2024.05.21

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According to Clarivate's InCites Benchmark & Analytics, an analytical platform evaluating research metrics for individuals and organizations, as of May 17, 2024, Dean Kosuke Shimizu ranks second in Japan for his research contributions in the field of international relations spanning the last six years, commencing from 2018. This assessment relies on the H-Index, a metric reflecting the global citation impact of research publications.

In recent years, Dean Shimizu has developed a novel theoretical framework within international relations, synthesizing principles from Buddhist Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with concepts from quantum physics. This ranking underscores the substantial global recognition garnered by his scholarly endeavours. It is noteworthy that the latest publications by Dean Shimizu are accessible free of charge through the provided links appended to this communication.


•    Kosuke Shimizu and Sei Noro (2024). Political Healing and Mahāyāna Buddhist Medicine: a critical engagement with contemporary international relations, Third World Quarterly. 45(6), pp.1035-1050. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01436597.2021.1891878

•    Kosuke Shimizu (2023). Buddhism, quantum theory and international relations: On the strength of the subject, the discontinuous relationality, and the world of contingency, Journal of International Political Theory. 20(1), pp.91-95. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/17550882231214894

•    Kosuke Shimizu (2023). Buddhism and Global IR, E-International Relations. https://www.e-ir.info/pdf/102244

•    Kosuke Shimizu and Sei Noro (2023). An East Asian approach to temporality, subjectivity and ethics: bringing Mahāyāna Buddhist ontological ethics of Nikon into international relations, Cambridge Review of International Affairs. 36(3), pp.372-390. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09557571.2020.1859463