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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 48 268 237 153 129 173 21571

Christopher Ansell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christopher Ansell between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christopher Ansell published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 5.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2021. 20 of the 256 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2021. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 18 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 18 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 3 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 11 publications
1978 2025

256 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christopher Ansell: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 2
1994 1
1995 1
1996 0
1997 3
1998 3
1999 2
2000 1
2001 18
2002 1
2003 3
2004 6
2005 2
2006 4
2007 3
2008 5
2009 5
2010 1
2011 18
2012 6
2013 1
2014 3
2015 6
2016 21
2017 7
2018 19
2019 18
2020 6
2021 29
2022 21
2023 15
2024 9
2025 11
Total 256
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Christopher Ansell 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 Christopher Ansell 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, 171–175 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: 173 publications — 72nd percentile

72% 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
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 31 173
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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Christopher Ansell 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 Christopher Ansell 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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
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 48
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

  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration

Overview

Christopher Ansell is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Business, Management and Accounting, with significant contributions to Public Administration, Political Science and International Relations, Management of Technology and Innovation, Sociology and Political Science, and Strategy and Management.

The main topics addressed in Ansell's work cover Public Policy and Administration Research, Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development, Service and Product Innovation, Mental Health and Patient Involvement, Management and Organizational Studies, Policy Transfer and Learning, and Local Government Finance and Decentralization.

Ansell has published extensively in the following venues:

  • Perspectives on Public Management and Governance
  • Policy and Society
  • Policy & Politics
  • Public Administration Review
  • European Policy Analysis

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jacob Torfing (38 joint publications)
  • Eva Sørensen (15 joint publications)
  • Scott Douglas (4 joint publications)
  • Paul 't Hart (3 joint publications)
  • Jarle Trondal (3 joint publications)

Recent papers by Christopher Ansell include:

  • "The COVID-19 pandemic as a game changer for public administration and leadership? The need for robust governance responses to turbulent problems," 2020, Public Management Review
  • "Understanding inclusion in collaborative governance: a mixed methods approach," 2020, Policy and Society
  • "Co-creation: the new kid on the block in public governance," 2021, Policy & Politics
  • "Public administration and politics meet turbulence: The search for robust governance responses," 2022, Public Administration
  • "Rising to Ostrom's challenge: an invitation to walk on the bright side of public governance and public service," 2021, Policy Design and Practice

Ansell has contributed to several book publications through Edward Elgar Publishing and Cambridge University Press. Key titles include:

  • "Handbook on Theories of Governance" (2022)
  • "Handbook of Collaborative Public Management" (2021)
  • "Rethinking Theories of Governance" (2023)
  • "Public Governance as Co-creation" (2021)
  • "Robust Governance in Turbulent Times" (2024)

Christopher Ansell has been recognized as a Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration.

Best Publications

  • Collaborative governance in theory and practice

    Chris Ansell;Alison Gash

  • Robust Action and the Rise of the Medici, 1400-1434'

    John F. Padgett;Christopher K. Ansell

  • Managing Transboundary Crises: Identifying the Building Blocks of an Effective Response System

    Chris Ansell;Arjen Boin;Arjen Boin;Ann Keller

  • The Networked Polity: Regional Development in Western Europe

    Chris Ansell

  • Collaborative Platforms as a Governance Strategy

    Chris Ansell;Alison Gash

  • The COVID-19 pandemic as a game changer for public administration and leadership? The need for robust governance responses to turbulent problems

    Christopher Ansell;Eva Sørensen;Jacob Torfing

  • Handbook on Theories of Governance

    Christopher Ansell;Jacob Torfing

  • Pragmatist Democracy: Evolutionary Learning as Public Philosophy

    Christopher K. Ansell

  • What's the beef? : the contested governance of European food safety

    Christopher K. Ansell;David Vogel

  • Stewards, Mediators, and Catalysts: Toward a Model of Collaborative Leadership1

    Chris Ansell;Alison Gash

  • Improving policy implementation through collaborative policymaking

    Christopher Ansell;Eva Sørensen;Jacob Torfing

  • Strengthening political leadership and policy innovation through the expansion of collaborative forms of governance

    Jacob Torfing;Christopher Ansell

  • Symbolic networks : The realignment of the French working class, 1887-1894

    Christopher K. Ansell

  • Dual Networks in European Regional Development Policy

    Christopher K. Ansell;Craig A. Parsons;Keith A. Darden

  • Taming Deep Uncertainty: The Potential of Pragmatist Principles for Understanding and Improving Strategic Crisis Management:

    Chris Ansell;Arjen Boin

  • Varieties of experimentalism

    Christopher K. Ansell;Martin Bartenberger

  • Public Innovation through Collaboration and Design

    Christopher K. Ansell;Jacob Torfing

  • Governance in Turbulent Times

    Christopher K. Ansell;Jarle Trondal;Morten Øgård

  • PERSPECTIVE—Pragmatism in Organization Studies: Meeting the Challenges of a Dynamic and Complex World

    Moshe Farjoun;Christopher Ansell;Arjen Boin

  • Restructuring territoriality : Europe and the United States compared

    Christopher K. Ansell;Giuseppe Di Palma

  • Understanding inclusion in collaborative governance: a mixed methods approach

    Christopher Ansell;Carey Doberstein;Hayley Henderson;Saba Siddiki

  • Organizing International Politics: Sovereignty and Open Systems:

    Christopher K. Ansell;Steven Weber

  • Governing Turbulence: An Organizational-Institutional Agenda

    Jarle Trondal;Jarle Trondal;Christopher Ansell

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacob Torfing
Jacob Torfing Roskilde University
Arjen Boin
Arjen Boin Leiden University
Eva Sørensen
Eva Sørensen Roskilde University
Jarle Trondal
Jarle Trondal University of Agder
Paul 't Hart
Paul 't Hart Utrecht University
David Vogel
David Vogel University of California, Berkeley
Donald P. Moynihan
Donald P. Moynihan University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
B. Guy Peters
B. Guy Peters University of Pittsburgh
Matthew Flinders
Matthew Flinders University of Sheffield
Yacov Y. Haimes
Yacov Y. Haimes University of Virginia

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