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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 39 537 488 16 15 209 8502

Helen Sullivan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Helen Sullivan between 1973 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Helen Sullivan published across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025, averaging 6.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 53 publications in 2007. 9 of the 322 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 53. Peak 53 publications in 2007. 1973: 2 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 24 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 53 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 43 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 4 publications
1973 2025

322 publications in total across all disciplines

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Helen Sullivan: publications per year, 1973 to 2025
Year Publications
1973 2
1974 0
1975 1
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 2
1988 2
1989 1
1990 1
1991 2
1992 2
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 2
1997 1
1998 1
1999 1
2000 2
2001 6
2002 24
2003 8
2004 12
2005 8
2006 8
2007 53
2008 4
2009 10
2010 11
2011 12
2012 6
2013 18
2014 22
2015 3
2016 3
2017 3
2018 9
2019 3
2020 9
2021 14
2022 43
2023 2
2024 5
2025 4
Total 322
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Helen Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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, 206–210 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: 209 publications — 81st percentile

81% 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
191–195 27
196–200 24
201–205 16
206–210 16 209
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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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, 39 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: 39 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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 39
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

Helen Sullivan is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences, with a significant body of work in sociology and political science, management science and operations research, urban studies, finance, and political science and international relations.

The scientist's main research topics include evaluation and performance assessment, community development and social impact, mining and resource management, public policy and administration research, urban planning and governance, wildlife conservation and criminology analyses, and corporate law and human rights.

Recent publications by Helen Sullivan include:

  • "Countering Corporate Power Through Social Control: What Does a Social Licence Offer?" (2021), The British Journal of Criminology
  • "Guest editors' introduction: the power of now. Reimagining the future of local government through studies of 'actually existing' practice" (2020), Local Government Studies
  • "Research and education in public sector practice: a systems approach to understanding policy impact" (2021), Policy Design and Practice
  • "Playing by the rules? How community actors use experts and evidence to oppose coal seam gas activity in Australia" (2021), Energy Research & Social Science
  • "Roundtable: How do We Connect Public Administration and Human Rights?" (2023), Perspectives on Public Management and Governance

Helen Sullivan has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including Hayley Henderson, Steven Griggs, Ismael Blanco, Adrián Bua, and Ioannis Chorianopoulos.

Their publications appear frequently in the Australian Journal of Public Administration, Bristol University Press eBooks, and the Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, among other venues.

Helen Sullivan has multiple book publications with Bristol University Press eBooks, including four editions of "New Developments in Urban Governance" released in 2022, as well as a 2022 edition published by Policy Press.

Best Publications

  • Working Across Boundaries: Collaboration in Public Services

    Helen Sullivan;Chris Skelcher

  • Public Participation and Collaborative Governance

    Janet Newman;Marian Barnes;Helen Sullivan;Andrew Knops

  • Power, Participation and Political Renewal: Case studies in public participation

    Marian Barnes;Janet Newman;Helen Sullivan

  • Constituting ‘the public’ in public participation

    Marian Barnes;Janet Newman;Andrew Knops;Helen Sullivan

  • How low can you go? Rationales and challenges for neighbourhood governance

    Vivien Lowndes;Helen Sullivan

  • Like a Horse and Carriage or a Fish on a Bicycle: How Well do Local Partnerships and Public Participation go Together?

    Vivien Lowndes;Helen Sullivan

  • Evidence, Understanding and Complexity: Evaluation in Non-Linear Systems

    Marian Barnes;Elizabeth Matka;Helen Sullivan

  • Working Across Boundaries

    Chris Skelcher;Helen Sullivan

  • Power, participation and political renewal

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  • Theory-driven approaches to analysing collaborative performance

    Chris Skelcher;Helen Sullivan

  • Leadership for Collaboration: Situated agency in practice

    Helen Sullivan;Paul Williams;Stephen Jeffares

  • Modernisation, Democratisation and Community Governance

    Helen Sullivan

  • Towards a General Theory of Collaborative Performance: The Importance of Efficacy and Agency

    Helen Dickinson;Helen Sullivan

  • Faces of integration

    Paul Williams;Helen Sullivan

  • Promoting Social Change: The Experience of Health Action Zones in England

    Linda Bauld;Ken Judge;Marian Barnes;Michaela Benzeval

  • Situating the local in the neoliberalisation and transformation of urban governance

    Ismael Blanco;Steven Griggs;Helen Sullivan

  • Building Collaborative Capacity through `Theories of Change': Early Lessons from the Evaluation of Health Action Zones in England

    Helen Sullivan;Marian Barnes;Elizabeth Matka

  • Building collaborative capacity through theories of change: early lessons from the evaluation of Health Action Zones in England

    H. Sullivan;Marian Barnes;E. Matka

  • Who Owns the Theory of Change

    Helen Sullivan;Murray Stewart

  • Law enforcement and public health: recognition and enhancement of joined-up solutions

    Auke J van Dijk;Victoria Herrington;Nick Crofts;Robert Breunig

  • The predictive value of daily vs. retrospective well-being judgments in relationship stability

    Shigehiro Oishi;Helen W. Sullivan

  • What Is My Cancer Risk? How Internet-Based Cancer Risk Assessment Tools Communicate Individualized Risk Estimates to the Public: Content Analysis

    Erika A Waters;Helen W Sullivan;Wendy Nelson;Bradford W Hesse

  • Peer-Generated Health Information: The Role of Online Communities in Patient and Caregiver Health Decisions

    Douglas J Rupert;Jennifer Gard Read;Jacqueline B Amoozegar;Rebecca R Moultrie

  • Cancer prevention information-seeking among Hispanic and non-Hispanic users of the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service: trends in telephone and LiveHelp use.

    Erika A. Waters;Helen W. Sullivan;Helen W. Sullivan;Lila J. Finney Rutten

  • Do Prescription Drug Ads Tell Consumers Enough About Benefits and Side Effects? Results From the Health Information National Trends Survey, Fourth Administration

    Helen W. Sullivan;Miriam Campbell

  • Consumer understanding of the scope of FDA's prescription drug regulatory oversight: A nationally representative survey.

    Helen W Sullivan;Kathryn J Aikin;Kathleen T David;Jennifer Berktold

  • What is my cancer risk? Identifying how Internet-based cancer risk calculators convey individualized risk estimates to the public.

    Erika A Waters;Helen W Sullivan;Wendy Nelson;Bradford W Hesse

  • Consumers' experience with and attitudes toward direct-to-consumer prescription drug promotion: a nationally representative survey.

    Kathryn J. Aikin;Helen W. Sullivan;Jennifer Berktold;Karen L. Stein

  • Protecting privacy and confidentiality in online health communities: (546872013-122)

    Jacqueline Amoozegar;Douglas Rupert;Jennifer Gard Read;Rebecca Moultrie

Frequent Co-Authors

Marian Barnes
Marian Barnes University of Brighton
Chris Skelcher
Chris Skelcher University of Birmingham
Janet Newman
Janet Newman The Open University
Brian G. Southwell
Brian G. Southwell Duke University
Alexander J. Rothman
Alexander J. Rothman University of Minnesota
Bradford W. Hesse
Bradford W. Hesse National Institutes of Health
Linda Bauld
Linda Bauld University of Edinburgh
Brendan Gleeson
Brendan Gleeson University of Melbourne
Shigehiro Oishi
Shigehiro Oishi University of Chicago

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