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93
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133259
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14
National Ranking
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Robert O. Keohane 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 O. Keohane sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 307 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert O. Keohane 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 O. Keohane sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 93 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Political Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Political Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2016 - International Balzan Prize
  • 2014 - James Madison Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)
  • 2012 - Heinz I. Eulau Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
  • 2005 - Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science For his significant contribution to our understanding of world politics in an era of interdependence, globalisation and terrorism.
  • 2005 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1992 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1983 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Robert O. Keohane is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within political science and international relations, with a focus on topics that intersect global development, security, and communication.

Their recent papers include:

  • Personal hardship narrows the partisan gap in COVID-19 and climate change responses, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The global politics paradigm: guide to the future or only the recent past?, 2020, International Theory
  • Institutional change in the energy regime complex, 2023, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • The Enemy of My Enemy Is Not My Friend: Arabic Twitter Sentiment toward ISIS and the United States, 2021, International Studies Quarterly
  • INO volume 75 issue 4 Cover and Front matter, 2021, International Organization

Frequent co-authors in their collaborations include:

  • Miles Kahler
  • Peter J. Katzenstein
  • Stephen D. Krasner
  • John Odell
  • Martha Finnemore

Their work is often published in the following venues:

  • International Organization
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • International Theory
  • International Studies Quarterly
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Robert O. Keohane's studies cover several subfields including sociology and political science, political science and international relations, development, general economics, econometrics and finance, as well as applied psychology.

The main topics addressed in their research contributions encompass:

  • International Development and Aid
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Media Influence and Health
  • Global Peace and Security Dynamics
  • International Relations and Foreign Policy
  • Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

Among their awards are:

  • International Balzan Prize, 2016
  • James Madison Award, American Political Science Association (APSA), 2014
  • Heinz I. Eulau Award, American Political Science Association (APSA), 2012
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2007
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2005
  • Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science, 2005 (For significant contributions to understanding world politics in an era of interdependence, globalisation and terrorism)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1992
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1983

Best Publications

  • After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Political Economy

    Robert O. Keohane

  • Power and interdependence

    Robert O. Keohane;Joseph S. Nye

  • Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research

    Gary King;Robert O. Keohane;Sidney Verba

  • Designing Social Inquiry

    Gary King;Robert O. Keohane;Sidney Verba

  • Achieving Cooperation Under Anarchy: Strategies And Institutions

    Robert Axelrod;Robert O. Keohane

  • Transnational relations and world politics

    Robert O. Keohane;Joseph S. Nye

  • International Institutions: Two Approaches

    Robert O. Keohane

  • Power and interdependence : world politics in transition

    Robert O. Keohane;Joseph S. Nye

  • International Institutions And State Power: Essays In International Relations Theory

    Robert O. Keohane

  • Neorealism and its critics

    Robert O. Keohane

  • The Regime Complex for Climate Change

    Robert O. Keohane;David G. Victor

  • The Concept of Legalization

    Kenneth W. Abbott;Robert O. Keohane;Andrew Moravcsik;Anne Marie Slaughter

  • The Promise of Institutionalist Theory

    Robert O. Keohane;Lisa L. Martin

  • Accountability and Abuses of Power in World Politics

    Ruth W. Grant;Robert O. Keohane

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

    Judith L. Goldstein;Robert O. Keohane

  • The demand for international regimes

    Robert O. Keohane

  • Power and Interdependence in the Information Age

    Robert O. Keohane;Joseph S. Nye

  • The Legitimacy of Global Governance Institutions

    Allen Buchanan;Robert O. Keohane

  • Reciprocity in international relations

    Robert O. Keohane

  • International Organization and the Study of World Politics

    Peter J. Katzenstein;Robert O. Keohane;Stephen D. Krasner

  • Internationalization and domestic politics

    Robert O. Keohane;Helen V. Milner

  • Lilliputians' Dilemmas: Small States in Internatinal Politics

    Robert O. Keohane

  • Transnational Relations and World Politics: An Introduction

    Joseph S. Nye;Robert O. Keohane

  • Transgovernmental Relations and International Organizations

    Robert O. Keohane;Joseph S. Nye

  • Globalization: What's New? What's Not? (And So What?)

    Robert O. Keohane;Joseph S. Nye

  • Introduction: Legalization and World Politics

    Judith Goldstein;Miles Kahler;Robert O. Keohane;Anne-Marie Slaughter

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph S. Nye
Joseph S. Nye Harvard University
Peter J. Katzenstein
Peter J. Katzenstein Cornell University
Gary King
Gary King Harvard University
Sidney Verba
Sidney Verba Harvard University
Helen V. Milner
Helen V. Milner Princeton University
Stephen D. Krasner
Stephen D. Krasner Stanford University
Anne-Marie Slaughter
Anne-Marie Slaughter Princeton University
David G. Victor
David G. Victor University of California, San Diego
Andrew Moravcsik
Andrew Moravcsik Princeton University
Allen Buchanan
Allen Buchanan University of Arizona

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