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Derick W. Brinkerhoff

Derick W. Brinkerhoff

RTI International
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 38 576 525 320 279 135 8204

Derick W. Brinkerhoff publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Derick W. Brinkerhoff between 1979 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Derick W. Brinkerhoff published across 45 years, from 1979 to 2023, averaging 3.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2016. 3 of the 143 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2016. 1979: 2 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 7 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 1 publication
1979 2023

143 publications in total across all disciplines

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Derick W. Brinkerhoff: publications per year, 1979 to 2023
Year Publications
1979 2
1980 1
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 2
1986 0
1987 0
1988 2
1989 1
1990 3
1991 0
1992 3
1993 0
1994 2
1995 1
1996 4
1997 0
1998 0
1999 4
2000 2
2001 1
2002 7
2003 3
2004 2
2005 8
2006 2
2007 4
2008 3
2009 4
2010 9
2011 3
2012 8
2013 6
2014 7
2015 7
2016 14
2017 2
2018 7
2019 8
2020 4
2021 2
2022 2
2023 1
Total 143
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Derick W. Brinkerhoff 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 Derick W. Brinkerhoff 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, 131–135 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: 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.

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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 64 135
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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Derick W. Brinkerhoff 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 Derick W. Brinkerhoff 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, 38 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: 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.

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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 38
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration

Overview

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:

  • Accountability for SRHR in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020), published in Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
  • Public Services, Geography, and Citizen Perceptions of Government in Latin America (2021), published in Political Behavior
  • Partnership evaluation: An application of a developmental framework to the Governance and Local Development project in Senegal (2021), published in Evaluation and Program Planning
  • Issue Information (2022), published in Public Administration and Development
  • Public Services, Geography, and Citizen Perceptions of Government in Latin America (2021), published in Harvard Dataverse

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.

Best Publications

  • Public–private partnerships: Perspectives on purposes, publicness, and good governance

    Derick W. Brinkerhoff;Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff

  • Accountability and health systems: toward conceptual clarity and policy relevance

    Derick W Brinkerhoff

  • Organizational Performance: Recent Developments in Measurement

    R. M. Kanter;D. Brinkerhoff

  • Rebuilding governance in failed states and post‐conflict societies: core concepts and cross‐cutting themes

    Derick W. Brinkerhoff

  • Managing Policy Reform: Concepts and Tools for Decision-Makers in Developing and Transitioning Countries

    Derick W. Brinkerhoff;Benjamin Crosby

  • Government–nonprofit relations in comparative perspective: evolution, themes and new directions

    Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff;Derick W. Brinkerhoff

  • Assessing political will for anti‐corruption efforts: an analytic framework

    Derick W. Brinkerhoff

  • Promoting the sustainability of development institutions: A framework for strategy

    Derick W. Brinkerhoff;Arthur A. Goldsmith

  • Public Sector Management Reform in Developing Countries: Perspectives Beyond NPM Orthodoxy

    Derick W. Brinkerhoff;Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff

  • Exploring State–Civil Society Collaboration: Policy Partnerships in Developing Countries:

    Derick W. Brinkerhoff

  • Integrating blueprint and process: A structured flexibility approach to development management

    Derick W. Brinkerhoff;Marcus D. Ingle

  • Governance in Post-Conflict Societies : Rebuilding Fragile States

    Derick W. Brinkerhoff

  • Health governance: principal-agent linkages and health system strengthening.

    Derick W Brinkerhoff;Thomas J Bossert

  • Capacity and capacity development: Coping with complexity

    Derick W. Brinkerhoff;Peter J. Morgan

  • Partnerships Between International Donors and Non-Governmental Development Organizations: Opportunities and Constraints:

    Derick W. Brinkerhoff;Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff

  • Gauging the Effects of Social Accountability on Services, Governance, and Citizen Empowerment

    Derick W. Brinkerhoff;Anna Wetterberg

  • The State and International Development Management: Shifting Tides, Changing Boundaries, and Future Directions

    Derick W. Brinkerhoff

  • Institutional Dualism and International Development: A Revisionist Interpretation of Good Governance

    Derick W. Brinkerhoff;Arthur A. Goldsmith

  • Coordination Issues in Policy Implementation Networks: An Illustration From Madagascar's Environmental Action Plan

    Derick W. Brinkerhoff

  • Service Delivery and Legitimacy in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States: Evidence from water services in Iraq

    Derick W. Brinkerhoff;Anna Wetterberg;Stephen Dunn

  • Governance Reforms and Failed States: Challenges and Implications:

    Derick W. Brinkerhoff;Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff

  • Distance, services, and citizen perceptions of the state in rural Africa

    Derick W. Brinkerhoff;Anna Wetterberg;Erik Wibbels

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff
Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff George Washington University
Arthur A. Goldsmith
Arthur A. Goldsmith University of Massachusetts Boston
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Rosabeth Moss Kanter Harvard University
Asha George
Asha George University of the Western Cape
Erik Wibbels
Erik Wibbels Duke University

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