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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 39 519 470 21 21 184 15949

Aidan R. Vining publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Aidan R. Vining between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Aidan R. Vining published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2017. 23 of the 228 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2017. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 5 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 3 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 28 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 9 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 1 publication 2023: 3 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 20 publications
1979 2025

228 publications in total across all disciplines

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Aidan R. Vining: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 0
1981 1
1982 5
1983 3
1984 1
1985 1
1986 3
1987 2
1988 2
1989 3
1990 2
1991 2
1992 2
1993 1
1994 2
1995 1
1996 4
1997 3
1998 4
1999 6
2000 5
2001 1
2002 3
2003 3
2004 8
2005 7
2006 6
2007 3
2008 9
2009 8
2010 11
2011 2
2012 3
2013 5
2014 3
2015 4
2016 8
2017 28
2018 24
2019 1
2020 9
2021 1
2022 1
2023 3
2024 3
2025 20
Total 228
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Aidan R. Vining publication distribution in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Political Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aidan R. Vining sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
20 40 60 80
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 333+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 97. Most scientists, 97, have 333+ publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 181–185 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 10 scientists 41–45 publications: 11 scientists 46–50 publications: 25 scientists 51–55 publications: 27 scientists 56–60 publications: 44 scientists 61–65 publications: 52 scientists 66–70 publications: 62 scientists 71–75 publications: 62 scientists 76–80 publications: 79 scientists 81–85 publications: 71 scientists 86–90 publications: 82 scientists 91–95 publications: 65 scientists 96–100 publications: 85 scientists 101–105 publications: 76 scientists 106–110 publications: 66 scientists 111–115 publications: 78 scientists 116–120 publications: 67 scientists 121–125 publications: 73 scientists 126–130 publications: 73 scientists 131–135 publications: 64 scientists 136–140 publications: 45 scientists 141–145 publications: 53 scientists 146–150 publications: 44 scientists 151–155 publications: 45 scientists 156–160 publications: 33 scientists 161–165 publications: 32 scientists 166–170 publications: 28 scientists 171–175 publications: 31 scientists 176–180 publications: 29 scientists 181–185 publications: 27 scientists 186–190 publications: 36 scientists 191–195 publications: 27 scientists 196–200 publications: 24 scientists 201–205 publications: 16 scientists 206–210 publications: 16 scientists 211–215 publications: 19 scientists 216–220 publications: 16 scientists 221–225 publications: 17 scientists 226–230 publications: 18 scientists 231–235 publications: 23 scientists 236–240 publications: 17 scientists 241–245 publications: 13 scientists 246–250 publications: 17 scientists 251–255 publications: 9 scientists 256–260 publications: 13 scientists 261–265 publications: 8 scientists 266–270 publications: 12 scientists 271–275 publications: 8 scientists 276–280 publications: 10 scientists 281–285 publications: 13 scientists 286–290 publications: 13 scientists 291–295 publications: 5 scientists 296–300 publications: 6 scientists 301–305 publications: 11 scientists 306–310 publications: 9 scientists 311–315 publications: 6 scientists 316–320 publications: 4 scientists 321–325 publications: 4 scientists 326–330 publications: 2 scientists 331–332 publications: 5 scientists 333+ publications: 97 scientists
36–40 publications 333+

