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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Economics and Finance 48 1505 1344 909 792 142 10952
Political Science 48 278 246 159 134 146 11077

Stergios Skaperdas publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stergios Skaperdas between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stergios Skaperdas published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 4 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2011. 5 of the 151 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2011. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 3 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 3 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 4 publications
1988 2025

151 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stergios Skaperdas: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 6
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 3
1996 10
1997 3
1998 5
1999 2
2000 9
2001 3
2002 7
2003 6
2004 2
2005 8
2006 5
2007 6
2008 6
2009 9
2010 2
2011 11
2012 6
2013 2
2014 6
2015 6
2016 3
2017 2
2018 1
2019 3
2020 6
2021 1
2022 3
2023 2
2024 1
2025 4
Total 151
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Stergios Skaperdas 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 Stergios Skaperdas sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
20 40 60 80
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 333+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 97. Most scientists, 97, have 333+ publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 146–150 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 10 scientists 41–45 publications: 11 scientists 46–50 publications: 25 scientists 51–55 publications: 27 scientists 56–60 publications: 44 scientists 61–65 publications: 52 scientists 66–70 publications: 62 scientists 71–75 publications: 62 scientists 76–80 publications: 79 scientists 81–85 publications: 71 scientists 86–90 publications: 82 scientists 91–95 publications: 65 scientists 96–100 publications: 85 scientists 101–105 publications: 76 scientists 106–110 publications: 66 scientists 111–115 publications: 78 scientists 116–120 publications: 67 scientists 121–125 publications: 73 scientists 126–130 publications: 73 scientists 131–135 publications: 64 scientists 136–140 publications: 45 scientists 141–145 publications: 53 scientists 146–150 publications: 44 scientists 151–155 publications: 45 scientists 156–160 publications: 33 scientists 161–165 publications: 32 scientists 166–170 publications: 28 scientists 171–175 publications: 31 scientists 176–180 publications: 29 scientists 181–185 publications: 27 scientists 186–190 publications: 36 scientists 191–195 publications: 27 scientists 196–200 publications: 24 scientists 201–205 publications: 16 scientists 206–210 publications: 16 scientists 211–215 publications: 19 scientists 216–220 publications: 16 scientists 221–225 publications: 17 scientists 226–230 publications: 18 scientists 231–235 publications: 23 scientists 236–240 publications: 17 scientists 241–245 publications: 13 scientists 246–250 publications: 17 scientists 251–255 publications: 9 scientists 256–260 publications: 13 scientists 261–265 publications: 8 scientists 266–270 publications: 12 scientists 271–275 publications: 8 scientists 276–280 publications: 10 scientists 281–285 publications: 13 scientists 286–290 publications: 13 scientists 291–295 publications: 5 scientists 296–300 publications: 6 scientists 301–305 publications: 11 scientists 306–310 publications: 9 scientists 311–315 publications: 6 scientists 316–320 publications: 4 scientists 321–325 publications: 4 scientists 326–330 publications: 2 scientists 331–332 publications: 5 scientists 333+ publications: 97 scientists
36–40 publications 333+

This scientist: 146 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Political Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 2,033 ranked scientists.
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
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 44 146
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
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Stergios Skaperdas 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 Stergios Skaperdas sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 43 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 62+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 100. Most scientists, 100, have 62+ D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 48 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 76 scientists 21 D-Index: 79 scientists 22 D-Index: 84 scientists 23 D-Index: 68 scientists 24 D-Index: 88 scientists 25 D-Index: 82 scientists 26 D-Index: 76 scientists 27 D-Index: 75 scientists 28 D-Index: 99 scientists 29 D-Index: 96 scientists 30 D-Index: 96 scientists 31 D-Index: 81 scientists 32 D-Index: 86 scientists 33 D-Index: 81 scientists 34 D-Index: 84 scientists 35 D-Index: 72 scientists 36 D-Index: 58 scientists 37 D-Index: 53 scientists 38 D-Index: 48 scientists 39 D-Index: 40 scientists 40 D-Index: 40 scientists 41 D-Index: 32 scientists 42 D-Index: 26 scientists 43 D-Index: 25 scientists 44 D-Index: 33 scientists 45 D-Index: 33 scientists 46 D-Index: 17 scientists 47 D-Index: 21 scientists 48 D-Index: 22 scientists 49 D-Index: 18 scientists 50 D-Index: 19 scientists 51 D-Index: 19 scientists 52 D-Index: 15 scientists 53 D-Index: 14 scientists 54 D-Index: 10 scientists 55 D-Index: 13 scientists 56 D-Index: 9 scientists 57 D-Index: 11 scientists 58 D-Index: 12 scientists 59 D-Index: 10 scientists 60 D-Index: 5 scientists 61 D-Index: 7 scientists 62+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Political Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 2,033 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 76
21 79
22 84
23 68
24 88
25 82
26 76
27 75
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 48
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
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Overview

Stergios Skaperdas is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine, in the United States. Their academic work primarily falls within the Social Sciences field, with a focus on several subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics, Demography, Political Science and International Relations, and Strategy and Management.

