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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 28 1343 1222 672 590 80 5098

Erik Wibbels publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Erik Wibbels between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Erik Wibbels published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2020. 4 of the 104 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2020. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 12 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 1 publication 2014: 3 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 1 publication 2018: 4 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 4 publications
1999 2025

104 publications in total across all disciplines

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Erik Wibbels: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 2
2001 3
2002 1
2003 2
2004 1
2005 12
2006 4
2007 3
2008 3
2009 2
2010 2
2011 14
2012 1
2013 1
2014 3
2015 3
2016 1
2017 1
2018 4
2019 4
2020 15
2021 5
2022 5
2023 7
2024 0
2025 4
Total 104
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Erik Wibbels publications per year - data summary

  • Erik Wibbels, a Political Science scholar from Duke University, has 104 publications recorded across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1999 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2020, with 15 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1999, 2002, 2004, 2012 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 27 years in the span carries no publications at all (2024).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.0 per year counting only the 26 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 21 publications, 20% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1999-2007: 29 publications (3.2 per year); 2008-2016: 30 publications (3.3 per year); 2017-2025: 45 publications (5.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Erik Wibbels 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 Erik Wibbels 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, 76–80 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: 80 publications — 18th percentile

18% 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 80
81–85 71
86–90 82
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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Erik Wibbels publication distribution in Political Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 2,033 Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 36–40 to 333+ publications.
  • Erik Wibbels, a Political Science scholar from Duke University, records 80 publications - the 18th percentile of the discipline.
  • 18% of ranked Political Science scientists score the same or lower than Erik Wibbels, and about 82% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 121–125 publications range, and Erik Wibbels ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 333+ publications, holding 97 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 44% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 111–115 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 333 publications or more, 97 scientists in all (5% of the field).

Erik Wibbels 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 Erik Wibbels 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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Erik Wibbels D-index placement in Political Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 2,033 Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 43 ranges running from 20 to 62+ D-Index.
  • Erik Wibbels, a Political Science scholar from Duke University, records 28 D-Index - the 36th percentile of the discipline.
  • 36% of ranked Political Science scientists score the same or lower than Erik Wibbels, and about 64% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 32 D-Index range, and Erik Wibbels ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 62+ D-Index, holding 100 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 45% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 30 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (5% of the field).

Overview

Erik Wibbels is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the field of social sciences. Their work spans various subfields including sociology and political science, economics and econometrics, political science and international relations, demography, and general health professions.

The research topics covered by Wibbels include corruption and economic development, culture, economy, and development studies, taxation and compliance studies, crime, illicit activities, and governance, policing practices and perceptions, crime patterns and interventions, and microfinance and financial inclusion.

Wibbels has contributed to a number of peer-reviewed publications, with selected recent papers including:

  • Moving markets? Government bond investors and microeconomic policy changes, 2020, Economics and Politics
  • Local Order, Policing, and Bribes, 2020, World Politics
  • The Effect of Government Repression on Civil Society: Evidence from Cambodia, 2022, International Studies Quarterly
  • Negotiating Informality- Ambiguity, Intermediation, and a Patchwork of Outcomes in Slums of Bengaluru, 2020, The Journal of Development Studies
  • Spikes and Variance: Using Google Trends to Detect and Forecast Protests, 2021, Political Analysis

Among frequent coauthors collaborating with Wibbels are Juan Tellez, Anirudh Krishna, D. A. Roa Romero, Elaine K. Denny, and Emily Rains. The coauthors with the highest number of joint works include Juan Tellez and Anirudh Krishna, each with thirteen collaborations.

The scholar's work has appeared repeatedly in several academic venues, notably including Harvard Dataverse with 18 publications, Political Analysis (2 publications), Economics and Politics (1), World Politics (1), and International Studies Quarterly (1).

Best Publications

  • Party Systems and Electoral Volatility in Latin America: A Test of Economic, Institutional, and Structural Explanations

    Kenneth M. Roberts;Erik Wibbels

  • Beyond the Fiction of Federalism: Macroeconomic Management in Multitiered Systems

    Jonathan Rodden;Erik Wibbels

  • Dependency Revisited: International Markets, Business Cycles, and Social Spending in the Developing World

    Erik Wibbels

  • Diversity, Disparity, and Civil Conflict in Federal States

    Kristin M. Bakke;Erik Wibbels

  • Federalism and the Politics of Macroeconomic Policy and Performance

    Erik Wibbels

  • The Subnational Politics of Economic Adjustment Provincial Politics and Fiscal Performance in Argentina

    Karen L. Remmer;Erik Wibbels

  • Globalization, Taxation, and Burden-Shifting in Latin America

    Erik Wibbels;Moisés Arce

  • MADISON IN BAGHDAD?: Decentralization and Federalism in Comparative Politics

    Erik Wibbels

  • Federalism and the market

    Erik Wibbels

  • Lessons from Strange Cases Democracy, Development, and the Resource Curse in the U.S. States

    Ellis Goldberg;Erik Wibbels;Eric Mvukiyehe

  • FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION AND THE BUSINESS CYCLE: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF SEVEN FEDERATIONS

    Jonathan Rodden;Erik Wibbels

  • Development, Trade, and Social Insurance

    Erik Wibbels;John S. Ahlquist

  • Dual accountability and the nationalization of party competition: Evidence from four federations

    Jonathan Rodden;Erik Wibbels

  • Federalism and the Market

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  • Distance, services, and citizen perceptions of the state in rural Africa

    Derick W. Brinkerhoff;Anna Wetterberg;Erik Wibbels

  • Riding the Wave: World Trade and Factor-Based Models of Democratization

    John S. Ahlquist;Erik Wibbels

  • Reading, Writing, and the Regrettable Status of Education Research in Comparative Politics

    Thomas Gift;Erik Wibbels

  • Bailouts, Budget Constraints, and Leviathans: Comparative Federalism and Lessons from the Early United States

    Erik Wibbels

  • The Origins of Dualism

    David Rueda;Erik Wibbels;Melina Altamirano

  • Decentralized Governance, Constitution Formation, and Redistribution

    Erik Wibbels

  • Combining satellite and survey data to study Indian slums: evidence on the range of conditions and implications for urban policy:

    Emily Rains;Anirudh Krishna;Erik Wibbels

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan Rodden
Jonathan Rodden Stanford University
Derick W. Brinkerhoff
Derick W. Brinkerhoff RTI International
Sheri L. Johnson
Sheri L. Johnson University of California, Berkeley
Richard G. Wilkinson
Richard G. Wilkinson University of Nottingham
Herbert Kitschelt
Herbert Kitschelt Duke University
Karen L. Remmer
Karen L. Remmer Duke University
David Rueda
David Rueda University of Oxford

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