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Political Science
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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 58 134 117 80 67 212 10896

David Lowery publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David Lowery between 1977 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David Lowery published across 47 years, from 1977 to 2023, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2015. 20 of the 268 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2015. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 5 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 19 publications
1977 2023

268 publications in total across all disciplines

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David Lowery: publications per year, 1977 to 2023
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 0
1979 1
1980 0
1981 1
1982 5
1983 5
1984 5
1985 5
1986 3
1987 7
1988 5
1989 7
1990 3
1991 2
1992 2
1993 7
1994 6
1995 5
1996 6
1997 4
1998 8
1999 3
2000 4
2001 4
2002 5
2003 3
2004 11
2005 9
2006 2
2007 4
2008 12
2009 13
2010 7
2011 6
2012 9
2013 11
2014 5
2015 23
2016 9
2017 0
2018 3
2019 9
2020 8
2021 0
2022 1
2023 19
Total 268
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David Lowery 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 Lowery 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, 211–215 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: 212 publications — 82nd percentile

82% 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
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 19 212
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 Lowery 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 Lowery 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, 58 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: 58 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 58
59 10
60 5
61 7
62+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in United States Leader Award

Overview

David Lowery is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their primary research focus encompasses various aspects of medicine, with particular attention to surgery, cancer research, pathology and forensic medicine, oncology, and ophthalmology.

The scientist's scholarly contributions have concentrated on multiple interdisciplinary topics, including:

  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
  • Trauma Management and Diagnosis
  • Abdominal Trauma and Injuries
  • Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
  • Political Influence and Corporate Strategies

David Lowery has published works in several academic and medical venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • BMC Cancer
  • Cureus

Their recent papers cover a broad spectrum within their fields of expertise. Notable works include:

  • "ctDNA guided adjuvant chemotherapy versus standard of care adjuvant chemotherapy after curative surgery in patients with high risk stage II or stage III colorectal cancer: a multi-centre, prospective, randomised control trial (TRACC Part C)" (2023), published in BMC Cancer
  • "High-Velocity Penetrating Abdominal Injury Secondary to a Motorized Wire Brush in the Workplace" (2022), published in Cureus
  • "The Construction of Interest Communities: Distinguishing Bottom-Up and Top-Down Models" (2021), published through UNC Libraries
  • "When Reds are Redder and Blues are Bluer: Party Competition, Party Polarization, and the Changing Demand for Lobbying in the American States" (2021), published through UNC Libraries
  • "Understanding the Relationship between Health PACs and Health Lobbying in the American States" (2021), published through UNC Libraries

Collaboration has been an element of their research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Virginia Gray
  • Susanna Slater
  • Annette Bryant
  • Hsiang-Chi Chen
  • Ruwaida Begum

Best Publications

  • The Population Ecology of Interest Representation: Lobbying Communities in the American States

    Virginia Gray;David Lowery

  • Why Do Organized Interests Lobby? A Multi-Goal, Multi-Context Theory of Lobbying

    David Lowery

  • Citizen Satisfaction with Local Governance: A Test of Individual, Jurisdictional, and City-Specific Explanations

    Ruth Hoogland DeHoog;David Lowery;William E. Lyons

  • The Politics of Dissatisfaction: Citizens, Services and Urban Institutions

    William E. Lyons;David Lowery;Ruth Hoogland DeHoog

  • A Niche Theory of Interest Representation

    Virginia Gray;David Lowery

  • The Population Ecology of Gucci Gulch, or the Natural Regulation of Interest Group Numbers in the American States

    David Lowery;Virginia Gray

  • A Neopluralist Perspective on Research on Organized Interests

    David Lowery;Virginia H Gray

  • Consumer Sovereignty and Quasi-Market Failure

    David Lowery

  • Understanding the Tax Revolt: Eight Explanations

    David Lynn Lowery;Lee Sigelman

  • A Transactions Costs Model of Metropolitan Governance: Allocation Versus Redistribution in Urban America

    David Lowery

  • Lobbying influence: Meaning, measurement and missing

    David Lowery;David Lowery

  • The Impact of Jurisdictional Boundaries: An Individual-Level Test of the Tiebout Model

    David Lowery;William E. Lyons

  • The Growth of Government in the United States: An Empirical Assessment of Competing Explanations*

    David Lowery;William D. Berry

  • Public opinion, public policy, and organized interests in the American states

    Virginia Gray;David Lowery;Matthew Fellowes;Andrea McAtee

  • Organized Interests and American Government

    David Lowery;Holly Brasher

  • When Bureaucrats Get the Blues: Responses to Dissatisfaction Among Federal Employees

    Caryl Rusbult;David Lynn Lowery

  • Political Participation and Metropolitan Institutional Contexts

    Christine Kelleher;David Lowery

  • Citizen Responses to Dissatisfaction in Urban Communities: A Partial Test of a General Model

    William E. Lyons;David Lynn Lowery

  • Governmental Fragmentation versus Consolidation: Five Public-Choice Myths about How to Create Informed, Involved, and Happy Citizens

    W. E. Lyons;David Lowery

  • Interest Group Politics and Economic Growth in the U.S. States

    Virginia Gray;David Lowery

  • A Neopluralist Perspective on Research on Organized Interests

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  • Representatives of the public?: public opinion and interest group activity

    Anne Rasmussen;Brendan J. Carroll;David Lowery

  • Counting organized interests in the European Union: a comparison of data sources

    Joost Berkhout;David Lowery

  • Reconceptualizing Pac Formation: It's Not a Collective Action Problem, and It May Be an Arms Race

    Virginia Gray;David Lowery

  • Bias in the Heavenly Chorus Interests in Society and before Government

    David Lowery;Virginia H Gray

  • The Density of State Interest Group Systems

    David Lynn Lowery;Virginia Gray

Frequent Co-Authors

Virginia Gray
Virginia Gray University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Joost Berkhout
Joost Berkhout Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
William D. Berry
William D. Berry Florida State University
Frank R. Baumgartner
Frank R. Baumgartner University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Arco Timmermans
Arco Timmermans Leiden University
Jennifer Wolak
Jennifer Wolak Michigan State University
Darren Halpin
Darren Halpin Australian National University
Lee Sigelman
Lee Sigelman George Washington University
Jeffrey J. Harden
Jeffrey J. Harden University of Notre Dame
Sylvain Brouard
Sylvain Brouard Sciences Po

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