| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science | 27 | 1450 | 1322 | 240 | 224 | 112 | 3791 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Duncan McCargo between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Duncan McCargo published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 5.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2020. 10 of the 189 publications appeared in the last two years.
189 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 15 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 16 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| Total | 189 |
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 Duncan McCargo sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 112 publications — 41st percentile
41% 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 | 112 |
| 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 |
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 Duncan McCargo sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 27 D-Index — 31st percentile
31% 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 | 27 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Duncan McCargo is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of social sciences with a particular focus on political science and international relations.
Their research primarily explores Southeast Asian sociopolitical contexts, with additional interests in Asian geopolitics and ethnography, Cambodian history and society, Asian studies and history, Vietnamese history and culture, judicial and constitutional studies, and Philippine history and culture.
Frequent co-authors collaborating with Duncan McCargo include Saowanee T. Alexander, Thareerat Laohabut, Dishani Senaratne, Rendy Pahrun Wadipalapa, and Naruemon Thabchumpon.
Major publication venues associated with their work are:
Among recent papers, notable publications by Duncan McCargo include:
Other scholarly contributions include co-authorship on "Thailand's Movement Party: The Evolution of the Move Forward Party" published in 2024 in the Journal of East Asian Studies.
Duncan McCargo has published multiple books with Cornell University Press eBooks, including several editions of Fighting for Virtue in 2020, which have been cited in various academic contexts.
Their main fields of study encompass social sciences, with subfields emphasizing political science and international relations, sociology and political science, law, anthropology, and development studies.
Duncan McCargo's academic recognition includes being named a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom.
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