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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 45 349 311 202 171 133 9777

James Adams publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James Adams between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James Adams published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 3.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2005. 8 of the 148 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2005. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 34 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 4 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 6 publications
1986 2025

148 publications in total across all disciplines

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James Adams: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 3
1999 5
2000 4
2001 4
2002 2
2003 1
2004 3
2005 34
2006 5
2007 3
2008 3
2009 6
2010 3
2011 5
2012 7
2013 4
2014 2
2015 2
2016 5
2017 4
2018 1
2019 4
2020 4
2021 2
2022 13
2023 6
2024 2
2025 6
Total 148
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James Adams publications per year - data summary

  • James Adams, a Political Science scholar from University of California, Davis, has 148 publications recorded across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1986 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2005, with 34 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1986, 1989, 1990, 1994 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 7 of the 40 years in the span carry no publications at all (1987, 1988, 1991, 1992 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.5 per year counting only the 33 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 29 publications, 20% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1986-1999: 13 publications (0.9 per year); 2000-2013: 84 publications (6.0 per year); 2014-2025: 51 publications (4.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

James Adams 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 James Adams 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, 131–135 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: 133 publications — 56th percentile

56% 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 64 133
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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James Adams 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.
  • James Adams, a Political Science scholar from University of California, Davis, records 133 publications - the 56th percentile of the discipline.
  • 56% of ranked Political Science scientists score the same or lower than James Adams, and about 44% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 121–125 publications range, and James Adams 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).

James Adams 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 James Adams 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, 45 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: 45 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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 45
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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James Adams 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.
  • James Adams, a Political Science scholar from University of California, Davis, records 45 D-Index - the 84th percentile of the discipline.
  • 84% of ranked Political Science scientists score the same or lower than James Adams, and about 16% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 32 D-Index range, and James Adams 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).

Overview

James Adams is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States and specializes primarily in the Social Sciences, with a strong focus on Political Science and International Relations. Their research spans several interconnected subfields including Communication, Strategy and Management, Gender Studies, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's work frequently appears in a range of academic venues, with notable recurring publications in Harvard Dataverse, British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, European Journal of Political Research, and PLoS ONE.

James Adams has contributed to multiple research topics including Electoral Systems and Political Participation, Populism and Right-Wing Movements, Social Media and Politics, Political Influence and Corporate Strategies, Gender Politics and Representation, Geographies of Human-Animal Interactions, and European Union Policy and Governance.

Recent research papers authored or co-authored by James Adams include the following:

  • Elite Interactions and Voters' Perceptions of Parties' Policy Positions (2020), American Journal of Political Science
  • Can't We All Just Get Along? How Women MPs Can Ameliorate Affective Polarization in Western Publics (2022), American Political Science Review

Other recent relevant publications in the field, though with different lead authors, include:

  • Who Dislikes Whom? Affective Polarization between Pairs of Parties in Western Democracies (2022), British Journal of Political Science
  • The Way we Were: How Histories of Co-Governance Alleviate Partisan Hostility (2022), Comparative Political Studies
  • Knowledge infrastructure and research agendas for quotidian Anthropocenes: Critical localism with planetary scope (2021), The Anthropocene Review

The scholar has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, particularly Simon Weschle, Christopher Wlezien, Will Horne, and Noam Gidron, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement within political science research.

James Adams has also published a book titled American Affective Polarization in Comparative Perspective in 2020, through Cambridge University Press, which has attracted a considerable number of citations.

Best Publications

  • Are Niche Parties Fundamentally Different from Mainstream Parties? The Causes and the Electoral Consequences of Western European Parties' Policy Shifts, 1976-1998

    James Adams;Michael Clark;Lawrence Ezrow;Garrett Glasgow

  • A Unified Theory of Party Competition: A Cross-National Analysis Integrating Spatial and Behavioral Factors

    James F. Adams;Samuel Merrill;Bernard Grofman

  • Understanding Change and Stability in Party Ideologies: Do Parties Respond to Public Opinion or to Past Election Results?

