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Law and Political Science
Norway
2022
Political Science
Norway
2023

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Political Science D-index 28 Citations 10,518 80 World Ranking 606 National Ranking 8

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Political Science in Norway Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Norway Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • World War II
  • Law
  • China

His scientific interests lie mostly in Democracy, Spanish Civil War, Politics, Political economy and Development economics. The concepts of his Spanish Civil War study are interwoven with issues in Natural resource, Duration and Ethnic group. His Politics research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Developing country and Economic system.

His Political economy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Computer security, Argument, Criticism and Political history. The concepts of his Development economics study are interwoven with issues in Internal conflict, Social conflict, Human development, Insurgency and Horizontal inequality. He interconnects CONTEST, Regime change and Democratization in the investigation of issues within Civil Conflict.

His most cited work include:

  • Toward a Democratic Civil Peace? Democracy, Political Change, and Civil War, 1816-1992 (1142 citations)
  • Working, Shirking, and Sabotage: Bureaucratic Response to a Democratic Public (509 citations)
  • Recruitment and Allegiance The Microfoundations of Rebellion (385 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Politics, Political economy, Democracy, Spanish Civil War and Development economics. His biological study focuses on Civil Conflict. His Political economy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of State, Gender studies, Affect and Power.

In the subject of general Democracy, his work in Democratization is often linked to Survey data collection, thereby combining diverse domains of study. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Public administration, Jury, Ethnic group and Natural resource. His research integrates issues of Economic growth, Insurgency, Regime change and Economic inequality in his study of Development economics.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Politics (42.86%)
  • Political economy (44.76%)
  • Democracy (27.62%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Political economy (44.76%)
  • Politics (42.86%)
  • Spanish Civil War (28.57%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Scott Gates spends much of his time researching Political economy, Politics, Spanish Civil War, Democracy and Law and economics. The various areas that Scott Gates examines in his Political economy study include Insurgency, Horizontal inequality, Affect and Armed conflict. His study on Politics is covered under Law.

His Spanish Civil War study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Jury, Civil liberties, Power, Social group and Mass mobilization. A large part of his Democracy studies is devoted to Democratization. Scott Gates has included themes like Dyad, Bureaucracy, Agency and Principal in his Law and economics study.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Social Media, Recruitment, Allegiance and the Islamic State (32 citations)
  • Inclusion, Dispersion, and Constraint: Powersharing in the World’s States, 1975–2010 (24 citations)
  • Power Sharing, Protection, and Peace (20 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • World War II
  • Law
  • China

Scott Gates mostly deals with Politics, Political economy, Power sharing, Allegiance and Law and economics. He studies Power transition theory which is a part of Politics. His Political economy research incorporates themes from Explication, Development economics and China, Great power.

His Power sharing study spans across into areas like Spanish Civil War, Democracy, Partition, Autonomy and Civil Conflict. His Spanish Civil War study incorporates themes from Power, Mass mobilization, Civil liberties and Social group. His Law and economics study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Law, Principal, Dyad, Bureaucracy and Agency.

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Best Publications

The Geography of Civil War

Halvard Buhaug;Scott Gates.
Journal of Peace Research (2002)

812 Citations

Geography, Rebel Capability, and the Duration of Civil Conflict

Halvard Buhaug;Scott Gates;Päivi Lujala.
Journal of Conflict Resolution (2009)

566 Citations

Environmentalism, democracy, and pollution control

Per G. Fredriksson;Eric Neumayer;Richard Damania;Scott Gates.
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (2005)

267 Citations

Evolution in Democracy-War Dynamics

Sara McLaughlin Mitchell;Scott Gates;Håvard Hegre.
Journal of Conflict Resolution (1999)

184 Citations

All Conflict is Local: Modeling Sub-National Variation in Civil Conflict Risk

Siri Camilla Aas Rustad;Halvard Buhaug;Åshild Falch;Scott Gates.
Conflict Management and Peace Science (2011)

156 Citations

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