David Cingranelli

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

David Cingranelli is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, David Cingranelli has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 14 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 7 papers in Development. Recurrent topics in David Cingranelli's work include Human Rights and Development (11 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (9 papers) and International Development and Aid (7 papers). David Cingranelli is often cited by papers focused on Human Rights and Development (11 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (9 papers) and International Development and Aid (7 papers). David Cingranelli collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. David Cingranelli's co-authors include David L. Richards, M. Rodwan Abouharb, Михаил Филиппов, Sam R. Bell, Amanda Murdie, Alper Çağlayan, Kevin N. Wright, Colin M. Barry, Khelani Clay and Reed M. Wood and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Political Science Review and American Journal of Political Science.

In The Last Decade

David Cingranelli

31 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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. The Cingranelli and Richards (CIRI) Human Rights Data Project
    2010 407 citations David Cingranelli, David L. Richards Human Rights Quarterly profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Cingranelli United States 14 1.2k 661 444 189 138 37 1.6k
David L. Richards United States 12 982 0.8× 541 0.8× 244 0.5× 150 0.8× 97 0.7× 22 1.3k
Darren Hawkins United States 15 804 0.7× 852 1.3× 724 1.6× 170 0.9× 303 2.2× 31 1.6k
Axel Hadenius Sweden 15 1.1k 0.9× 805 1.2× 246 0.6× 238 1.3× 80 0.6× 38 1.6k
Nicholas van de Walle United States 5 1.5k 1.3× 861 1.3× 593 1.3× 233 1.2× 47 0.3× 6 2.0k
Shaheen Mozaffar United States 18 972 0.8× 843 1.3× 208 0.5× 124 0.7× 70 0.5× 39 1.5k
Wade M. Cole United States 18 652 0.5× 451 0.7× 190 0.4× 90 0.5× 124 0.9× 45 1.1k
Anna Lührmann Sweden 20 1.3k 1.1× 1.3k 1.9× 168 0.4× 156 0.8× 111 0.8× 47 2.0k
Laurence Whitehead United Kingdom 20 1.0k 0.9× 1000 1.5× 239 0.5× 129 0.7× 77 0.6× 111 1.6k
Erica Frantz United States 17 1.5k 1.3× 1.1k 1.7× 300 0.7× 198 1.0× 106 0.8× 42 1.9k
Michael Gilligan United States 19 1.0k 0.9× 798 1.2× 474 1.1× 278 1.5× 283 2.1× 33 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by David Cingranelli

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Cingranelli

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by David Cingranelli. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by David Cingranelli. The network helps show where David Cingranelli may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Cingranelli

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Cingranelli. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Cingranelli 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 David Cingranelli. David Cingranelli 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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Cingranelli, David, et al.. (2023). Democracy, Capacity, and the Implementation of Laws Protecting Human Rights. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12(1). 6–6. 2 indexed citations
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Cingranelli, David, et al.. (2022). A Brutality-Based Approach to Identifying State-Led Atrocities. Journal of Conflict Resolution. 66(9). 1676–1702.
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Cingranelli, David & Михаил Филиппов. (2020). Path dependence and human rights improvement. Journal of Human Rights. 19(1). 19–32. 13 indexed citations
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Cingranelli, David, et al.. (2020). Yes, Societal Religiosity and Muslim Governments Threaten Human Rights. Human Rights Quarterly. 42(4). 933–958. 2 indexed citations
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Cingranelli, David, et al.. (2019). Human Rights Violations and Violent Internal Conflict. Social Sciences. 8(2). 41–41. 11 indexed citations
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Abouharb, M. Rodwan, David Cingranelli, & Михаил Филиппов. (2019). Too Many Cooks: Multiple International Principals Can Spoil the Quality of Governance. Social Sciences. 8(5). 139–139. 1 indexed citations
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Cingranelli, David & Михаил Филиппов. (2018). Are Human Rights Practices Improving?. American Political Science Review. 112(4). 1083–1089. 27 indexed citations
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Cingranelli, David & Михаил Филиппов. (2017). Problems of Model Specification and Improper Data Extrapolation. British Journal of Political Science. 48(1). 273–274. 9 indexed citations
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Cingranelli, David, et al.. (2013). Principals, Agents and Human Rights. British Journal of Political Science. 44(3). 605–630. 34 indexed citations
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Cingranelli, David & Михаил Филиппов. (2010). Electoral Rules and Incentives to Protect Human Rights. The Journal of Politics. 72(1). 243–257. 60 indexed citations
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Cingranelli, David & David L. Richards. (2010). The Cingranelli and Richards (CIRI) Human Rights Data Project. Human Rights Quarterly. 32(2). 401–424. 407 indexed citations breakdown →
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Abouharb, M. Rodwan & David Cingranelli. (2007). Human Rights and Structural Adjustment. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 128 indexed citations
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Cingranelli, David. (2005). Mixed Signals: U.S. Human Rights Policy and Latin America. Perspectives on Politics. 3(4). 954–956. 18 indexed citations
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Cingranelli, David & Richard I. Hofferbert. (2001). Políticas públicas y administración: análisis comparado de políticas. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 861–886. 1 indexed citations
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Cingranelli, David & David L. Richards. (1999). Respect for Human Rights after the End of the Cold War. Journal of Peace Research. 36(5). 511–534. 120 indexed citations
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Cingranelli, David & David L. Richards. (1999). Measuring the Level, Pattern, and Sequence of Government Respect for Physical Integrity Rights. International Studies Quarterly. 43(2). 407–417. 253 indexed citations
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Cingranelli, David. (1993). Ethics, American Foreign Policy, and the Third World. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 7 indexed citations
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Cingranelli, David & Kevin N. Wright. (1986). MEASUREMENT OF CROSS‐NATIONAL VARIATIONS IN THE EXTENSIVENESS AND CONSISTENCY OF DUE PROCESS. Policy Studies Journal. 15(1). 97–109. 2 indexed citations
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Wright, Kevin N. & David Cingranelli. (1985). Inhumane, cruel, and degrading treatment of criminal prisoners throughout the world. Justice Quarterly. 2(3). 345–362. 3 indexed citations
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Cingranelli, David, et al.. (1985). Human Rights Practices and the Distribution of U.S. Foreign Aid to Latin American Countries. American Journal of Political Science. 29(3). 539–539. 190 indexed citations

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