Benjamin Valentino

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Benjamin Valentino is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Valentino has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 21 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 7 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Valentino's work include Nuclear Issues and Defense (8 papers), Global Peace and Security Dynamics (8 papers) and War, Ethics, and Justification (7 papers). Benjamin Valentino is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear Issues and Defense (8 papers), Global Peace and Security Dynamics (8 papers) and War, Ethics, and Justification (7 papers). Benjamin Valentino collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Brazil. Benjamin Valentino's co-authors include Paul Huth, Scott D. Sagan, G. John Ikenberry, Sarah E. Croco, Daryl G. Press, Deborah Jordan Brooks, Jay Ulfelder, Paul K. Huth, Richard Ned Lebow and Janina Dill and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, American Political Science Review and Foreign Affairs.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Valentino

30 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

“Draining the Sea”: Mass Killing and Guerrilla Warfare 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. “Draining the Sea”: Mass Killing and Guerrilla Warfare
    2004 379 citations Benjamin Valentino, Paul Huth et al. International Organization profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benjamin Valentino United States 16 1.1k 797 122 122 118 30 1.4k
Laia Balcells United States 20 1.5k 1.4× 814 1.0× 88 0.7× 24 0.2× 173 1.5× 50 1.7k
Carol C. Gould United States 12 348 0.3× 328 0.4× 32 0.3× 91 0.7× 44 0.4× 39 700
Mark Juergensmeyer United States 20 1.3k 1.2× 451 0.6× 31 0.3× 234 1.9× 19 0.2× 85 1.6k
Marcus Holmes United States 15 420 0.4× 363 0.5× 50 0.4× 43 0.4× 37 0.3× 39 869
Kimberly Hutchings United Kingdom 16 494 0.5× 400 0.5× 17 0.1× 144 1.2× 205 1.7× 69 802
Alex J. Bellamy Australia 28 1.7k 1.6× 1.9k 2.4× 65 0.5× 220 1.8× 82 0.7× 151 2.3k
Arash Abizadeh Canada 14 651 0.6× 842 1.1× 26 0.2× 204 1.7× 21 0.2× 40 1.1k
Roger D. Petersen United States 12 805 0.7× 428 0.5× 37 0.3× 13 0.1× 87 0.7× 19 978
Laura Valentini United Kingdom 17 436 0.4× 790 1.0× 55 0.5× 351 2.9× 15 0.1× 43 1.1k
David E. Garland United Kingdom 12 870 0.8× 185 0.2× 48 0.4× 24 0.2× 39 0.3× 42 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Benjamin Valentino

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Fields of papers citing papers by Benjamin Valentino

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamin Valentino

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Benjamin Valentino. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Benjamin Valentino based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Benjamin Valentino. Benjamin Valentino is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sagan, Scott D. & Benjamin Valentino. (2024). Atomic Arguments and Counter-Arguments: How Exposure to Conflicting Information Influences American Public Support for the Use of Nuclear Weapons. International Studies Quarterly. 69(1). 2 indexed citations
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Valentino, Benjamin, et al.. (2023). Quantifying participation biases on social media. EPJ Data Science. 12(1). 4 indexed citations
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Dill, Janina, Scott D. Sagan, & Benjamin Valentino. (2022). Inconstant Care: Public Attitudes Towards Force Protection and Civilian Casualties in the United States, United Kingdom, and Israel. Journal of Conflict Resolution. 67(4). 587–616. 2 indexed citations
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Dill, Janina, Scott D. Sagan, & Benjamin Valentino. (2022). Kettles of Hawks: Public Opinion on the Nuclear Taboo and Noncombatant Immunity in the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Israel. Security Studies. 31(1). 1–31. 34 indexed citations
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Liu, Rui, Kevin Greene, Ruibo Liu, et al.. (2021). Using impression data to improve models of online social influence. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 16613–16613. 4 indexed citations
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Sagan, Scott D. & Benjamin Valentino. (2019). On Reciprocity, Revenge, and Replication: A Rejoinder to Walzer, McMahan, and Keohane. Ethics & International Affairs. 33(4). 473–479. 4 indexed citations
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Sagan, Scott D. & Benjamin Valentino. (2019). Just War and Unjust Soldiers: American Public Opinion on the Moral Equality of Combatants. Ethics & International Affairs. 33(4). 411–444. 15 indexed citations
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Sagan, Scott D. & Benjamin Valentino. (2019). Weighing Lives in War: How National Identity Influences American Public Opinion about Foreign Civilian and Compatriot Fatalities. Journal of Global Security Studies. 5(1). 25–43. 10 indexed citations
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Valentino, Benjamin, et al.. (2019). Animals Are People Too: Explaining Variation in Respect for Animal Rights. Human Rights Quarterly. 41(1). 39–65. 9 indexed citations
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Sagan, Scott D. & Benjamin Valentino. (2017). Revisiting Hiroshima in Iran: What Americans Really Think about Using Nuclear Weapons and Killing Noncombatants. International Security. 42(1). 41–79. 103 indexed citations
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Carey, John M., Brendan Nyhan, Benjamin Valentino, & Mingnan Liu. (2016). An inflated view of the facts? How preferences and predispositions shape conspiracy beliefs about the Deflategate scandal. Research & Politics. 3(3). 16 indexed citations
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Press, Daryl G., Scott D. Sagan, & Benjamin Valentino. (2013). Atomic Aversion: Experimental Evidence on Taboos, Traditions, and the Non-Use of Nuclear Weapons. American Political Science Review. 107(1). 188–206. 131 indexed citations
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Valentino, Benjamin. (2011). The True Costs of Humanitarian Intervention. Foreign Affairs. 6 indexed citations
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Valentino, Benjamin, Paul K. Huth, & Sarah E. Croco. (2010). Bear Any Burden? How Democracies Minimize the Costs of War. The Journal of Politics. 72(2). 528–544. 74 indexed citations
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Lebow, Richard Ned & Benjamin Valentino. (2009). Lost in Transition: A Critical Analysis of Power Transition Theory. International Relations. 23(3). 389–410. 37 indexed citations
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Valentino, Benjamin, Paul Huth, & Sarah E. Croco. (2006). Covenants Without the Sword International Law and the Protection of Civilians in Times of War. World Politics. 58(3). 339–377. 74 indexed citations
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Valentino, Benjamin. (2004). FINALSOLUTIONS, Further Puzzles. Security Studies. 13(3). 204–218. 3 indexed citations
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Valentino, Benjamin, et al.. (2004). “Draining the Sea”: Mass Killing and Guerrilla Warfare. International Organization. 58(2). 379 indexed citations breakdown →
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Valentino, Benjamin. (2003). Still Standing By: Why America and the International Community Fail to Prevent Genocide and Mass Killing. Perspectives on Politics. 1(3). 565–578. 8 indexed citations
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Valentino, Benjamin. (2000). Final solutions: The causes of mass killing and genocide. Security Studies. 9(3). 1–59. 38 indexed citations

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