The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best scientists in the
arena of Political Science relies os data
derived from a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were
acquired on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a
researcher’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which
only includes papers and citation
metrics for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Political Science research
Our best researchers ranking is a credible
list of leading scientists from the area of
Political Science, created using a detailed
study of 166,880 researchers identified
from a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of
Political Science, more than 1698 scientists were
examined.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Political Science
The D-index threshold for accepting a scholar to be
evaluated is established at 20 if
the majority of of their publications are in the field of Political Science. The
acceptance factors for researchers to be
considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index, proportion
of the publications made within the selected field of study
as well as the awards and achievements of the scholars. The
D-index threshold for including best researchers is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scientists
estimated for each scientific field whilst
guaranteeing that the top 1% of best scientists are
added into the list. We estimate a proximity of
30% or less between a researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification rules
Since our primary goal is to guarantee that only
credible researchers are included in
Research.com ranking we realize that metrics are never
meant to be a full measure to evaluate the
work of scientists. For that reason
we manually verify every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
broad range of reliable sources. Although it’s not a
factor impacting a scholar’s position in
our ranking, the amount of documents published in
major journals and conference proceedings should form a
valuable secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
given field of study. Position in the ranking is
determined by every researcher’s D-index
with the help of information gathered from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most trustworthy and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind available to the research community. A
detailed explanation of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our goal
Our goal is to inspire researchers,
businessmen and politicians
around the world to explore where leading experts are heading
and to offer a way for the entire research community to
discover 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
With 671 scholars United States ranks in spot 1
in the world.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of leading scholars in United States is Harvard University with 40 scientists affiliated with it being present in the Political Science ranking. It is followed by Indiana University with 28 researchers. Ranking thirds is Harvard University with 23 researchers.
Prominent scientists present in United States are associated with Indiana University, The University of Texas at Dallas, Harvard University, American University, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Princeton University, Arizona State University, Columbia University.
Professor Alberto Alesina from Harvard University is listed as the best scientist in United States in our ranking with a D-index of 123. Ranking second in United States is Elinor Ostrom from Indiana University with a D-index of 117. The third position in United States is occupied by Dani Rodrik from Harvard University with a D-index of 109.
The average D-index for the top 3% scientists is 80 against an average of 32 for all 671 scientists included in Research.com ranking.
The average number of published articles in the field of Political Science for the top 1% of scholars in the ranking is 346 in comparison to an average of 118 for all 671 scientists.
The average number of citations for the top 10% researchers is 39062 against an average of 12822 for all 671 scientists.
