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Andrew J. Nathan 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 Andrew J. Nathan sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 213 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Andrew J. Nathan 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 Andrew J. Nathan sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 38 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1973 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Andrew J. Nathan is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and specializes in social sciences, with a particular focus on sociology, political science, international relations, anthropology, and social psychology.

Their research extensively covers topics including electoral systems and political participation, social policy and reform studies, religion and society interactions, China's socioeconomic reforms and governance, China's global influence and migration, Chinese history and philosophy, and safety warnings and signage.

Andrew J. Nathan has published several papers across various academic journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • The Puzzle of Authoritarian Legitimacy (2020) in Journal of democracy
  • 'A Shared Future for Mankind': Rhetoric and Reality in Chinese Foreign Policy under Xi Jinping (2021) in Journal of Contemporary China
  • Biden's China Policy: Old Wine in New Bottles? (2021) in China Report
  • An unplanned journey: Contingent events and the study of China (2025) in China Information

The publication venues where they frequently contribute include Journal of democracy, Journal of Contemporary China, China Report, Innovation in Aging, and China Information.

Their collaborative work often involves co-authors such as Zhang Boshu, Alyssa Harben, Kaitlin Anderson, Deborah A. Kashy, and Laura Bix.

Andrew J. Nathan was awarded the Fellowship of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1973.

Best Publications

  • A Factionalism Model for ccp Politics

    Andrew J. Nathan

  • How China Sees America: The Sum of Beijing's Fears

    Andrew J. Nathan;Andrew Scobell

  • Popular Culture in Late Imperial China

    David G. Johnson;Andrew J. Nathan;Evelyn Sakakida Rawski;Judith A. Berling

  • The Tiananmen Papers

    Andrew J. Nathan

  • China's New Rulers: The Secret Files

    Andrew J. Nathan;Bruce Gilley

  • China's crisis: Dilemmas of reform and prospects for democracy

    Andrew J. Nathan

  • The Great Wall and the Empty Fortress: China's Search for Security

    Andrew J. Nathan;Robert S. Ross

  • Democratizing transition in Taiwan

    Yangsun Chou;Andrew J. Nathan

  • China's Challenge

    Andrew J. Nathan

  • China's Transition

    Andrew J. Nathan;Tianjian Shi;Helena V. S. Ho

  • Human Rights in Chinese Foreign Policy

    Andrew J. Nathan

  • China's Changing of the Guard: Authoritarian Resilience

    Andrew J. Nathan

  • 9. China Democratic Values Supporting an Authoritarian System

    Tianjian Shi;Yun-han Chu;Larry Diamond;Andrew J. Nathan

  • How China Sees America

    Andrew J. Nathan;Andrew Scobell

  • China leadership monitor.

    Andrew J. Nathan

  • Factionalism: A New Institutionalist Restatement

    Andrew J. Nathan;Kellee S. Tsai

  • China's search for security

    Andrew J. Nathan;Andrew Scobell

  • Human rights in contemporary China

    R. Randle Edwards;Louis Henkin;Andrew J. Nathan

  • Peking politics, 1918-1923 : factionalism and the failure of constitutionalism

    Andrew J. Nathan

  • The Oxford handbook of indian foreign policy

    Andrew J. Nathan

  • Information for Autocrats: Representation in Chinese Local Congresses.

    Andrew J. Nathan

  • Engaging China: The Management of an Emerging Power by A. I. Johnston and R. S. Ross

    Andrew J. Nathan

  • Elite parties, poor voters: : How social services win votes in India.

    Andrew J. Nathan

  • [China's Transition]

    Michael Szonyi;Andrew Nathan;Tianjian Shi;Helena V. S. Ho

  • China's Intellectuals: Advise and Dissent.@@@Intellectuals and the State in Modern China: A Narrative History.

    Andrew J. Nathan;Merle Goldman;Jerome B. Grieder

  • Human Rights in Contemporary China

    Donald S. Zagoria;R. Randle Edwards;Louis Henkin;Andrew J. Nathan

  • Karachi: : Ordered disorder and the struggle for the city

    Andrew J. Nathan

Frequent Co-Authors

Larry Diamond
Larry Diamond Stanford University
Yun-han Chu
Yun-han Chu National Taiwan University
Louis Henkin
Louis Henkin Columbia University
Bruce Gilley
Bruce Gilley Portland State University
Dan Yakir
Dan Yakir Weizmann Institute of Science
Donald S. Zagoria
Donald S. Zagoria Hunter College
Marc F. Plattner
Marc F. Plattner National Endowment for Democracy
Christopher Layne
Christopher Layne Texas A&M University

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