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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 31 1044 170 47 10607

Gordon MacLeod publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gordon MacLeod between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gordon MacLeod published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 4 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2019. 4 of the 148 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2019. 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 6 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 2 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1989 2025

148 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gordon MacLeod: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 2
1990 1
1991 2
1992 2
1993 9
1994 2
1995 2
1996 3
1997 4
1998 4
1999 6
2000 1
2001 6
2002 4
2003 2
2004 2
2005 0
2006 0
2007 2
2008 2
2009 1
2010 2
2011 4
2012 2
2013 2
2014 5
2015 0
2016 2
2017 8
2018 15
2019 16
2020 10
2021 6
2022 9
2023 6
2024 2
2025 2
Total 148
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Gordon MacLeod 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 Gordon MacLeod 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, 46–50 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: 47 publications — 1st percentile

1% 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 47
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
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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Gordon MacLeod 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 Gordon MacLeod 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

Gordon MacLeod was affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focused on physics and astronomy, with a significant concentration in astronomy and astrophysics. The breadth of their work included spectroscopy and nuclear and high energy physics, with additional contributions to atmospheric science and urban studies.

The scientist's scholarly output spanned various topics within astrophysics and planetary science. Their main areas of study included:

  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Astro and Planetary Science

MacLeod published frequently in several notable venues. The most common publication outlets were:

  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature Astronomy
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan

Their recent papers included:

  • A heatwave of accretion energy traced by masers in the G358-MM1 high-mass protostar (2020, Nature Astronomy)
  • Infrared observations of the flaring maser source G358.93-0.03 -- SOFIA confirms an accretion burst from a massive young stellar object (2021, arXiv [Cornell University])
  • New maser species tracing spiral-arm accretion flows in a high-mass young stellar object (2020, Nature Astronomy)
  • 13CH3OH Masers Associated With a Transient Phenomenon in a High-mass Young Stellar Object (2020, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)
  • The Extraordinary Outburst in the Massive Protostellar System NGC 6334 I-MM1: Strong Increase in Mid-Infrared Continuum Emission (2021, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)

The scientist collaborated regularly with several researchers, including:

  • C. L. Brogan
  • James O. Chibueze
  • Yoshinori Yonekura
  • T. R. Hunter
  • S. P. van den Heever

Best Publications

  • State/Space:A Reader

    Neil Brenner;Bob Jessop;Martin Jones;Gordon MacLeod

  • Space, scale and state strategy: rethinking urban and regional governance

    Gordon Macleod;Mark Goodwin

  • From Urban Entrepreneurialism to a “Revanchist City”? On the Spatial Injustices of Glasgow’s Renaissance

    Gordon MacLeod

  • New Regionalism Reconsidered: Globalization and the Remaking of Political Economic Space

    Gordon MacLeod

  • TERRITORIAL, SCALAR, NETWORKED, CONNECTED:IN WHAT SENSE A `REGIONAL WORLD??

    Gordon Macleod;Martin Russell Jones

  • Regional spaces, spaces of regionalism: territory, insurgent politics and the English question

    Martin Russell Jones;Gordon MacLeod

  • Urban Politics Reconsidered Growth Machine to Post-democratic City?

    Gordon MacLeod

  • Spaces of Utopia and Dystopia: Landscaping the Contemporary City

    Gordon MacLeod;Kevin Ward

  • Reconstructing an urban and regional political economy: on the state, politics, scale, and explanation

    Gordon MacLeod;Mark Goodwin

  • Renewing the Geography of Regions

    Gordon MacLeod;Martin Russell Jones

  • Beyond Soft Institutionalism: Accumulation, Regulation, and Their Geographical Fixes:

    Gordon MacLeod

  • Renewing urban politics.

    Gordon MacLeod;Martin Russell Jones

  • Towards a Regional Renaissance? Reconfiguring and Rescaling England's Economic Governance

    Martin Russell Jones;Gordon MacLeod

  • Introduction: State Space in Question

    Neil Brenner;Bob Jessop;Martin Jones;Gordon MacLeod

  • Grappling with Smart City Politics in an Era of Market Triumphalism

    David Gibbs;Rob Krueger;Gordon MacLeod

  • Place, Politics and ‘Scale Dependence’

    Unknown

  • New Urbanism/Smart Growth in the Scottish Highlands: Mobile Policies and Post-politics in Local Development Planning:

    Gordon MacLeod

  • The learning region in an age of austerity: capitalizing on knowledge, entrepreneurialism, and reflexive capitalism

    Gordon MacLeod

  • In what sense a region? Place hybridity, symbolic shape, and institutional formation in (post-) modern Scotland

    Unknown

  • ‘Institutional thickness’ and industrial governance in Lowland Scotland

    Unknown

  • Negotiating the Contemporary City: Introduction

    Gordon MacLeod;Mike Raco;Kevin Ward

  • Enhancing urban autonomy : Towards a new political project for cities

    Harriet Bulkeley;Andrés Luque-Ayala;Colin McFarlane;Gordon MacLeod

  • Explaining ‘Brexit capital’: uneven development and the austerity state

    Gordon MacLeod;Martin Jones

  • Securing the City: Urban Renaissance, Policing and Social Regulation

    Gesa Helms;Rowland Atkinson;Gordon MacLeod

  • Introduction : grammars of urban injustice.

    Gordon MacLeod;Colin McFarlane

  • Editorial: New Times, Shifting Places

    Ivan Turok;David Bailey;Gillian Bristow;Jun Du

  • Connecting localism and community empowerment : research review and critical synthesis for the AHRC Connected Community Programme.

    J. Painter;A. Orton;G. Macleod;L. Dominelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Jones
Martin Jones Staffordshire University
Tom Slater
Tom Slater University of Edinburgh
Bob Jessop
Bob Jessop Lancaster University
Neil Brenner
Neil Brenner University of Chicago
Kevin Ward
Kevin Ward University of Manchester
Harriet Bulkeley
Harriet Bulkeley Durham University
Mark Goodwin
Mark Goodwin University of Exeter
Ivan Turok
Ivan Turok University of the Free State
Rowland Atkinson
Rowland Atkinson University of Sheffield
Lena Dominelli
Lena Dominelli University of Stirling

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