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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 62 93 81 57 47 235 36030

Frank R. Baumgartner publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Frank R. Baumgartner between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Frank R. Baumgartner published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2008. 13 of the 257 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2008. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 6 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 4 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 14 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 4 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 23 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 4 publications 2025: 9 publications
1986 2025

257 publications in total across all disciplines

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Frank R. Baumgartner: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 1
1988 1
1989 6
1990 1
1991 2
1992 3
1993 2
1994 1
1995 4
1996 3
1997 1
1998 14
1999 1
2000 2
2001 2
2002 4
2003 1
2004 4
2005 4
2006 9
2007 4
2008 23
2009 20
2010 4
2011 10
2012 11
2013 10
2014 11
2015 22
2016 6
2017 10
2018 17
2019 6
2020 8
2021 7
2022 7
2023 1
2024 4
2025 9
Total 257
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Frank R. Baumgartner 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 Frank R. Baumgartner 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, 231–235 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: 235 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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
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 23 235
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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Frank R. Baumgartner 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 Frank R. Baumgartner 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, 62+ 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: 62 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 62
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2008 - Gladys M. Kammerer Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)

Overview

Frank R. Baumgartner is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences, with significant contributions in sociology and political science, political science and international relations, strategy and management, safety, risk, reliability and quality, and general health professions.

Their work covers a range of topics that include:

  • Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Policing Practices and Perceptions
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
  • Traffic and Road Safety
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility

Baumgartner has published extensively, with recent selected papers that illustrate their research interests:

  • Intersectional Encounters, Representative Bureaucracy, and the Routine Traffic Stop (2020), Policy Studies Journal
  • Race, Place, and Context: The Persistence of Race Effects in Traffic Stop Outcomes in the Face of Situational, Demographic, and Political Controls (2020), The Journal of Race Ethnicity and Politics
  • Re-prioritizing traffic stops to reduce motor vehicle crash outcomes and racial disparities (2020), Injury Epidemiology
  • Fines, Fees, Forfeitures, and Disparities: A Link Between Municipal Reliance on Fines and Racial Disparities in Policing (2020), Policy Studies Journal
  • Racial Resentment and the Death Penalty (2022), The Journal of Race Ethnicity and Politics

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Kelsey Shoub
  • Derek A. Epp
  • Leah Christiani
  • Kevin Roach
  • Laura Chaqués-Bonafont

Baumgartner's publications often appear in venues such as:

  • UNC Libraries
  • The Journal of Race Ethnicity and Politics
  • Policy Studies Journal
  • Injury Epidemiology
  • Politics Groups and Identities

The scientist has also contributed to book publications, which include:

  • The Dynamics of Public Opinion (2021), published by Cambridge University Press
  • Verbandsmanagement (2022), published by Schäffer-Poeschel eBooks

Among professional recognitions, Baumgartner was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017. They also received the Gladys M. Kammerer Award from the American Political Science Association in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Agendas and instability in American politics

    Frank R. Baumgartner;Bryan D. Jones

  • The Politics of Attention: How Government Prioritizes Problems

    Bryan D. Jones;Frank R. Baumgartner

  • Basic Interests: The Importance of Groups in Politics and in Political Science

    Frank R. Baumgartner;Beth L. Leech

  • Lobbying and Policy Change: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why

    Frank R. Baumgartner;Jeffrey M. Berry;Marie Hojnacki;Beth L. Leech

  • Agenda Dynamics and Policy Subsystems

    Frank R. Baumgartner;Bryan Davidson Jones

  • Punctuated-Equilibrium Theory : Explaining Stability and Change in Public Policymaking

    James L. True;Bryan D. Jones;Frank R. Baumgartner

  • Punctuated-Equilibrium Theory

    James L. True;Bryan D. Jones;Frank R. Baumgartner

  • Punctuated Equilibrium in Comparative Perspective

    Frank R. Baumgartner;Christian Breunig;Christoffer Green-Pedersen;Bryan D. Jones

  • Interest Niches and Policy Bandwagons: Patterns of Interest Group Involvement in National Politics

    Frank R. Baumgartner;Beth L. Leech

  • From There to Here: Punctuated Equilibrium to the General Punctuation Thesis to a Theory of Government Information Processing

    Bryan D. Jones;Frank R. Baumgartner

  • The Decline of the Death Penalty and the Discovery of Innocence

    Frank R. Baumgartner;Suzanna L. De Boef;Amber E.Q. Boydstun

  • Representation and agenda-setting

    Bryan D. Jones;Frank R. Baumgartner

  • A General Empirical Law of Public Budgets: A Comparative Analysis

    Bryan Davidson Jones;Frank R. Baumgartner;Christian Breunig;Christopher Wlezien

  • Comparative studies of policy agendas

    Frank R. Baumgartner;Christoffer Green-Pedersen;Bryan D. Jones

  • A Model of Choice for Public Policy

    Bryan Davidson Jones;Frank R. Baumgartner

  • The Politics of Information: Problem Definition and the Course of Public Policy in America

    Frank R. Baumgartner;Bryan D. Jones

  • The Politics of Information

    Frank R. Baumgartner;Bryan D. Jones

  • A Failure to Communicate: Agenda Setting in Media and Policy Studies

    Michelle Wolfe;Bryan D. Jones;Frank R. Baumgartner

  • Studying Organizational Advocacy and Influence: Reexamining Interest Group Research

    Marie Hojnacki;David C. Kimball;Frank R. Baumgartner;Jeffrey M. Berry

  • THE DESTRUCTION OF ISSUE MONOPOLIES IN CONGRESS

    Bryan D. Jones;Frank R. Baumgartner;Jeffery C. Talbert

  • Policy punctuations: U.S. budget authority, 1947-1995

    Bryan Davidson Jones;Frank R. Baumgartner;James L. True

  • Comparative Studies of Policy Dynamics

    Frank R. Baumgartner;Bryan Davidson Jones;John Wilkerson

  • Measuring the size and scope of the EU interest group population

    Arndt Wonka;Frank R Baumgartner;Christine Mahoney;Joost Berkhout

  • Ideas and Policy Change

    Frank R. Baumgartner

  • Survey Research and Membership in Voluntary Associations

    Frank R. Baumgartner;Jack L. Walker

  • Drawing Lobbyists to Washington: Government Activity and the Demand for Advocacy

    Beth L. Leech;Frank R. Baumgartner;Timothy M. La Pira;Nicholas A. Semanko

  • After Disaster: Agenda Setting, Public Policy, and Focusing Events by Thomas A. Birkland

    Frank R. Baumgartner

  • Agendas and Instability in American Politics, Second Edition

    Frank R. Baumgartner;Bryan D. Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

Bryan D. Jones
Bryan D. Jones The University of Texas at Austin
Christian Breunig
Christian Breunig University of Konstanz
Jeffrey M. Berry
Jeffrey M. Berry Tufts University
Sylvain Brouard
Sylvain Brouard Sciences Po
Shaun Bevan
Shaun Bevan University of Edinburgh
David C. Kimball
David C. Kimball University of Missouri–St. Louis
David Lowery
David Lowery Pennsylvania State University
Martial Foucault
Martial Foucault Sciences Po
Ansgar Belke
Ansgar Belke University of Duisburg-Essen
Peter John
Peter John King's College London

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