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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 20 1962 1812 974 874 65 7178

Gretchen Helmke publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gretchen Helmke between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gretchen Helmke published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 2.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2019. 3 of the 89 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2019. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 4 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 0 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 21 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1994 2025

89 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gretchen Helmke: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 2
2002 1
2003 2
2004 10
2005 3
2006 2
2007 1
2008 1
2009 4
2010 3
2011 3
2012 1
2013 0
2014 2
2015 2
2016 0
2017 10
2018 1
2019 21
2020 7
2021 6
2022 1
2023 2
2024 2
2025 1
Total 89
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Gretchen Helmke 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 Gretchen Helmke 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, 61–65 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: 65 publications — 8th percentile

8% 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 65
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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Gretchen Helmke 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 Gretchen Helmke 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, 20 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: 20 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% 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 20
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
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Best Publications

  • INFORMAL INSTITUTIONS AND COMPARATIVE POLITICS: A RESEARCH AGENDA

    Gretchen Helmke;Steven Levitsky

  • The Logic of Strategic Defection: Court-Executive Relations in Argentina Under Dictatorship and Democracy

    Gretchen Helmke

  • Informal Institutions and Democracy

    Unknown

  • Regimes and the Rule of Law: Judicial Independence in Comparative Perspective

    Gretchen Helmke;Frances Rosenbluth

  • Courts under Constraints

    Unknown

  • Informal Institutions and Comparative Politics: A Research Agenda

    Unknown

  • Courts in Latin America

    Gretchen Helmke;Julio Rios-Figueroa

  • Searching for Bright Lines in the Trump Presidency

    John M. Carey;Gretchen Helmke;Brendan Nyhan;Mitchell Sanders

  • The Origins of Institutional Crises in Latin America

    Gretchen Helmke

  • The comparative study of split-ticket voting

    Barry C. Burden;Gretchen Helmke

  • Who will defend democracy? Evaluating tradeoffs in candidate support among partisan donors and voters

    John Carey;Katherine Clayton;Gretchen Helmke;Brendan Nyhan

  • Institutions on the Edge: The Origins and Consequences of Inter-Branch Crises in Latin America

    Gretchen Helmke

  • Inequality under Democracy: Explaining the Left Decade in Latin America

    Alexandre Debs;Gretchen Helmke

  • Checks and Balances by Other Means: Strategic Defection and Argentina's Supreme Court in the 1990s

    Gretchen Helmke

  • Courts in Latin America: The Puzzling Judicial Politics of Latin America

    Unknown

  • Who Will Defend Democracy? Evaluating Tradeoffs in Candidate Support Among Partisan Donors and Voters

    Unknown

  • Democracy by Deterrence: Norms, Constitutions, and Electoral Tilting

    Gretchen Helmke;Mary Kroeger;Jack Paine

  • Modeling Motivations: A Method for Inferring Judicial Goals from Behavior

    Gretchen Helmke;Mitchell S. Sanders

  • Endogenous Institutions: The Origins of Compulsory Voting Laws

    Bonnie M Meguid;Gretchen Helmke

  • Institutions on the Edge

    Gretchen Helmke

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan C. Stokes
Susan C. Stokes University of Chicago
Brendan Nyhan
Brendan Nyhan Dartmouth College
John M. Carey
John M. Carey Dartmouth College
Steven Levitsky
Steven Levitsky Harvard University
Barry C. Burden
Barry C. Burden University of Wisconsin–Madison

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