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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 51 218 193 28 25 188 14982

Helen Margetts publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Helen Margetts between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Helen Margetts published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 1999. 27 of the 239 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 1999. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 19 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 12 publications
1991 2025

239 publications in total across all disciplines

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Helen Margetts: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 3
1993 6
1994 4
1995 3
1996 1
1997 2
1998 6
1999 19
2000 2
2001 7
2002 4
2003 7
2004 3
2005 7
2006 17
2007 11
2008 4
2009 5
2010 9
2011 3
2012 4
2013 7
2014 7
2015 7
2016 11
2017 7
2018 3
2019 6
2020 5
2021 10
2022 8
2023 13
2024 15
2025 12
Total 239
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Helen Margetts 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 Helen Margetts 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, 186–190 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: 188 publications — 77th percentile

77% 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 36 188
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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Helen Margetts 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 Helen Margetts 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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Helen Margetts is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on Social Sciences, with a significant concentration in Artificial Intelligence, Sociology and Political Science, Communication, Political Science and International Relations, and Law.

Their recent publication record includes works covering key themes in computational social science, artificial intelligence, digital governance, and political communication. Selected recent papers are:

  • Computational social science: Obstacles and opportunities (2020) published in Science
  • Integrating explanation and prediction in computational social science (2021) published in Nature
  • Data science, artificial intelligence and the third wave of digital era governance (2023) published in Public Policy and Administration
  • Evaluating the persuasive influence of political microtargeting with large language models (2024) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Artificial intelligence in government: Concepts, standards, and a unified framework (2023) published in Government Information Quarterly

Margetts has collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors, including Jonathan Bright, Bertie Vidgen, Scott A. Hale, Florence E. Enock, and Pica Johansson. These collaborations reflect a strong network within the computational social science and political communication fields.

Their work appears repeatedly in a number of academic venues, with the most frequent publication outlets being arXiv (Cornell University), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), SSRN Electronic Journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and The Political Quarterly.

The main topics they address in their research include:

  • Social Media and Politics
  • Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Legal and Policy Issues
  • Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)
  • E-Government and Public Services
  • Media Influence and Politics

Among their accolades, Helen Margetts is recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • New public management is dead. Long live digital-era governance

    Patrick Dunleavy;Helen Z Margetts;Simon Bastow;Jane Tinkler

  • The tools of government in the digital age

    Christopher C. Hood;Helen Z. Margetts

  • Digital Era Governance: IT Corporations, the State, and e-Government

    Patrick Dunleavy;Helen Margetts;Simon Bastow;Jane Tinkler

  • Political Turbulence: How Social Media Shape Collective Action

    Helen Margetts;Peter John;Scott Hale;Taha Yasseri

  • The second wave of digital-era governance: a quasi-paradigm for government on the Web

    Helen Margetts;Patrick Dunleavy

  • Digital Era Governance

    Patrick Dunleavy;Helen Margetts;Simon Bastow;Jane Tinkler

  • Computational social science: Obstacles and opportunities.

    David M. J. Lazer;David M. J. Lazer;Alex Pentland;Duncan J. Watts;Sinan Aral

  • Integrating explanation and prediction in computational social science.

    Jake M Hofman;Duncan J Watts;Susan Athey;Filiz Garip

  • Risk assessment and information systems

    L. Willcocks;H. Margetts

  • Information Technology in Government: Britain and America

    Helen Margetts

  • Understanding the Dynamics of Electoral Reform

    Patrick Dunleavy;Helen Margetts

  • Governments and Citizens Getting to Know Each Other? Open, Closed, and Big Data in Public Management Reform

    Amanda Clarke;Helen Margetts

  • Challenges and frontiers in abusive content detection

    Bertie Vidgen;Alex Harris;Dong Nguyen;Rebekah Tromble

  • Policy punctuations in the UK: fluctuations and equilibria in central government expenditure since 1951

    Peter John;Helen Margetts

  • Regime Politics in London Local Government

    Keith Dowding;Patrick Dunleavy;Desmond King;Helen Z Margetts

  • The Internet and Public Policy

    Helen Z Margetts

  • HateCheck: Functional Tests for Hate Speech Detection Models

    Paul Rottger;Bertie Vidgen;Dong Nguyen;Zeerak Waseem

  • Cultural Barriers to e-government

    H Margetts;P Dunleavy

  • Experiments for Public Management Research

    Helen Z. Margetts

  • The web structure of e-government - developing a methodology for quantitative evaluation

    Vaclav Petricek;Tobias Escher;Ingemar J. Cox;Helen Margetts

  • The second wave of digital era governance

    Patrick Dunleavy;Helen Margetts

  • Social information and political participation on the internet: an experiment

    Helen Margetts;Peter John;Tobias Escher;Stéphane Reissfelder

  • E-Government in Britain—A Decade On

    Helen Margetts

  • Rethink government with AI

    Helen Margetts;Cosmina Dorobantu

  • New Public Management Is DeadLong Live Digital-Era Governance

    Patrick Dunleavy;Helen Z. Margetts;Simon Bastow;Jane Tinkler

  • The Latent Support for the Extreme Right in British Politics

    Peter John;Helen Margetts

  • The Electoral System

    Patrick Dunleavy;Helen Margetts

  • The Tools of Government in the Digital Age: Second Edition (Public Policy and Politics)

    Christopher C. Hood;Helen Z. Margetts

  • Book Review: Computerization and Controversy: Value Conflicts and Social Choices:

    Helen Margetts

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick Dunleavy
Patrick Dunleavy London School of Economics and Political Science
Peter John
Peter John King's College London
Christopher Hood
Christopher Hood University of Oxford
Leslie P. Willcocks
Leslie P. Willcocks London School of Economics and Political Science
Keith Dowding
Keith Dowding Australian National University
Gerry Stoker
Gerry Stoker University of Southampton
Joni Lovenduski
Joni Lovenduski Birkbeck, University of London
Desmond King
Desmond King University of Oxford
David Lazer
David Lazer Northeastern University
Noshir Contractor
Noshir Contractor Northwestern University

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