Robert A. Pape

6.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
51 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Robert A. Pape is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Pape has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 17 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Pape's work include Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (9 papers), Global Peace and Security Dynamics (8 papers) and Economic Sanctions and International Relations (8 papers). Robert A. Pape is often cited by papers focused on Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (9 papers), Global Peace and Security Dynamics (8 papers) and Economic Sanctions and International Relations (8 papers). Robert A. Pape collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Australia. Robert A. Pape's co-authors include Eliot A. Cohen, Chaim Kaufmann, Fereydoun Hoveyda, David A. Baldwin, Jean Decety, Clifford I. Workman, Gareth Evans, Michael Reese, Ramesh Thakur and Keith J. Yoder and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, American Political Science Review and Foreign Affairs.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Pape

46 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism 1997 2026 2006 2016 2003 1997 2005 200 400 600
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. The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism
    2003 699 citations Robert A. Pape American Political Science Review profile →
  2. Why Economic Sanctions Do Not Work
    1997 526 citations Robert A. Pape International Security profile →
  3. Soft Balancing against the United States
    2005 406 citations Robert A. Pape International Security profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert A. Pape United States 19 1.7k 1.3k 877 279 111 51 2.9k
Allan C. Stam United States 24 2.7k 1.6× 2.4k 1.9× 977 1.1× 776 2.8× 41 0.4× 42 3.6k
Andrew Kydd United States 18 1.7k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 280 0.3× 261 0.9× 37 0.3× 40 2.2k
Manus I. Midlarsky United States 23 1.2k 0.7× 697 0.5× 318 0.4× 164 0.6× 58 0.5× 51 1.7k
Dan Reiter United States 29 2.5k 1.5× 2.4k 1.8× 701 0.8× 646 2.3× 38 0.3× 57 3.4k
Christopher Gelpi United States 21 1.8k 1.1× 1.8k 1.4× 392 0.4× 321 1.2× 61 0.5× 40 2.5k
Daniel Byman United States 26 2.1k 1.3× 1.4k 1.0× 264 0.3× 203 0.7× 50 0.5× 139 2.7k
Jacob N. Shapiro United States 23 1.6k 1.0× 782 0.6× 265 0.3× 112 0.4× 81 0.7× 83 2.1k
Harvey Starr United States 28 1.8k 1.1× 1.6k 1.2× 376 0.4× 585 2.1× 39 0.4× 73 2.6k
Will H. Moore United States 23 2.5k 1.5× 1.3k 1.0× 236 0.3× 317 1.1× 112 1.0× 59 2.9k
Barry R. Posen United States 20 1.4k 0.9× 1.9k 1.4× 420 0.5× 247 0.9× 42 0.4× 42 2.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert A. Pape

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pape, Robert A., et al.. (2024). The Political Geography of the January 6 Insurrectionists. PS Political Science & Politics. 57(3). 329–339. 2 indexed citations
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Cohen, Michael S., et al.. (2024). Intersubject correlations in reward and mentalizing brain circuits separately predict persuasiveness of two types of ISIS video propaganda. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 13455–13455. 3 indexed citations
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Pape, Robert A., et al.. (2021). Introducing the new CPOST dataset on suicide attacks. Journal of Peace Research. 58(4). 826–838. 3 indexed citations
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Yoder, Keith J., et al.. (2020). EEG distinguishes heroic narratives in ISIS online video propaganda. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 19593–19593. 7 indexed citations
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Pape, Robert A.. (2019). Bombing to Win. Cornell University Press eBooks.
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Decety, Jean, Robert A. Pape, & Clifford I. Workman. (2017). A multilevel social neuroscience perspective on radicalization and terrorism. Social Neuroscience. 13(5). 511–529. 33 indexed citations
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Pape, Robert A.. (2016). The importance of ants in cave ecology, with new records and behavioral observations of ants in Arizona caves. International Journal of Speleology. 45(3). 185–205. 11 indexed citations
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Pape, Robert A., et al.. (2015). Solving the Problem of Unattributed Political Violence. Journal of Conflict Resolution. 61(7). 1537–1564. 5 indexed citations
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Pape, Robert A.. (2014). Biology and Ecology of Bat Cave, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies. 76(1). 1–13. 12 indexed citations
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Pape, Robert A.. (2012). When Duty Calls: A Pragmatic Standard of Humanitarian Intervention. International Security. 37(1). 41–80. 39 indexed citations
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Espinasa, Luis, et al.. (2012). A new species of Nicoletiidae (Insecta: Zygentoma) from Kartchner Caverns State Park, Arazona. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies. 74(1). 82–89. 6 indexed citations
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Pape, Robert A.. (2011). The effect of joint locks in underactuated hand prostheses. Research Repository (Delft University of Technology). 2 indexed citations
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Pape, Robert A., et al.. (2010). Cutting the Fuse. 55 indexed citations
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Pape, Robert A.. (2008). Methods and Findings in the Study of Suicide Terrorism. American Political Science Review. 102(2). 275–277. 9 indexed citations
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Pape, Robert A.. (2006). Morir para ganar: las estrategias del terrorismo suicida. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa).
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Pape, Robert A. & Fereydoun Hoveyda. (2005). Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Bombing. American Foreign Policy Interests. 27(6). 535–536. 68 indexed citations
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Pape, Robert A.. (1996). Bombing to win. 45 indexed citations
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Pape, Robert A., et al.. (1970). [Hypersensitivity to sunken silk sutures after cataract extraction].. PubMed. 70. 170–5. 1 indexed citations
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Pape, Robert A., et al.. (1966). Experimentelle Untersuchungen zur Bedeutung der Akkommodation f�r das monoculare Tiefensehen. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 171(2). 184–194. 1 indexed citations
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Pape, Robert A., et al.. (1963). [OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH UNILATERAL APHAKIA CAUSED BY ACCIDENT INJURY].. PubMed. 143. 582–9.

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