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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 31 1060 957 5 5 93 6682

Gideon Rahat publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gideon Rahat between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gideon Rahat published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 3.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2018. 13 of the 104 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2018. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 6 publications 2025: 7 publications
1998 2025

104 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gideon Rahat: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 0
2000 1
2001 1
2002 0
2003 1
2004 1
2005 3
2006 5
2007 6
2008 5
2009 6
2010 5
2011 3
2012 3
2013 5
2014 2
2015 4
2016 3
2017 7
2018 18
2019 0
2020 0
2021 4
2022 6
2023 1
2024 6
2025 7
Total 104
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Gideon Rahat 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 Gideon Rahat 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, 91–95 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: 93 publications — 28th percentile

28% 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 93
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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Gideon Rahat 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 Gideon Rahat 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, 31 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: 31 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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 31
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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Overview

Gideon Rahat is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of electoral systems, political participation, and political science, contributing extensively to the field of social sciences.

The scientist has published across several notable venues, including:

  • Party Politics
  • Perspectives on Politics
  • Frontiers in Political Science
  • Social Science Quarterly
  • Electoral Studies

Their publication record includes articles covering a range of topics related to political systems and governance, electoral systems, and the dynamics of party politics. Selected recent papers are:

  • "Party Types in the Age of Personalized Politics," 2022, Perspectives on Politics
  • "Servants of two (or more) masters: Accounting for the complexity of intraparty candidate selection methods," 2022, Party Politics
  • "What constitutes a new party? The lack of a standard operationalization and the way forward," 2025, Frontiers in Political Science
  • "The personalization of the Likud in the era of Netanyahu," 2023, Social Science Quarterly
  • "Institutional personalism and personalised behaviour: Electoral systems, candidate selection methods, and politicians' campaign strategy," 2025, Electoral Studies

The scientist frequently collaborates with other scholars including Or Tuttnauer, Ofer Kenig, Reuven Y. Hazan, Alan Dowty, and Menachem Hofnung.

Rahat's research spans several key topics, which include:

  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Populism, Right-Wing Movements
  • Political Systems and Governance
  • Gender Politics and Representation
  • Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
  • Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Middle East Politics and Society

In terms of fields of study, their work is primarily situated within social sciences, with a strong specialization in political science and international relations as well as sociology and political science. Additional subfields covered include gender studies and strategy and management.

Best Publications

  • Democracy within Parties: Candidate Selection Methods and their Political Consequences

    Reuven Y. Hazan;Gideon Rahat

  • Candidate Selection Methods An Analytical Framework

    Gideon Rahat;Reuven Y. Hazan

  • The Personalization(s) of Politics: Israel, 1949–2003

    Gideon Rahat;Tamir Sheafer

  • Democracy within Parties

    Reuven Y. Hazan;Gideon Rahat

  • Two routes to personalized politics: Centralized and decentralized personalization

    Meital Balmas;Gideon Rahat;Tamir Sheafer;Shaul R Shenhav

  • Candidate Selection: Methods and Consequences

    Reuven Y. Hazan;Gideon Rahat

  • Party rules, party resources and the politics of parliamentary democracies How parties organize in the 21st century

    Thomas Poguntke;Susan E Scarrow;Paul D Webb;Elin H Allern

  • Democracy and Political Parties: On the Uneasy Relationships between Participation, Competition and Representation

    Gideon Rahat;Reuven Y. Hazan;Richard S. Katz

  • CANDIDATE SELECTION: THE CHOICE BEFORE THE CHOICE

    Gideon Rahat

  • Reforming Candidate Selection Methods A Three-Level Approach

    Shlomit Barnea;Gideon Rahat

  • From Party Politics to Personalized Politics

    Gideon Rahat;Ofer Kenig

  • The influence of candidate selection methods on legislatures and legislators: Theoretical propositions, methodological suggestions and empirical evidence

    Reuven Y. Hazan;Gideon Rahat

  • ‘Out with the old, in with the ‘‘new’’’: What constitutes a new party?:

    Shlomit Barnea;Gideon Rahat

  • The Barriers to Electoral System Reform: A Synthesis of Alternative Approaches

    Gideon Rahat;Reuven Y. Hazan

  • Lessons from Europe

    Sheri Berman

  • REPRESENTATION, ELECTORAL REFORM, AND DEMOCRACY Theoretical and Empirical Lessons From the 1996 Elections in Israel

    Reuven Y. Hazan;Gideon Rahat

  • Electoral Engineering in Chile: the Electoral System and Limited Democracy

    Gideon Rahat;Mario Sznajder

  • Which Candidate Selection Method is the Most Democratic? 1

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  • What Is Democratic Candidate Selection

    Gideon Rahat

  • The Politics of Electoral Reform: The State of Research

    Gideon Rahat

  • Competitiveness of Party Leadership Selection Processes

    Ofer Kenig;Gideon Rahat;Or Tuttnauer

  • PARTY PRIMARIES: TOWARDS A DEFINITION AND TYPOLOGY

    Ofer Kenig;William Cross;Scott Pruysers;Gideon Rahat

Frequent Co-Authors

Reuven Y. Hazan
Reuven Y. Hazan Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Michal Shamir
Michal Shamir Tel Aviv University
Tamir Sheafer
Tamir Sheafer Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Zsolt Enyedi
Zsolt Enyedi Central European University
Thomas Poguntke
Thomas Poguntke Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Aleks Szczerbiak
Aleks Szczerbiak University of Sussex
Susan E. Scarrow
Susan E. Scarrow University of Houston
Paul Webb
Paul Webb University of Sussex
Richard S. Katz
Richard S. Katz Johns Hopkins University
Wolfgang C. Müller
Wolfgang C. Müller University of Vienna

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