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My publication record includes ~200 outputs (4 monographs; 20+ journal articles indexed in Scopus and/or Web of Science). This page presents a curated selection of my peer-reviewed works in higher-ranked journals, alongside key books and some policy papers and op-eds. A public Google Scholar profile covers most of my publications.
Metrics at a glance (as of March 2026)
Publications in Scopus-indexed sources: 21
Publications in Web of Science indexed sources: 21
Publications in Web of Science’s (WOS)
Social Citation Index (SSCI): 7
Scopus h-index: 6
Google Scholar h-index: 18
Google Scholar i10-index: 33
My admittedly inaccurate Scopus search suggests that my publication count and h-index are among the strongest for International Relations scholars based in Central Asia. Feel free to disprove it via Scopus Author Search; I’ll be grateful for any correction of my inflated self-image.
Scopus (most-cited):
Golunov, S., & Smirnova, V. (2022). Russian border controls in times of the COVID-19 pandemic: social, political, and economic implications. Problems of Post-Communism, 69(1), 71–82. – 19 citations.
Google Scholar (≥100 citations):
Golunov, Sergei. 2010. Student plagiarism as a challenge to higher education in Russia and abroad [in Russian]. Voprosy obrazovaniya (Educational Studies) Moscow, 3 (December), 243–257. – 115 citations.
Golunov, Sergei. 2004. The Russia–Kazakhstan Border: Security and International Cooperation Issues [in Russian]. Volgograd: Volgograd State University Press. 100 citations.
Selected journal articles (peer-reviewed)
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Books
Bridging Borders: Central Asian Cross-Border Cooperation in a Comparative Global Perspective
Sergei Golunov, Assel Bitabar
Springer (Cham), 2025. 119 p.
This book examines cross-border cooperation in Central Asia in a comparative global perspective, highlighting key challenges, institutional settings, and policy implications for strengthening regional cooperation.
The Elephant in the Room:
Corruption and Cheating in Russian Universities
Serghei Golunov
Ibidem (Hannover), 2014. 102 p.
This book analyzes corruption and academic misconduct in Russian higher education and the social trends enabling them. It argues that these issues are often not prioritized by university managers or international actors.
EU-Russian Border Security: Challenges, (Mis)Perceptions, and Responses
Serghei Golunov
Routledge (London and New York), 2012. 208 p.
This book examines the EU–Russia border and its management. It analyzes borderland societies on both sides, key challenges such as migration and cross-border crime, and mutual perceptions of threats and security.
The Russia–Kazakhstan Border: Security and International Cooperation Issues [in Russian]