Their research topics cover a diverse range of areas, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach. These topics include:

  • Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
  • Political Conflict and Governance
  • Religion and Society Interactions
  • Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Media Influence and Politics
  • Corruption and Economic Development

Stergios Skaperdas has contributed to several publication venues, with a notable number of papers published in the SSRN Electronic Journal. Other venues include the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Comparative Economics, and Economic Theory.

Their recent papers include:

  • National Identity, Public Goods, and Modern Economic Development, 2023, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • National identity, public goods, and modern economic development, 2025, Journal of Comparative Economics
  • Investing in influence: how minority interests can prevail in a democracy, 2025, Economic Theory
  • Bargaining and conflict with up-front investments: How power asymmetries matter, 2020, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
  • External Intervention, Identity, and Civil War, 2020, Comparative Political Studies

Their collaborations include frequent co-authors such as Samarth Vaidya, Patrick Testa, Zachary Schaller, Michelle R. Garfinkel, and Constantinos Syropoulos. Among these, Samarth Vaidya stands out as the most frequent collaborator.

Best Publications

  • Cooperation, Conflict, and Power in the Absence of Property Rights.

    Stergios Skaperdas

  • Contest success functions

    Stergios Skaperdas

  • COOPERATION, CONFLICT AND POWER IN THE ABSENCE OF PROPERTY RIGHTS

    Stergios Skaperdas

  • Economics of Conflict: An Overview

    Michelle R. Garfinkel;Stergios Skaperdas

  • Modeling Negative Campaigning

    Stergios Skaperdas;Bernard Grofman

  • The political economy of organized crime: providing protection when the state does not

    Stergios Skaperdas

  • Conflict Without Misperceptions or Incomplete Information: How the Future Matters

    Michelle R Garfinkel;Stergios Skaperdas

  • Conflict without Misperceptions or Incomplete Information How the Future Matters

    Michelle R. Garfinkel;Stergios Skaperdas

  • The market for protection and the origin of the state

    Kai A. Konrad;Stergios Skaperdas

  • Economics of Conflict: An Overview

    Michelle R. Garfinkel;Stergios Skaperdas;Stergios Skaperdas

  • Chapter 22 Economics of Conflict: An Overview

    Michelle R. Garfinkel;Stergios Skaperdas

  • Risk Aversion in Contests

    Stergios Skaperdas;Li Gan

  • Guns, Butter, and Openness: On the Relationship between Security and Trade

    Stergios Skaperdas;Constantinos Syropoulos

  • Contest functions : theoretical foundations and issues in estimation

    Hao Jia;Stergios Skaperdas;Samarth Vaidya

  • Can the shadow of the future harm cooperation

    Stergios Skaperdas;Constantinos Syropoulos

  • Restraining the Genuine Homo Economicus: Why the Economy Cannot Be Divorced from Its Governance

    Stergios Skaperdas

  • Comparing Bargaining Solutions in the Shadow of Conflict: How Norms against Threats Can Have Real Effects☆

    Nejat Anbarci;Stergios Skaperdas;Constantinos Syropoulos

  • On the formation of alliances in conflict and contests

    Stergios Skaperdas

  • The political economy of conflict and appropriation

    Michelle R. Garfinkel;Stergios Skaperdas

  • The Distribution of Income in the Presence of Appropriative Activities

    Stergios Skaperdas;Constantinos Syropoulos

  • The economics of organised crime: Gangs as primitive states

    Stergios Skaperdas;Constantinos Syropoulos

  • Credible threats in extortion

    Kai A. Konrad;Stergios Skaperdas

  • Extortion

    Unknown

  • The costs of organized violence: a review of the evidence

    Stergios Skaperdas

  • Persuasion as a Contest

    Stergios Skaperdas;Samarth Vaidya

  • On The Economics oF Organized Crime

    Vimal Kumar;Stergios Skaperdas

  • Costly enforcement of property rights and the Coase theorem

    Alexander R. W. Robson;Stergios Skaperdas

  • Contest success functions

    Unknown

  • Restraining the genuine homo economicus: why the economy cannot be divorced from its governance [Die Beschränkung des genuinen Homo Economicus: Warum wirtschaftliche Prozesse und Governancestrukturen untrennbar sind]

    Stergios Skaperdas

Frequent Co-Authors

Kai A. Konrad
Kai A. Konrad Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance
Nicholas Sambanis
Nicholas Sambanis Yale University
William C. Wohlforth
William C. Wohlforth Dartmouth College
Bernard Grofman
Bernard Grofman University of California, Irvine

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