Paul Staniland

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Paul Staniland is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Staniland has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 21 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 2 papers in Development. Recurrent topics in Paul Staniland's work include Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (22 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (15 papers) and South Asian Studies and Conflicts (14 papers). Paul Staniland is often cited by papers focused on Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (22 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (15 papers) and South Asian Studies and Conflicts (14 papers). Paul Staniland collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Russia. Paul Staniland's co-authors include Aila M. Matanock, Vipin Narang, Kelly M. Greenhill, Kang Lan Tee, Tuck Seng Wong, Ahsan I. Butt, Erica Chenoweth, Nicholas L. Miller, Hillel Frisch and Elizabeth McClellan and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science and Journal of Conflict Resolution.

In The Last Decade

Paul Staniland

37 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

States, Insurgents, and Wartime Political Orders 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 50 100 150 200
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. States, Insurgents, and Wartime Political Orders
    2012 234 citations Paul Staniland Perspectives on Politics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paul Staniland United States 17 1.0k 634 106 75 69 38 1.2k
Stefan Wolff United Kingdom 17 493 0.5× 589 0.9× 26 0.2× 52 0.7× 38 0.6× 71 895
John Heathershaw United Kingdom 18 812 0.8× 586 0.9× 67 0.6× 94 1.3× 58 0.8× 60 1.0k
Timothy P. Wickham‐Crowley United States 10 775 0.8× 474 0.7× 53 0.5× 46 0.6× 63 0.9× 29 919
Antonio Giustozzi United Kingdom 18 734 0.7× 710 1.1× 37 0.3× 69 0.9× 26 0.4× 86 936
Roberto Belloni Italy 16 626 0.6× 428 0.7× 61 0.6× 114 1.5× 22 0.3× 34 812
Jutta Joachim Germany 10 306 0.3× 276 0.4× 178 1.7× 101 1.3× 21 0.3× 36 560
Shirin Akiner United Kingdom 13 492 0.5× 447 0.7× 50 0.5× 15 0.2× 55 0.8× 39 725
Roderick MacFarquhar United States 13 427 0.4× 363 0.6× 32 0.3× 33 0.4× 34 0.5× 57 669
Zachariah Mampilly United States 10 556 0.5× 309 0.5× 62 0.6× 54 0.7× 35 0.5× 17 709
Nelson Kasfir United States 14 758 0.7× 401 0.6× 53 0.5× 131 1.7× 75 1.1× 37 949

Countries citing papers authored by Paul Staniland

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Staniland

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Paul Staniland. 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 Paul Staniland. The network helps show where Paul Staniland may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Staniland

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul Staniland. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul Staniland 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 Paul Staniland. Paul Staniland 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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Lakshmanan, Meiyappan, Dave Siak‐Wei Ow, Paul Staniland, et al.. (2024). Evaluating oleaginous yeasts for enhanced microbial lipid production using sweetwater as a sustainable feedstock. Microbial Cell Factories. 23(1). 63–63. 5 indexed citations
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Mitts, Tamar, et al.. (2022). Political Coalitions and Social Media: Evidence from Pakistan. Perspectives on Politics. 21(4). 1337–1356. 4 indexed citations
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Staniland, Paul. (2021). Ordering Violence. Cornell University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Staniland, Paul. (2021). Ordering Violence. Cornell University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Staniland, Paul. (2020). Leftist Insurgency in Democracies. Comparative Political Studies. 54(3-4). 518–552. 5 indexed citations
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Staniland, Paul, et al.. (2019). Adaptive Laboratory Evolution of Cupriavidus necator H16 for Carbon Co-Utilization with Glycerol. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(22). 5737–5737. 28 indexed citations
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Staniland, Paul. (2018). Networks of Rebellion. Cornell University Press eBooks. 158 indexed citations
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Staniland, Paul, et al.. (2018). Pakistan’s military elite. Journal of Strategic Studies. 43(1). 74–103. 11 indexed citations
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Staniland, Paul. (2018). Internal security strategy in India. India Review. 17(1). 142–158. 4 indexed citations
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Staniland, Paul. (2017). Armed politics and the study of intrastate conflict. Journal of Peace Research. 54(4). 459–467. 49 indexed citations
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Staniland, Paul. (2017). Whither ISIS? Insights from Insurgent Responses to Decline. The Washington Quarterly. 40(3). 29–43. 3 indexed citations
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Matanock, Aila M. & Paul Staniland. (2017). How and Why Armed Groups Participate in Elections. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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Fielding, Lee A., Steven P. Armes, Paul Staniland, Robert M. Sayer, & Ian R. Tooley. (2014). Physical adsorption of anisotropic titania nanoparticles onto poly(2-vinylpyridine) latex and characterisation of the resulting nanocomposite particles. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 426. 170–180. 6 indexed citations
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Staniland, Paul. (2013). Kashmir since 2003. Asian Survey. 53(5). 931–957. 18 indexed citations
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Staniland, Paul. (2012). States, Insurgents, and Wartime Political Orders. Perspectives on Politics. 10(2). 243–264. 234 indexed citations breakdown →
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Narang, Vipin & Paul Staniland. (2012). Institutions and Worldviews in Indian Foreign Security Policy. India Review. 11(2). 76–94. 12 indexed citations
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Staniland, Paul. (2012). Between a Rock and a Hard Place. Journal of Conflict Resolution. 56(1). 16–40. 90 indexed citations
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Staniland, Paul. (2010). Caught in the Muddle: America's Pakistan Strategy. The Washington Quarterly. 34(1). 133–148. 3 indexed citations
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Bew, John, David French, Thomas Rid, et al.. (2010). Book Reviews. Journal of Strategic Studies. 33(5). 777–795. 1 indexed citations
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