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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 43 402 359 60 56 136 11170

Giles Mohan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Giles Mohan between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Giles Mohan published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 5 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2012. 7 of the 159 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2012. 1994: 3 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 5 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 2 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 5 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 2 publications
1994 2025

159 publications in total across all disciplines

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Giles Mohan: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 3
1995 1
1996 5
1997 4
1998 3
1999 3
2000 4
2001 3
2002 8
2003 3
2004 3
2005 4
2006 5
2007 6
2008 12
2009 3
2010 6
2011 3
2012 16
2013 11
2014 5
2015 11
2016 5
2017 4
2018 2
2019 10
2020 1
2021 2
2022 1
2023 5
2024 5
2025 2
Total 159
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Giles Mohan 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 Giles Mohan 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, 136–140 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: 136 publications — 58th percentile

58% 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 45 136
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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Giles Mohan 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 Giles Mohan 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, 43 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: 43 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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 43
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Giles Mohan is affiliated with The Open University in the United Kingdom and specializes in the social sciences with a particular focus on political science and international relations. Their research spans several subfields including development, building and construction, anthropology, and general economics, econometrics, and finance.

Their primary research interests encompass a range of topics within international development and aid, mining and resource management, and China's socioeconomic reforms and governance. They have also contributed to studies on China's global influence and migration, natural resources and economic development, hydropower, displacement and environmental impact, and water governance and infrastructure.

Giles Mohan's recent publications include:

  • "Responding to the commodity boom with varieties of resource nationalism: a political economy explanation for the different routes taken by Africa's new oil producers," 2020, The Extractive Industries and Society
  • "Below the Belt? Territory and Development in China's International Rise," 2020, Development and Change
  • "Gold mining's environmental footprints, drivers, and future predictions in Ghana," 2023, Remote Sensing Applications Society and Environment
  • "Beyond legislation: Unpacking land access capability in small-scale mining and its intersections with the agriculture sector in sub-Saharan Africa," 2023, The Extractive Industries and Society
  • "The interface of environment and human wellbeing: Exploring the impacts of gold mining on food security in Ghana," 2024, Resources Policy

Their frequent co-authors include Natalie Pollard, Jacob Obodai, Shonil Bhagwat, Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai, and Florian Schaefer.

Giles Mohan publishes primarily in venues such as The Project Repository Journal, The Extractive Industries and Society, Development and Change, Remote Sensing Applications Society and Environment, and Resources Policy.

Best Publications

  • Participation: From Tyranny to Transformation: Exploring New Approaches to Participation in Development

    Samuel Hickey;Giles Mohan

  • Participatory development and empowerment: the dangers of localism

    Giles Mohan;Kristian Stokke

  • Relocating participation within a radical politics of development

    Sam Hickey;Giles Mohan

  • Placing social capital

    Giles Mohan;John Mohan

  • Redefining 'Aid' in the China-Africa context.

    May Tan-Mullins;Giles Mohan;Marcus Power

  • Negotiating China: Reinserting African agency into China–Africa relations

    Giles Mohan;Ben Lampert

  • New African choices ? the politics of Chinese engagement.

    Giles Mohan;Marcus Power

  • The disappointments of civil society: the politics of NGO intervention in northern Ghana

    Giles Mohan

  • Beyond participation: strategies for deeper empowerment

    Giles Mohan

  • Living multiculture: understanding the new spatial and social relations of ethnicity and multiculture in England

    Sarah Neal;Katy Bennett;Allan Cochrane;Giles Mohan

  • Structural Adjustment: Theory, Practice and Impacts

    Giles Mohan

  • Chinese Migrants in Africa as New Agents of Development? An Analytical Framework

    Giles Mohan;May Tan-Mullins

  • Multiculture and public parks: researching super-diversity and attachment in public green space.

    Sarah Neal;Katy Bennett;Hannah Jones;Allan Cochrane

  • China's Resource Diplomacy in Africa: Powering Development?

    Marcus Power;Giles Mohan;May Tan-Mullins

  • Globalisation from below: conceptualising the role of the African diasporas in africa's development

    Giles Mohan;A.B. Zack-Williams

  • Towards a Critical Geopolitics of China's Engagement with African Development

    Marcus Power;Giles Mohan

  • Networks as transnational agents of development

    Leroi Henry;Giles Mohan;Helen Yanacopulos

  • Africa, China and the ‘new’ economic geography of development

    Giles Mohan;Marcus Power

  • Urban Multiculture and Everyday Encounters in Semi-Public, Franchised Cafe Spaces

    Hannah Jones;Sarah Neal;Giles Mohan;Kieran Connell

  • Towards a critical political geography of African development

    Claire Mercer;Giles Mohan;Marcus Power

  • Embedded Cosmopolitanism and the Politics of Obligation: The Ghanaian Diaspora and Development

    Giles Mohan

  • Beyond the Enclave: Towards a Critical Political Economy of China and Africa

    Giles Mohan

Frequent Co-Authors

Allan Cochrane
Allan Cochrane The Open University
Sam Hickey
Sam Hickey University of Manchester
Emma Mawdsley
Emma Mawdsley University of Cambridge

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