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Political Science
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2023

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 61 102 90 61 51 173 42788

Arend Lijphart publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Arend Lijphart between 1961 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Arend Lijphart published across 63 years, from 1961 to 2023, averaging 2.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 1994. 3 of the 177 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1961 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 1994. 1961: 1 publication 1962: 0 publications 1963: 2 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 1 publication 1967: 2 publications 1968: 1 publication 1969: 2 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 4 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 5 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 6 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 7 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 6 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 9 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 1 publication 2012: 1 publication 2013: 2 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 2 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 3 publications
1961 2023

177 publications in total across all disciplines

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Arend Lijphart: publications per year, 1961 to 2023
Year Publications
1961 1
1962 0
1963 2
1964 0
1965 0
1966 1
1967 2
1968 1
1969 2
1970 0
1971 4
1972 1
1973 0
1974 1
1975 5
1976 2
1977 3
1978 2
1979 6
1980 2
1981 5
1982 3
1983 2
1984 7
1985 4
1986 1
1987 6
1988 4
1989 4
1990 4
1991 4
1992 3
1993 3
1994 13
1995 5
1996 6
1997 9
1998 4
1999 4
2000 4
2001 1
2002 4
2003 2
2004 2
2005 2
2006 1
2007 9
2008 3
2009 0
2010 1
2011 1
2012 1
2013 2
2014 2
2015 1
2016 2
2017 0
2018 4
2019 3
2020 3
2021 0
2022 0
2023 3
Total 177
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Arend Lijphart 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 Arend Lijphart 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, 171–175 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: 173 publications — 72nd percentile

72% 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 31 173
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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Arend Lijphart 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 Arend Lijphart 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, 61 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: 61 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 61
62+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in United States Leader Award
  • 1997 - Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science For his theoretically and empirically pathbreaking research on the function of consensus in democratic politics in divided as well as in homogeneous societies.
  • 1993 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1991 - Dr Hendrik Muller Prize, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1989 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1983 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Arend Lijphart is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Social Sciences, with a specific focus on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, and Law.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • American Constitutional Law and Politics
  • Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies
  • Political Theory and Democracy
  • Human Rights and Immigration
  • Judicial and Constitutional Studies
  • Political Systems and Governance

Lijphart has contributed publications to several academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include Yale University Press eBooks and Revista Chilena de Derecho y Ciencia Política.

Recent papers authored by Lijphart include:

  • Los peligros del presidencialismo: Análisis y nuevas reflexiones de Juan Linz (2023), Revista Chilena de Derecho y Ciencia Política

Co-authorship is a part of Lijphart's scholarly activity, with frequent collaborators being Steven Taylor and Matthew Søberg Shugart.

In terms of book publications, Lijphart has released work through Yale University Press, notably "A Different Democracy" published in 2020.

Several distinctions have been awarded to Lijphart throughout their academic career, such as:

  • Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science (1997) - for research on the function of consensus in democratic politics in both divided and homogeneous societies
  • Membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1993)
  • Dr Hendrik Muller Prize, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1991)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1989)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1983)

Best Publications

  • Patterns of democracy : government forms and performance in thirty-six countries

    Arend Lijphart

  • Comparative Politics and the Comparative Method

    Arend Lijphart

  • Democracy in plural societies : a comparative exploration

    Arend Lijphart

  • Democracies: Patterns of Majoritarian and Consensus Government in Twenty-One Countries

    Arend Lijphart

  • Patterns of Democracy

    Arend Lijphart

  • The politics of accommodation: Pluralism and democracy in the Netherlands

    Arend Lijphart

  • Unequal Participation: Democracy's Unresolved Dilemma Presidential Address, American Political Science Association, 1996

    Arend Lijphart

  • Electoral systems and party systems : a study of twenty-seven democracies, 1945-1990

    Arend Lijphart;Don Aitkin

  • Unequal Participation: Democracy's Unresolved Dilemma

    Arend Lijphart

  • Democracy in plural societies

    Arend Lijphart

  • II. The Comparable-Cases Strategy in Comparative Research:

    Arend Lijphart

  • Constitutional Design for Divided Societies

    Arend Lijphart

  • Electoral Systems and Party Systems

    Arend Lijphart

  • Corporatism and Consensus Democracy in Eighteen Countries: Conceptual and Empirical Linkages

    Arend Lijphart;Markus M. L. Crepaz

  • The Puzzle of Indian Democracy: A Consociational Interpretation

    Arend Lijphart

  • The Political Consequences of Electoral Laws, 1945-85

    Arend Lijphart

  • Parliamentary versus presidential government

    Arend Lijphart

  • Constitutional Choices for New Democracies

    Arend Lijphart

  • The politics of accommodation

    Arend Lijphart

  • Power-sharing in South Africa

    Arend Lijphart

  • Thinking about Democracy: Power Sharing and Majority Rule in Theory and Practice

    Arend Lijphart

  • Trust beyond Borders: Immigration, the Welfare State, and Identity in Modern Societies

    Markus M. L. Crepaz;Arend Lijphart

  • Religious vs. Linguistic vs. Class Voting: The “Crucial Experiment” of Comparing Belgium, Canada, South Africa, and Switzerland

    Arend Lijphart

  • Democratization and Constitutional Choices in Czecho-Slovakia, Hungary and Poland 1989-91:

    Arend Lijphart

  • Democracies: Forms, performance, and constitutional engineering

    Arend Lijphart

  • The Wave of Power‐Sharing Democracy

    Arend Lijphart

  • Democracy in Plural Societies: A Comparative Exploration

    Elijah Ben-Zion Kaminsky;Arend Lijphart

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard Grofman
Bernard Grofman University of California, Irvine
Matthew Soberg Shugart
Matthew Soberg Shugart University of California, Davis
Juan J. Linz
Juan J. Linz Yale University
Robert A. Dahl
Robert A. Dahl Yale University
Theda Skocpol
Theda Skocpol Harvard University
Robert H. Bates
Robert H. Bates Harvard University
Richard Gunther
Richard Gunther The Ohio State University
James C. Scott
James C. Scott Yale University
David Collier
David Collier University of California, Berkeley
Peter J. Taylor
Peter J. Taylor Northumbria University

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