Kenneth Schultz

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Kenneth Schultz is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth Schultz has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 19 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 8 papers in Development. Recurrent topics in Kenneth Schultz's work include Political Conflict and Governance (17 papers), International Relations and Foreign Policy (13 papers) and International Development and Aid (8 papers). Kenneth Schultz is often cited by papers focused on Political Conflict and Governance (17 papers), International Relations and Foreign Policy (13 papers) and International Development and Aid (8 papers). Kenneth Schultz collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Belgium. Kenneth Schultz's co-authors include Barry R. Weingast, Kristian Skrede Gleditsch, Idean Salehyan, Jeffrey B. Lewis, Philip Roessler, Nina von Uexkull, Cullen S. Hendrix, Katharine J. Mach, W. Neil Adger and Marshall Burke and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, American Political Science Review and American Journal of Political Science.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth Schultz

35 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Climate as a risk factor for armed conflict 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 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. Climate as a risk factor for armed conflict
    2019 330 citations Katharine J. Mach, Caroline M. Kraan et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kenneth Schultz United States 21 1.7k 1.5k 568 444 240 36 2.7k
Alexander Cooley United States 19 1.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 222 0.4× 594 1.3× 280 1.2× 69 2.2k
Beatriz Magaloni United States 23 2.8k 1.6× 2.5k 1.7× 477 0.8× 330 0.7× 212 0.9× 58 3.9k
Andrew F. Cooper Canada 27 915 0.5× 1.4k 0.9× 214 0.4× 934 2.1× 193 0.8× 155 2.2k
Margareta Sollenberg Sweden 13 2.3k 1.3× 1.0k 0.7× 358 0.6× 666 1.5× 78 0.3× 26 3.0k
Andrew Hurrell United Kingdom 23 1.0k 0.6× 1.8k 1.2× 227 0.4× 910 2.0× 188 0.8× 58 2.5k
James Manor United Kingdom 19 933 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 533 0.9× 192 0.4× 103 0.4× 74 2.1k
Mary Kaldor United Kingdom 24 1.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 212 0.4× 235 0.5× 90 0.4× 124 2.3k
Ajay Chhibber United States 10 646 0.4× 510 0.3× 526 0.9× 260 0.6× 150 0.6× 19 1.8k
Sandra Lavenex Switzerland 27 1.5k 0.9× 2.5k 1.7× 125 0.2× 410 0.9× 405 1.7× 85 3.2k
Indra de Soysa Norway 23 1.1k 0.6× 425 0.3× 391 0.7× 387 0.9× 241 1.0× 88 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kenneth Schultz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenneth Schultz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kenneth Schultz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kenneth Schultz 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 Kenneth Schultz. Kenneth Schultz 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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Carter, David B., et al.. (2022). The Geography of Separatist Violence. International Studies Quarterly. 66(3). 2 indexed citations
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Schultz, Kenneth, et al.. (2021). Off the Menu: Post-1945 Norms and the End of War Declarations. Security Studies. 30(4). 485–516. 3 indexed citations
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Finnemore, Martha, Kenneth F. Scheve, Kenneth Schultz, & Erik Voeten. (2021). Preface. International Organization. 75(2). iii–iv. 2 indexed citations
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Mach, Katharine J., W. Neil Adger, Halvard Buhaug, et al.. (2020). Directions for Research on Climate and Conflict. Earth s Future. 8(7). e2020EF001532–e2020EF001532. 48 indexed citations
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Schultz, Kenneth & H. E. Goemans. (2019). Aims, claims, and the bargaining model of war. International Theory. 11(3). 344–374. 11 indexed citations
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Mach, Katharine J., Caroline M. Kraan, W. Neil Adger, et al.. (2019). Climate as a risk factor for armed conflict. Nature. 571(7764). 193–197. 330 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schultz, Kenneth. (2017). Mapping Interstate Territorial Conflict. Journal of Conflict Resolution. 61(7). 1565–1590. 7 indexed citations
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Goemans, H. E. & Kenneth Schultz. (2016). The Politics of Territorial Claims: A Geospatial Approach Applied to Africa. International Organization. 71(1). 31–64. 41 indexed citations
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Schultz, Kenneth. (2013). What’s in a Claim? De Jure versus De Facto Borders in Interstate Territorial Disputes. Journal of Conflict Resolution. 58(6). 1059–1084. 20 indexed citations
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Lee, Alexander & Kenneth Schultz. (2012). Comparing British and French Colonial Legacies: A Discontinuity Analysis of Cameroon. Quarterly Journal of Political Science. 7(4). 365–410. 14 indexed citations
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Schultz, Kenneth. (2012). World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions. Second edition. 1 indexed citations
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Schultz, Kenneth. (2010). The Enforcement Problem in Coercive Bargaining: Interstate Conflict over Rebel Support in Civil Wars. International Organization. 64(2). 281–312. 70 indexed citations
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Schultz, Kenneth. (2005). The Politics of Risking Peace: Do Hawks or Doves Deliver the Olive Branch?. International Organization. 59(1). 105 indexed citations
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Schultz, Kenneth & Barry R. Weingast. (2003). The Democratic Advantage: Institutional Foundations of Financial Power in International Competition. International Organization. 57(1). 3–42. 206 indexed citations
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Lewis, Jeffrey B. & Kenneth Schultz. (2003). Revealing Preferences: Empirical Estimation of a Crisis Bargaining Game with Incomplete Information. Political Analysis. 11(4). 345–367. 52 indexed citations
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Ikenberry, G. John & Kenneth Schultz. (2002). Democracy and Coercive Diplomacy. Foreign Affairs. 81(3). 160–160. 20 indexed citations
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Schultz, Kenneth. (2001). Democracy and Coercive Diplomacy. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 390 indexed citations
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Weingast, Barry R. & Kenneth Schultz. (1996). The Democratic Advantage: The Institutional Sources of State Power in International Competition. 17 indexed citations
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Schultz, Kenneth. (1995). The Politics of the Political Business Cycle. British Journal of Political Science. 25(1). 79–99. 139 indexed citations
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Schultz, Kenneth. (1969). A Study of Student Financial Aid in Virginia.. 48(4). 79–86. 1 indexed citations

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