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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 24 1678 1538 65 59 61 3089

Alan Lawton publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alan Lawton between 1988 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alan Lawton published across 35 years, from 1988 to 2022, averaging 1.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 6 publications in 2006. 2 of the 67 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 6. Peak 6 publications in 2006. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 6 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 2 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 4 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 4 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 1 publication 2022: 1 publication
1988 2022

67 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alan Lawton: publications per year, 1988 to 2022
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 1
1995 3
1996 2
1997 0
1998 2
1999 0
2000 3
2001 0
2002 2
2003 3
2004 2
2005 1
2006 6
2007 1
2008 2
2009 0
2010 1
2011 4
2012 1
2013 4
2014 3
2015 6
2016 5
2017 2
2018 5
2019 2
2020 1
2021 1
2022 1
Total 67
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Alan Lawton 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 Alan Lawton 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, 61–65 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: 61 publications — 6th percentile

6% 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 61
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
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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Alan Lawton 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 Alan Lawton 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, 24 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: 24 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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 24
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
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

Alan Lawton is affiliated with Federation University Australia. Their research intersects several fields within the social sciences and business disciplines, focusing primarily on knowledge management and Islamic finance.

The scientist has contributed to academic literature in both main and subfields, including:

  • Social Sciences
  • Business, Management and Accounting
  • Communication
  • Accounting

Their scholarly work centers on topics such as:

  • Knowledge Management and Sharing
  • Islamic Finance and Banking Studies

Alan Lawton has published research in peer-reviewed journals, one notable paper being:

  • Differences in personality and the sharing of managerial tacit knowledge: an empirical analysis of public sector managers in Malaysia (2020, Journal of Knowledge Management)

The scientist collaborates with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Halimah Abdul Manaf
  • William S. Harvey
  • Steven J. Armstrong

The identified key publication venue for their work is:

  • Journal of Knowledge Management

Best Publications

  • Organisation And Management In The Public Sector

    Alan Lawton;Aidan G. Rose

  • Customer orientation and firm performance: The joint moderating effects of ethical leadership and competitive intensity

    Taiwen Feng;Dan Wang;Alan Lawton;Ben Nanfeng Luo

  • Ethical management for the public services

    Alan Lawton

  • Developing a framework for ethical leadership

    Alan Lawton;Illiana Páez

  • Developments: Coping with Ambiguity: Reconciling External Legitimacy and Organizational Implementation in Performance Measurement

    Alan Lawton;David McKevitt;Michelle Millar

  • Public service ethos: developing a generic measure

    Julie Rayner;Helen M. Williams;Alan Lawton;Alan Lawton;Christopher W. Allinson

  • Ethics and Management in the Public Sector

    Alan Lawton;Julie Rayner;Karin Lasthuizen

  • From Virtue to Competence: Changing the Principles of Public Service

    Michael Macaulay;Alan Lawton

  • Public Sector Management: Theory, Critique and Practice

    David McKevitt;Alan Lawton

  • Linking Ethical Leadership with Firm Performance: A Multi-dimensional Perspective

    Dan Wang;Taiwen Feng;Alan Lawton

  • Public Services Management

    Aidan G. Rose;Alan Lawton

  • Competing Values in Public Management

    Zeger van der Wal;Gjalt de Graaf;Alan Lawton

  • Organizational Citizenship Behavior and the Public Service Ethos: Whither the Organization?

    Julie Rayner;Alan Lawton;Helen M. Williams

  • PUBLIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP: RHETORIC, REALITY, AND CONTEXT

    Charles Edwards;Geoff Jones;Alan Lawton;Nick Llewellyn

  • The manager, the citizen, the politician and performance measures

    David McKevitt;Alan Lawton

  • Researching ethics for public service organizations: the view from Europe

    Alan Lawton;Alan Doig

  • Localism in Practice: Investigating Citizen Participation and Good Governance in Local Government Standards of Conduct

    Alan Lawton;Michael Macaulay

  • The Enron story: you can fool some of the people some of the time …

    Alyson Tonge;Lesley Greer;Alan Lawton

  • Public service ethics in a changing world

    Alan Lawton

  • Towards a theory of integrity systems: a configurational approach:

    Frédérique Six;Alan Lawton

Frequent Co-Authors

Zeger van der Wal
Zeger van der Wal National University of Singapore
Gjalt de Graaf
Gjalt de Graaf Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Taiwen Feng
Taiwen Feng Harbin Institute of Technology

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