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 Elinor Ostrom sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 484 publications — 99th percentile
99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.
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 Elinor Ostrom sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 143 D-Index — 100th percentile
100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.
Elinor Ostrom was affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their research contributions were recognized through multiple prestigious awards, including the Nobel Prize in 2009 for the analysis of economic governance, especially the commons. In the same year, they received the Nobel Memorial Prize laureates in Economics for the same work.
Ostrom was also awarded the William H. Riker Prize for Political Science in 2008 for advancing the scientific study of politics with research on institutions governing common-pool resources in political, economic, and environmental contexts. Additional recognitions included being named a Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science in 2007, and receiving the James Madison Award from the American Political Science Association in 2005.
Earlier honors included being a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and election to the National Academy of Sciences, both in 2001. In 1999, Ostrom received the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science for an empirical and theoretical analysis of collective action and rational choice.
Frequent collaborators in Ostrom's work included Joanna Burger, Christopher B. Field, Richard B. Norgaard, David Policansky, and Roy S. Gardner.
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Thomas Dietz;Elinor Ostrom;Paul C. Stern
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Jianguo Liu;Thomas Dietz;Stephen R. Carpenter;Marina Alberti
Elinor Ostrom;Joanna Burger;Christopher B. Field;Richard B. Norgaard
E. Schlager;Elinor Ostrom
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Elinor Ostrom;James Walker;Roy Gardner
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John M. Anderies;Marco A. Janssen;Elinor Ostrom
Sue E. S. Crawford;Elinor Ostrom
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Amy R. Poteete;Marco A. Janssen;Elinor Ostrom
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Elinor Ostrom;Larry D. Schroeder;Susan G. Wynne
Elinor Ostrom;Thomas Dietz;Nives Dolšak;Paul C. Stern
Michael D. McGinnis;Elinor Ostrom
Clark C. Gibson;Elinor Ostrom;T.K. Ahn
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