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Political Science
USA
2023
Law and Political Science
USA
2022

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Political Science D-index 76 Citations 62,367 227 World Ranking 15 National Ranking 8

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Political Science in United States Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in United States Leader Award

2011 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

2006 - William H. Riker Prize for Political Science For advancing the scientific study of politics through research in positive political theory and its application to the analysis of administrative, economic, legal and political institutions.

1996 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

1988 - Heinz I. Eulau Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Politics

Barry R. Weingast focuses on Politics, Law and economics, Legislature, Political economy and Federalism. His Politics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Control, Congressional oversight, Public administration and Institution. His work deals with themes such as Statutory interpretation, Positive political theory, Welfare economics and Composition, which intersect with Law and economics.

His Legislature research incorporates elements of Public economics, Power and Industrial organization. He studied Political economy and China that intersect with Dual federalism. The various areas that Barry R. Weingast examines in his Federalism study include Incentive and Decentralization.

His most cited work include:

  • Constitutions and Commitment: The Evolution of Institutions Governing Public Choice in Seventeenth-Century England (3197 citations)
  • Violence and Social Orders: A Conceptual Framework for Interpreting Recorded Human History (1539 citations)
  • Administrative Procedures as Instruments of Political Control (1509 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Politics, Law, Political economy, Law and economics and Democracy. His Politics research is multidisciplinary, relying on both State, Public administration, Government, Legislature and Incentive. His Public administration research includes themes of Control and Power.

His research investigates the connection between Law and topics such as Positive political theory that intersect with issues in Statutory interpretation. His Political economy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Social order and Economy. The Law and economics study combines topics in areas such as Statutory law and Rule of law.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Politics (44.93%)
  • Law (23.19%)
  • Political economy (20.29%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Politics (44.93%)
  • Law (23.19%)
  • Democracy (16.30%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Barry R. Weingast mainly focuses on Politics, Law, Democracy, Political economy and Law and economics. His Politics study combines topics in areas such as State, Legislature, Face, Incentive and Property rights. Barry R. Weingast interconnects Competition, Argument, Division of labour and Public economics in the investigation of issues within Incentive.

His Democracy research also works with subjects such as

  • Constitution which connect with Capitalism and Prosperity,
  • Economic system, which have a strong connection to Developing country. His studies in Political economy integrate themes in fields like Limited government, Asian studies, China and Social system. His work carried out in the field of Law and economics brings together such families of science as Public law, Rule of law and Public administration.

Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Second Generation Fiscal Federalism: Political Aspects of Decentralization and Economic Development (123 citations)
  • Self-Enforcing Constitutions: With an Application to Democratic Stability In America's First Century (56 citations)
  • Microfoundations of the Rule of Law (37 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Politics

His primary areas of study are Politics, Democracy, Law and economics, Incentive and Law. His studies deal with areas such as Economic growth, Developing country, Public administration, Government and Property rights as well as Politics. His Democracy research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Political economy, Rule of law, Phenomenon, State and Political division.

His Political economy research incorporates themes from Capitalism, Prosperity and Thriving. Barry R. Weingast combines subjects such as Feudalism, Emancipation, Inefficiency and Due process with his study of Law and economics. The study incorporates disciplines such as Competition, Argument, Central government and Public good in addition to Incentive.

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Best Publications

Constitutions and Commitment: The Evolution of Institutions Governing Public Choice in Seventeenth-Century England

Douglass C. North;Barry R. Weingast.
The Journal of Economic History (1989)

6853 Citations

Violence and Social Orders: A Conceptual Framework for Interpreting Recorded Human History

Douglass Cecil North;John Joseph Wallis;Barry R. Weingast.
(2009)

5145 Citations

Administrative Procedures as Instruments of Political Control

Mathew D. Mccubbins;Roger G. Noll;Barry R. Weingast.
(1987)

3712 Citations

THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS IN THE REVIVAL OF TRADE: THE LAW MERCHANT, PRIVATE JUDGES, AND THE CHAMPAGNE FAIRS

Paul R. Milgrom;Douglass C. North;Barry R. Weingast.
Economics and Politics (1990)

2490 Citations

Federalism as a Commitment to Preserving Market Incentives

Yingyi Qian;Barry R. Weingast.
Research Papers in Economics (1997)

2299 Citations

Regional decentralization and fiscal incentives: Federalism, Chinese style

Hehui Jin;Yingyi Qian;Barry R. Weingast.
Journal of Public Economics (2005)

1781 Citations

Coordination, Commitment, and Enforcement: The Case of the Merchant Guild

Avner Greif;Paul Milgrom;Barry R. Weingast.
Journal of Political Economy (1994)

1659 Citations

Analytic Narratives Revisited

Robert H. Bates;Avner Greif;Margaret Levi;Jean-Laurent Rosenthal.
Social Science History (2000)

1606 Citations

Federalism as a Commitment to Reserving Market Incentives

Yingyi Qian;Barry R. Weingast.
Journal of Economic Perspectives (1997)

1573 Citations

Federalism, Chinese Style: The Political Basis for Economic Success in China

Gabriella Montinola;Yingyi Qian;Barry R. Weingast.
World Politics (1995)

1441 Citations

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