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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Economics and Finance 52 1247 1108 753 652 274 13815
Political Science 51 219 194 131 111 279 13375

Gary D. Libecap publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gary D. Libecap between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gary D. Libecap published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 1994. 11 of the 311 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 1994. 1978: 4 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 24 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 2 publications
1978 2025

311 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gary D. Libecap: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 4
1979 5
1980 4
1981 4
1982 3
1983 2
1984 3
1985 2
1986 5
1987 2
1988 2
1989 7
1990 11
1991 4
1992 6
1993 3
1994 24
1995 2
1996 7
1997 5
1998 4
1999 5
2000 11
2001 13
2002 4
2003 7
2004 8
2005 6
2006 3
2007 10
2008 8
2009 16
2010 18
2011 18
2012 5
2013 0
2014 14
2015 10
2016 5
2017 2
2018 10
2019 3
2020 5
2021 4
2022 3
2023 3
2024 9
2025 2
Total 311
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Gary D. Libecap 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 Gary D. Libecap 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, 276–280 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: 279 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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
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 10 279
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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Gary D. Libecap 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 Gary D. Libecap 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, 51 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: 51 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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 51
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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Overview

Gary D. Libecap is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, specifically centered on marine and fisheries research, conservation, biodiversity, and resource management.

Their work spans several subfields, including global and planetary change, management, monitoring, policy and law, economics and econometrics, soil science, and demography. These areas highlight an interdisciplinary approach to studying environmental systems and resource governance.

Gary D. Libecap has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent appearances in venues such as the SSRN Electronic Journal, Frontiers in Marine Science, Ecological Economics, Marine Resource Economics, and The Journal of Law and Economics. This reflects a diverse engagement with both environmental science and related economic and legal disciplines.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Libecap are:

  • Advancing ocean ecosystem conservation via property rights, rather than marine protected areas (MPAs), 2024, MAST. Maritime studies/Maritime studies
  • Property Rights to Land and Agricultural Organization: An Argentina-United States Comparison, 2022, The Journal of Law and Economics
  • Cross-sectoral externalities related to natural resources and ecosystem services, 2021, Ecological Economics
  • Addressing Marine and Coastal Governance Conflicts at the Interface of Multiple Sectors and Jurisdictions, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Coasean Approaches to Address Overfishing: Bigeye Tuna Conservation in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, 2020, Marine Resource Economics

Frequent co-authors of Gary D. Libecap include Ronald N. Johnson, Manuel Bellanger, Cameron Speir, Robert Fonner, and Douglas W. Lipton. The collaborations with these researchers indicate a focus on interdisciplinary studies around environmental policy, economics, and resource management.

Key topics in Libecap's research encompass:

  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Conservation, biodiversity, and resource management
  • Land rights and reforms
  • Coastal and marine management
  • International maritime law issues
  • Culture, economy, and development studies
  • Historical economic and social studies

This scientist's body of research demonstrates an integration of environmental science with legal, economic, and policy frameworks to address complex governance challenges in natural resource management and marine ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • Contracting for Property Rights

    Gary D. Libecap

  • The Determinants and Impact of Property Rights: Land Titles on the Brazilian Frontier

    Lee Alston;Gary Libecap;Robert Schneider

  • Contracting Problems and Regulation: The Case of the Fishery

    Ronald N Johnson;Gary D Libecap

  • Titles, Conflict, and Land Use: The Development of Property Rights and Land Reform on the Brazilian Amazon Frontier

    Lee J. Alston;Gary D. Libecap;Bernardo Mueller

  • Land reform policies, the sources of violent conflict, and implications for deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.

    Lee J. Alston;Lee J. Alston;Gary D. Libecap;Gary D. Libecap;Bernardo Mueller

  • Contractual responses to the common pool: prorationing of crude oil production

    Gary Libecap;Steven Wiggins

  • Oil field unitization: contractual failure in the presence of imperfect information

    S.N. Wiggins;G.D. Libecap

  • The Influence of Private Contractual Failure on Regulation: The Case of Oil Field Unitization

    Gary D. Libecap;Steven N. Wiggins

  • Economic Variables and the Development of the Law: The Case of Western Mineral Rights

    Gary D. Libecap

  • Small Farms, Externalities, and the Dust Bowl of the 1930s

    Zeynep K. Hansen;Gary D. Libecap

  • Distributional Issues in Contracting for Property Rights

    Gary D. Libecap

  • An Integrated Assessment of Water Markets: A Cross-Country Comparison

    R Quentin Grafton;Gary Libecap;Samuel McGlennon;Clay Landry

  • The Demarcation of Land and the Role of Coordinating Property Institutions

    Gary D. Libecap;Dean Lueck

  • The Regulated Economy: A Historical Approach to Political Economy

    Claudia Goldin;Gary Libecap

  • Property rights in economic history: Implications for research

    Gary D. Libecap

  • The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education: An Evaluation of the Berger Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Arizona, 1985-1999

    Alberta Charney;Gary D. Libecap

  • The Determinants and Impact of Property Rights: Land Titles on the Brazilian Frontier

    Lee J. Alston;Lee J. Alston;Robert Schneider;Gary D. Libecap

  • 2006 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS WATER MARKETS IN THE WEST: PRICES, TRADING, AND CONTRACTUAL FORMS

    Jedidiah Brewer;Robert Glennon;Alan Ker;Gary Libecap

  • The Federal civil service system and the problem of bureaucracy

    Ronald N Johnson;Gary D Libecap

  • A model of rural conflict: violence and land reform policy in Brazil

    Lee J. Alston;Gary D. Libecap;Bernardo Mueller

  • Titles, conflict, and land use

    Lee J. Alston;Gary D. Libecap;Bernardo Mueller

  • Institutional Path Dependence in Climate Adaptation: Coman's

    Gary D. Libecap

  • The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else. By Hernando de Soto. New York: Basic Books, 2000. Pp. 276. $27.50, cloth; $14.00, paper.

    Gary D. Libecap

  • Economic analysis of property rights

    Gary D. Libecap

  • Introduction to "The Regulated Economy: A Historical Approach to Political Economy"

    Claudia Goldin;Gary D Libecap

Frequent Co-Authors

Lee J. Alston
Lee J. Alston Indiana University
R. Quentin Grafton
R. Quentin Grafton Australian National University
Bernardo Mueller
Bernardo Mueller University of Brasília
Claudia Goldin
Claudia Goldin Harvard University
Richard H. Steckel
Richard H. Steckel The Ohio State University
Olivier Thébaud
Olivier Thébaud French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Andrew J. Plantinga
Andrew J. Plantinga University of California, Santa Barbara
Robert J. Schneider
Robert J. Schneider New York University
Howard Kunreuther
Howard Kunreuther University of Pennsylvania
Matthew E. Kahn
Matthew E. Kahn University of Southern California

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