| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science | 34 | 844 | 762 | 451 | 386 | 214 | 5503 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Victor Asal between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Victor Asal published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 12.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2016. 28 of the 282 publications appeared in the last two years.
282 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2009 | 11 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 14 |
| 2012 | 14 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 16 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 33 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2019 | 19 |
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 19 |
| Total | 282 |
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 Victor Asal sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 214 publications — 82nd percentile
82% 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 | |
| 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 | 214 |
| 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 Victor Asal sits on this spectrum.
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.
| 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 | 34 |
| 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 |
Victor Asal is affiliated with the University at Albany, State University of New York in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with a strong concentration in sociology and political science, and political science and international relations as key subfields.
Their scholarly work explores themes centered around political conflict and governance, terrorism, counterterrorism, and political violence, as well as regional focuses on politics and conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Middle East. Additional topics covered include innovative teaching methodologies in social sciences, educator training and historical pedagogy, gender, security, and conflict, and nuclear issues and defense.
Asal has contributed to a range of publications, notably in venues such as Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Harvard Dataverse, Terrorism and Political Violence, Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict, and PS Political Science & Politics. Among their frequently published venues, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism hosts the largest number of their publications.
Frequent collaborators include Charmaine N. Willis, Nakissa Jahanbani, Kyle Beardsley, Daniel J. Gustafson, and Peter Krause.
Representative recent papers by Victor Asal include:
Victor Asal received the CQ Press Award for Teaching Innovation from the American Political Science Association (APSA) in 2015.
Victor Asal;R. Karl Rethemeyer
Victor Asal
Victor Asal;Elizabeth L. Blake
Jonathan Wilkenfeld;Kathleen Young;Victor Asal;David Quinn
Victor Asal;Richard Legault;Ora Szekely;Jonathan Wilkenfeld
Ashley Fox;Wenhui Feng;Victor Asal
Kyle Beardsley;Victor Asal
Victor Asal;Kyle Beardsley
Victor H. Asal;R. Karl Rethemeyer;Irina Anderson;Alfred Stein
Victor Asal;Mitchell Brown;Angela Dalton
Victor Asal;Udi Sommer;Paul G. Harwood
Jonathan Wilkenfeld;Kathleen J. Young;David M. Quinn;Victor Asal
Victor Asal;Jayson Kratoville
Victor Asal;Michael Findley;James A. Piazza;James Igoe Walsh
Kathleen Deloughery;Ryan D. King;Victor Asal
David Quinn;Jonathan Wilkenfeld;Kathleen Smarick;Victor Asal
Victor Asal;C. Christine Fair;Stephen Shellman
Benjamin O. Fordham;Victor Asal
Victor Asal;R. Karl Rethemeyer
Victor Asal;Paul Gill;R. Karl Rethemeyer;John Horgan
Victor Asal;Brian Nussbaum;D. William Harrington
Kyle Beardsley;Victor Asal
Victor Asal;Justin Conrad;Nathan Toronto
Timothy M. Peterson;Amanda Murdie;Victor Asal
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