This scientist: 184 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

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Number of Political Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 2,033 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 10
41–45 11
46–50 25
51–55 27
56–60 44
61–65 52
66–70 62
71–75 62
76–80 79
81–85 71
86–90 82
91–95 65
96–100 85
101–105 76
106–110 66
111–115 78
116–120 67
121–125 73
126–130 73
131–135 64
136–140 45
141–145 53
146–150 44
151–155 45
156–160 33
161–165 32
166–170 28
171–175 31
176–180 29
181–185 27 184
186–190 36
191–195 27
196–200 24
201–205 16
206–210 16
211–215 19
216–220 16
221–225 17
226–230 18
231–235 23
236–240 17
241–245 13
246–250 17
251–255 9
256–260 13
261–265 8
266–270 12
271–275 8
276–280 10
281–285 13
286–290 13
291–295 5
296–300 6
301–305 11
306–310 9
311–315 6
316–320 4
321–325 4
326–330 2
331–332 5
333+ 97
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Aidan R. Vining D-index placement in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aidan R. Vining sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 43 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 62+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 100. Most scientists, 100, have 62+ D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 39 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 76 scientists 21 D-Index: 79 scientists 22 D-Index: 84 scientists 23 D-Index: 68 scientists 24 D-Index: 88 scientists 25 D-Index: 82 scientists 26 D-Index: 76 scientists 27 D-Index: 75 scientists 28 D-Index: 99 scientists 29 D-Index: 96 scientists 30 D-Index: 96 scientists 31 D-Index: 81 scientists 32 D-Index: 86 scientists 33 D-Index: 81 scientists 34 D-Index: 84 scientists 35 D-Index: 72 scientists 36 D-Index: 58 scientists 37 D-Index: 53 scientists 38 D-Index: 48 scientists 39 D-Index: 40 scientists 40 D-Index: 40 scientists 41 D-Index: 32 scientists 42 D-Index: 26 scientists 43 D-Index: 25 scientists 44 D-Index: 33 scientists 45 D-Index: 33 scientists 46 D-Index: 17 scientists 47 D-Index: 21 scientists 48 D-Index: 22 scientists 49 D-Index: 18 scientists 50 D-Index: 19 scientists 51 D-Index: 19 scientists 52 D-Index: 15 scientists 53 D-Index: 14 scientists 54 D-Index: 10 scientists 55 D-Index: 13 scientists 56 D-Index: 9 scientists 57 D-Index: 11 scientists 58 D-Index: 12 scientists 59 D-Index: 10 scientists 60 D-Index: 5 scientists 61 D-Index: 7 scientists 62+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

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Number of Political Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 2,033 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 76
21 79
22 84
23 68
24 88
25 82
26 76
27 75
28 99
29 96
30 96
31 81
32 86
33 81
34 84
35 72
36 58
37 53
38 48
39 40 39
40 40
41 32
42 26
43 25
44 33
45 33
46 17
47 21
48 22
49 18
50 19
51 19
52 15
53 14
54 10
55 13
56 9
57 11
58 12
59 10
60 5
61 7
62+ 100
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Overview

Aidan R. Vining is affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Canada. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with contributions also in Social Sciences and Business, Management and Accounting. Vining's scholarly work touches on subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Accounting, Strategy and Management, Gender Studies, and Genetics.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Public-Private Partnership Projects
  • Public Procurement and Policy
  • Legal and Constitutional Studies
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies

Vining has published in several academic journals, including:

  • Policy Sciences
  • Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis
  • Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
  • International Journal of Public Sector Management
  • Journal of Infrastructure Development

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Vining include:

  • "Listed public-private enterprises: stock market information, agency costs and productive efficiency outcomes" (2021), International Journal of Public Sector Management
  • "Multijurisdictional and Multimodal Infrastructure Corridors: Supranational Social Value, Assembly and Implementation Barriers" (2023), Journal of Infrastructure Development
  • "PPP performance evaluation: the social welfare goal, principal-agent theory and political economy" (2023), Policy Sciences
  • "Efficiency without Apology: Consideration of the Marginal Excess Tax Burden and Distributional Impacts in Benefit-Cost Analysis" (2020), Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis
  • "Standing in Cost-Benefit Analysis: Where, Who, What (Counts)?" (2022), Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Frequent co-authors in Vining's research collaborations include:

  • David L. Weimer
  • Anthony E. Boardman
  • Mark A. Moore
  • David H. Greenberg
  • Claude Laurin

Vining has published a book titled Dog Economics with Cambridge University Press in 2024, which contributes to the field of human-animal interaction studies.

