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David E. Apter 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 E. Apter sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 141 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David E. Apter 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 E. Apter sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 29 D-Index — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1972 - Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)
  • 1967 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

David E. Apter was affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their academic contributions included research published in recognized venues such as Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks and Bristol University Press eBooks.

Among their recent publications were:

  • Index, 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks
  • Index, 2024, Bristol University Press eBooks

Throughout their career, David E. Apter collaborated with several researchers. Frequent co-authors included:

  • José Afonso
  • Erika Araujo
  • A T de Araújo
  • Kenneth Lima De Arrow
  • W Cabo

Their work appeared in key publication venues, primarily:

  • Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks
  • Bristol University Press eBooks

David E. Apter received the Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award from the American Political Science Association in 1972. Earlier, in 1967, they were named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Best Publications

  • Ideology and discontent

    David Ernest Apter

  • The politics of modernization

    David Ernest Apter

  • Healing the masses : Cuban health politics at home and abroad

    Julie Margot Feinsilver;David Ernest Apter

  • Ghana in transition

    David Ernest Apter

  • Revolutionary Discourse in Mao's Republic

    Richard Madsen;David E. Apter;Tony Saich

  • The Gold Coast in transition

    David Ernest Apter

  • The Legitimization of Violence

    David Ernest Apter

  • Political Violence in Analytical Perspective

    Unknown

  • Comparative politics : a reader

    Harry Eckstein;David Ernest Apter

  • Rethinking development : modernization, dependency, and postmodern politics

    David Ernest Apter

  • The political kingdom in Uganda

    David Apter

  • The Political Kingdom in Uganda: A Study in Bureaucratic Nationalism

    David Ernest Apter

  • French West Africa.

    David E. Apter;Virginia Thompson;Richard Adloff

  • The Multinational Corporation and Social Change

    David Ernest Apter;Louis Wolf Goodman

  • Against the State.

    James W. White;David E. Apter;Nagayo Sawa

  • The Political Kingdom in Uganda. A Study in Bureaucratic Nationalism

    F. N's. Agblemagnon;David E. Apter

  • Comparative methods in sociology;: Essays on trends and applications

    Ivan Vallier;David Ernest Apter

  • The Role of Traditionalism in the Political Modernization of Ghana and Uganda

    David E. Apter

  • Political development and the new realism in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Paul B. Henze;David E. Apter;Carl G. Rosberg

  • Political Protest and Social Change: Analyzing Politics

    Charles F. Andrain;David Ernest Apter

  • Some conceptual approaches to the study of modernization

    David Ernest Apter

  • Introduction to Political Analysis

    David Ernest Apter

  • Nkrumah, Charisma, and the Coup

    David E. Apter

  • Against the State: Politics and Social Protest in Japan.

    John Creighton Campbell;David E. Apter;Nagayo Sawa

  • Rethinking Development: Modernization, Dependency and Postmodern Politics

    Eugene D. Fryer;David E. Apter

  • The Politics of Modernization

    Nathan Keyfitz;David E. Apter

  • The Politics of Modernization.

    A. F. K. Organski;David E. Apter

Frequent Co-Authors

Nathan Keyfitz
Nathan Keyfitz Harvard University

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