Truth Commissions

Robert I. Rotberg;Dennis F. Thompson

632
Citations
The Origin and Prevention of Major Wars: Domestic Politics and War

Robert I. Rotberg;Theodore K. Rabb;Robert Gilpin;John F. Guilmartin

568
Citations
State failure and state weakness in a time of terror

Robert I. Rotberg

468
Citations
The New Nature of Nation-State Failure

Robert I. Rotberg

379
Citations
Failed States in a World of Terror

Robert I. Rotberg

349
Citations
Looking back, reaching forward: Reflections on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa

Charles Villa-Vicencio;Wilhelm Verwoerd;Robert I. Rotberg;Dennis Thompson

347
Citations
Truth v. Justice: The Morality of Truth Commissions: The Morality of Truth Commissions

Robert I. Rotberg;Dennis Thompson

318
Citations
Failed States, Collapsed States, Weak States: Causes and Indicators

Robert I. Rotberg

273
Citations
One. The Failure and Collapse of Nation-States: Breakdown, Prevention, and Repair

Unknown

242
Citations
China into Africa: Trade, Aid, and Influence

Robert I. Rotberg

241
Citations
When states fail : causes and consequences

David Carment;Christopher S Clapham;Nat J Colletta;Jeffrey Ira Herbst

201
Citations
Good Governance Means Performance and Results

Robert I. Rotberg

191
Citations
The Origin and Prevention of Major Wars: The Theory of Hegemonic War

Robert I. Rotberg;Theodore K. Rabb;Robert Gilpin;John F. Guilmartin

182
Citations
The rise of nationalism in central Africa : the making of Malawi and Zambia, 1873-1964.

Robert I. Rotberg

164
Citations
Protest and power in Black Africa

B. F. Cooling;Jack B. Hilliard;Robert I. Rotberg;Ali A. Mazrui

132
Citations
Strengthening governance: Ranking countries would help

Robert I. Rotberg

126
Citations
Corruption, Global Security and World Order

Robert I. Rotberg

119
Citations
International News and Foreign Correspondents

Francis Fukuyama;Stephen Hess;Robert I. Rotberg;Thomas G. Weiss

105
Citations
Strengthening African Leadership: There Is Another Way

Robert I. Rotberg

98
Citations
Creating peace in Sri Lanka : civil war and reconciliation

Robert I. Rotberg

91
Citations
Israeli and Palestinian narratives of conflict : history's double helix

Robert I. Rotberg

74
Citations
The Failure and Collapse of Nation States

Robert I. Rotberg

68
Citations
Protest and Power in Black Africa.

Francis Oluokun Okediji;Robert I. Rotberg;Ali A. Mazrui

1
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles S. Maier Harvard University

Dennis F. Thompson Harvard University

Joseph S. Nye Harvard University

Scott D. Sagan Stanford University

Kenneth N. Waltz University of California, Berkeley

Jack S. Levy Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Robert Jervis Columbia University

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita New York University

Ali A. Mazrui Binghamton University

Thomas G. Weiss The Graduate Center, CUNY

External Links

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