2026 Brian Wampler: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	29	1264	1145	636	554	117	4686

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Overview

Brian Wampler is affiliated with Boise State University in the United States and focuses on research within the Social Sciences, particularly in the areas of Political Science and International Relations, Public Administration, Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their research covers several main topics, including:

Local Government Finance and Decentralization
Public Policy and Administration Research
Public-Private Partnership Projects
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
Global Maternal and Child Health
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
Income, Poverty, and Inequality

Brian Wampler has collaborated frequently with several coauthors. The most frequent include Michael Touchton, Natasha Borges Sugiyama, Ricardo Rocha de Azevedo, Ricardo Lopes Cardoso, and Armando Santos Moreira da Cunha.

The scientist has contributed to publications in various academic venues, most notably:

Revista de Administração Pública
American Behavioral Scientist
American Political Science Review
Caderno CRH
Governance

Key recent papers published by Brian Wampler include:

Participatory Budgeting and Community Development: A Global Perspective, 2022, American Behavioral Scientist
Participation, Development, and Accountability: A Survey Experiment on Democratic Decision-Making in Kenya, 2023, American Political Science Review
Of democratic governance and revenue: Participatory institutions and tax generation in Brazil, 2020, Governance
DEMOCRACIA EM AÇÃO: indo além das eleições para melhorar o bem-estar, 2020, Caderno CRH
O orçamento participativo e a dinâmica orçamentária no setor público, 2022, Revista de Contabilidade e Organizações

Brian Wampler is also an author of a book published by the World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks:

Building the Foundation for Accountability in Ethiopia, 2020

Best Publications

Participatory Budgeting in Brazil: Contestation, Cooperation, and Accountability

Brian Wampler

692
Citations
A Guide to Participatory Budgeting

Brian Wampler

480
Citations
Participatory Publics: Civil Society and New Institutions in Democratic Brazil

Brian Wampler;Leonardo Avritzer

391
Citations
Improving Social Well- Being Through New Democratic Institutions

Michael Touchton;Brian Wampler

298
Citations
Voice, Votes, and Resources: Evaluating the Effect of Participatory Democracy on Well-being

Carew Boulding;Brian Wampler

283
Citations
When Does Participatory Democracy Deepen the Quality of Democracy? Lessons from Brazil

Brian Wampler

204
Citations
Expanding Accountability Through Participatory Institutions: Mayors, Citizens, and Budgeting in Three Brazilian Municipalities

Brian Wampler

203
Citations
Participatory Budgeting: Core principles and Key Impacts

Brian Wampler

177
Citations
A difusão do Orçamento Participativo brasileiro: "boas práticas" devem ser promovidas?

Brian Wampler

140
Citations
Participatory budgeting in Brazil

Brian Wampler

112
Citations
Entering the State: Civil Society Activism and Participatory Governance in Brazil

Brian Wampler

108
Citations
Participation, Representation, and Social Justice: Using Participatory Governance to Transform Representative Democracy

Brian Wampler

106
Citations
The Spread of Participatory Democracy in Brazil: From Radical Democracy to Participatory Good Government

Brian Wampler;Leonardo Avritzer

101
Citations
Participatory Budgeting in Global Perspective

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97
Citations
Participatory Budgeting: Diffusion and Outcomes across the World

Brian Wampler;Janette Hartz-karp

95
Citations
Democracy at Work: Moving beyond Elections to Improve Well-Being

Michael Touchton;Natasha Borges Sugiyama;Brian Wampler

86
Citations
Activating Democracy in Brazil: Popular Participation, Social Justice, and Interlocking Institutions

Brian Wampler

75
Citations
Can Participatory Institutions Promote Pluralism? Mobilizing Low-Income Citizens in Brazil

Brian Wampler

73
Citations
Left Out: Trust and Social Capital Among Migrant Seasonal Farmworkers

Maria L. Chávez;Brian Wampler;Ross E. Burkhart

61
Citations
The digital revolution and governance in Brazil: Evidence from participatory budgeting

Michael Touchton;Brian Wampler;Paolo Spada

30
Citations
Designing institutions to improve well-being: Participation, deliberation and institutionalisation

Brian Wampler;Michael Touchton

29
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Following in the Footsteps of Policy Entrepreneurs: Policy Advocates and Pro Forma Adopters

Brian Wampler

27
Citations
Participatory Budgeting: Spreading Across the Globe

Brian Wampler;Stephanie McNulty;Michael Touchton

12
Citations
Civil Society and New Institutions in Democratic Brazil

Brian Wampler;Leonardo Avritzer

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