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D-Index
28
Citations
4618
World Ranking
1354
National Ranking
230

Anthony R. Zito publications per year

1997: 1 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 1 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 1 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1997 2025

115 publications in total across all disciplines

Anthony R. Zito publication distribution in Political Science in 2027

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Political Science in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Anthony R. Zito sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 100 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Anthony R. Zito D-index placement in Political Science in 2027

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Anthony R. Zito sits on this spectrum.

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: 28 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Anthony R. Zito is affiliated with Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily covers social sciences with a focus on political science and international relations. They have contributed extensively to the study of European Union policy and governance, social policy and reform studies, and policy transfer and learning.

Zito has published research across several fields including environmental science and energy, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach. Their subfields of expertise include political science and international relations, public administration, sociology and political science, global and planetary change, and general health professions.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • European Union Policy and Governance
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • Policy Transfer and Learning
  • Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
  • Public Policy and Administration Research
  • Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance

Among recent publications, Zito authored the 2025 paper titled "Framing European Heritage and Identity: Cultural Policy Instruments of the European Union" published in JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies. Their other notable papers include:

  • "Dismantling, disintegration or continuing stealthy integration in European Union environmental policy?" (2020, Public Administration)
  • "Engines of learning? Policy instruments, cities and climate governance" (2021, Policy Sciences)
  • "Trajectories in environmental politics" (2021, Environmental Politics)
  • "Pathways for transforming biodiversity governance: An examination of the Global Biodiversity Framework's Considerations" (2025, AMBIO)

Zito's book publication includes "Trajectories of Governance" (2022) published by Springer International Publishing.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Zito are:

  • Giliberto Capano
  • Federico Toth
  • Jeremy Rayner
  • Andrea Lenschow
  • Charlotte Burns

They have contributed to a range of academic journals including:

  • Public Administration
  • Policy Sciences
  • Environmental Politics
  • AMBIO
  • JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies

Best Publications

  • The Rise of ‘New’ Policy Instruments in Comparative Perspective: Has Governance Eclipsed Government?

    Andrew Jordan;Rüdiger K. W. Wurzel;Anthony Zito

  • 'New' Instruments of Environmental Governance: Patterns and Pathways of Change

    Andrew Jordan;Rüdiger K.W. Wurzel;Anthony R. Zito

  • Epistemic communities, collective entrepreneurship and European integration

    Anthony R. Zito

  • European governance and the transfer of ‘new’ environmental policy instruments (NEPIs) in the European Union

    Andrew Jordan;Rüdiger Wurzel;Anthony R. Zito;Lars Brückner

  • Learning theory reconsidered: EU integration theories and learning

    Anthony R. Zito;Adriaan Schout

  • Comparative Conclusions - 'New' Environmental Policy Instruments: An Evolution or a Revolution in Environmental Policy?

    Andrew Jordan;Rüdiger K.W. Wurzel;Anthony R. Zito

  • 'New' instruments of environmental governance? : national experiences and prospects

    Andrew Jordan;Rudiger K.W. Wurzel;Anthony R. Zito

  • Blurring or Shifting of Policy Frames?: Institutionalization of the Economic‐Environmental Policy Linkage in the European Community

    Andrea Lenschow;Anthony R. Zito

  • Environmental Governance in Europe

    Rüdiger Wurzel;Anthony Zito;Andrew Jordan

  • The European Union as an environmental leader in a global environment

    Anthony R. Zito

  • Still the century of ‘new’ environmental policy instruments? Exploring patterns of innovation and continuity

    Andrew Jordan;Rüdiger K.W. Wurzel;Anthony R. Zito

  • From High Regulatory State to Social and Ecological Market Economy? New Environmental Policy Instruments in Germany

    Rüdiger K.W. Wurzel;Andrew Jordan;Anthony R. Zito;Lars Brückner

  • SYMPOSIUM OVERVIEW: CONCEPTUALIZING NEW GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS

    Chris Tollefson;Anthony R. Zito;Fred Gale

  • Creating environmental policy in the European Union

    Anthony R. Zito

  • Steering through Complexity: EU Environmental Regulation in the International Context

    Aynsley Kellow;Anthony R. Zito

  • 'New' environmental policy instruments: An evolution or a revolution in environmental policy?

    A Jordan;R Wurzel;A Zito

  • Policy Instruments in Practice

    Andrew Jordan;David Benson;Rüdiger Wurzel;Anthony Zito

  • New Instruments of Environmental Governance

    AJ Jordan;R Wurzel;A Zito

  • European agencies as agents of governance and EU learning

    Anthony R. Zito

  • Environmental Policy: Governing by Multiple Policy Instruments?*

    Andrew Jordan;David Benson;Rüdiger Wurzel;Anthony Zito

  • Governance from the bottom up: complexity and divergence in comparative perspective

    Giliberto Capano;Jeremy Rayner;Anthony R. Zito

  • De-Europeanising or disengaging? EU environmental policy and Brexit

    Charlotte Burns;Viviane Gravey;Andrew Jordan;Anthony Zito

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Jordan
Andrew Jordan University of East Anglia
Rüdiger K.W. Wurzel
Rüdiger K.W. Wurzel University of Hull
Andrea Lenschow
Andrea Lenschow Osnabrück University
Arthur P.J. Mol
Arthur P.J. Mol Wageningen University & Research
Claudio M. Radaelli
Claudio M. Radaelli European University Institute
David Benson
David Benson University of Exeter
Jeremy Rayner
Jeremy Rayner University of Saskatchewan
Giliberto Capano
Giliberto Capano University of Bologna
David M. Konisky
David M. Konisky Indiana University
Christopher Rootes
Christopher Rootes University of Kent

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