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 Derick W. Brinkerhoff sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 135 publications — 58th percentile
58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.
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 Derick W. Brinkerhoff sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 38 D-Index — 73rd percentile
73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.
Derick W. Brinkerhoff is affiliated with RTI International in the United States and has contributed to research across multiple disciplines, with a primary focus in medicine. Their work spans public health, environmental and occupational health, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, obstetrics and gynecology, sociology and political science, as well as economics and econometrics.
The scientist's research addresses key areas such as reproductive health and contraception, global maternal and child health, the impact of COVID-19 on reproduction, social capital and networks, taxation and compliance studies, local government finance and decentralization, and evaluation and performance assessment.
Recent publications include the following papers:
Their frequent coauthors include Gary Bland, D. A. Roa Romero, Anna Wetterberg, Erik Wibbels, and Marta Schaaf.
Publications appear prominently in venues such as Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, Political Behavior, Evaluation and Program Planning, Public Administration and Development, and Harvard Dataverse.
Derick W. Brinkerhoff has been recognized as a Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration.
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