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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 51 214 190 26 23 272 16656

Ian Budge publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ian Budge between 1965 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ian Budge published across 61 years, from 1965 to 2025, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2014. 9 of the 286 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1965 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2014. 1965: 1 publication 1966: 2 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 4 publications 1972: 6 publications 1973: 17 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 2 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 5 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 3 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 12 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 17 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 5 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 3 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 27 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 17 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication 2025: 8 publications
1965 2025

286 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ian Budge: publications per year, 1965 to 2025
Year Publications
1965 1
1966 2
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 1
1971 4
1972 6
1973 17
1974 1
1975 2
1976 2
1977 3
1978 5
1979 1
1980 0
1981 3
1982 4
1983 3
1984 1
1985 3
1986 3
1987 12
1988 0
1989 0
1990 2
1991 0
1992 6
1993 17
1994 6
1995 1
1996 5
1997 4
1998 1
1999 2
2000 12
2001 5
2002 6
2003 2
2004 2
2005 15
2006 5
2007 4
2008 0
2009 1
2010 3
2011 2
2012 20
2013 17
2014 27
2015 3
2016 2
2017 0
2018 1
2019 17
2020 4
2021 9
2022 1
2023 1
2024 1
2025 8
Total 286
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Ian Budge publications per year - data summary

  • Ian Budge, a Political Science scholar from University of Essex, has 286 publications recorded across 61 years, from 1965 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1965 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2014, with 27 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1965, 1970, 1974, 1979 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 9 of the 61 years in the span carry no publications at all (1967, 1968, 1969, 1980 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 5.5 per year counting only the 52 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 20 publications, 7% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1965-1985: 59 publications (2.8 per year); 1986-2006: 106 publications (5.0 per year); 2007-2025: 121 publications (6.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Ian Budge 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 Ian Budge 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, 271–275 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: 272 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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
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 8 272
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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Ian Budge publication distribution in Political Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 2,033 Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 36–40 to 333+ publications.
  • Ian Budge, a Political Science scholar from University of Essex, records 272 publications - the 91st percentile of the discipline.
  • 91% of ranked Political Science scientists score the same or lower than Ian Budge, and about 9% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 121–125 publications range, and Ian Budge ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 333+ publications, holding 97 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 44% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 111–115 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 333 publications or more, 97 scientists in all (5% of the field).

Ian Budge 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 Ian Budge 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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Ian Budge D-index placement in Political Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 2,033 Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 43 ranges running from 20 to 62+ D-Index.
  • Ian Budge, a Political Science scholar from University of Essex, records 51 D-Index - the 90th percentile of the discipline.
  • 90% of ranked Political Science scientists score the same or lower than Ian Budge, and about 10% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 32 D-Index range, and Ian Budge ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 62+ D-Index, holding 100 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 45% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 30 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (5% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Ian Budge is affiliated with the University of Essex in the United Kingdom. Their recent work spans multiple facets of political science and closely related fields.

Their published papers include:

  • Delivering Democracy: Policy Voting or Government Alternation? (2020, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • Studying the Supply and Demand for Public Goods: Shared Working Assumptions of Representational Research on Democracy (2020, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • Book Review: Research Handbook on Political Partisanship (2022, Party Politics)
  • In Memoriam: Jean Blondel (2023, Political Science Today)
  • Specifying and Contextualising Predictive Theories of Democratic Policy Representation (2024, Political Studies Review)

Frequent co-authorship includes collaboration with Michael D. McDonald.

Their work has appeared in these publication venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Party Politics
  • Political Science Today
  • Political Studies Review

Ian Budge's research falls under several subfields of study, including:

  • Political Science and International Relations
  • History
  • Strategy and Management

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
  • Policy Transfer and Learning

Best Publications

  • Mapping Policy Preferences: Estimates for Parties, Electors, and Governments 1945-1998

    Ian Budge;Hans-Dieter Klingemann;Andrea Volkens;Judith Bara

  • Parties, policies, and democracy

    Hans-Dieter Klingemann;Richard I. Hofferbert;Ian Budge;Hans Keman

  • Ideology, strategy and party change : spatial analyses of post-war election programmes in 19 democracies

    Ian Budge;David Robertson;Derek Hearl

  • Explaining and Predicting Elections: Issue Effects and Party Strategies in Twenty-Three Democracies

    John R. Petrocik;Ian Budge;Dennis J. Farlie

  • Elections, Parties, Democracy: Conferring the Median Mandate

    Michael D. McDonald;Ian Budge

  • A New Spatial Theory of Party Competition: Uncertainty, Ideology and Policy Equilibria Viewed Comparatively and Temporally

    Ian Budge

  • Party identification and beyond: Representations of voting and party competition

    Ian Budge;Ivor Crewe;Dennis Farlie

  • The new challenge of direct democracy

    Ian Budge

  • Constraints on cabinet formation in parliamentary democracies

    Kaare Strom;Ian Budge;Michael J. Laver

  • Party Policy and Government Coalitions

    Michael Laver;Ian Budge

  • Elections, Parties, Democracy

    Michael D. McDonald;Ian Budge

  • Party Government in 48 Democracies (1945–1998)

    Jaap Woldendorp;Hans Keman;Ian Budge

  • Parties and Democracy: Coalition Formation and Government Functioning in Twenty States

    Ian Budge;Hans Keman

  • Mandates and Policy Outputs: U.S. Party Platforms and Federal Expenditures

    Ian Budge;Richard I. Hofferbert

  • Party government in 20 democracies: an update (1990–1995)

    Jaap Woldendorp;Hans Keman;Ian Budge

  • Office Seeking and Policy Pursuit In Coalition Theory

    Ian Budge;Michael Laver

  • Expert judgements of party policy positions: Uses and limitations in political research

    Ian Budge

  • What are elections for? conferring the median mandate

    Michael D. McDONALD;Silvia M. Mendes;Ian Budge

  • Ideology, Party Factionalism and Policy Change: An integrated dynamic theory

    Ian Budge;Lawrence Ezrow;Michael D. McDonald

  • Party competition : selective emphasis or direct confrontation? : an alternative view with data

    Ian Budge;Dennis Farlie

  • Mapping Policy Preferences from Texts: Statistical Solutions for Manifesto Analysts

    Andrea Volkens;Judith Bara;Ian Budge;Michael D. McDonald

  • Party Government in 48 Democracies (1945-1998): Composition -- Duration -- Personnel

    Jaap Woldendorp;Hans Keman;Ian Budge

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans Keman
Hans Keman Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Kenneth Newton
Kenneth Newton University of Southampton
Ferdinand Müller-Rommel
Ferdinand Müller-Rommel Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Klaus Armingeon
Klaus Armingeon University of Zurich
Stein Kuhnle
Stein Kuhnle University of Bergen
Michael Laver
Michael Laver New York University
Sarah Birch
Sarah Birch King's College London
Ivor Crewe
Ivor Crewe University of Oxford
James E. Alt
James E. Alt Harvard University
Gary King
Gary King Harvard University

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