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2026

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D-Index
41
Citations
7094
World Ranking
466
National Ranking
13

Edward Aspinall 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 Edward Aspinall sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 143 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Edward Aspinall 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 Edward Aspinall sits on this spectrum.

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: 41 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Political Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Political Science in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Edward Aspinall is a researcher affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their academic work is principally situated within the broader field of Social Sciences, with a particular focus on Political Science and International Relations. They have contributed to various subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies, Education, and Soil Science.

Their research topics are diverse, predominantly covering Asian Studies and History, Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies, Gender Politics and Representation, Electoral Systems and Political Participation, Gender and Women's Rights, Land Rights and Reforms, and China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance.

Edward Aspinall's publication record includes papers, books, and contributions to key journals in the field. Among the most cited recent papers authored by Aspinall are:

  • Women's Political Representation in Indonesia: Who Wins and How? (2021), published in Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs

In addition to their individual work, Aspinall has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Meredith Weiss, Allen Hicken, Ward Berenschot, Paul D. Hutchcroft, and Amalinda Savirani.

Their frequent publication venues demonstrate a strong engagement with Southeast Asian studies and political science, featuring repeated contributions to:

  • South East Asia Research
  • Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs
  • Contemporary Southeast Asia
  • Electoral Studies
  • World Politics

Edward Aspinall has authored books published by notable academic presses. For example, Stanford University Press eBooks published their book "Islam and Nation" in 2020, and Cambridge University Press published "Mobilizing for Elections" in 2022.

The scope and range of their work indicate an interdisciplinary approach with a foundation in political science and gender studies, particularly in the context of Indonesia and broader Southeast Asia. Their research often engages with questions around political representation, electoral dynamics, and socio-political structures in patronage democracies.

Best Publications

  • Opposing Suharto: Compromise, Resistance, and Regime Change in Indonesia

    Edward Aspinall

  • Islam and Nation: Separatist Rebellion in Aceh, Indonesia

    Edward Aspinall

  • LOCAL POWER & POLITICS IN INDONESIA: Decentralisation & Democratisation

    Edward Aspinall;Greg Fealy

  • A NATION IN FRAGMENTS: Patronage and Neoliberalism in Contemporary Indonesia

    Edward Aspinall

  • The Helsinki Agreement: A More Promising Basis for Peace in Aceh?

    Edward Aspinall

  • The Aceh Peace Process: Why it Failed

    Edward Aspinall;Harold A. Crouch

  • The State and Illegality in Indonesia

    Edward Aspinall;Geert Arend van Klinken

  • The break-up of Indonesia? Nationalisms after decolonisation and the limits of the nation-state in post-cold war Southeast Asia

    Edward Aspinall;Mark T Berger

  • Problems of Democratisation in Indonesia: Elections, Institutions and Society

    Edward Aspinall;Marcus Mietzner

  • The Construction of Grievance Natural Resources and Identity in a Separatist Conflict

    Edward Aspinall

  • Health care and democratization in Indonesia

    Edward Aspinall

  • Democratization and Ethnic Politics in Indonesia: Nine Theses

    Edward Aspinall

  • Democracy for Sale: Elections, Clientelism, and the State in Indonesia

    Edward Aspinall;Ward Berenschot

  • The Irony of Success

    Edward Aspinall

  • Combatants to contractors; The political economy of peace in Aceh

    Edward Aspinall

  • Politik uang di Indonesia : patronase dan klientelisme pada pemilu legislatif 2014

    Edward Aspinall;Mada Sukmajati

  • Introduction: decentralisation, democratisation and the rise of the local

    Gregory Fealy;Edward Aspinall

  • Indonesian Politics in 2014: Democracy’s Close Call

    Edward Aspinall;Marcus Mietzner

  • When Religion Trumps Ethnicity: A Regional Election Case Study from Indonesia:

    Edward Aspinall;Sebastian Carl Dettman;Eve Warburton

  • WHEN BROKERS BETRAY: Clientelism, Social Networks, and Electoral Politics in Indonesia

    Edward Aspinall

  • Elections and the normalization of politics in Indonesia

    Edward Aspinall

  • Explaining Indonesia's Democratic Regression: Structure, Agency and Popular Opinion

    Eve Warburton;Edward Aspinall

  • Elites, masses, and democratic decline in Indonesia

    Edward Aspinall;Diego Fossati;Burhanuddin Muhtadi;Eve Warburton

  • Soeharto’s New Order and its Legacy : Essays in honour of Harold Crouch

    Edward Aspinall;Greg Fealy

  • Oligarchic Populism: Prabowo Subianto's Challenge to Indonesian Democracy

    Edward Aspinall

  • The Yudhoyono Presidency

    Edward Aspinall;Marcus Mietzner;Dirk Tomsa

  • LOCAL POWER & POLITICS IN INDONESIA

    Edward Aspinall;Greg Fealy

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcus Mietzner
Marcus Mietzner Australian National University
Michael W. Davidson
Michael W. Davidson Florida State University
Mark R. Thompson
Mark R. Thompson City University of Hong Kong

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