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Political Science
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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 44 356 318 53 50 111 27325

Duncan Snidal publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Duncan Snidal between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Duncan Snidal published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 2.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2013. 7 of the 122 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2013. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 3 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 4 publications
1978 2025

122 publications in total across all disciplines

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Duncan Snidal: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 1
1980 0
1981 1
1982 2
1983 1
1984 0
1985 3
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 2
1990 0
1991 3
1992 0
1993 5
1994 1
1995 0
1996 1
1997 0
1998 2
1999 0
2000 2
2001 4
2002 3
2003 6
2004 1
2005 2
2006 2
2007 2
2008 4
2009 6
2010 6
2011 5
2012 2
2013 12
2014 6
2015 6
2016 2
2017 5
2018 4
2019 1
2020 3
2021 4
2022 0
2023 4
2024 3
2025 4
Total 122
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Duncan Snidal 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 Snidal 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, 111–115 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: 111 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.

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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 78 111
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 Snidal 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 Snidal 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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
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 44
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Duncan Snidal is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily spans the social sciences, with a focus on political science and international relations, sociology and political science, development, strategy and management, and public administration.

Their research addresses several main topics, including:

  • International Development and Aid
  • International Relations and Foreign Policy
  • Peacebuilding and International Security
  • Global Peace and Security Dynamics
  • Political Conflict and Governance
  • European Union Policy and Governance
  • Regulation and Compliance Studies

Snidal's publication record shows contributions to a range of academic journals and platforms. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Regulation & Governance
  • Journal of Peace Research
  • Global Policy
  • The Review of International Organizations

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Snidal are:

  • "Cooperation under autonomy: Building and analyzing the Informal Intergovernmental Organizations 2.0 dataset", 2020, Journal of Peace Research
  • "Informal IGOs as Mediators of Power Shifts", 2020, Global Policy
  • "Beyond opportunism: Intermediary loyalty in regulation and governance", 2021, Regulation & Governance
  • "The power of the "weak" and international organizations", 2024, The Review of International Organizations
  • "International Institutions for Advanced AI", 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)

Collaborations form an important part of Snidal's research activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Karolina M. Milewicz
  • Claire Peacock
  • Felicity Vabulas
  • Kenneth W. Abbott
  • David Levi-Faur

Best Publications

  • Hard and Soft Law in International Governance

    Kenneth W. Abbott;Duncan Snidal

  • The Rational Design of International Institutions

    Barbara Koremenos;Charles Lipson;Duncan Snidal

  • Why States Act through Formal International Organizations

    Kenneth W. Abbott;Duncan Snidal

  • The Concept of Legalization

    Kenneth W. Abbott;Robert O. Keohane;Andrew Moravcsik;Anne Marie Slaughter

  • The limits of hegemonic stability theory

    Duncan Snidal

  • Relative Gains and the Pattern of International Cooperation.

    Duncan Snidal

  • Coordination versus Prisoners' Dilemma: Implications for International Cooperation and Regimes

    Duncan Snidal

  • Strengthening international regulation through Transnational New Governance : Overcoming the orchestration deficit

    Kenneth W. Abbott;Duncan Snidal

  • Rational Deterrence Theory and Comparative Case Studies

    Christopher H. Achen;Duncan Snidal

  • CHAPTER TWO. The Governance Triangle: Regulatory Standards Institutions and the Shadow of the State

    Kenneth W. Abbott;Duncan Snidal

  • The governance triangle: Regulatory standards institutions and the shadow of the state

    Kenneth W. Abbott;Duncan Snidal

  • The Game Theory of International Politics

    Duncan Snidal

  • International Organizations as Orchestrators

    Kenneth W. Abbott;Philipp Genschel;Duncan Snidal;Bernhard Zangl

  • The Oxford Handbook of International Relations

    Christian Reus-Smit;Duncan Snidal

  • International 'standards' and international governance

    Kenneth W. Abbott;Duncan Snidal

  • Rational Choice and International Relations

    Duncan Snidal

  • International regulation without international government: Improving IO performance through orchestration

    Kenneth W. Abbott;Duncan Snidal

  • Institutional Choice and Global Commerce

    Joseph Henri Jupille;Walter Mattli;Duncan Snidal

  • The Relative-Gains Problem for International Cooperation

    Joseph Grieco;Robert Powell;Duncan Snidal

  • Organization without delegation: Informal intergovernmental organizations (IIGOs) and the spectrum of intergovernmental arrangements

    Felicity Vabulas;Duncan Snidal

  • Theorizing Regulatory Intermediaries: The RIT Model

    Kenneth W. Abbott;David Levi-faur;Duncan Snidal

  • International Cooperation Among Relative-Gains Maximizers

    Duncan Snidal

  • Rational Design: Looking Back to Move Forward

    Barbara Koremenos;Charles Lipson;Duncan Snidal

  • The Rational Design of International Institutions: The Rational Design of International Institutions

    Barbara Koremenos;Charles Lipson;Duncan Snidal

  • Strengthening international regulation through transnational new governance : overcoming the orchestration deficitthrough Orchestration

    Kenneth W. Abbott;Duncan Snidal

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth W. Abbott
Kenneth W. Abbott Arizona State University
Bernhard Zangl
Bernhard Zangl Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Philipp Genschel
Philipp Genschel European University Institute
David Levi-Faur
David Levi-Faur Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Christian Reus-Smit
Christian Reus-Smit University of Melbourne
Andrew Moravcsik
Andrew Moravcsik Princeton University
Robert O. Keohane
Robert O. Keohane Princeton University
Anne-Marie Slaughter
Anne-Marie Slaughter Princeton University
Werner Güth
Werner Güth Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
John R. Freeman
John R. Freeman University of Minnesota

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