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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 52 201 177 122 103 187 14293

Christopher Wlezien publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christopher Wlezien 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 Wlezien published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 3.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2022. 6 of the 209 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2022. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 4 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 3 publications
1970 2025

209 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christopher Wlezien: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 0
1993 6
1994 4
1995 2
1996 4
1997 6
1998 1
1999 2
2000 1
2001 4
2002 5
2003 4
2004 7
2005 8
2006 5
2007 4
2008 6
2009 15
2010 9
2011 13
2012 6
2013 6
2014 7
2015 10
2016 6
2017 15
2018 3
2019 5
2020 8
2021 6
2022 17
2023 6
2024 3
2025 3
Total 209
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Christopher Wlezien publications per year - data summary

  • Christopher Wlezien, a Political Science scholar from The University of Texas at Austin, has 209 publications recorded across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1970 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2022, with 17 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1970, 1991, 1998 and 2000, with 1 publication each.
  • 21 of the 56 years in the span carry no publications at all (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.0 per year counting only the 35 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 35 publications, 17% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1970-1988: 1 publication (0.1 per year); 1989-2007: 64 publications (3.4 per year); 2008-2025: 144 publications (8.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Christopher Wlezien 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 Wlezien 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, 186–190 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: 187 publications — 76th percentile

76% 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 36 187
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 Wlezien publication distribution in Political Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 2,033 Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 36–40 to 333+ publications.
  • Christopher Wlezien, a Political Science scholar from The University of Texas at Austin, records 187 publications - the 76th percentile of the discipline.
  • 76% of ranked Political Science scientists score the same or lower than Christopher Wlezien, and about 24% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 121–125 publications range, and Christopher Wlezien ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 333+ publications, holding 97 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 44% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 111–115 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 333 publications or more, 97 scientists in all (5% of the field).

Christopher Wlezien 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 Wlezien 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, 52 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: 52 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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
49 18
50 19
51 19
52 15 52
53 14
54 10
55 13
56 9
57 11
58 12
59 10
60 5
61 7
62+ 100
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Christopher Wlezien D-index placement in Political Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 2,033 Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 43 ranges running from 20 to 62+ D-Index.
  • Christopher Wlezien, a Political Science scholar from The University of Texas at Austin, records 52 D-Index - the 91st percentile of the discipline.
  • 91% of ranked Political Science scientists score the same or lower than Christopher Wlezien, and about 9% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 32 D-Index range, and Christopher Wlezien ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 62+ D-Index, holding 100 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 45% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 30 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (5% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in United States Leader Award

Overview

Christopher Wlezien is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research concentrates primarily within the social sciences, with specific focus areas including political science and international relations, communication, sociology and political science, economics and econometrics, and strategy and management.

Wlezien's work covers a variety of topics related to electoral systems and political participation, social media and politics, media influence and politics, media studies and communication, fiscal policies and political economy, political influence and corporate strategies, and computational and text analysis methods.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Wlezien include:

  • Issue Salience and Political Decisions (2020), published in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
  • Elite Interactions and Voters' Perceptions of Parties' Policy Positions (2020), published in American Journal of Political Science
  • Election forecasting: Too far out? (2020), published in International Journal of Forecasting
  • Information, incentives, and goals in election forecasts (2020), published in Judgment and Decision Making
  • Dictionaries, Supervised Learning, and Media Coverage of Public Policy (2020), published in Political Communication

Wlezien frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable co-authors include:

  • James Adams
  • Simon Weschle
  • Stuart Soroka
  • Will Jennings
  • Robert S. Erikson

Their publications have appeared in several venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Political Science Research and Methods
  • PS Political Science & Politics
  • American Journal of Political Science
  • International Journal of Forecasting

Wlezien has also contributed to book literature, with publications including:

  • Information and Democracy (2022), Cambridge University Press
  • On collective representation (2022), Edward Elgar Publishing

Best Publications

  • The Public as Thermostat: Dynamics of Preferences for Spending

    Christopher Wlezien

  • Degrees of democracy

    Stuart N. Soroka;Christopher Wlezien

  • Degrees of Democracy: Politics, Public Opinion, and Policy

    Stuart Neil Soroka;Christopher Wlezien

  • On the salience of political issues: The problem with ‘most important problem’ ☆

    Christopher Wlezien

  • Public Opinion and Public Policy

    Stuart N. Soroka;Christopher Wlezien

  • Patterns of Representation: Dynamics of Public Preferences and Policy

    Christopher Wlezien

  • A General Empirical Law of Public Budgets: A Comparative Analysis

    Bryan Davidson Jones;Frank R. Baumgartner;Christian Breunig;Christopher Wlezien

  • Economic Perceptions and Vote Choice: Disentangling the Endogeneity

    Christopher Wlezien;Mark Franklin;Daniel Twiggs

  • Opinion–Policy Dynamics: Public Preferences and Public Expenditure in the United Kingdom

    Stuart N. Soroka;Christopher Wlezien

  • Dynamics of Representation: The Case of US Spending on Defence

    Christopher Wlezien

  • The Responsive Public: Issue Salience, Policy Change, and Preferences for European Unification

    Mark N. Franklin;Christopher Wlezien

  • On the limits to inequality in representation

    Stuart N. Soroka;Christopher Wlezien

  • Political Institutions and the Opinion–Policy Link

    Christopher Wlezien;Stuart N. Soroka

  • Opinion Representation and Policy Feedback: Canada in Comparative Perspective

    Stuart N. Soroka;Christopher Wlezien

  • It's (change in) the (future) economy, stupid: : economic indicators, the media, and public opinion

    Stuart N. Soroka;Dominik A. Stecula;Christopher Wlezien

  • The Timeline of Presidential Election Campaigns

    Christopher Wlezien;Robert S. Erikson

  • Performance pressure: Patterns of partisanship and the economic vote

    Mark Andreas Kayser;Christopher Wlezien

  • The Timeline of Presidential Elections: How Campaigns Do (and Do Not) Matter

    Robert S. Erikson;Christopher Wlezien

  • Attitudes toward Europe and referendum votes: A response to Siune and Svensson

    Mark Franklin;Michael Marsh;Christopher Wlezien

  • An Evaluation of the 2016 Election Polls in the United States

    Courtney Kennedy;Mark Blumenthal;Scott Clement;Joshua D. Clinton

  • The impact of legal constraints on voter registration, turnout, and the composition of the American electorate

    Glenn E. Mitchell;Christopher Wlezien

Frequent Co-Authors

Stuart Soroka
Stuart Soroka University of California, Los Angeles
Robert S. Erikson
Robert S. Erikson Columbia University
Will Jennings
Will Jennings University of Southampton
Mark Pickup
Mark Pickup Simon Fraser University
Robert Ford
Robert Ford University of Manchester
Justin Fisher
Justin Fisher Brunel University London
Pippa Norris
Pippa Norris Harvard University
Bryan D. Jones
Bryan D. Jones The University of Texas at Austin
Michael S. Lewis-Beck
Michael S. Lewis-Beck University of Iowa
James Adams
James Adams University of California, Davis

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