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.
1970Medical Entomology and Zoology
1967Journal of Conflict Resolution
Peers
R. J. Rummel
Comparison fields: 5 of 197
Development193
Political Science and International Relations839
Sociology and Political Science1.4k
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management189
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R. J. Rummel is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Philosophy, Cultural Studies and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, having authored 42 papers that have together received 3.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Political Conflict and Governance (10 papers), Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (5 papers), International Relations and Foreign Policy (5 papers), Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (3 papers), Political Philosophy and Ethics (2 papers), War, Ethics, and Justification (2 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (1 paper) and Global trade and economics (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Development (193 citations), Political Science and International Relations (839 citations), Sociology and Political Science (1.4k citations), Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (189 citations) and Social Psychology (330 citations). R. J. Rummel has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include R. H. Pratt. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Peace Research, American Political Science Review, Multivariate Behavioral Research and World Politics.
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