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Hugh Ward 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 Hugh Ward sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 95 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

Hugh Ward 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 Hugh Ward sits on this spectrum.

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: 73 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: 34 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

Overview

Hugh Ward is affiliated with the University of Essex in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields within social sciences, focusing on areas that intersect economics, political science, and environmental studies.

The main fields of study for Hugh Ward include:

  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance
  • Social Sciences

Within these broader fields, the subfields of study are:

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • General Health Professions

Hugh Ward's main research topics focus on:

  • Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
  • Global Health Care Issues

The scientist has contributed to the academic literature through a number of publications, including:

  • "Carbon Emission Performance and Regime Type: The Role of Inequality" (2022) published in Global Environmental Politics
  • "JPS volume 52 issue 1 Cover and Front matter" (2021) published in British Journal of Political Science
  • "Do welfare states have lower carbon emissions? The importance of state capacity in lower-income countries" (2025) published in Journal of Public Policy

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hugh Ward include:

  • Tobias Böhmelt
  • Thomas Bernauer
  • Zorzeta Bakaki
  • Cristina Bodea
  • Paul Bou-Habib

In terms of publication venues, the scientist has contributed to a range of journals, including:

  • Global Environmental Politics
  • British Journal of Political Science
  • Journal of Public Policy

Best Publications

  • Social Capital and the Environment

    Jules Pretty;Hugh Ward

  • Intergovernmental Organizations and the Kantian Peace: A Network Perspective

    Han Dorussen;Hugh Ward

  • CHICKENS, WHALES, AND LUMPY GOODS: ALTERNATIVE MODELS OF PUBLIC-GOODS PROVISION*

    Michael Taylor;Hugh Ward

  • Government Popularity and the Falklands War: A Reassessment

    David Sanders;Hugh Ward;David Marsh;Tony Fletcher

  • Trade networks and the Kantian peace

    Han Dorussen;Hugh Ward

  • Public opinion and environmental policy output: a cross-national analysis of energy policies in Europe

    Brilé Anderson;Tobias Böhmelt;Tobias Böhmelt;Hugh Ward

  • Liberal democracy and sustainability

    Hugh Ward

  • International Linkages and Environmental Sustainability: The Effectiveness of the Regime Network

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  • Globalization, Party Positions, and the Median Voter

    Hugh Ward;Lawrence Ezrow;Han Dorussen

  • The Electoral Impact of Press Coverage of the British Economy, 1979–87

    David Sanders;David Marsh;Hugh Ward

  • Domestic and International Influences on Green Taxation

    Hugh Ward;Xun Cao

  • Targeting Benefits for Electoral Gain: Constituency Marginality and the Distribution of Grants to English Local Authorities

    Hugh Ward;Peter John

  • Party Policy Diffusion

    Tobias Böhmelt;Lawrence Ezrow;Roni Lehrer;Hugh Ward

  • Exogenous Voter Preferences and Parties with State Power: Some Internal Problems of Economic Theories of Party Competition

    Patrick Dunleavy;Hugh Ward

  • Open Citizens’ Juries and the Politics of Sustainability

    Hugh Ward;Aletta Norval;Todd Landman;Jules Pretty

  • Rational Choice Theory

    Hugh Ward

  • Game Theory and the Politics of Global Warming: The State of Play and beyond

    Hugh Ward

  • Hope or Despair? Formal Models of Climate Cooperation

    Jon Hovi;Hugh Ward;Frank Grundig

  • Structural Power—A Contradiction in Terms?

    Hugh Ward

  • Citizens' juries and valuing the environment: A proposal

    Hugh Ward

  • Political manipulation in a majoritarian democracy: central government targeting of public funds to English subnational government, in space and across time

    Peter John;Hugh Ward

  • Environmental Politics and Policy

    Hugh Ward;David Samways;Ted Benton

  • The politics of nature: explorations in Green political theory

    Hugh Ward

Frequent Co-Authors

Han Dorussen
Han Dorussen University of Essex
Peter John
Peter John King's College London
Lawrence Ezrow
Lawrence Ezrow University of Essex
David Sanders
David Sanders University of the Western Cape
Jon Hovi
Jon Hovi University of Oslo
Jules Pretty
Jules Pretty University of Essex
David Marsh
David Marsh University of Canberra
Aseem Prakash
Aseem Prakash University of Washington
Helen V. Milner
Helen V. Milner Princeton University
Andrew S. Ball
Andrew S. Ball RMIT University

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