| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science | 34 | 816 | 737 | 435 | 372 | 196 | 8344 |
The chart shows the history of publications by David Shambaugh between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David Shambaugh published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 5.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2019. 7 of the 257 publications appeared in the last two years.
257 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 |
| 1985 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1989 | 3 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 12 |
| 1992 | 12 |
| 1993 | 9 |
| 1994 | 8 |
| 1995 | 7 |
| 1996 | 14 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2002 | 8 |
| 2003 | 6 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 12 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2019 | 18 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| Total | 257 |
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 Shambaugh sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 196 publications — 79th percentile
79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.
| 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 | 196 |
| 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 |
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 Shambaugh sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 34 D-Index — 62nd percentile
62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 34 |
| 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 |
David Shambaugh is a scholar affiliated with George Washington University in the United States, specializing in social sciences with a focus on sociology, political science, and international relations. Their research spans several interconnected fields and topics related to Asia, particularly China.
The primary fields of study for this researcher include social sciences, with subfields encompassing sociology and political science as well as political science and international relations. Their work broadly covers topics such as China's socioeconomic reforms and governance, Asian studies and history, socioeconomic development in Asia, Southeast Asian sociopolitical studies, Chinese history and philosophy, Hong Kong and Taiwan politics, and China's ethnic minorities and interethnic relations.
Recent scholarly publications by David Shambaugh include the following papers:
David Shambaugh frequently publishes in the Journal of Contemporary China, contributing at least two papers to this venue. Their collaboration network includes coauthors such as David Shinn, Bob Sutter, Susan Sell, Xiaoyu Pu, and Yun Sun.
The scholar has authored books published by notable academic presses. Titles include "Where Great Powers Meet" (2020) published by Oxford University Press and "Beautiful Imperialist" (2021) published by Princeton University Press.
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