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Duncan McDonnell

Duncan McDonnell

D-Index & Metrics

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 publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Duncan McDonnell between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Duncan McDonnell published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 4.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2015. 7 of the 100 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2015. 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 2 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 4 publications
2002 2025

100 publications in total across all disciplines

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Duncan McDonnell: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 2
2003 2
2004 0
2005 2
2006 2
2007 3
2008 6
2009 2
2010 2
2011 5
2012 7
2013 8
2014 3
2015 14
2016 9
2017 1
2018 2
2019 4
2020 8
2021 3
2022 6
2023 2
2024 3
2025 4
Total 100
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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.

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, 86–90 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: 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.

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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 87
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
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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.

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, 28 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: 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.

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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 28
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
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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

  • Twenty-First Century Populism

    Daniele Albertazzi;Duncan McDonnell

  • Saving the People: How Populists Hijack Religion

    Nadia Marzouki;Duncan Mcdonnell;Olivier Roy

  • Populists in Power

    Daniele Albertazzi;Duncan McDonnell

  • Introduction: The Sceptre and the Spectre

    Daniele Albertazzi;Duncan McDonnell

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

    Daniele Albertazzi;Duncan McDonnell

  • Defining and classifying technocrat-led and technocratic governments

    Duncan McDonnell;Marco Valbruzzi

  • A Weekend in Padania: Regionalist Populism and the Lega Nord

    Duncan McDonnell

  • The Lega Nord Back in Government

    Daniele Albertazzi;Duncan McDonnell

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

    Duncan McDonnell

  • Populist Leaders and Coterie Charisma

    Duncan McDonnell

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

    Shaun Bowler;David Denemark;Todd Donovan;Duncan McDONNELL

  • Outsider Parties in Government in Western Europe

    Duncan McDonnell;James L. Newell

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

    Daniele Albertazzi;Duncan McDonnell;James L. Newell

  • New political actors in Europe : Beppe Grillo and the M5S

    Jamie Bartlett;Caterina Froio;Mark Littler;Duncan Mcdonnell

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

    Duncan McDonnell;Luis Cabrera

  • International Populism: The Radical Right in the European Parliament

    Annika Werner;Duncan McDonnell

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

    Duncan McDonnell

  • The Italian Lega Nord

    Duncan McDonnell;Davide Vampa

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

    Duncan McDonnell;Annika Werner

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

    Reinhard Heinisch;Duncan McDonnell;Annika Werner

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

    Glenn Kefford;Duncan McDonnell

  • Populism and religion

    Nadia Marzouki;Duncan McDonnell

Frequent Co-Authors

Shaun Bowler
Shaun Bowler University of California, Riverside
Todd Donovan
Todd Donovan Western Washington University
R. Kenneth Carty
R. Kenneth Carty University of British Columbia

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