2026 Stathis N. Kalyvas: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	34	786	712	129	120	112	20269

Stathis N. Kalyvas 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 Stathis N. Kalyvas sits on this spectrum.

36 publications 333+

This scientist: 112 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stathis N. Kalyvas 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 Stathis N. Kalyvas sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% 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

2008 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2007 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
2007 - Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)

Overview

Stathis N. Kalyvas is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the social sciences with a focus on sociology and political science, history, political science and international relations, and cultural studies. The scholar's work engages deeply with political conflict and governance, historical and contemporary political dynamics, political economy and Marxism, religion and society interactions, social policy and reform studies, populism and right-wing movements, and international relations and foreign policy.

Kalyvas has published in several notable academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

World Politics
Journal of Modern Greek Studies
Violence An International Journal
SSRN Electronic Journal
American Political Science Review

The researcher has contributed to the academic discourse with papers such as:

"Stathis Kalyvas on 20 years of studying political violence," 2020, Violence An International Journal
"Revolution in Civil War: The 'Marxist Paradox'," 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal
"Ideology and Revolution in Civil Wars: The 'Marxist Paradox'," 2025, American Political Science Review
"Legacies of States and Social Revolutions," 2024, Politics
"Conflict: Trajectories and Challenges," 2025, World Politics

The scholar's co-authorship collaborations frequently include Richard Bourke, Laia Balcells, Michael Lobban, Samuel Moyn, and Jennifer Pitts.

In addition to articles, Kalyvas has also contributed to book publications, including a work titled History in the Humanities and Social Sciences published by Cambridge University Press in 2022.

The academic has received several recognitions, including:

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2008
Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award, American Political Science Association (APSA), 2007
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2007

Best Publications

The Logic of Violence in Civil War

Stathis N. Kalyvas

5870
Citations
The Logic of Violence in Civil War: List of Tables and Figures

Stathis N. Kalyvas

2673
Citations
The Ontology of “Political Violence”: Action and Identity in Civil Wars

Stathis N. Kalyvas

1168
Citations
New’ and ‘Old’ Civil Wars: A Valid Distinction?

Stathis N. Kalyvas

1141
Citations
The rise of Christian Democracy in Europe

Stathis N. Kalyvas

1104
Citations
International System and Technologies of Rebellion: How the End of the Cold War Shaped Internal Conflict

Stathis N. Kalyvas;Laia Balcells

991
Citations
How "Free" Is Free Riding in Civil Wars?: Violence, Insurgency, and the Collective Action Problem

Stathis N. Kalyvas;Matthew Adam Kocher

788
Citations
Rebel Governance in Civil War

Unknown

741
Citations
WANTON AND SENSELESS? THE LOGIC OF MASSACRES IN ALGERIA

Stathis N. Kalyvas

536
Citations
Ethnic Defection in Civil War

Stathis N. Kalyvas

503
Citations
Aerial Bombing and Counterinsurgency in the Vietnam War

Matthew Adam Kocher;Thomas B. Pepinsky;Stathis N. Kalyvas

450
Citations
The Paradox of Terrorism in Civil War

Stathis N. Kalyvas

358
Citations
Commitment problems in emerging democracies. The case of religious parties.

Stathis N. Kalyvas

302
Citations
Order, conflict, and violence

Stathis N. Kalyvas;Ian Shapiro;Tarek E. Masoud

259
Citations
Does Warfare Matter? Severity, Duration, and Outcomes of Civil Wars

Laia Balcells;Stathis N. Kalyvas

233
Citations
Militias in Civil Wars

Corinna Jentzsch;Stathis N. Kalyvas;Livia Isabella Schubiger

233
Citations
The Dynamics of Violence in Vietnam: An Analysis of the Hamlet Evaluation System (HES)*

Stathis N. Kalyvas;Matthew Adam Kocher

200
Citations
Christian Democracy

Unknown

183
Citations
How Civil Wars Help Explain Organized Crime—and How They Do Not

Stathis N. Kalyvas

177
Citations
Ethnic Cleavages and Irregular War: Iraq and Vietnam

Stathis N. Kalyvas;Matthew Adam Kocher

153
Citations
Recruitment into Armed Groups in Colombia: A Survey of Demobilized Fighters

Ana M. Arjona;Stathis N. Kalyvas

142
Citations
THE DECAY AND BREAKDOWN OF COMMUNIST ONE-PARTY SYSTEMS

Stathis N. Kalyvas

121
Citations
The Remnants of War

Stathis N. Kalyvas

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian Shapiro Yale University

Haridimos Tsoukas University of Cyprus

Thomas B. Pepinsky Cornell University

Scott Straus University of California, Berkeley

David D. Laitin Stanford University

Erica Chenoweth Harvard University

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