| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science | 46 | 314 | 279 | 3 | 3 | 398 | 14662 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Didier Bigo between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Didier Bigo published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 11.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2008. 15 of the 476 publications appeared in the last two years.
476 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 3 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 13 |
| 1992 | 8 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 14 |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 2000 | 7 |
| 2001 | 8 |
| 2002 | 14 |
| 2003 | 27 |
| 2004 | 23 |
| 2005 | 15 |
| 2006 | 19 |
| 2007 | 14 |
| 2008 | 35 |
| 2009 | 27 |
| 2010 | 19 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 9 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 24 |
| 2016 | 20 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2020 | 23 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| Total | 476 |
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 Didier Bigo sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 398 publications — 97th percentile
97% 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 | |
| 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 | 398 |
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 Didier Bigo sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 46 D-Index — 85th percentile
85% 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 | |
| 35 | 72 | |
| 36 | 58 | |
| 37 | 53 | |
| 38 | 48 | |
| 39 | 40 | |
| 40 | 40 | |
| 41 | 32 | |
| 42 | 26 | |
| 43 | 25 | |
| 44 | 33 | |
| 45 | 33 | |
| 46 | 17 | 46 |
| 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 |
Didier Bigo is affiliated with Sciences Po in France and specializes in the social sciences with a strong focus on sociology, political science, and international relations. Their scholarly work spans various subfields, including sociology and political science, political science and international relations, clinical psychology, gender studies, and education.
The main topics of Didier Bigo's research include global security and public health, European criminal justice and data protection, psychoanalysis and psychopathology research, multiculturalism with attention to politics, migration and gender, migration and refugee integration, social and cultural dynamics, and theoretical perspectives on Foucault, power, and ethics.
Frequent collaborators in their work include Elspeth Guild, Elif Mendos Kuşkonmaz, Laurent Bonnefoy, Mathias Delori, and Anastassia Tsoukala. These partnerships have contributed to a variety of interdisciplinary research outputs.
Didier Bigo has published extensively in venues such as Political anthropological research on international social sciences, Cultures & conflits/Cultures et conflits, International Journal of Migration and Border Studies, Recherches Internationales, and Global Discourse.
Some recent papers authored by Didier Bigo include:
Their contributions also extend to edited volumes, including a book published by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique titled The Routledge Handbook of Critical European Studies (2020).
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