2026 Robert Powell: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	36	658	358	66	13160

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Political Science

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13160

Research.com Recognitions

2005 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Robert Powell was affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research spanned several areas within social sciences, computer science, and business management, with a particular emphasis on political science and related interdisciplinary topics.

Their main fields of study included:

Social Sciences
Computer Science
Business, Management and Accounting

Within these fields, Robert Powell contributed to various subfields such as:

Sociology and Political Science
Artificial Intelligence
Management Science and Operations Research
Strategy and Management
Accounting

Their research frequently addressed topics related to political conflict, governance, and the intersection of religion and society, alongside subjects in construction management and value engineering. The main topics covered in their work were:

Political Conflict and Governance
Religion and Society Interactions
Religion, Society, and Development
Construction Project Management and Performance
Value Engineering and Management
Life Cycle Costing Analysis
Turkey's Politics and Society

Robert Powell published research in multiple respected venues, including:

Annual Review of Political Science
Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction
Journal of Theoretical Politics

Key recent papers from Robert Powell included:

Authoritarian Power Sharing: Concepts, Mechanisms, and Strategies, 2022, published in Annual Review of Political Science
Factors affecting the selection of effective cost control techniques in the UK construction industry, 2021, published in Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction
Power sharing with weak institutions, 2024, published in Journal of Theoretical Politics

Robert Powell collaborated with several frequent co-authors such as Anne Meng, Jack Paine, Adekunle Sabitu Oyegoke, Saheed Ajayi, and Godawatte Arachchige Gimhan Rathnagee Godawatte. These collaborations contributed to interdisciplinary research outputs.

Throughout their career, Robert Powell was recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2005, reflecting their professional standing within the academic community.

Best Publications

War as a Commitment Problem

Robert Powell

1286
Citations
In the shadow of power

Robert Powell

1209
Citations
In the Shadow of Power: States and Strategies in International Politics

Robert Powell

1195
Citations
Absolute and Relative Gains in International Relations Theory

Robert Powell

1181
Citations
Anarchy in international relations theory: the neorealist-neoliberal debate

Robert Powell

736
Citations
Nuclear Deterrence Theory: The Search for Credibility

Robert Powell

699
Citations
BARGAINING THEORY AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT

Robert Powell

609
Citations
Bargaining and Learning While Fighting

Robert Powell

550
Citations
Actors and Preferences in International Relations

Jeffry Frieden;David A. Lake;Robert Powell

526
Citations
Strategic choice and international relations

David A. Lake;Robert Powell

508
Citations
The Inefficient Use of Power: Costly Conflict with Complete Information

Robert Powell

426
Citations
Defending against Terrorist Attacks with Limited Resources

Robert Powell

384
Citations
The Relative-Gains Problem for International Cooperation

Joseph Grieco;Robert Powell;Duncan Snidal

374
Citations
Guns, Butter, and Anarchy.

Robert Powell

364
Citations
International Relations:: A Strategic-Choice Approach

David A. Lake;Robert Powell

252
Citations
Stability and the Distribution of Power

Robert Powell

237
Citations
Crisis Bargaining, Escalation, and MAD

Robert Powell

228
Citations
Nuclear Deterrence Theory, Nuclear Proliferation, and National Missile Defense

Robert Powell

187
Citations
Bargaining in the Shadow of Power

Robert Powell

180
Citations
Nuclear Brinkmanship with Two-Sided Incomplete Information

Robert Powell

171
Citations
Allocating Defensive Resources with Private Information about Vulnerability

Robert Powell

162
Citations
Uncertainty, Shifting Power, and Appeasement

Robert Powell

156
Citations
A Model of Spoils Politics

Ernesto Dal Bó;Robert Powell

131
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Lake University of California, San Diego

Peter John Huybers Harvard University

Sanjeev Gupta Center for Global Development

Alicia Haydock Munnell Boston College

Jeffry Frieden Harvard University

Duncan Snidal University of Oxford

External Links

Personal website of Robert Powell

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