Hillel David Soifer

2.2k total citations
21 papers, 882 citations indexed

About

Hillel David Soifer is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Hillel David Soifer has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 882 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 3 papers in Development. Recurrent topics in Hillel David Soifer's work include Political Conflict and Governance (8 papers), Politics and Society in Latin America (7 papers) and Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (3 papers). Hillel David Soifer is often cited by papers focused on Political Conflict and Governance (8 papers), Politics and Society in Latin America (7 papers) and Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (3 papers). Hillel David Soifer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Chile. Hillel David Soifer's co-authors include Matthias vom Hau, Juan Pablo Luna, Tasha Fairfield, Andrew Bennett, Angélica Durán‐Martínez, Dan Slater and Melissa Rogers and has published in prestigious journals such as American Behavioral Scientist, Comparative Political Studies and Political Analysis.

In The Last Decade

Hillel David Soifer

20 papers receiving 804 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hillel David Soifer United States 10 525 505 151 146 90 21 882
Kent Eaton United States 22 439 0.8× 793 1.6× 143 0.9× 228 1.6× 36 0.4× 49 1.1k
Ray Kiely United Kingdom 16 428 0.8× 342 0.7× 181 1.2× 81 0.6× 51 0.6× 52 777
Matthias vom Hau United States 13 406 0.8× 251 0.5× 117 0.8× 99 0.7× 119 1.3× 24 661
Daniel M. Brinks United States 17 755 1.4× 653 1.3× 121 0.8× 195 1.3× 57 0.6× 34 1.2k
Paolo de Renzio United Kingdom 15 437 0.8× 357 0.7× 180 1.2× 367 2.5× 37 0.4× 36 927
Frances Hagopian United States 11 605 1.2× 639 1.3× 106 0.7× 98 0.7× 38 0.4× 17 942
Paul D. Hutchcroft Australia 11 512 1.0× 464 0.9× 55 0.4× 97 0.7× 92 1.0× 26 837
Brantly Womack United States 16 418 0.8× 497 1.0× 135 0.9× 91 0.6× 41 0.5× 71 770
Carles Boix United States 7 537 1.0× 724 1.4× 77 0.5× 373 2.6× 90 1.0× 9 1.2k
Valeria Brusco Argentina 4 778 1.5× 1.0k 2.0× 92 0.6× 225 1.5× 91 1.0× 6 1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hillel David Soifer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rogers, Melissa, et al.. (2025). The Modifiable Areal Unit Problem in Political Science. Political Analysis. 33(4). 412–424. 1 indexed citations
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Hau, Matthias vom, et al.. (2023). No taxation without informational foundation: on the role of legibility in tax state development. Journal of Institutional Economics. 19(3). 426–443. 5 indexed citations
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Durán‐Martínez, Angélica & Hillel David Soifer. (2021). The Drug Trade and State Violence in Internal Conflicts: Evidence from Peru. Latin American Politics and Society. 63(4). 96–123. 5 indexed citations
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Slater, Dan & Hillel David Soifer. (2020). The Indigenous Inheritance: Critical Antecedents and State Building in Latin America and Southeast Asia. Social Science History. 44(2). 251–274. 2 indexed citations
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Bennett, Andrew, Tasha Fairfield, & Hillel David Soifer. (2019). Comparative Methods and Process Tracing. SSRN Electronic Journal. 11 indexed citations
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Soifer, Hillel David, et al.. (2017). Transforming the Nation? The Bolivarian Education Reform in Venezuela. Journal of Latin American Studies. 49(4). 885–916. 4 indexed citations
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Luna, Juan Pablo & Hillel David Soifer. (2017). Capturing Sub-National Variation in State Capacity: A Survey-Based Approach. American Behavioral Scientist. 61(8). 887–907. 34 indexed citations
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Soifer, Hillel David. (2017). New Scholarship on Peru's Internal Conflict. Latin American Politics and Society. 59(1). 143–153. 1 indexed citations
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Soifer, Hillel David. (2016). The Development of State Capacity. Oxford University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Soifer, Hillel David. (2015). State Building in Latin America. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 167 indexed citations
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Soifer, Hillel David. (2015). Regionalism, Ethnic Diversity, and Variation in Public Good Provision by National States. Comparative Political Studies. 49(10). 1341–1371. 17 indexed citations
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Soifer, Hillel David. (2012). DARGENT, Eduardo, 2009. Demócratas precarios: élites y debilidad democrática en el Perú y América Latina. 2ª ed. Lima: IEP.. Apuntes Revista de Ciencias Sociales. 39(71). 256–258. 3 indexed citations
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Soifer, Hillel David. (2012). State Power and the Economic Origins of Democracy. Studies in Comparative International Development. 48(1). 1–22. 54 indexed citations
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Soifer, Hillel David. (2012). MEASURING STATE CAPACITY IN CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICA. Revista de ciencia política. 32(3). 585–598. 53 indexed citations
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Soifer, Hillel David. (2011). Book Review: Ordering Power: Contentious Politics and Authoritarian Leviathans in Southeast Asia. Comparative Political Studies. 44(9). 1303–1307.
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Soifer, Hillel David. (2010). The Sources of Infrastructural Power: Evidence from Nineteenth-Century Chilean Education. Latin American Research Review. 44(2). 158–180. 17 indexed citations
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Soifer, Hillel David. (2009). What is a Critical Juncture? Permissive and Productive Conditions in Historical Causation. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Soifer, Hillel David. (2009). The Redistributive Threat: State Power and the Effect of Inequality on Democracy. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Soifer, Hillel David & Matthias vom Hau. (2008). Unpacking the Strength of the State: The Utility of State Infrastructural Power. Studies in Comparative International Development. 43(3-4). 219–230. 153 indexed citations
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Soifer, Hillel David. (2008). State Infrastructural Power: Approaches to Conceptualization and Measurement. Studies in Comparative International Development. 43(3-4). 231–251. 171 indexed citations

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