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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 54 171 107 240 20891

Robert Jervis publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert Jervis between 1967 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert Jervis published across 57 years, from 1967 to 2023, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2017. 11 of the 250 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2017. 1967: 1 publication 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 2 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 2 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 3 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 2 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 4 publications
1967 2023

250 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert Jervis: publications per year, 1967 to 2023
Year Publications
1967 1
1968 1
1969 0
1970 2
1971 0
1972 0
1973 2
1974 0
1975 0
1976 1
1977 2
1978 1
1979 1
1980 3
1981 1
1982 2
1983 0
1984 2
1985 6
1986 9
1987 2
1988 9
1989 9
1990 4
1991 7
1992 5
1993 8
1994 3
1995 1
1996 1
1997 4
1998 7
1999 5
2000 6
2001 5
2002 8
2003 6
2004 8
2005 4
2006 8
2007 2
2008 4
2009 6
2010 9
2011 8
2012 7
2013 11
2014 3
2015 5
2016 4
2017 17
2018 4
2019 5
2020 2
2021 8
2022 7
2023 4
Total 250
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Robert Jervis 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 Jervis 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, 236–240 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: 240 publications — 87th percentile

87% 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 17 240
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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Robert Jervis 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 Jervis 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, 54 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: 54 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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
50 19
51 19
52 15
53 14
54 10 54
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 States Leader Award
  • 1990 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1986 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1978 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Robert Jervis was affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their academic work primarily spanned the fields of Social Sciences, with a particular focus on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Strategy and Management, and Economics and Econometrics.

The main topics studied included:

  • Nuclear Issues and Defense
  • International Relations and Foreign Policy
  • Intelligence, Security, War Strategy
  • Economic Sanctions and International Relations
  • Political Conflict and Governance
  • Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
  • International Arbitration and Investment Law

Jervis contributed scholarly articles to a range of publication venues. Notable frequent venues were:

  • Intelligence & National Security
  • Russia in Global Affairs
  • Journal of Cold War Studies
  • World Politics
  • Conflict Management and Peace Science

Some of the recent papers authored by Jervis included:

  • Redefining the Debate Over Reputation and Credibility in International Security, 2020, World Politics
  • Liberalism, the Blob, and American Foreign Policy: Evidence and Methodology, 2020, Security Studies
  • Restricted Data: The History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States, 2022, Journal of Cold War Studies

Frequent co-authors in their work were:

  • Joshua Rovner
  • Stacie E. Goddard
  • Keren Yarhi-Milo
  • Matthew Connelly
  • Raymond Hicks

Jervis also authored book publications, including a title published by Cornell University Press eBooks:

  • The Illogic of American Nuclear Strategy, 2020

Over the course of their career, they received several awards:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1990
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1986
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1978

Best Publications

  • Perception and misperception in international politics

    Robert Jervis

  • Cooperation Under the Security Dilemma

    Robert Jervis

  • Psychology and Deterrence

    Robert Jervis;Richard Ned Lebow;Janice Gross Stein

  • The Oxford handbook of political psychology

    Leonie Huddy;David O. Sears;Jack S. Levy

  • System Effects: Complexity in Political and Social Life

    Robert Jervis

  • The logic of images in international relations

    Robert Jervis

  • The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order

    Robert Jervis;Samuel P. Huntington

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

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

  • Realism, Neoliberalism, and Cooperation: Understanding the Debate

    Robert Jervis

  • The Meaning of the Nuclear Revolution: Statecraft and the Prospect of Armageddon

    Robert Jervis

  • The illogic of American nuclear strategy

    Robert Jervis

  • Political Implications of Loss Aversion

    Robert Jervis

  • Deterrence Theory Revisited

    Robert Jervis

  • Realism, Game Theory, and Cooperation

    Robert Jervis

  • Understanding the Bush Doctrine

    Robert Jervis

  • The Future of World Politics: Will It Resemble the Past?

    Robert Jervis

  • Why Intelligence Fails: Lessons from the Iranian Revolution and the Iraq War

    Robert Jervis

  • Hypotheses on Misperception

    Robert Jervis

  • Realism in the Study of World Politics

    Robert Jervis

  • From Balance to Concert: A Study of International Security Cooperation

    Robert Jervis

  • Rational Deterrence: Theory and Evidence

    Robert Jervis

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

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

  • Theories of War in an Era of Leading-Power Peace Presidential Address, American Political Science Association, 2001

    Robert Jervis

  • Behavior, society, and nuclear war

    P.E. Tetlock;J.L. Husbands;R. Jervis;P.C. Stern

  • Reports, politics, and intelligence failures: The case of Iraq

    Robert Jervis

  • American foreign policy in a new era

    Robert Jervis

  • The Origin and Prevention of Major Wars

    Robert Gilpin;John F. Guilmartin;Myron P. Gutmann;Jeffrey L. Hughes

  • Ideas and Foreign Policy: Beliefs, Institutions, and Political Change

    Robert Jervis;Judith Goldstein;Robert Keohane

  • Psychology and Deterrence

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Jack Snyder
Jack Snyder Columbia University
Jack S. Levy
Jack S. Levy Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Scott D. Sagan
Scott D. Sagan Stanford University
Kenneth N. Waltz
Kenneth N. Waltz University of California, Berkeley
Joseph S. Nye
Joseph S. Nye Harvard University
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita New York University
Charles S. Maier
Charles S. Maier Harvard University
Robert I. Rotberg
Robert I. Rotberg Harvard University
Cheryl Koopman
Cheryl Koopman Stanford University
Paul C. Stern
Paul C. Stern Social and Environmental Research Institute

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