Best Publications

  • Cost-Benefit Analysis: Concepts and Practice

    Anthony E. Boardman;David H. Greenberg;Aidan R. Vining;David L. Weimer

  • Policy analysis : concepts and practice

    David Leo Weimer;Aidan R. Vining

  • Ownership and Performance in Competitive Environments: A Comparison of the Performance of Private, Mixed, and State-Owned Enterprises

    Anthony E. Boardman;Aidan R. Vining

  • Ownership versus competition: Efficiency in public enterprise*

    Aidan R. Vining;Anthony E. Boardman

  • A conceptual framework for understanding the outsourcing decision

    Aidan Vining;steven Globerman

  • “Just give me a number!” Practical values for the social discount rate

    Mark A. Moore;Anthony E. Boardman;Aidan R. Vining;David L. Weimer

  • A Framework for Evaluating the Government Contracting-Out Decision with an Application to Information Technology

    Steven Globerman;Aidan R. Vining

  • Public‐private partnerships in Canada: Theory and evidence

    Aidan R. Vining;Anthony E. Boardman

  • The role of clustering in the growth of new technology-based firms

    Elicia M. Maine;Daniel M. Shapiro;Aidan R. Vining

  • Public—Private Partnerships: Eight Rules for Governments

    Aidan R. Vining;Anthony E. Boardman

  • Cost-Benefit Analysis: Concepts and Practice, 3rd Edition

    Anthony E Boardman;David H Greenberg;Aidan R Vining;David L Weimer

  • Government Supply and Government Production Failure: A Framework Based on Contestability

    Aidan R. Vining;David L. Weimer

  • THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PUBLIC‐PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND ANALYSIS OF THEIR SOCIAL VALUE*

    Anthony E. Boardman;Aidan R. Vining

  • “Choice of Organizational Form Makes a Real Difference”: The Impact of Corporatization on Government Agencies in Canada

    Nancy Bilodeau;Claude Laurin;Aidan Vining

  • Proposal for a future delivery market for transplant organs.

    Richard Schwindt;Aidan R. Vining

  • More appropriate discounting: the rate of social time preference and the value of the social discount rate

    Mark A. Moore;Anthony E. Boardman;Aidan R. Vining

  • Public–private partnerships in the US and Canada: “There are no free lunches”1

    Aidan R. Vining;Anthony E. Boardman;Finn Poschmann

  • ELEMENTS OF A THEORY OF MIXED ENTERPRISE

    Catherine C. Eckel;Aidan R. Vining

  • An Assessment of Important Issues Concerning the Application of Benefit-Cost Analysis to Social Policy

    Aidan R. Vining;David L. Weimer

  • The role of agency costs in explaining the superior performance of foreign MNE subsidiaries

    Anthony E. Boardman;Daniel M. Shapiro;Aidan R. Vining

  • Building the firm's political (lobbying) strategy

    Aidan R. Vining;Daniel M. Shapiro;Bernhard Borges

  • Privatization in Canada: Operating and Stock Price Performance with International Comparisons

    Anthony E. Boardman;Claude Laurin;Aidan R. Vining

  • North American infrastructure P3s: examples and lessons learned

    Anthony E. Boardman;Finn Poschmann;Aidan R. Vining

  • Assessing the Economic Worth of Public-Private Partnerships

    Anthony E Boardman;Aidan R Vining

  • Public Agency External Analysis Using a Modified “Five Forces” Framework

    Aidan R. Vining

  • Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practice, 4th Edition

    David L Weimer;Aidan R Vining

  • The Economics of NonProfit Institutions, edited by Susan Rose‐Ackerman. New York: Oxford University Press, 1986, 423pp. Price: $39.95 cloth

    Aidan R. Vining

  • An assessment of important issues concerning the application of benefit–cost analysis to social policy

    Aidan Vining;David L. Weimer

Frequent Co-Authors

David L. Weimer
David L. Weimer University of Wisconsin–Madison
Daniel Shapiro
Daniel Shapiro Simon Fraser University
Catherine C. Eckel
Catherine C. Eckel Texas A&M University
Ilan Vertinsky
Ilan Vertinsky University of British Columbia

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