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Robert I. Rotberg

Robert I. Rotberg

D-Index & Metrics

Political Science

D-Index
41
Citations
9984
World Ranking
453
National Ranking
250

Robert I. Rotberg 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 Robert I. Rotberg sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 249 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert I. Rotberg 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 Robert I. Rotberg sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 41 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • Truth v. Justice: The Morality of Truth Commissions

    Robert I. Rotberg;Dennis F. Thompson

  • The Origin and Prevention of Major Wars: Domestic Politics and War

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

  • State failure and state weakness in a time of terror

    Robert I. Rotberg

  • The New Nature of Nation-State Failure

    Robert I. Rotberg

  • Failed States in a World of Terror

    Robert I. Rotberg

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

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

  • Truth v. Justice: The Morality of Truth Commissions: The Morality of Truth Commissions

    Robert I. Rotberg;Dennis Thompson

  • Failed States, Collapsed States, Weak States: Causes and Indicators

    Robert I. Rotberg

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

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  • China into Africa: Trade, Aid, and Influence

    Robert I. Rotberg

  • When states fail : causes and consequences

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

  • Good Governance Means Performance and Results

    Robert I. Rotberg

  • The Origin and Prevention of Major Wars: The Theory of Hegemonic War

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

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

    Robert I. Rotberg

  • Protest and power in Black Africa

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

  • Strengthening governance: Ranking countries would help

    Robert I. Rotberg

  • Corruption, Global Security and World Order

    Robert I. Rotberg

  • International News and Foreign Correspondents

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

  • Strengthening African Leadership: There Is Another Way

    Robert I. Rotberg

  • Creating peace in Sri Lanka : civil war and reconciliation

    Robert I. Rotberg

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

    Robert I. Rotberg

  • The Failure and Collapse of Nation States

    Robert I. Rotberg

  • Protest and Power in Black Africa.

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles S. Maier
Charles S. Maier Harvard University
Dennis F. Thompson
Dennis F. Thompson Harvard University
Joseph S. Nye
Joseph S. Nye Harvard University
Scott D. Sagan
Scott D. Sagan Stanford University
Kenneth N. Waltz
Kenneth N. Waltz University of California, Berkeley
Jack S. Levy
Jack S. Levy Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Robert Jervis
Robert Jervis Columbia University
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita New York University
Ali A. Mazrui
Ali A. Mazrui Binghamton University
Thomas G. Weiss
Thomas G. Weiss The Graduate Center, CUNY

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