Ralph Sundberg

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Ralph Sundberg is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph Sundberg has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 4 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Ralph Sundberg's work include Political Conflict and Governance (10 papers), Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (9 papers) and Peacebuilding and International Security (5 papers). Ralph Sundberg is often cited by papers focused on Political Conflict and Governance (10 papers), Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (9 papers) and Peacebuilding and International Security (5 papers). Ralph Sundberg collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Germany and United Kingdom. Ralph Sundberg's co-authors include Erik Melander, Joakim Kreutz, Kristine Eck, Kristine Höglund, Jolanda van der Noll, Gina Gustavsson, Chiara Ruffa, Johan Brosché, Michael Spagat and Madelyn Hsiao‐Rei Hicks and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Personality and The Journal of Politics.

In The Last Decade

Ralph Sundberg

22 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Introducing the UCDP Georeferenced Event Dataset
    2013 760 citations Ralph Sundberg, Erik Melander 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
Ralph Sundberg Sweden 10 867 257 137 130 130 23 1.2k
Kristine Eck Sweden 14 1.1k 1.2× 431 1.7× 127 0.9× 101 0.8× 142 1.1× 34 1.3k
Bethany Lacina United States 13 938 1.1× 447 1.7× 146 1.1× 151 1.2× 62 0.5× 22 1.2k
Lotta Themnér Sweden 6 719 0.8× 268 1.0× 101 0.7× 175 1.3× 65 0.5× 9 956
Magnus Öberg Sweden 13 761 0.9× 323 1.3× 102 0.7× 153 1.2× 65 0.5× 32 1.0k
Hanne Fjelde Sweden 20 1.5k 1.7× 485 1.9× 157 1.1× 217 1.7× 98 0.8× 49 1.8k
Ragnhild Nordås Norway 13 838 1.0× 261 1.0× 96 0.7× 59 0.5× 404 3.1× 33 1.2k
Andreas Forø Tollefsen Norway 10 452 0.5× 130 0.5× 97 0.7× 106 0.8× 32 0.2× 19 723
Alpaslan Özerdem United Kingdom 16 695 0.8× 196 0.8× 50 0.4× 42 0.3× 102 0.8× 57 910
Alex Braithwaite United States 21 946 1.1× 297 1.2× 69 0.5× 122 0.9× 37 0.3× 45 1.1k
Harri Englund United Kingdom 18 648 0.7× 170 0.7× 83 0.6× 45 0.3× 39 0.3× 47 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Ralph Sundberg

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ralph Sundberg

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralph Sundberg

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ralph Sundberg. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ralph Sundberg 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 Ralph Sundberg. Ralph Sundberg is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Brosché, Johan, Desirée Nilsson, & Ralph Sundberg. (2023). Conceptualizing Civil War Complexity. Security Studies. 32(1). 137–165. 4 indexed citations
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Brosché, Johan & Ralph Sundberg. (2023). What They Are Fighting For – Introducing the UCDP Conflict Issues Dataset. Journal of Conflict Resolution. 1 indexed citations
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Sundberg, Ralph, et al.. (2021). To Blame or to Support? Large-scale Insurgent Attacks on Civilians and Public Trust in State Institutions. International Studies Quarterly. 65(2). 435–447. 10 indexed citations
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Sundberg, Ralph & Chiara Ruffa. (2021). Measurements for the institutional cohesion dimension of the standard model of military group cohesion. Military Psychology. 33(2). 92–103. 6 indexed citations
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Sundberg, Ralph, et al.. (2020). Local Conflict Intensity and Public Perceptions of the Police: Evidence from Afghanistan. The Journal of Politics. 83(4). 1337–1352. 11 indexed citations
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Sundberg, Ralph. (2019). UN Peacekeeping and Forced Displacement in South Sudan. International Peacekeeping. 27(2). 210–237. 13 indexed citations
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Ruffa, Chiara & Ralph Sundberg. (2017). Breaking the frame: frame disputes of war and peace. Acta Sociologica. 61(3). 317–332. 6 indexed citations
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Gustavsson, Gina, Jolanda van der Noll, & Ralph Sundberg. (2016). Opposing the veil in the name of liberalism: popular attitudes to liberalism and Muslim veiling in the Netherlands. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 39(10). 1719–1737. 30 indexed citations
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Sundberg, Ralph. (2015). Values and Attitudes across Peace Operations : Change and Stability in the Political Psychology of Swedish ISAF Soldiers. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 2 indexed citations
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Sundberg, Ralph. (2014). Value Stability and Change in an ISAF Contingent. Journal of Personality. 84(1). 91–101. 19 indexed citations
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Sundberg, Ralph. (2014). Violent values: Exploring the relationship between human values and violent attitudes.. Peace and Conflict Journal of Peace Psychology. 20(1). 68–83. 9 indexed citations
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Sundberg, Ralph & Erik Melander. (2013). Introducing the UCDP Georeferenced Event Dataset. Journal of Peace Research. 50(4). 523–532. 760 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sundberg, Ralph, Kristine Eck, & Joakim Kreutz. (2012). Introducing the UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset. Journal of Peace Research. 49(2). 351–362. 152 indexed citations
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Hicks, Madelyn Hsiao‐Rei, et al.. (2011). Global Comparison of Warring Groups in 2002–2007: Fatalities from Targeting Civilians vs. Fighting Battles. PLoS ONE. 6(9). e23976–e23976. 7 indexed citations
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Melander, Erik & Ralph Sundberg. (2011). Climate Change, Environmental Stress, and Violent Conflict: Tests Introducing the New Uppsala Conflict Data Program Georeferenced Event Dataset (UCDP GED). 1–50. 21 indexed citations
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Sundberg, Ralph & Lotta Harbom. (2011). Systematic Data Collection: Experiences from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program. 91–113. 4 indexed citations
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Melander, Erik & Ralph Sundberg. (2010). More Mouths and Less Food : Climate Change, Resource Scarcity and Non-State Conflicts. 4 indexed citations
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Sundberg, Ralph. (2009). Revisiting One-sided Violence : A Global and Regional Analysis. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 163–190. 23 indexed citations
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Sundberg, Ralph. (2008). Collective Violence 2002 - 2007 : Global and Regional Trends. 165–191. 6 indexed citations

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