| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science | 27 | 1429 | 1302 | 717 | 631 | 95 | 4751 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Scott Straus between 1955 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Scott Straus published across 71 years, from 1955 to 2025, averaging 1.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2002. 4 of the 119 publications appeared in the last two years.
119 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1955 | 1 |
| 1956 | 0 |
| 1957 | 0 |
| 1958 | 0 |
| 1959 | 0 |
| 1960 | 0 |
| 1961 | 0 |
| 1962 | 0 |
| 1963 | 0 |
| 1964 | 0 |
| 1965 | 0 |
| 1966 | 0 |
| 1967 | 0 |
| 1968 | 0 |
| 1969 | 0 |
| 1970 | 0 |
| 1971 | 0 |
| 1972 | 0 |
| 1973 | 0 |
| 1974 | 0 |
| 1975 | 0 |
| 1976 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 16 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| Total | 119 |
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 Scott Straus sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 95 publications — 29th percentile
29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.
| 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 | 95 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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 Scott Straus sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 27 D-Index — 31st percentile
31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 76 | |
| 21 | 79 | |
| 22 | 84 | |
| 23 | 68 | |
| 24 | 88 | |
| 25 | 82 | |
| 26 | 76 | |
| 27 | 75 | 27 |
| 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 | |
| 55 | 13 | |
| 56 | 9 | |
| 57 | 11 | |
| 58 | 12 | |
| 59 | 10 | |
| 60 | 5 | |
| 61 | 7 | |
| 62+ | 100 |
Scott Straus is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with a focus on subfields including sociology and political science, political science and international relations, history, gender studies, and anthropology. Straus's scholarly output consists notably of work on global peace and security dynamics, Cambodian history and society, historical and contemporary political dynamics, political conflict and governance, gender, security, and conflict, Middle East and Rwanda conflicts, and gender roles and identity studies.
Their frequent publication venues reflect a focus on violence and conflict studies, with the majority of publications appearing in Violence An International Journal. Other venues include Genocide Studies and Prevention, American Journal of Sociology, Perspectives on Politics, and Journal of Perpetrator Research.
Scott Straus has collaborated with several coauthors across their research career, including Stathis N. Kalyvas, Michel Wieviorka, Fiona Terry, Helen M. Kinsella, and Jo Ractliffe.
Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Straus cover topics related to political violence and the intersection of research and humanitarianism. These include:
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Stathis N. Kalyvas;Ian Shapiro;Tarek E. Masoud
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David Schoenbrun;Jean-Pierre Chretien;Scott Straus
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Charles Fernandes Taylor;Jon Cw Pevehouse;Scott Straus
Andrew H. Kydd;Scott Straus
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Evgeny Finkel;Scott Straus
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André Guichaoua;Don E. Webster;Scott Straus
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