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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 33 895 811 145 135 110 6955

Christina Boswell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christina Boswell between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christina Boswell published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2009. 12 of the 136 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2009. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 6 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 3 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 9 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 12 publications
1987 2025

136 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christina Boswell: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 2
1998 0
1999 1
2000 2
2001 2
2002 1
2003 6
2004 3
2005 1
2006 1
2007 3
2008 7
2009 15
2010 4
2011 12
2012 3
2013 3
2014 4
2015 8
2016 8
2017 5
2018 15
2019 4
2020 0
2021 3
2022 1
2023 9
2024 0
2025 12
Total 136
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Christina Boswell 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 Christina Boswell 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, 106–110 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: 110 publications — 40th percentile

40% 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 66 110
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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Christina Boswell 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 Christina Boswell 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, 33 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: 33 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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 33
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Christina Boswell is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Social Sciences, with a specific focus on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Public Administration, Information Systems, and Communication as subfields.

The main topics addressed in Christina Boswell's work include Migration, Refugees, and Integration, Social Policy and Reform Studies, Political Systems and Governance, Global Security and Public Health, COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing, Policy Transfer and Learning, and Media Studies and Communication.

Recent papers authored by Christina Boswell encompass the following:

  • "What isn't in the files, isn't in the world": Understanding state ignorance of irregular migration in Germany and the United Kingdom, 2020, Governance
  • The Emergence, Uses and Impacts of Narratives on Migration: State of the Art, 2021, BOA (University of Milano-Bicocca)
  • The strange resilience of the UK e-Borders programme: Technology hype, failure and lock-in in border control, 2023, Security Dialogue
  • Understanding the role of ideas in public administration: the cases of Canadian and UK immigration policy-making, 2022, Ethnic and Racial Studies

Co-authorship collaborations include Elisabeth Badenhoop, Sara Casella Colombeau, Saskia Smellie, Émile Chabal, and Mike Slaven.

Christina Boswell has published books with Cambridge University Press, including the title States of Ignorance (2023).

Key frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • Governance
  • Security Dialogue
  • BOA (University of Milano-Bicocca)
  • Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
  • Ethnic and Racial Studies

Awards received by Christina Boswell include Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2017) and Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • The ‘external dimension’ of EU immigration and asylum policy

    Christina Boswell

  • The Political Uses of Expert Knowledge: Immigration Policy and Social Research

    Christina Boswell

  • Migration and Mobility in the European Union

    Christina Boswell;Andrew Geddes

  • The Political Functions of Expert Knowledge: Knowledge and Legitimation in European Union Immigration Policy

    Christina Boswell

  • Theorizing Migration Policy: Is There a Third Way?†

    Christina Boswell

  • Migration Control in Europe After 9/11: Explaining the Absence of Securitization*

    Christina Boswell

  • European Migration Policies in Flux: Changing Patterns of Inclusion and Exclusion

    Christina Boswell

  • The Role of Narratives in Migration Policy‐Making: A Research Framework

    Christina Boswell;Andrew Geddes;Peter Scholten

  • The Political Uses of Expert Knowledge: List of figures and tables

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  • Rethinking policy 'impact' : four models of research policy relations

    Christina Boswell;Katherine E. Smith

  • European Values and the Asylum Crisis

    Christina Boswell

  • Burden‐Sharing in the European Union: Lessons from the German and UK Experience

    Christina Boswell

  • Knowledge, Legitimation and the Politics of Risk: The Functions of Research in Public Debates on Migration:

    Christina Boswell

  • Forecasting Labour and Skills Shortages: How Can Projections Better Inform Labour Migration Policies?

    Christina Boswell;Silvia Stiller;Thomas Straubhaar

  • CHRISTINA BOSWELL, ANDREW GEDDES, MIGRATION AND MOBILNY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, PALGRAVE MACMILLAN, BASINGSTOKE, 2011

    Jan Brzozowski;Christina Boswell;Andrew Geddes

  • Migration Control and Narratives of Steering

    Christina Boswell

  • Combining Economics and Sociology in Migration Theory

    Christina Boswell

  • Evasion, Reinterpretation and Decoupling: European Commission Responses to the ‘External Dimension’ of Immigration and Asylum

    Christina Boswell

  • Ideas and agency in immigration policy: a discursive institutionalist approach

    Christina Boswell;James Hampshire

  • European Migration Policies in Flux

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  • The ethics of refugee policy

    Christina Boswell

  • Politicising migration: opportunity or liability for the centre-right in Germany?

    Christina Boswell;Dan Hough

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Geddes
Andrew Geddes European University Institute
Katherine E. Smith
Katherine E. Smith University of Strathclyde
Philip L. Martin
Philip L. Martin University of California, Davis
Peter Scholten
Peter Scholten Erasmus University Rotterdam

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