Throughout his career Turchin has made contributions to various fields, such as economic history and historical dynamics. He is one of the founders of cliodynamics, the scientific discipline at the intersection of historical macrosociology, cliometrics, and mathematical modeling of social processes.
Turchin's diverse expertise encompasses economic history and historical analysis. His work in cliodynamics, an interdisciplinary field that merges historical sociology, statistical techniques, and mathematical modeling, provides valuable insights into large-scale social patterns.