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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 34 811 732 32 30 121 8822

Allan McConnell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Allan McConnell between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Allan McConnell published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 2.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2010. 16 of the 144 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2010. 1976: 2 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 4 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 4 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 2 publications
1976 2025

144 publications in total across all disciplines

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Allan McConnell: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 2
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 2
1982 3
1983 0
1984 0
1985 1
1986 1
1987 1
1988 1
1989 4
1990 2
1991 0
1992 1
1993 0
1994 1
1995 2
1996 1
1997 1
1998 0
1999 1
2000 1
2001 0
2002 3
2003 1
2004 1
2005 1
2006 4
2007 5
2008 8
2009 4
2010 18
2011 2
2012 4
2013 2
2014 9
2015 4
2016 2
2017 5
2018 2
2019 2
2020 6
2021 15
2022 4
2023 0
2024 14
2025 2
Total 144
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Allan McConnell 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 Allan McConnell 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, 121–125 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: 121 publications — 48th percentile

48% 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 73 121
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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Allan McConnell 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 Allan McConnell 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% 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 34
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

Allan McConnell is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia. Their research focuses predominantly on social sciences and medicine, with specific expertise in infectious diseases, political science and international relations, sociology and political science, public administration, and general health professions.

Their main areas of study encompass:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
  • Disaster management and resilience
  • Policy transfer and learning
  • Public policy and administration research
  • Social policy and reform studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

McConnell has published extensively in venues such as:

  • Policy Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
  • International Review of Administrative Sciences
  • eLife

Among their recent publications are:

  • Policy success for whom? A framework for analysis, 2020, Policy Sciences
  • Understanding policy responses to COVID-19: the stars haven't fallen from the sky for scholars of public policy, 2021, Journal of European Public Policy

Additional significant research they are associated with includes:

  • COVID-19 and the policy sciences: initial reactions and perspectives, 2020, Policy Sciences
  • Two routes to precarious success: Australia, New Zealand, COVID-19 and the politics of crisis governance, 2020, International Review of Administrative Sciences
  • Tiled-ClickSeq for targeted sequencing of complete coronavirus genomes with simultaneous capture of RNA recombination and minority variants, 2021, eLife

Throughout their career, McConnell has collaborated frequently with a range of coauthors including Brooke Mitchell, Rafael Rahal Guaragna Machado, Ping Ren, Scott C. Weaver, and Nehad Saada.

Best Publications

  • Preparing for Critical Infrastructure Breakdowns: The Limits of Crisis Management and the Need for Resilience

    Arjen Boin;Allan McConnell

  • Crisis exploitation: political and policy impacts of framing contests

    Arjen Boin;Paul 't Hart;Allan McConnell

  • Policy success, policy failure and grey areas in-between: a framework to help capture complex policy outcomes

    Allan McCONNELL

  • COVID-19 and the policy sciences: initial reactions and perspectives.

    Christopher M. Weible;Daniel Nohrstedt;Paul Cairney;David P. Carter

  • Mission Impossible? Planning and Preparing for Crisis

    Allan McConnell;Lynn Drennan

  • TOWARDS A FRAMEWORK FOR ESTABLISHING POLICY SUCCESS

    David Marsh;Allan McCONNELL

  • Understanding Policy Success: Rethinking Public Policy

    Allan McConnell

  • Governing after crisis : the politics of investigation, accountability and learning

    Arjen Boin;Allan McConnell;Paul 't Hart

  • LEADERSHIP STYLE, CRISIS RESPONSE AND BLAME MANAGEMENT: THE CASE OF HURRICANE KATRINA

    Arjen Boin;Paul ‘T Hart;Allan McCONNELL;Thomas Preston

  • What is policy failure? A primer to help navigate the maze:

    Allan McConnell

  • Understanding Policy Success

    Allan McConnell

  • Raman spectra of niobium oxides

    A.Ann McConnell;J.S. Aderson;C.N.R. Rao

  • Risk and Crisis Management in the Public Sector

    Lynn T Drennan;Allan McConnell;Alastair Stark

  • Success? Failure? Something in-between? A framework for evaluating crisis management

    Allan McConnell;Allan McConnell

  • Moving Policy Theory Forward: Connecting Multiple Stream and Advocacy Coalition Frameworks to Policy Cycle Models of Analysis

    Michael Howlett;Allan McConnell;Anthony Perl

  • Streams and stages: Reconciling Kingdon and policy process theory

    Michael Howlett;Michael Howlett;Allan McConnell;Allan McConnell;Anthony Perl

  • Overview: Crisis Management, Influences, Responses and Evaluation

    Allan McConnell

  • Inaction and public policy: understanding why policymakers ‘do nothing’

    Allan McConnell;Paul ’t Hart

  • Weaving the Fabric of Public Policies: Comparing and Integrating Contemporary Frameworks for the Study of Policy Processes

    Michael Howlett;Allan McConnell;Anthony Perl

  • Contingency planning for crisis management: Recipe for success or political fantasy?

    Kerstin Eriksson;Allan McConnell;Allan McConnell

  • Governing after Crisis

    Arjen Boin;Allan McConnell;Paul 't Hart

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul 't Hart
Paul 't Hart Utrecht University
Arjen Boin
Arjen Boin Leiden University
W.E. Smith
W.E. Smith University of Strathclyde
Michael Howlett
Michael Howlett Simon Fraser University
David Marsh
David Marsh University of Canberra
Karin Ingold
Karin Ingold University of Bern
Paul Cairney
Paul Cairney University of Stirling
Christopher M. Weible
Christopher M. Weible University of Colorado Denver
Tanya Heikkila
Tanya Heikkila University of Colorado Denver
C. N. R. Rao
C. N. R. Rao Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

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