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Political Science

D-Index
106
Citations
46060
World Ranking
4
National Ranking
3

Economics and Finance

D-Index
105
Citations
45007
World Ranking
77
National Ranking
63

Todd Sandler 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 Todd Sandler sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 545 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Todd Sandler 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 Todd Sandler sits on this spectrum.

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: 73 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: 106 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Political Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Political Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in United States Leader Award

Overview

Todd Sandler is affiliated with The University of Texas at Dallas in the United States. Their research spans social sciences and economics, econometrics, and finance, with a notable focus on political conflict, governance, terrorism, and security-related topics.

Their recent papers demonstrate engagement with contemporary issues in economic and political analysis. Selected publications include:

  • Global Public Goods: A Survey, 2021, Journal of Economic Literature
  • NATO defense demand, free riding, and the Russo-Ukrainian war in 2022, 2022, Journal of Industrial and Business Economics
  • Middle East and North Africa: Terrorism and Conflicts, 2020, Global Policy
  • Common myths of terrorism, 2022, Journal of Economic Surveys
  • EU Demand for Defense, 1990-2019: A Strategic Spatial Approach, 2021, Games

The frequent co-authors working alongside Sandler include Wukki Kim, Khusrav Gaibulloev, Justin George, Subhayu Bandyopadhyay, and Hirofumi Shimizu. These collaborations indicate a strong network in areas related to defense economics, political violence, and strategic studies.

Sandler's publications appear frequently in venues such as Defence and Peace Economics, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Kyklos, European Journal of Political Economy, and Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. This distribution reflects a concentration on interdisciplinary research connecting economics with political science and international relations.

Their main fields of study encompass Social Sciences with 73 publications and Economics, Econometrics and Finance with 26 publications. Within these broad categories, Sandler's subfields involve Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and General Health Professions.

The core topics addressed by Sandler include:

  • Political Conflict and Governance
  • Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
  • Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
  • Defense, Military, and Policy Studies
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
  • Global trade and economics
  • Peacebuilding and International Security

Best Publications

  • The Theory of Externalities, Public Goods, and Club Goods

    Richard Cornes;Todd Sandler

  • The Political Economy of Terrorism

    Walter Enders;Todd Sandler

  • Collective Action: Theory and Applications

    Todd Sandler

  • Research on Internal Migration in the United States: A Survey

    Michael J. Greenwood;Paul L. Burgess;James A. Chalmers;Todd Sandler

  • The Political Economy of Terrorism

    Walter Enders;Todd Sandler

  • The Economics of Defense

    Todd Sandler;Keith Hartley

  • The Effectiveness of Antiterrorism Policies: A Vector-Autoregression-Intervention Analysis

    Walter Enders;Todd Sandler

  • EASY RIDERS, JOINT PRODUCTION, AND PUBLIC GOODS*

    Richard Cornes;Todd Sandler

  • An economic perspective on transnational terrorism

    Todd Sandler;Walter Enders

  • The Economic Theory of Clubs: An Evaluative Survey

    Todd Sandler;John T Tschirhart

  • Global Collective Action

    Todd Sandler

  • To Bargain or Not to Bargain: That is the Question

    Harvey Lapan;Todd Sandler

  • Global Challenges: An Approach to Environmental, Political, and Economic Problems

    Todd Sandler

  • An Econometric Analysis of the Impact of Terrorism on Tourism

    Walter Enders;Todd Sandler;Gerald F. Parise

  • Economic Growth, Civil Wars, and Spatial Spillovers:

    James C. Murdoch;Todd Sandler

  • Domestic versus transnational terrorism: Data, decomposition, and dynamics

    Walter Enders;Todd Sandler;Khusrav Gaibulloev

  • The Theory of Externalities, Public Goods, and Club Goods

    Richard Cornes;Todd Sandler

  • Terrorism and foreign direct investment in spain and greece

    Walter Enders;Todd Sandler

  • Causality between transnational terrorism and tourism: The case of Spain

    Walter Enders;Todd Sandler

  • A Theoretical Analysis of Transnational Terrorism

    Todd Sandler;John T. Tschirhart;Jon Cauley

  • Economics of Alliances: The Lessons for Collective Action

    Todd Sandler;Keith Hartley

  • Is Transnational Terrorism Becoming More Threatening? A Time-Series Investigation

    Walter Enders;Todd Sandler

  • The theory of externalities, public goods and club goods. 2nd. ed.

    Richard Cornes;Todd Sandler

  • Economic consequences of terrorism in developed and developing countries: An overview

    Todd Sandler;Walter Enders

  • Patterns of Transnational Terrorism, 1970–1999: Alternative Time-Series Estimates

    Walter Enders;Todd Sandler

  • Civil Wars and Economic Growth: Spatial Dispersion

    James C. Murdoch;Todd Sandler

  • Counterterrorism A Game-Theoretic Analysis

    G M Daniel Arce;Todd Sandler

  • The Future of Development Assistance: Common Pools and International Public Goods

    Ravi Kanbur;Todd Sandler;Kevin M Morrison

  • On the Economic Theory of Alliances

    Todd Sandler;Jon Cauley

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter Enders
Walter Enders University of Alabama
Richard Cornes
Richard Cornes Australian National University
James C. Murdoch
James C. Murdoch The University of Texas at Dallas
John Tschirhart
John Tschirhart University of Wyoming
Harvey E. Lapan
Harvey E. Lapan Iowa State University
B. Peter Rosendorff
B. Peter Rosendorff New York University
Wallace E. Huffman
Wallace E. Huffman Iowa State University
Ravi Kanbur
Ravi Kanbur Cornell University
William D. Schulze
William D. Schulze Cornell University
Anthony J. Culyer
Anthony J. Culyer University of York

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