The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best researchers in the
arena of Political Science is based on data
combined from various data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for estimating the citation-based metrics were
gathered on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a researcher’s
D-index (Discipline H-index), which only includes
publications and citation data for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Political Science research
Our best researchers ranking is a credible
list of leading scientists from the discipline of
Political Science, based on a meticulous
examination of 166,880 researchers discovered
from a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the field of
Political Science, over 1698 scientists were
analysed.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Political Science
The D-index threshold for approving a researcher to be
considered is set to 20 if
most of their publications are in the area of Political Science. The
inclusion criteria for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index,
ratio of the publications made within the selected
discipline in addition to the awards and achievements of the
researchers. The D-index threshold for including leading
scholars is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of
scientists assessed for each
scientific field whilst ensuring that the top 1% of
best researchers are added into the list.
There should be a proximity of 30% or less between a scholar’s
general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification rules
Because our primary goal is to guarantee that only
credible scholars are included in
the ranking we believe that numbers are never
supposed to be a full means to assess the
work of scientists. For that reason
we manually check each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of reliable sources. Although it’s not a
element impacting a scientist’s position in
our ranking, the quantity of papers published in
major journals and conference proceedings should be a
credible secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
given area of science. Position in the ranking is
established using each scientist’s D-index
with the help of information gathered from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind available to the research community. A
thorough overview of our research procedures
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our mission
Our aim is to inspire researchers,
companies and administrative bodies
around the world to examine where leading experts are heading
and to give an opportunity for the whole scientific community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
disciplines, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Political Science
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest
number of top scientists in the world is Harvard University with
40 researchers affiliated with it being present in
the Political Science ranking.
It is followed by London School of Economics and Political Science with
31 scientists.
Ranking thirds is Stanford University with 28
scientists.
Prominent researchers present in the world are associated with Indiana University, The University of Texas at Dallas, London School of Economics and Political Science, Harvard University, American University, Bocconi University, University of Pennsylvania, Heidelberg University, University of Amsterdam, Simon Fraser University.
Professor Alberto Alesina from Harvard University is featured as the best scholar in the world in our ranking with a D-index of 123. Ranking second in the world is Elinor Ostrom from Indiana University with a D-index of 117. The third place in the world is taken by Dani Rodrik from Harvard University with a D-index of 109.
The average D-index for the top 3% researchers is 78 against an average of 31 for all researchers featured in our ranking.
The average number of published papers within the discipline of Political Science for the top 10% of researchers in the ranking is 251 in comparison to an average of 129 for all scientists.
The average number of citations for the top 5% researchers is 37899 against an average of 10523 for all scientists.
