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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 24 1643 1506 822 728 83 6471

David C. Kimball publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David C. Kimball between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David C. Kimball published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 3.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2020. 8 of the 130 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2020. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 2 publications
1985 2025

130 publications in total across all disciplines

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David C. Kimball: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 0
1997 3
1998 5
1999 1
2000 0
2001 4
2002 6
2003 3
2004 3
2005 3
2006 3
2007 2
2008 2
2009 5
2010 3
2011 2
2012 4
2013 11
2014 4
2015 4
2016 8
2017 5
2018 3
2019 8
2020 17
2021 4
2022 3
2023 4
2024 6
2025 2
Total 130
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David C. Kimball 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 C. Kimball 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, 81–85 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: 83 publications — 20th percentile

20% 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 83
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
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 C. Kimball 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 C. Kimball 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, 24 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: 24 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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 24
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
53 14
54 10
55 13
56 9
57 11
58 12
59 10
60 5
61 7
62+ 100
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Best Publications

  • Lobbying and Policy Change: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why

    Frank R. Baumgartner;Jeffrey M. Berry;Marie Hojnacki;Beth L. Leech

  • Lobbying and Policy Change

    Unknown

  • Organized Interests and the Decision of Whom to Lobby in Congress

    Marie Hojnacki;David C. Kimball

  • A New Approach to the Study of Ticket Splitting

    Barry C. Burden;David C. Kimball

  • Studying Organizational Advocacy and Influence: Reexamining Interest Group Research

    Marie Hojnacki;David C. Kimball;Frank R. Baumgartner;Jeffrey M. Berry

  • The Who and How of Organizations' Lobbying Strategies in Committee

    Marie Hojnacki;David C. Kimball

  • Living Up to Expectations: Public Attitudes Toward Congress

    David C. Kimball;Samuel C. Patterson

  • Ballot Design and Unrecorded Votes on Paper-Based Ballots

    David C. Kimball;Martha Kropf

  • PAC Contributions and Lobbying Contacts in Congressional Committees

    Marie Hojnacki;David C. Kimball

  • Helping America Vote? Election Administration, Partisanship, and Provisional Voting in the 2004 Election

    David C. Kimball;Martha Kropf;Lindsay Battles

  • The Effects of Political Representation on the Electoral Advantages of House Incumbents

    Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier;David C. Kimball;Scott R. Meinke;Katherine Tate

  • The Unheavenly Chorus: Unequal Political Voice and the Broken Promise of American Democracy by Kay Lehman Schlozman, Sidney Verba, and Henry E. Brady. Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 2012. 728 pp. $35.00.

    David C. Kimball

  • Why Americans Split Their Tickets

    Unknown

  • The Street‐Level Bureaucrats of Elections: Selection Methods for Local Election Officials

    David C. Kimball;Martha Kropf

  • Voting Technology, Ballot Measures, and Residual Votes

    David C. Kimball;Martha Kropf

  • Waiting to Vote in the 2016 Presidential Election: Evidence from a Multi-county Study:

    Robert M. Stein;Christopher Mann;Charles Stewart;Zachary Birenbaum

  • Ranked Choice Voting in Maine from the Perspective of Local Election Officials

    Unknown

  • Who cares about the lobbying agenda

    David C Kimball;Frank R Baumgartner;Jeffrey M Berry;Marie Hojnacki

  • Immigrant Resentment and Voter Fraud Beliefs in the U.S. Electorate

    Adriano Udani;David C. Kimball

  • Representative Bureaucracy and Partisanship: The Implementation of Election Law

    Martha Kropf;Timothy Vercellotti;David C. Kimball

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank R. Baumgartner
Frank R. Baumgartner University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jeffrey M. Berry
Jeffrey M. Berry Tufts University
Barry C. Burden
Barry C. Burden University of Wisconsin–Madison
Andrew Reeves
Andrew Reeves Washington University in St. Louis
Samuel C. Patterson
Samuel C. Patterson The Ohio State University
Frederick J. Boehmke
Frederick J. Boehmke University of Iowa
Costas Panagopoulos
Costas Panagopoulos Northeastern University
Robert M. Stein
Robert M. Stein Rice University
R. Michael Alvarez
R. Michael Alvarez California Institute of Technology
Donald P. Moynihan
Donald P. Moynihan University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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