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.
Introducing the UCDP Georeferenced Event Dataset
2013760 citationsRalph Sundberg, Erik MelanderJournal of Peace Researchprofile →
Organized violence, 1989–2015
2016241 citationsErik Melander, T Pettersson et al.Journal of Peace Researchprofile →
Peers — A (Enhanced Table)
Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late)
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This map shows the geographic impact of Erik Melander's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Erik Melander with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Erik Melander more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Erik Melander. 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 Erik Melander. The network helps show where Erik Melander may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erik Melander
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Erik Melander.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Erik Melander 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 Erik Melander. Erik Melander is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Davenport, Christian, et al.. (2018). The Peace Continuum. Oxford University Press eBooks.39 indexed citations
3.
Bjarnegård, Elin, Karen Brounéus, & Erik Melander. (2017). Honor and political violence. Journal of Peace Research. 54(6). 748–761.23 indexed citations
4.
Melander, Erik, et al.. (2017). Organized violence, 1989–2016. Journal of Peace Research. 54(4). 574–587.135 indexed citations
Melander, Erik. (2015). Gender and Masculine Honor Ideology : Why They Matter for Peace. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 10(4). 40–45.
10.
Bjarnegård, Elin & Erik Melander. (2014). Thailand's Missing Democrats : Reds, Yellows, and the Silent Majority. Foreign Affairs.3 indexed citations
11.
Sundberg, Ralph & Erik Melander. (2013). Introducing the UCDP Georeferenced Event Dataset. Journal of Peace Research. 50(4). 523–532.760 indexed citations breakdown →
12.
Croicu, Mihai, Erik Melander, Marcus Nilsson, & Peter Wallensteen. (2013). Mediation and Violence: Searching for third party intervention that matters.7 indexed citations
Melander, Erik & Ralph Sundberg. (2011). Climate Change, Environmental Stress, and Violent Conflict: Tests Introducing the New Uppsala Conflict Data Program Georeferenced Event Dataset (UCDP GED). 1–50.21 indexed citations
15.
Öberg, Magnus & Erik Melander. (2010). Autocracy, Bureaucracy, and Civil War. SSRN Electronic Journal.3 indexed citations
Melander, Erik, Magnus Öberg, & Jonathan Hall. (2006). The ‘New Wars’ Debate Revisited : An Empirical Evaluation of the Atrociousness of ‘New Wars’. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology).6 indexed citations
Melander, Erik. (1999). Anarchy Within: The Security Dilemma Between Ethnic Groups in Emerging Anarchy. Medical Entomology and Zoology.18 indexed citations
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incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and
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