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William R. Thompson

William R. Thompson

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
65
Citations
14915
World Ranking
1043
National Ranking
486

William R. Thompson publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William R. Thompson sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 344 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

William R. Thompson D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William R. Thompson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 87th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

William R. Thompson is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States and has an extensive publication record spanning multiple disciplines. Their work covers fields such as Social Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these areas, subfields include Political Science and International Relations, Molecular Biology, Sociology and Political Science, Development, and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

The scientist's research topics focus primarily on International Relations and Foreign Policy, Political Conflict and Governance, and International Development and Aid. They also explore Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Ion channel regulation and function, Bone Metabolism and Diseases, and Bone health and osteoporosis research.

Thompson's recent papers include:

  • "Mechanical suppression of breast cancer cell invasion and paracrine signaling to osteoclasts requires nucleo-cytoskeletal connectivity" (2020), published in Bone Research
  • "The HIF-PHI BAY 85-3934 (Molidustat) Improves Anemia and Is Associated With Reduced Levels of Circulating FGF23 in a CKD Mouse Model" (2020), Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
  • "Single cell cortical bone transcriptomics define novel osteolineage gene sets altered in chronic kidney disease" (2023), Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • "Age and sex effects on FGF23-mediated response to mild phosphate challenge" (2021), Bone
  • "Skeletal Functions of Voltage Sensitive Calcium Channels" (2021), Current Osteoporosis Reports

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Kentaro Sakuwa
  • Manjeet S. Pardesi
  • Karen Rasler
  • Christian S. Wright
  • Prashant Hosur Suhas

Publication venues where Thompson has been frequently published include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Bone
  • JBMR Plus
  • Bone Research

William R. Thompson has contributed to several book publications across notable publishers. Their work spans topics related to political science and international relations and includes:

  • "Analyzing Strategic Rivalries in World Politics" (2021), Springer Nature
  • "Regions, Power, and Conflict" (2022), Springer Nature
  • "Power Concentration in World Politics" (2020), Springer International Publishing
  • "The Sino-Indian Rivalry" (2023), Cambridge University Press
  • "American Global Pre-Eminence" (2022), Oxford University Press
  • "War and State Making: The Shaping of the Global Powers" (2021), Ministerio de Defensa

Best Publications

  • Causes of War

    Jack S. Levy;William R. Thompson

  • Identifying Rivals and Rivalries in World Politics

    William R. Thompson

  • Leading sectors and world powers : the coevolution of global politics and economics

    George Modelski;William R. Thompson

  • Seapower and Global Politics

    George Modelski;William R. Thompson

  • Mechanical regulation of signaling pathways in bone.

    William R. Thompson;Clinton T. Rubin;Janet Rubin

  • Democracy and peace: putting the cart before the horse?

    William R. Thompson

  • On global war: Historical-structural approaches to world politics

    William R. Thompson

  • The Regional Subsystem: A Conceptual Explication and a Propositional Inventory

    William R. Thompson

  • Strategic Rivalries in World Politics: Position, Space and Conflict Escalation

    Michael P. Colaresi;Karen A. Rasler;William R. Thompson

  • A Tale of Two Democratic Peace Critiques

    William R. Thompson;Richard Tucker

  • Balancing on Land and at Sea: Do States Ally against the Leading Global Power?

    Jack S. Levy;William R. Thompson

  • War and State Making: The Shaping of the Global Powers

    Karen A. Rasler;William R. Thompson

  • The Great Powers and Global Struggle, 1490-1990

    Karen A. Rasler;William R. Thompson

  • The "Coup Contagion" Hypothesis:

    Richard P.Y. Li;William R. Thompson

  • Prospective hematologic evaluation of gastric exclusion surgery for morbid obesity.

    Joseph F. Amaral;William Thompson;Michael D. Caldwell;Horace F. Martin

  • Esophageal perforations: A 15 year experience

    Leon A. Goldstein;William R. Thompson

  • War Making and State Making: Governmental Expenditures, Tax Revenues, and Global Wars

    Karen A. Rasler;William R. Thompson

  • Handbook of International Rivalries

    William R. Thompson;David Dreyer

  • Hegemonic Threats and Great Power Balancing in Europe, 1495-1999

    Jack S. Levy;William R. Thompson

  • Strategic Rivalries, Protracted Conflict, and Crisis Escalation:

    Michael Colaresi;William R. Thompson

  • Globalization and Global History

    Barry K. Gills;William Thompson

Frequent Co-Authors

Karen Rasler
Karen Rasler Indiana University
Rafael Reuveny
Rafael Reuveny Indiana University
George Modelski
George Modelski University of Washington
Michael P. Colaresi
Michael P. Colaresi University of Pittsburgh
Sumit Ganguly
Sumit Ganguly Indiana University
Jack S. Levy
Jack S. Levy Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Christopher Chase-Dunn
Christopher Chase-Dunn University of California, Riverside
Mary C. Farach-Carson
Mary C. Farach-Carson The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Clinton T. Rubin
Clinton T. Rubin Stony Brook University
Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker Harvard University

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