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D-Index
32
Citations
14489
World Ranking
955
National Ranking
493

Clark C. Gibson 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 Clark C. Gibson sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 99 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Clark C. Gibson 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 Clark C. Gibson sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Clark C. Gibson is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their academic work is positioned primarily within the social sciences, with particular focus on political science and international relations, sociology and political science, gender studies, communication, and media technology.

The main topics of Gibson's research include media influence and politics, social policy and reform studies, gender politics and representation, social media and politics, ICT impact and policies, electoral systems and political participation, and experimental behavioral economics studies.

Gibson has published in various academic venues with repeated contributions to World Development, Working Paper Series, and SSRN Electronic Journal. Other publication venues include Economic Development and Cultural Change and UNC Libraries.

Recent papers authored by Gibson cover diverse issues such as democratic participation, ethnic voting patterns, political logic of service distribution, and use of technology in governance and auditing. Notable recent works are:

  • Using Communications Technology to Promote Democratic Participation: Experimental Evidence from South Africa (2022), Economic Development and Cultural Change
  • Mixed records, complexity, and ethnic voting in African elections (2021), World Development
  • Ethnicity is not public service destiny: The political logic of service distribution in South Africa (2022), World Development
  • Ethnicity is not public service destiny: The political logic of service distribution in South Africa (2021), Working Paper Series
  • Using remote tracking technologies to audit and understand medicine theft (2023), Working Paper Series

Gibson has collaborated frequently with other scholars in their field. Regular co-authors include Karen E. Ferree, Brigitte Seim, Aaron Erlich, Danielle F. Jung, and James D. Long. These collaborations have contributed to a multidisciplinary approach, integrating political science, sociology, and communication studies.

Best Publications

  • Enchantment and Disenchantment: The Role of Community in Natural Resource Conservation

    Arun Agrawal;Clark C Gibson

  • The concept of scale and the human dimensions of global change: a survey

    Clark C. Gibson;Elinor Ostrom;T.K. Ahn

  • The Samaritan's Dilemma: The Political Economy of Development Aid

    Clark C. Gibson;Krister Andersson;Elinor Ostrom;Sujai Shivakumar

  • Local Enforcement and Better Forests

    Clark C. Gibson;John T. Williams;Elinor Ostrom

  • People and forests : communities, institutions, and governance

    Clark C. Gibson;Margaret A. McKean;Elinor Ostrom

  • Transforming Rural Hunters Into Conservationists: An Assessment of Community-Based Wildlife Management Programs in Africa

    Clark C. Gibson;Stuart A. Marks

  • Communities and the environment : ethnicity, gender, and the state in community-based conservation

    Arun Agrawal;Clark C. Gibson

  • Conserving Tropical Biodiversity amid Weak Institutions

    Christopher B. Barrett;Katrina Brandon;Clark Gibson;Heidi Gjertsen

  • Politicians and Poachers: The Political Economy of Wildlife Policy in Africa

    Clark C. Gibson

  • The Samaritan's Dilemma

    Clark C. Gibson;Krister Andersson;Elinor Ostrom;Sujai Shivakumar

  • Municipal Politics and Forest Governance: Comparative Analysis of Decentralization in Bolivia and Guatemala

    Krister P. Andersson;Clark C. Gibson;Fabrice Lehoucq

  • Explaining Deforestation: The Role of Local Institutions

    C. Gibson;McKean;E. Ostrom

  • Decentralized governance and environmental change: Local institutional moderation of deforestation in Bolivia

    Krister Andersson;Clark C. Gibson

  • The presidential and parliamentary elections in Kenya, December 2007

    Clark C. Gibson;James D. Long

  • When community is not enough : Institutions and values in community-based forest management in southern Indiana

    Clark C. Gibson;Tomas Koontz

  • The Local Politics of Decentralized Environmental Policy in Guatemala

    Clark C. Gibson;Fabrice E. Lehoucq

  • Decentralization can help reduce deforestation when user groups engage with local government

    Glenn D. Wright;Krister P. Andersson;Clark C. Gibson;Tom P. Evans

  • The Samaritan's Dilemma: The Political Economy of Development Aid

    Clark C. Gibson;Krister Andersson;Sujai Shivakumar

  • Does Privatization Protect Natural Resources? Property Rights and Forests in Guatemala

    Clark C. Gibson;Fabrice E. Lehoucq;John T. Williams

  • Balancing Regionalism and Localism: How Institutions and Incentives Shape American Transportation Policy

    Elisabeth R. Gerber;Clark C. Gibson

  • Voting behavior and electoral irregularities in Kenya's 2013 Election

    Karen E. Ferree;Clark C. Gibson;James D. Long

  • Did Aid Promote Democracy in Africa? The Role of Technical Assistance in Africa’s Transitions

    Clark C. Gibson;Barak D. Hoffman;Ryan S. Jablonski

Frequent Co-Authors

Krister Andersson
Krister Andersson University of Notre Dame
Elinor Ostrom
Elinor Ostrom Indiana University
Christopher B. Barrett
Christopher B. Barrett Cornell University
Mathew D. McCubbins
Mathew D. McCubbins Duke University
Fabrice Lehoucq
Fabrice Lehoucq University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Tom Evans
Tom Evans University of Arizona
Elisabeth R. Gerber
Elisabeth R. Gerber University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Craig McIntosh
Craig McIntosh University of California, San Diego
Arun Agrawal
Arun Agrawal University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Anthony A. James
Anthony A. James University of California, Irvine

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