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Daniel P. Aldrich 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 Daniel P. Aldrich sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 177 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Daniel P. Aldrich 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 Daniel P. Aldrich sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 38 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Daniel P. Aldrich is affiliated with Northeastern University in the United States. Their research primarily concentrates within the social sciences, with a focus on disaster management and resilience. This focus is reflected in their extensive publication record across related subfields and topics.

The main fields of study for Aldrich include Social Sciences, with a significant portion of work in Sociology and Political Science. Other subfields of study are Global and Planetary Change, General Health Professions, Emergency Medical Services, and Health.

The scientist's research topics cover a variety of areas related to disasters, public health, and social issues. Key topics include:

  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Disaster Response and Management
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Aldrich has contributed to several recent papers, illustrating a range of interdisciplinary interests:

  • "Resilience and projects: An interdisciplinary crossroad" (2020) published in Project Leadership and Society
  • "High-resolution human mobility data reveal race and wealth disparities in disaster evacuation patterns" (2021) published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
  • "Opposing views: associations of political polarization, political party affiliation, and social trust with COVID-19 vaccination intent and receipt" (2021) published in Journal of Public Health
  • "The dual effect of social ties on COVID-19 spread in Japan" (2021) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Is divisive politics making Americans sick? Associations of perceived partisan polarization with physical and mental health outcomes among adults in the United States" (2021) published in Social Science & Medicine

Aldrich frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Timothy Fraser
  • Courtney Page-Tan
  • Mikio Ishiwatari
  • Madeline Craig-Scheckman
  • Costas Panagopoulos

The scientist publishes regularly in a range of venues. These include:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Scientific Reports
  • Social Science & Medicine

Aside from journal articles, Aldrich has authored books published by Oxford University Press. One notable book is Black Wave: How Networks and Governance Shaped Japan's 3/11 Disasters (2020).

Best Publications

  • Social Capital and Community Resilience

    Daniel P. Aldrich;Michelle A. Meyer

  • Building Resilience: Social Capital in Post-Disaster Recovery

    Daniel P. Aldrich

  • The power of people: social capital’s role in recovery from the 1995 Kobe earthquake

    Daniel P. Aldrich

  • Site Fights: Divisive Facilities and Civil Society in Japan and the West

    Daniel P. Aldrich

  • The role of social capital, personal networks, and emergency responders in post-disaster recovery and resilience: a study of rural communities in Indiana

    Arif Mohaimin Sadri;Satish V. Ukkusuri;Seungyoon Lee;Rosalee Clawson

  • The Externalities of Strong Social Capital: Post-Tsunami Recovery in Southeast India

    Daniel P. Aldrich

  • Social, not physical, infrastructure: the critical role of civil society after the 1923 Tokyo earthquake.

    Daniel P Aldrich

  • Strong Civil Society as a Double-Edged Sword: Siting Trailers in Post-Katrina New Orleans

    Daniel P. Aldrich;Kevin Crook

  • The physical and social determinants of mortality in the 3.11 tsunami.

    Daniel P. Aldrich;Yasuyuki Sawada

  • Urban resilience implementation: A policy challenge and research agenda for the 21st century

    Jon Coaffee;Marie-Christine Therrien;Lorenzo Chelleri;Daniel Henstra

  • Fixing Recovery: Social Capital in Post-Crisis Resilience

    Daniel P. Aldrich

  • The Importance of Social Capital in Building Community Resilience

    Daniel P. Aldrich

  • Rethinking Civil Society–State Relations in Japan after the Fukushima Accident

    Daniel P Aldrich

  • Resilience and Projects: An Interdisciplinary Crossroad

    Nader Naderpajouh;Juri Matinheikki;Lynn A. Keeys;Daniel P. Aldrich

  • The need for local involvement: Decentralization of disaster management institutions in Baluchistan, Pakistan

    Syed Ainuddin;Daniel P. Aldrich;Jayant K. Routray;Shabana Ainuddin

  • Capturing Bonding, Bridging, and Linking Social Capital through Publicly Available Data

    Dean Kyne;Daniel P. Aldrich

  • Separate and Unequal: Post-Tsunami Aid Distribution in Southern India

    Daniel P. Aldrich

  • Mars and Venus at Twilight: A Critical Investigation of Moralism, Age Effects, and Sex Differences

    Daniel P Aldrich;Rieko Kage

  • Hatoko Comes Home: Civil Society and Nuclear Power in Japan

    Martin Dusinberre;Daniel P. Aldrich

  • Social capital's role in recovery: evidence from communities affected by the 2010 Pakistan floods.

    Muhammad Siddique Akbar;Daniel P. Aldrich

  • High-resolution human mobility data reveal race and wealth disparities in disaster evacuation patterns

    Hengfang Deng;Daniel P. Aldrich;Michael M. Danziger;Jianxi Gao

  • How Social Ties Influence Hurricane Evacuation Behavior

    Danaë Metaxa-Kakavouli;Paige Maas;Daniel P. Aldrich

  • First Steps Towards Hearts and Minds? USAID's Countering Violent Extremism Policies in Africa

    Daniel P. Aldrich

  • Strong Civil Society as a Double-Edged Sword: Siting Trailers in Post-Katrina New Orleans

    Daniel P. Aldrich;Kevin

Frequent Co-Authors

Yasuyuki Sawada
Yasuyuki Sawada University of Tokyo
Daniel Kim
Daniel Kim Northeastern University
Satish V. Ukkusuri
Satish V. Ukkusuri Purdue University West Lafayette
Costas Panagopoulos
Costas Panagopoulos Northeastern University
Linda Stalker Prokopy
Linda Stalker Prokopy Purdue University West Lafayette
Igor Linkov
Igor Linkov Engineer Research and Development Center
Jon Coaffee
Jon Coaffee University of Warwick
Mike Brewer
Mike Brewer University of Essex

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