2026 Daniel Béland: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	53	186	162	4	4	321	12156

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Political Science in Canada Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Political Science in Canada Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Canada Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Political Science in Canada Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Daniel Béland is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and has a substantial body of research within the social sciences, particularly focusing on political science, public policy, and health-related topics. Their work encompasses 126 publications in social sciences, with a significant emphasis on political science and international relations, general health professions, and sociology.

Their research spans several specific topics, including:

Social Policy and Reform Studies
Policy Transfer and Learning
Political Systems and Governance
Employment and Welfare Studies
Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
Political and Economic History of the UK and US
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

The scientist has contributed multiple papers addressing social policy and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, reflecting an ongoing engagement with contemporary policy challenges. Notable recent publications include:

"Social policy in the face of a global pandemic: Policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis" (2021), published in Social Policy and Administration
"The Unequal Pandemic: COVID-19 and Health Inequalities" (2022), published in Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law
"COVID-19 and Long-Term Care Policy for Older People in Canada" (2020), published in Journal of Aging & Social Policy
"Social policy responses to COVID-19 in Canada and the United States: Explaining policy variations between two liberal welfare state regimes" (2020), published in Social Policy and Administration

In addition to articles, Béland has authored books published by prominent presses, including Cambridge University Press and University of Michigan Press. These books are:

"Policy Feedback" (2022), published by Cambridge University Press
"Putting Federalism in Its Place" (2022), published by University of Michigan Press

Their work has appeared frequently in several well-known academic journals, among them:

Social Policy and Administration
Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law
Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Research and Practice
Canadian Journal of Political Science
Policy and Society

Béland collaborates regularly with other scholars such as André Lecours, Philip Rocco, Alex Waddan, Trevor Tombe, and Ginny Lane, with multiple coauthored publications reflecting continuing research partnerships.

Best Publications

Ideas and Social Policy: An Institutionalist Perspective

Daniel Béland

1063
Citations
Ideas and politics in social science research

Daniel Béland;Robert Henry Cox

941
Citations
Ideas, institutions, and policy change

Daniel Béland

868
Citations
Ideas and Institutional Change in Social Security: Conversion, Layering, and Policy Drift†

Daniel Béland

400
Citations
Nationalism and Social Policy: The Politics of Territorial Solidarity

Daniel Béland;André Lecours

379
Citations
Ideas as coalition magnets: coalition building, policy entrepreneurs, and power relations

Daniel Béland;Robert Henry Cox

292
Citations
The Role and Impact of the Multiple-Streams Approach in Comparative Policy Analysis

Daniel Béland;Michael Howlett

285
Citations
Reconsidering Policy Feedback How Policies Affect Politics

Daniel Béland

275
Citations
The social exclusion discourse: ideas and policy change

Daniel Béland

241
Citations
Ideas, private institutions and American welfare state ‘exceptionalism’: the case of health and old‐age insurance, 1915–1965

Daniel Béland;Jacob S Hacker

207
Citations
Social Security: History and Politics from the New Deal to the Privatization Debate

Daniel Béland

204
Citations
Valence, Policy Ideas, and the Rise of Sustainability

Robert Henry Cox;Daniel Béland

201
Citations
How Solutions Chase Problems: Instrument Constituencies in the Policy Process

Daniel Béland;Michael Howlett;Michael Howlett

167
Citations
International organizations as policy actors: An ideational approach:

Daniel Béland;Mitchell A Orenstein

162
Citations
Varieties of Policy Feedback Research: Looking Backward, Moving Forward

Daniel Béland;Edella Schlager

160
Citations
Kingdon Reconsidered: Ideas, Interests and Institutions in Comparative Policy Analysis

Daniel Béland

154
Citations
The Idea of Power and the Role of Ideas

Daniel Béland

146
Citations
Ideas and Institutions in Social Policy Research

Daniel Béland

118
Citations
Reforming the French welfare state: Solidarity, social exclusion and the three crises of citizenship

Daniel Béland;Randall Hansen

116
Citations
Policy change and health care research.

Daniel Béland

111
Citations
Social policy in the face of a global pandemic: Policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis

Daniel Béland;Bea Cantillon;Rod Hick;Amílcar Moreira

105
Citations
How Ideas and Institutions Shape the Politics of Public Policy

Daniel Béland

67
Citations
Nationalism and social policy

Daniel Béland;André Lecours

61
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Howlett Simon Fraser University

Jørgen Goul Andersen Aalborg University

Joakim Palme Uppsala University

Martin Powell University of Birmingham

Leonard Seabrooke Copenhagen Business School

Mitchell A. Orenstein University of Pennsylvania

Valéry Ridde Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

Stephan Haggard University of California, San Diego

Edella Schlager University of Arizona

Benjamin Cashore National University of Singapore

External Links

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