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Political Science
USA
2023

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Political Science D-index 51 Citations 82,112 210 World Ranking 111 National Ranking 63

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Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Political Science in United States Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • World War II
  • Law
  • China

Francis Fukuyama focuses on Political economy, Politics, Social capital, Democracy and Civil society. His Political economy research incorporates elements of Prosperity, Ideology, Individualism and Industrial Revolution. His Prosperity course of study focuses on Capitalism and Economy.

His Politics study incorporates themes from Human enhancement, Social science, Posthuman and Race. His Social capital study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Individual capital, Economic capital, Economic system and Social status. He works mostly in the field of Civil society, limiting it down to topics relating to Norm and, in certain cases, Dilemma.

His most cited work include:

  • Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity (7321 citations)
  • Seeing like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed (6905 citations)
  • The End of History and the Last Man (6263 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Political economy, Politics, Democracy, Law and Economic history. His work deals with themes such as Civil society, Soviet union, International relations, Development economics and Social capital, which intersect with Political economy. His study looks at the intersection of Social capital and topics like Norm with Dilemma.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Gender studies and Public administration in addition to Politics. Francis Fukuyama interconnects Corporate governance and Bureaucracy in the investigation of issues within Public administration. His research investigates the connection with Democracy and areas like State which intersect with concerns in Law and economics.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Political economy (22.08%)
  • Politics (21.21%)
  • Democracy (12.55%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2021)?

  • Political economy (22.08%)
  • Politics (21.21%)
  • Democracy (12.55%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Francis Fukuyama mostly deals with Political economy, Politics, Democracy, China and Law. His research integrates issues of Civil society, Sovereignty, International relations, Public authority and Corruption in his study of Political economy. Francis Fukuyama combines subjects such as Identity, Gender studies and Public administration with his study of Politics.

The concepts of his Democracy study are interwoven with issues in Rule of law and State. Francis Fukuyama focuses mostly in the field of China, narrowing it down to topics relating to Economy and, in certain cases, Beijing. His studies deal with areas such as Social science, American Revolutions, Environmental ethics and Industrial Revolution as well as Globalization.

Between 2011 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • What Is Governance (483 citations)
  • Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy (287 citations)
  • Why Is Democracy Performing So Poorly (87 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • World War II
  • Law
  • China

Francis Fukuyama spends much of his time researching Politics, Democracy, Political economy, Law and State. His work in Politics tackles topics such as Identity which are related to areas like Dignity, Resentment, Gender studies and Nationalism. Many of his studies on Political economy apply to Corruption as well.

His work carried out in the field of Law brings together such families of science as Epistemology and Transition. His State study combines topics in areas such as Clientelism, Public administration, Bureaucracy and Law and economics. His Law and economics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Political system, Constitutionalism and China.

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Best Publications

Hidden Order: How Adaptation Builds Complexity

Francis Fukuyama;John H. Holland.
Foreign Affairs (1996)

643 Citations

Race and Culture: A World View

Francis Fukuyama;Thomas Sowell.
Foreign Affairs (1995)

217 Citations

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