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Brian Wampler 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 Brian Wampler sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 117 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brian Wampler 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 Brian Wampler sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 29 D-Index — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • A Guide to Participatory Budgeting

    Brian Wampler

  • Participatory Publics: Civil Society and New Institutions in Democratic Brazil

    Brian Wampler;Leonardo Avritzer

  • Improving Social Well- Being Through New Democratic Institutions

    Michael Touchton;Brian Wampler

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

    Carew Boulding;Brian Wampler

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

    Brian Wampler

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

    Brian Wampler

  • Participatory Budgeting: Core principles and Key Impacts

    Brian Wampler

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

    Brian Wampler

  • Participatory budgeting in Brazil

    Brian Wampler

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

    Brian Wampler

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

    Brian Wampler

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

    Brian Wampler;Leonardo Avritzer

  • Participatory Budgeting in Global Perspective

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  • Participatory Budgeting: Diffusion and Outcomes across the World

    Brian Wampler;Janette Hartz-karp

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

    Michael Touchton;Natasha Borges Sugiyama;Brian Wampler

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

    Brian Wampler

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

    Brian Wampler

  • Left Out: Trust and Social Capital Among Migrant Seasonal Farmworkers

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

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

    Michael Touchton;Brian Wampler;Paolo Spada

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

    Brian Wampler;Michael Touchton

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

    Brian Wampler

  • Participatory Budgeting: Spreading Across the Globe

    Brian Wampler;Stephanie McNulty;Michael Touchton

  • Civil Society and New Institutions in Democratic Brazil

    Brian Wampler;Leonardo Avritzer

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