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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 47 300 266 44 41 256 10678

Desmond King publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Desmond King between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Desmond King published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2011. 11 of the 275 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2011. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 21 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 20 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 23 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 3 publications 2025: 8 publications
1980 2025

275 publications in total across all disciplines

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Desmond King: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 1
1986 1
1987 21
1988 8
1989 6
1990 6
1991 1
1992 4
1993 5
1994 4
1995 8
1996 4
1997 11
1998 4
1999 20
2000 5
2001 4
2002 2
2003 4
2004 3
2005 3
2006 12
2007 6
2008 5
2009 8
2010 4
2011 23
2012 4
2013 12
2014 5
2015 5
2016 6
2017 7
2018 4
2019 6
2020 4
2021 23
2022 2
2023 1
2024 3
2025 8
Total 275
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Desmond King publications per year - data summary

  • Desmond King, a Political Science scholar from University of Oxford, has 275 publications recorded across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1980 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2011 and 2021, with 23 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 46 years in the span carry no publications at all (1981, 1982 and 1983).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.4 per year counting only the 43 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 37 publications, 13% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1980-1995: 67 publications (4.2 per year); 1996-2011: 118 publications (7.4 per year); 2012-2025: 90 publications (6.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Desmond King 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 Desmond King 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, 256–260 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: 256 publications — 89th percentile

89% 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
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 13 256
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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Desmond King publication distribution in Political Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 2,033 Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 36–40 to 333+ publications.
  • Desmond King, a Political Science scholar from University of Oxford, records 256 publications - the 89th percentile of the discipline.
  • 89% of ranked Political Science scientists score the same or lower than Desmond King, and about 11% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 121–125 publications range, and Desmond King ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 333+ publications, holding 97 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 44% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 111–115 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 333 publications or more, 97 scientists in all (5% of the field).

Desmond King 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 Desmond King 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, 47 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: 47 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 47
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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Desmond King D-index placement in Political Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 2,033 Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 43 ranges running from 20 to 62+ D-Index.
  • Desmond King, a Political Science scholar from University of Oxford, records 47 D-Index - the 86th percentile of the discipline.
  • 86% of ranked Political Science scientists score the same or lower than Desmond King, and about 14% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 32 D-Index range, and Desmond King ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 62+ D-Index, holding 100 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 45% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 30 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (5% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2016 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Desmond King is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily centers around social sciences, with a strong focus on political science and international relations as well as sociology and political science. Additional areas of study include general health professions, finance, and law.

Their scholarly work explores a range of topics including electoral systems and political participation, migration, refugees, and integration, political philosophy and ethics, populism and right-wing movements, employment and welfare studies, housing, finance, and neoliberalism, as well as American constitutional law and politics.

Desmond King has contributed multiple papers to various academic journals. Some recent publications include:

  • "White Protectionism in America," 2020, Perspectives on Politics
  • "Illiberalism," 2020, European Journal of Sociology
  • "Racial Reparations against White Protectionism: America's New Racial Politics," 2021, The Journal of Race Ethnicity and Politics
  • "The Racialized Pandemic: Wave One of COVID-19 and the Reproduction of Global North Inequalities," 2021, Perspectives on Politics
  • "COVID-19: A Crisis of Borders," 2021, PS Political Science & Politics

Frequent coauthors include Rogers M. Smith, Gerda Hooijer, Jasper Theodor Kauth, Anna Boucher, and Isabelle Napier.

They have published multiple times in venues such as:

  • Perspectives on Politics
  • The Journal of Race Ethnicity and Politics
  • European Journal of Sociology
  • PS Political Science & Politics
  • Du Bois Review Social Science Research on Race

Their academic recognition includes being named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017 and becoming a Member of Academia Europaea in 2016.

Best Publications

  • The Politics of Path Dependency: Political Conflict in Historical Institutionalism

    B. Guy Peters;Jon Pierre;Desmond S. King

  • Making Americans: Immigration, Race, and the Origins of the Diverse Democracy

    Desmond S. King

  • Racial orders in American political development

    Desmond S. King;Rogers M. Smith

  • The state and the city

    Ted Robert Gurr;Desmond S. King

  • Actively Seeking Work?: The Politics of Unemployment and Welfare Policy in the United States and Great Britain

    Desmond S. King

  • In The Name of Liberalism: Illiberal Social Policy in the USA and Britain

    Desmond S. King

  • The new right : politics, markets and citizenship

    Desmond S. King

  • Decline in ICU adverse events, nosocomial infections and cost through a quality improvement initiative focusing on teamwork and culture change

    M Jain;L Miller;D Belt;D King

  • Citizenship, Social Citizenship and the Defence of Welfare Provision

    Desmond S. King;Jeremy Waldron

  • The Political Economy of Neoliberalism: Britain and the United States in the 1980s

    Desmond King;Stewart Wood

  • Rethinking Local Democracy

    Desmond S. King;Gerry Stoker

  • Cheap Labor: The New Politics of “Bread and Roses” in Industrial Democracies

    Desmond King;David Rueda

  • Still a House Divided

    Desmond S. King;Rogers M. Smith

  • Still a House Divided: Race and Politics in Obama's America

    Desmond S. King;Rogers M. Smith

  • Eugenic Ideas, Political Interests, and Policy Variance: Immigration and Sterilization Policy in Britain and the U.S.

    Randall Hansen;Desmond S. King

  • In The Name of Liberalism

    Desmond King

  • From Clinton to Blair: The Democratic (Party) Origins of Welfare to Work

    Desmond King;Mark Wickham-Jones

  • Regime Politics in London Local Government

    Keith Dowding;Patrick Dunleavy;Desmond King;Helen Z Margetts

  • The Liberty of Strangers: Making the American Nation

    Desmond S. King

  • Sterilized by the State: Eugenics, Race, and the Population Scare in Twentieth-Century North America

    Randall Hansen;Desmond S. King

  • Rational Choice and Community Power Structures

    Keith Dowding;Patrick Dunleavy;Desmond King;Helen Margetts

  • Challenges to local government

    Desmond S. King;Jon Pierre

  • Formalizing and Testing Duverger's Theories on Political Parties

    Kenneth Janda;Desmond S. King

  • BARACK OBAMA AND THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN RACIAL POLITICS

    Rogers M. Smith;Desmond S. King

  • Forceful Federalism against American Racial Inequality

    Desmond King

  • Shifting the Color Line: Race and the American Welfare State by Robert C. Lieberman

    Desmond King

  • Actively Seeking Work? The Politics of Unemployment and Welfare Policy in the United States and Great Britain

    Colin Crouch;Desmond King

Frequent Co-Authors

Rogers M. Smith
Rogers M. Smith University of Pennsylvania
Randall Hansen
Randall Hansen University of Toronto
Lawrence R. Jacobs
Lawrence R. Jacobs University of Minnesota
Ted Robert Gurr
Ted Robert Gurr University of Maryland, College Park
Robert C. Lieberman
Robert C. Lieberman Johns Hopkins University
Keith Dowding
Keith Dowding Australian National University
Patrick Dunleavy
Patrick Dunleavy London School of Economics and Political Science
Helen Margetts
Helen Margetts University of Oxford
Jon Pierre
Jon Pierre University of Gothenburg
Frank Dobbin
Frank Dobbin Harvard University

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