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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 26 1483 1355 737 651 57 11749

Barbara Geddes publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Barbara Geddes between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Barbara Geddes published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 1.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2018. 2 of the 62 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2018. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 0 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 14 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1989 2025

62 publications in total across all disciplines

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Barbara Geddes: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 2
1991 1
1992 2
1993 0
1994 6
1995 4
1996 2
1997 1
1998 1
1999 3
2000 2
2001 1
2002 0
2003 2
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 3
2010 1
2011 0
2012 2
2013 0
2014 2
2015 2
2016 3
2017 1
2018 14
2019 1
2020 1
2021 0
2022 0
2023 2
2024 1
2025 1
Total 62
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Barbara Geddes 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 Barbara Geddes 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, 56–60 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: 57 publications — 5th percentile

5% 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 57
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
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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Barbara Geddes 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 Barbara Geddes 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, 26 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: 26 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% 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 26
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

Barbara Geddes is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research contributions are documented through several publications in notable academic venues.

Their recent published papers include:

  • The Consequences of Military Rule: Juntas Versus Strongmen (2020) - Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
  • Member Spotlights (2021) - Political Science Today

Frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
  • Political Science Today

Coauthors who have collaborated with them on research projects include:

  • Tatiana Nieves
  • Michael Hanchard
  • Gregory A. Huber
  • Andrew D. Martin
  • Daniel Posner

Best Publications

  • What Do We Know About Democratization After Twenty Years

    Barbara Geddes

  • Politician's Dilemma: Building State Capacity in Latin America

    Barbara Geddes

  • Autocratic breakdown and regime transitions: A new data set

    Barbara Geddes;Joseph Wright;Erica Frantz

  • Paradigms and Sand Castles: Theory Building and Research Design in Comparative Politics

    Barbara Geddes

  • How the Cases You Choose Affect the Answers You Get: Selection Bias in Comparative Politics

    Barbara Geddes

  • Sources of Popular Support for Authoritarian Regimes

    Barbara Geddes;John Zaller

  • Decentralization and the Quality of Government

    Daniel Treisman;Sanchita Bannerjee;Stephen Bloom;Anton Rushakov

  • Oil and Autocratic Regime Survival

    Joseph Wright;Erica Frantz;Barbara Geddes

  • How Dictatorships Work: Power, Personalization, and Collapse

    Barbara Geddes;Joseph Wright;Erica Frantz

  • How Dictatorships Work

    Barbara Geddes;Joseph Wright;Erica Frantz

  • A Game Theoretic Model of Reform in Latin American Democracies

    Barbara Geddes

  • Building "State" Autonomy in Brazil, 1930-1964

    Barbara Geddes

  • A Comparative Perspective on the Leninist Legacy in Eastern Europe

    Barbara Geddes

  • Institutional sources of corruption in Brazil

    Barbara Geddes;Artur Ribeiro Neto

  • Paradigms and Sand Castles

    Barbara Geddes

  • Challenging the Conventional Wisdom

    Barbara Geddes

  • New Theoretical Perspectives on Democratization@@@Economic Reforms in New Democracies: A Social-Democratic Approach@@@Politician's Dilemma: Building State Capacity in Latin America@@@Elites and Democratic Consolidation in Latin America and Southern Europe@@@Capitalist Development and Democracy

    Karen L. Remmer;Luiz Carlos Bresser Pereira;Jose Maria Maravall;Adam Przeworski

  • Are coups good for democracy

    George Derpanopoulos;Erica Frantz;Barbara Geddes;Joseph Wright

  • What Causes Democratization

    Barbara Geddes

  • Seizing Power: The Strategic Logic of Military Coups by Naunihal Singh. Baltimore, MD, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014. 264 pp. $59.95.

    Barbara Geddes

  • The Politics of Economic Liberalization

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  • Initiation of New Democratic Institutions in Eastern Europe and Latin America

    Barbara Geddes

  • Democracy and the Market: Political and Economic Reforms in Eastern Europe and Latin America. By Adam Przeworski. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1991. 210p. $39.50 cloth, $12.95 paper.

    Barbara Geddes

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph Wright
Joseph Wright Pennsylvania State University
Adam Przeworski
Adam Przeworski New York University
Daniel Treisman
Daniel Treisman University of California, Los Angeles
Raymond M. Duch
Raymond M. Duch University of Oxford
Sidney Tarrow
Sidney Tarrow Cornell University
Susan Rose-Ackerman
Susan Rose-Ackerman Yale University
Richard Gunther
Richard Gunther The Ohio State University
John Gerring
John Gerring The University of Texas at Austin
James Mahoney
James Mahoney Northwestern University
Elinor Ostrom
Elinor Ostrom Indiana University

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