Nils Petter Gleditsch

13.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
97 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Nils Petter Gleditsch is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Nils Petter Gleditsch has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 32 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 14 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Nils Petter Gleditsch's work include Political Conflict and Governance (30 papers), Transboundary Water Resource Management (17 papers) and International Relations and Foreign Policy (15 papers). Nils Petter Gleditsch is often cited by papers focused on Political Conflict and Governance (30 papers), Transboundary Water Resource Management (17 papers) and International Relations and Foreign Policy (15 papers). Nils Petter Gleditsch collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and United Kingdom. Nils Petter Gleditsch's co-authors include Håvard Strand, Margareta Sollenberg, Peter Wallensteen, Mikael Eriksson, Bethany Lacina, Håvard Hegre, Ragnhild Nordås, Päivi Lujala, Elisabeth Gilmore and Gerald Schneider and has published in prestigious journals such as Global Environmental Change, Climatic Change and Journal of Conflict Resolution.

In The Last Decade

Nils Petter Gleditsch

86 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

Armed Conflict 1946-2001: A New Dataset 1989 2026 2001 2013 2002 1989 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Armed Conflict 1946-2001: A New Dataset
    2002 2.4k citations Nils Petter Gleditsch, Peter Wallensteen et al. Journal of Peace Research profile →
  2. Journal of Peace Research
    1989 603 citations Nils Petter Gleditsch Journal of Peace Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nils Petter Gleditsch Norway 34 5.4k 2.2k 1.2k 885 702 97 7.2k
Håvard Hegre Norway 31 4.8k 0.9× 2.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 592 0.7× 512 0.7× 70 6.2k
Peter Wallensteen Sweden 30 4.2k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 713 0.8× 358 0.5× 119 5.7k
Halvard Buhaug Norway 36 4.7k 0.9× 1.2k 0.5× 454 0.4× 432 0.5× 302 0.4× 78 6.2k
Kristian Skrede Gleditsch United Kingdom 49 9.0k 1.7× 4.9k 2.3× 2.3k 2.0× 1.8k 2.0× 679 1.0× 125 12.0k
Frances Stewart United Kingdom 35 2.3k 0.4× 883 0.4× 459 0.4× 1.6k 1.8× 573 0.8× 166 5.0k
Håvard Strand Norway 16 2.8k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 753 0.7× 450 0.5× 300 0.4× 31 3.8k
Bruce Russett United States 55 6.1k 1.1× 6.0k 2.8× 2.3k 2.0× 2.0k 2.3× 748 1.1× 192 10.2k
Ravi Kanbur United States 45 3.8k 0.7× 1.7k 0.8× 566 0.5× 4.3k 4.9× 790 1.1× 285 9.4k
Branko Milanović United States 36 3.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 330 0.3× 2.7k 3.0× 1.2k 1.7× 165 5.7k
Paul Collier United Kingdom 34 2.1k 0.4× 760 0.4× 1.7k 1.5× 2.6k 3.0× 1.6k 2.2× 141 6.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Nils Petter Gleditsch

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nils Petter Gleditsch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nils Petter Gleditsch

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nils Petter Gleditsch. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nils Petter Gleditsch 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 Nils Petter Gleditsch. Nils Petter Gleditsch 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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Gleditsch, Nils Petter. (2020). This time is different! Or is it? NeoMalthusians and environmental optimists in the age of climate change. Journal of Peace Research. 58(1). 177–185. 33 indexed citations
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Gleditsch, Nils Petter. (2017). R.J. Rummel: An Assessment of His Many Contributions. BiblioBoard Library Catalog (Open Research Library). 1 indexed citations
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Gleditsch, Nils Petter, et al.. (2016). Are Muslim countries more prone to violence?. Research & Politics. 3(2). 30 indexed citations
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Bussmann, Margit, Han Dorussen, & Nils Petter Gleditsch. (2014). Against All Odds: 2013 Richardson Award to Mats Hammarström and Peter Wallensteen. Peace Economics Peace Science and Public Policy. 20(2). 235–243.
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Gleditsch, Nils Petter, et al.. (2014). Peace research – Just the study of war?. Journal of Peace Research. 51(2). 145–158. 78 indexed citations
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Gleditsch, Nils Petter. (2012). Whither the weather? Climate change and conflict. Journal of Peace Research. 49(1). 3–9. 209 indexed citations
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Gleditsch, Nils Petter. (2007). incentives to publish. European Political Science. 6(2). 185–191. 5 indexed citations
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Gleditsch, Nils Petter & Henrik Urdal. (2002). Ecoviolence? Links between Population Growth, Environmental Scarcity and Violent Conflict in Thomas Homer-Dixon's Work (1). Journal of international affairs. 56(1). 283. 26 indexed citations
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Gleditsch, Nils Petter. (2002). Double-blind but More Transparent. Journal of Peace Research. 39(3). 259–262. 7 indexed citations
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Gleditsch, Nils Petter, Peter Wallensteen, Mikael Eriksson, Margareta Sollenberg, & Håvard Strand. (2002). Armed Conflict 1946-2001: A New Dataset. Journal of Peace Research. 39(5). 615–637. 2352 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gleditsch, Nils Petter. (1998). Armed Conflict and The Environment: A Critique of the Literature. Journal of Peace Research. 35(3). 381–400. 279 indexed citations
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Gleditsch, Nils Petter. (1993). The Most-Cited Articles in JPR. Journal of Peace Research. 30(4). 445–449. 11 indexed citations
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Gleditsch, Nils Petter. (1989). Journal of Peace Research. Journal of Peace Research. 26(1). 1–5. 603 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gleditsch, Nils Petter, et al.. (1984). Freedom of Information in National Security Affairs: A Comparative Study of Norway and the United States. Journal of Peace Research. 21(1). 17–45. 4 indexed citations
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Cappelen, Ådne, Nils Petter Gleditsch, & Olav Bjerkholt. (1984). Military Spending and Economic Growth in the OECD Countries. Journal of Peace Research. 21(4). 361–373. 127 indexed citations
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Gleditsch, Nils Petter. (1980). Johan Galtung : a bibliography of his scholarly and popular writings, 1951-80. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 5 indexed citations
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Gleditsch, Nils Petter. (1977). Towards a Multilateral Aviation Treaty. Journal of Peace Research. 14(3). 239–259. 3 indexed citations
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Gleditsch, Nils Petter, et al.. (1977). Norway — the Not So Reluctant Ally. Cooperation and Conflict. 12(4). 209–219. 4 indexed citations
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Gleditsch, Nils Petter. (1975). Slow is beautiful. The Stratification of Personal Mobility, with special reference to international aviation. Acta Sociologica. 18(1). 76–97. 4 indexed citations
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Gleditsch, Nils Petter. (1967). Trends in World Airline Patterns. Journal of Peace Research. 4(4). 366–408. 21 indexed citations

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