    James Adams;Michael Clark;Lawrence Ezrow;Garrett Glasgow

  • Policy Adjustment by Parties in Response to Rival Parties' Policy Shifts: Spatial Theory and the Dynamics of Party Competition in Twenty-Five Post-War Democracies

    James Adams;Zeynep Somer-Topcu

  • Is Anybody Listening? Evidence That Voters Do Not Respond to European Parties’ Policy Statements During Elections

    James Adams;Lawrence Ezrow;Zeynep Somer-Topcu

  • Causes and Electoral Consequences of Party Policy Shifts in Multiparty Elections: Theoretical Results and Empirical Evidence

    James Adams

  • Party Competition and Responsible Party Government: A Theory of Spatial Competition Based Upon Insights from Behavioral Voting Research

    James Frolik Adams

  • What Moves Parties?: The Role of Public Opinion and Global Economic Conditions in Western Europe

    James Adams;Andrea B. Haupt;Heather Stoll

  • A unified theory of party competition

    James F. Adams;Samuel Merrill Iii;Bernard Grofman

  • Candidate and Party Strategies in Two‐Stage Elections Beginning with a Primary

    James Adams;Samuel Merrill

  • The political consequences of alienation-based and indifference-based voter abstention: Applications to Presidential Elections

    James Adams;Jay Dow;Samuel Merrill

  • American Affective Polarization in Comparative Perspective

    Noam Gidron;James Adams;Will Horne

  • Do Voters Respond to Party Manifestos or to a Wider Information Environment? An Analysis of Mass-Elite Linkages on European Integration

    James Adams;Lawrence Ezrow;Zeynep Somer-Topcu

  • Modeling Party Strategies and Policy Representation in Multiparty Elections: Why Are Strategies so Extreme?

    James Adams;Samuel Merril

  • Voter Turnout and Candidate Strategies in American Elections

    James Adams;Samuel Merrill Merrill

  • Who Do European Parties Represent? How Western European Parties Represent the Policy Preferences of Opinion Leaders

    James Adams;Lawrence Ezrow

  • A Theory of Spatial Competition with Biased Voters: Party Policies Viewed Temporally and Comparatively

    James Adams

  • Moderate Now, Win Votes Later: The Electoral Consequences of Parties' Policy Shifts in 25 Postwar Democracies

    James Adams;Zeynep Somer-Topcu

  • Assimilation and contrast effects in voter projections of party locations: Evidence from Norway, France, and the USA

    Samuel Merrill;Bernard Grofman;James Adams

  • Has the British Public Depolarized Along With Political Elites? An American Perspective on British Public Opinion

    James Adams;Jane Green;Caitlin Milazzo

  • Policy-Seeking Parties in a Parliamentary Democracy with Proportional Representation: A Valence-Uncertainty Model

    James Adams;Samuel Merrill

  • When Candidates Value Good Character: A Spatial Model with Applications to Congressional Elections

    James Adams;Samuel Merrill;Elizabeth N. Simas;Walter J. Stone

  • Policy divergence in multicandidate probabilistic spatial voting

    James Adams

  • Centrifugal Incentives in Multi-Candidate Elections:

    Samuel Merrill;James Adams

  • How voters' perceptions of junior coalition partners depend on the prime minister's position

    David Fortunato;James Adams

Frequent Co-Authors

Samuel Merrill
Samuel Merrill Wilkes University
Bernard Grofman
Bernard Grofman University of California, Irvine
Lawrence Ezrow
Lawrence Ezrow University of Essex
Paula E. Stephan
Paula E. Stephan Georgia State University
Christopher Wlezien
Christopher Wlezien The University of Texas at Austin
Thomas L. Brunell
Thomas L. Brunell The University of Texas at Dallas
Gary Marks
Gary Marks University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Walter J. Stone
Walter J. Stone University of California, Davis

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