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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 39 530 481 295 255 104 10079

David Austen-Smith publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David Austen-Smith between 1979 and 2019, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David Austen-Smith published across 41 years, from 1979 to 2019, averaging 3 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2008. 5 of the 121 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2019. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2008. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 3 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 3 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 9 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 5 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 6 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 9 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 0 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 1 publication 2017: 0 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 1 publication
1979 2019

121 publications in total across all disciplines

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David Austen-Smith: publications per year, 1979 to 2019
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 3
1981 3
1982 3
1983 1
1984 3
1985 0
1986 2
1987 9
1988 1
1989 2
1990 4
1991 2
1992 4
1993 3
1994 2
1995 1
1996 5
1997 1
1998 6
1999 4
2000 3
2001 1
2002 4
2003 4
2004 1
2005 9
2006 3
2007 5
2008 16
2009 1
2010 0
2011 2
2012 3
2013 2
2014 0
2015 1
2016 1
2017 0
2018 4
2019 1
Total 121
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David Austen-Smith 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 David Austen-Smith 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, 101–105 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: 104 publications — 36th percentile

36% 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 76 104
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
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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David Austen-Smith 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 David Austen-Smith 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, 39 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: 39 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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 39
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
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

  • 2012 - Fellows of the Econometric Society
  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

David Austen-Smith is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their academic profile reflects a career engaged in research and scholarship, although specific publication details such as titles, co-authors, and research venues are not listed.

Throughout their career, David Austen-Smith has received recognition from prominent scholarly societies. They were named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2000 and were elected a Fellow of the Econometric Society in 2012.

This recognition suggests expertise in areas related to economics and social sciences, particularly those connected to econometric methods and analysis. However, explicit fields of study, subfields, or main research topics associated with their work are not documented in the available data.

The absence of records listing frequent co-authors or publication venues implies a limited scope of publicly available bibliographic metadata, or that the profile captures only a partial view of the complete academic output.

David Austen-Smith's academic record does not include publicly visible book publications or a catalog of recent papers in the provided data. This limits insight into the breadth and focus of their scholarly contributions beyond honours and institutional affiliation.

The scientist is currently active, as no information indicates otherwise. Their work presumably continues within the context of their role at Northwestern University.

Best Publications

  • Information Aggregation, Rationality, and the Condorcet Jury Theorem

    David Austen-Smith;Jeffrey S. Banks

  • Elections, Coalitions, and Legislative Outcomes

    David Austen-Smith;Jeffrey S. Banks

  • An Economic Analysis of “Acting White”

    David Austen-Smith;Roland G. Fryer

  • Campaign contributions and access

    David Austen-Smith

  • Interest groups, campaign contributions, and probabilistic voting

    David Austen-Smith

  • Information transmission in debate

    David Austen-Smith

  • Information and influence: Lobbying for agendas and votes

    David Austen-Smith

  • Competitive lobbying for a legislator's vote

    David Austen-Smith;John R. Wright

  • Deliberation, Preference Uncertainty, and Voting Rules

    David Austen-Smith;Timothy J. Feddersen

  • Redistributing Income under Proportional Representation

    David Austen‐Smith

  • Positive Political Theory I: Collective Preference

    David Austen-Smith;Jeffrey S. Banks

  • Electoral accountability and incumbency

    David Austen-Smith;Jeffrey S. Banks

  • Theory and evidence for counteractive lobbying

    David Austen-Smith;John R. Wright

  • STABLE GOVERNMENTS AND THE ALLOCATION OF POLICY PORTFOLIOS

    David Austen-Smith;Jeffrey Banks

  • Interested Experts and Policy Advice: Multiple Referrals under Open Rule

    David Austen-Smith

  • ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION AND THE COHERENCE OF LEGISLATION

    David Austen-Smith;William H. Riker

  • Cheap talk and burned money

    David Austen-Smith;Jeffrey S. Banks

  • Strategic transmission of costly information

    David Austen-Smith

  • Positive Political Theory II: Strategy and Structure

    David Austen-Smith;Jeffrey S. Banks

  • Deliberation and Voting Rules

    David Austen-Smith;Timothy Feddersen

  • Strategic Models of Talk in Political Decision Making

    David Austen-Smith

  • Introduction to political science

    David Austen-Smith;Jeffrey S. Banks;Aldo Rustichini

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey S. Banks
Jeffrey S. Banks California Institute of Technology
Roland G. Fryer
Roland G. Fryer Harvard University
Adam Przeworski
Adam Przeworski New York University
Miriam A. Golden
Miriam A. Golden Stanford University
Karl Ove Moene
Karl Ove Moene University of Oslo
Jeffry Frieden
Jeffry Frieden Harvard University
Stephen P. Jenkins
Stephen P. Jenkins London School of Economics and Political Science
John Duggan
John Duggan University of Rochester
William H. Riker
William H. Riker University of Rochester
Aldo Rustichini
Aldo Rustichini University of Minnesota

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