2026 Duncan McDonnell: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	28	1345	1224	55	50	87	4977

Duncan McDonnell 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 Duncan McDonnell sits on this spectrum.

36 publications 333+

This scientist: 87 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

Duncan McDonnell 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 Duncan McDonnell sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 28 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Duncan McDonnell is affiliated with Griffith University in Australia and specializes in Social Sciences, with a particular focus on Political Science and International Relations. Their research spans several subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies, Communication, and Artificial Intelligence. The scientist's work covers various topics, notably populism and right-wing movements, electoral systems and political participation, as well as gender politics and representation.

McDonnell has contributed to academic knowledge through publications in prominent venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

Harvard Dataverse
European Journal of Political Research
Perspectives on Politics
Parliamentary Affairs
Government and Opposition

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Duncan McDonnell include:

"The Language of Right-Wing Populist Leaders: Not So Simple" (2020), published in Perspectives on Politics
"Reputation versus office: Why populist radical right governmental participation has differed between Sweden and Denmark" (2021), International Political Science Review
"Equivocal Euroscepticism: How Populist Radical Right Parties Can Have Their EU Cake and Eat It" (2020), JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies
"It's about the type of career: The political ambition gender gap among youth wing members" (2022), European Journal of Political Research
"Australian Parties, Not Voters, Drive Under-Representation of Women" (2021), Parliamentary Affairs

The scientist has also authored a book titled International Populism, published by Oxford University Press in 2020.

Among the main topics covered in their work are:

Populism, Right-Wing Movements
Electoral Systems and Political Participation
Gender Politics and Representation
Social Media and Politics
Gender Diversity and Inequality
Media Influence and Politics
Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection

Duncan McDonnell collaborates frequently with several scholars, including:

Annika Werner
Stefano Ondelli
Sofia Ammassari
Reinhard Heinisch
Marco Valbruzzi

Best Publications

Twenty-First Century Populism: The Spectre of Western European Democracy

Daniele Albertazzi;Duncan McDonnell

1007
Citations
Twenty-First Century Populism

Daniele Albertazzi;Duncan McDonnell

548
Citations
Saving the People: How Populists Hijack Religion

Nadia Marzouki;Duncan Mcdonnell;Olivier Roy

337
Citations
Populists in Power

Daniele Albertazzi;Duncan McDonnell

335
Citations
Introduction: The Sceptre and the Spectre

Daniele Albertazzi;Duncan McDonnell

256
Citations
The Lega Nord in the second Berlusconi government: In a League of its own

Daniele Albertazzi;Duncan McDonnell

254
Citations
Defining and classifying technocrat-led and technocratic governments

Duncan McDonnell;Marco Valbruzzi

231
Citations
A Weekend in Padania: Regionalist Populism and the Lega Nord

Duncan McDonnell

169
Citations
The Lega Nord Back in Government

Daniele Albertazzi;Duncan McDonnell

134
Citations
Silvio Berlusconi’s personal parties : from Forza Italia to the Popolo della Libertà

Duncan McDonnell

132
Citations
Populist Leaders and Coterie Charisma

Duncan McDonnell

113
Citations
Right-wing populist party supporters: Dissatisfied but not direct democrats

Shaun Bowler;David Denemark;Todd Donovan;Duncan McDONNELL

109
Citations
Outsider Parties in Government in Western Europe

Duncan McDonnell;James L. Newell

108
Citations
Di lotta e di governo: The Lega Nord and Rifondazione Comunista in office:

Daniele Albertazzi;Duncan McDonnell;James L. Newell

67
Citations
New political actors in Europe : Beppe Grillo and the M5S

Jamie Bartlett;Caterina Froio;Mark Littler;Duncan Mcdonnell

57
Citations
The right-wing populism of India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (and why comparativists should care)

Duncan McDonnell;Luis Cabrera

55
Citations
International Populism: The Radical Right in the European Parliament

Annika Werner;Duncan McDonnell

54
Citations
The Republic of Ireland: The Dog That Hasn’t Barked in the Night?

Duncan McDonnell

45
Citations
The Italian Lega Nord

Duncan McDonnell;Davide Vampa

42
Citations
Respectable radicals: why some radical right parties in the European Parliament forsake policy congruence

Duncan McDonnell;Annika Werner

42
Citations
Equivocal Euroscepticism: How Populist Radical Right Parties Can Have Their EU Cake and Eat It

Reinhard Heinisch;Duncan McDonnell;Annika Werner

36
Citations
Inside the personal party: Leader-owners, light organizations and limited lifespans:

Glenn Kefford;Duncan McDonnell

29
Citations
Populism and religion

Nadia Marzouki;Duncan McDonnell

2
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Shaun Bowler University of California, Riverside

Todd Donovan Western Washington University

R. Kenneth Carty University of British Columbia

External Links

Personal website of Duncan McDonnell

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