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Stephen M. Saideman

Stephen M. Saideman

D-Index & Metrics

Political Science

D-Index
23
Citations
3409
World Ranking
1752
National Ranking
59

Stephen M. Saideman publication distribution in Political Science in 2026

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 97 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephen M. Saideman 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 Stephen M. Saideman sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 23 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

Overview

Stephen M. Saideman is affiliated with Carleton University in Canada and has contributed to the field of social sciences with a focus on political science and international relations. Their scholarly work spans several subfields including political science and international relations, sociology and political science, gender studies, economics and econometrics, and demography.

The researcher's primary topics cover military history and strategy, defense, military, and policy studies, gender, security, and conflict, diaspora, migration, transnational identity, migration, refugees, and integration, migration and labor dynamics, as well as international relations and foreign policy.

Recent publications by Saideman include:

  • "Emerging diasporas: Exploring mobilization outside the homeland" (2021) published in Journal of Peace Research
  • "Some Assembly Required: Explaining Variations in Legislative Oversight over the Armed Forces" (2022) published in Foreign Policy Analysis
  • "Gender Diversity and Inclusion in Canadian Security Studies" (2025) published in PS Political Science & Politics
  • "Culture Change is Difficult but Necessary" (2024) published in Canadian Military Journal

Saideman has engaged with multiple frequent co-authors, including Stéfanie von Hlatky, David P. Auerswald, Graeme Hopkins, Connor Kopchick, and Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham. These collaborations have contributed to a diverse range of scholarly outputs.

The researcher's publications have appeared in notable venues such as the Journal of Peace Research, Foreign Policy Analysis, PS Political Science & Politics, and the Canadian Military Journal.

In addition to articles, Saideman has produced book-length work, including a title published by Stanford University Press eBooks titled Overseen or Overlooked?, scheduled for 2025.

Stephen M. Saideman's academic contributions reflect a multidisciplinary approach within social sciences, emphasizing interconnected themes of military affairs, migration, gender studies, and international relations.

Best Publications

  • DEMOCRATIZATION, POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS, AND ETHNIC CONFLICT A Pooled Time-Series Analysis, 1985-1998

    Stephen M. Saideman;David J. Lanoue;Michael Campenni;Samuel Stanton

  • The Ties That Divide: Ethnic Politics, Foreign Policy, and International Conflict

    Stephen M. Saideman

  • NATO in Afghanistan: Fighting Together, Fighting Alone

    David P. Auerswald;Stephen M. Saideman

  • Explaining the International Relations of Secessionist Conflicts: Vulnerability Versus Ethnic Ties

    Stephen M. Saideman

  • Discrimination in International Relations: Analyzing External Support for Ethnic Groups

    Stephen M. Saideman

  • For Kin or Country: Xenophobia, Nationalism, and War

    Stephen M. Saideman;R. William Ayres

  • Determining the Causes of Irredentism: Logit Analyses of Minorities at Risk Data from the 1980s and 1990s

    Stephen M. Saideman;R. William Ayres

  • Separatism as a Bargaining Posture: The Role of Leverage in Minority Radicalization

    Erin K. Jenne;Stephen M. Saideman;Will Lowe

  • Comparing Caveats: Understanding the Sources of National Restrictions upon NATO's Mission in Afghanistan

    Stephen M. Saideman;David P. Auerswald

  • When Conflict Spreads: Arab Spring and the Limits of Diffusion

    Stephen M. Saideman

  • Is separatism as contagious as the common cold or as cancer? Testing international and domestic explanations

    R. William Ayres;Stephen Saideman

  • Socially relevant ethnic groups, ethnic structure, and AMAR

    Jóhanna K Birnir;Jonathan Wilkenfeld;James D Fearon;David D Laitin

  • Inconsistent irredentism? Political competition, ethnic ties, and the Foreign policies of Somalia and Serbia

    Stephen M. Saideman

  • Laissez Fear: Assessing the Impact of Government Involvement in the Economy on Ethnic Violence

    David A. Steinberg;Stephen M. Saideman

  • The Marketing of Rebellion: Insurgents, Media and International Activism

    Stephen M. Saideman

  • Inside Rebellion: The Politics of Insurgent Violence

    Stephen Saideman

  • The Apparent Decline of the IR Paradigms: Examining Patterns of Publications, Perceptions, and Citations

    Stephen M Saideman

  • Public critic or secretive monitor: party objectives and legislative oversight of the military in Canada

    Philippe Lagassé;Stephen M. Saideman

  • The ambivalent coalition: doing the least one can do against the Islamic state

    Stephen M. Saideman

  • The Power of the Small: The Impact of Ethnic Minorities on Foreign Policy

    Stephen M. Saideman

  • Dilemmas of Divorce: How Secessionist Identities Cut Both Ways

    Stephen M. Saideman;Beth K. Dougherty;Erin K. Jenne

  • Pie Crust Promises and the Sources of Foreign Policy: The Limited Impact of Accession and the Priority of Domestic Constituencies

    Stephen M. Saideman;R. William Ayres

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham
Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham University of Maryland, College Park
Ted Robert Gurr
Ted Robert Gurr University of Maryland, College Park
Jonathan Wilkenfeld
Jonathan Wilkenfeld University of Maryland, College Park
James D. Fearon
James D. Fearon Stanford University
David D. Laitin
David D. Laitin Stanford University

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