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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 41 455 410 251 215 239 9589

Christopher Chase-Dunn publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christopher Chase-Dunn between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christopher Chase-Dunn published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 5.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2000. 3 of the 299 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2000. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 2 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 7 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 24 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1970 2025

299 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christopher Chase-Dunn: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 2
1976 0
1977 1
1978 2
1979 2
1980 2
1981 7
1982 5
1983 4
1984 0
1985 2
1986 0
1987 1
1988 1
1989 3
1990 3
1991 3
1992 2
1993 4
1994 4
1995 6
1996 3
1997 2
1998 6
1999 6
2000 24
2001 3
2002 7
2003 4
2004 4
2005 9
2006 11
2007 8
2008 5
2009 7
2010 7
2011 10
2012 17
2013 8
2014 7
2015 17
2016 9
2017 6
2018 21
2019 15
2020 12
2021 6
2022 3
2023 4
2024 2
2025 1
Total 299
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Christopher Chase-Dunn 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 Chase-Dunn 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, 236–240 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: 239 publications — 87th percentile

87% 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
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 17 239
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 Chase-Dunn 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 Chase-Dunn 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% 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 41
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

  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Christopher Chase-Dunn is affiliated with the University of California, Riverside in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on social sciences, with a significant emphasis on world systems and global transformations. They have contributed extensively to topics such as culture, economy, and development studies, economic and technological innovation, elite sociology and global capitalism, evolutionary game theory and cooperation, religion and society interactions, and economic development and digital transformation.

Chase-Dunn's main fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences

The subfields in which they have published are:

  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Demography
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • General Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Significant topics of their research work comprise:

  • World Systems and Global Transformations
  • Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
  • Economic and Technological Innovation
  • Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Religion and Society Interactions
  • Economic Development and Digital Transformation

Christopher Chase-Dunn has authored several papers, including:

  • Waves of Structural Deglobalization: A World-Systems Perspective, 2023, Social Sciences
  • Remembering Immanuel Wallerstein, 2020, Journal of World-Systems Research
  • For a Global Social Science, 2020, Global Perspectives
  • Collective Behavior and Social Movements in Stateless Societies, 2022, The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements
  • Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein (1930-2019), 2020, Social Evolution & History

They have published books with notable academic presses, including:

  • Global Struggles and Social Change, 2020, Johns Hopkins University Press
  • BRICS and the New American Imperialism: Global rivalry and resistance, 2020, OAPEN

Frequent co-authors of Christopher Chase-Dunn include:

  • Marilyn Grell-Brisk
  • Hiroko Inoue
  • Alexis Álvarez
  • Yuhao Liao
  • Sándor Gyula Nagy

Their publications often appear in venues such as:

  • Journal of World-Systems Research
  • Social Sciences
  • Global Perspectives
  • The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements
  • Social Evolution & History

Christopher Chase-Dunn was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2001.

Best Publications

  • Global Formation: Structures of the World Economy

    Christopher K. Chase-Dunn

  • Transnational corporations and underdevelopment

    Volker Bornschier;Christopher K. Chase-Dunn

  • The effects of international economic dependence on development and inequality: A cross-national study.

    Christopher Chase-Dunn

  • World-Systems Analysis

    Christopher Chase-Dunn;Peter Grimes

  • Cross-National Evidence of the Effects of Foreign Investment and Aid on Economic Growth and Inequality: A Survey of Findings and a Reanalysis

    Volker Bornschier;Christopher Chase-Dunn;Richard Rubinson

  • Rise and Demise, Comparing World Systems.

    William G. Martin;Christopher Chase-Dunn;Thomas D. Hall

  • Promoting Polyarchy: Globalization, US Intervention, and Hegemony

    William I. Robinson

  • Trade globalization since 1795 : Waves of integration in the world-system

    C. Chase-Dunn;Y. Kawann;B. D. Brewer

  • Bronze Age World System Cycles [and Comments and Reply]

    Andre Gunder Frank;Guillermo Algaze;J. A. Barceló;Christopher Chase-Dunn

  • Global Democracy and the World Social Forums

    Jackie G. Smith

  • The Rise and Fall of Great Powers

    E. N. Anderson;Christopher Chase-Dunn

  • Interstate System and Capitalist World-EconomyOne Logic or Two?

    Christopher Chase-Dunn

  • Toward a Structural Perspective on the World-System

    Christopher Chase-Dunn;Richard Rubinson

  • The Spiral of Capitalism and Socialism: Toward Global Democracy

    Terry Boswell;Christopher K. Chase-Dunn

  • Rise and Fall: East-West Synchronicity and Indic Exceptionalism Reexamined

    Christopher K. Chase-Dunn;Thomas D. Hall;E. Susan Manning

  • GLOBALIZATION: A WORLD-SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE

    Christopher Chase-Dunn

  • Core/periphery Relations In Precapitalist Worlds

    Terry Boswell;Christopher Chase-Dunn;Thomas D. Hall

  • Contending Approaches to World System Analysis

    Andre Gunder Frank;Christopher Chase-Dunn;William R. Thompson;Albert Bergesen

  • The Spiral of Capitalism and Socialism

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  • The world-systems perspective and archaeology: Forward into the past

    Thomas D. Hall;Christopher Chase-Dunn

  • Comparing World-Systems: Concepts and Working Hypotheses

    Christopher Chase-Dunn;Thomas D. Hall

  • City Systems and World Systems: Four Millennia of City Growth and Decline

    Christopher Chase-Dunn;E. Susan Manning

  • The Historical Evolution of World-Systems

    Christopher Chase-Dunn;Thomas D. Hall

  • Convergence and Divergence in Development

    John W. Meyer;John Boli-Bennett;Christopher Chase-Dunn

  • World-Systems Analysis and Archaeology: Continuing the Dialogue

    Thomas D. Hall;P. Nick Kardulias;Christopher Chase-Dunn

  • Routledge Handbook of World-Systems Analysis

    Salvatore J. Babones;Christopher K. Chase-Dunn

  • Globalization on the ground : postbellum Guatemalan democracy and development

    Christopher K. Chase-Dunn;Susanne Jonas;Nelson Amaro

Frequent Co-Authors

Jackie Smith
Jackie Smith University of Pittsburgh
Andrew K. Jorgenson
Andrew K. Jorgenson Boston College
Peter Smith
Peter Smith University of Aberdeen
John W. Meyer
John W. Meyer Stanford University
Giovanni Arrighi
Giovanni Arrighi Johns Hopkins University
William R. Thompson
William R. Thompson Indiana University
Andrew J. Cherlin
Andrew J. Cherlin Johns Hopkins University
Patrick Bond
Patrick Bond University of Johannesburg
Peter J. Taylor
Peter J. Taylor Northumbria University
Juan Barceló
Juan Barceló Autonomous University of Barcelona

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