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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 44 374 335 2 2 220 10859

James D. Sidaway publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James D. Sidaway between 1989 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James D. Sidaway published across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2009. 11 of the 257 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2009. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 10 publications 2026: 1 publication
1989 2026

257 publications in total across all disciplines

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James D. Sidaway: publications per year, 1989 to 2026
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 1
1992 4
1993 3
1994 4
1995 3
1996 7
1997 4
1998 4
1999 0
2000 2
2001 9
2002 9
2003 4
2004 7
2005 6
2006 7
2007 10
2008 10
2009 15
2010 11
2011 12
2012 10
2013 9
2014 5
2015 12
2016 11
2017 7
2018 3
2019 9
2020 12
2021 9
2022 7
2023 9
2024 10
2025 10
2026 1
Total 257
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James D. Sidaway 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 D. Sidaway 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, 216–220 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: 220 publications — 83rd percentile

83% 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 16 220
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 D. Sidaway 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 D. Sidaway 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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 44
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Political Science in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Political Science in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Singapore Leader Award

Overview

James D. Sidaway is affiliated with the National University of Singapore and conducts research primarily within the social sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including sociology and political science, geography, planning and development, anthropology, urban studies, and political science and international relations.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics, frequently appearing in journals such as the Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, The AAG Review of Books, Dialogues in Human Geography, and Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. Their research contributions focus on key topics including anthropological studies and insights, historical geography and geographical thought, urban planning and governance, socioeconomic development in Asia, China's socioeconomic reforms and governance, geography education and pedagogy, and geographic information systems studies.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by James D. Sidaway include:

  • "Introduction: Research agendas raised by the Belt and Road Initiative" (2020), published in Environment and Planning C Politics and Space
  • "Beyond the decolonial: Critical Muslim geographies" (2022), published in Dialogues in Human Geography
  • "Spatial Histories of Radical Geography: North America and Beyond" (2020), published in The AAG Review of Books

Other influential papers associated with Sidaway's network and field include:

  • "Financing the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): research agendas beyond the 'debt-trap' discourse" (2020), published in Eurasian Geography and Economics
  • "Critical geoeconomics: A genealogy of writing politics, economy and space" (2023), published in Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

James D. Sidaway collaborates frequently with researchers such as T.C. Chang, Chen-Chieh Feng, Xixi Lu, Godfrey Yeung, and Felix Mallin. These coauthorships highlight an interdisciplinary approach across geography, political science, and urban studies.

In addition to journal articles, James D. Sidaway has contributed to book publications, including a work published by the University of Georgia Press eBooks titled Transecting Securityscapes: Dispatches from Cambodia, Iraq, and Mozambique (2021).

Best Publications

  • Postcolonial geographies: an exploratory essay:

    James D. Sidaway

  • Imagined communities: Reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism: Benedict Anderson (revised edition), 224 pp., 1991, Verso, London, £10.95 pbk

    James Derrick Sidaway

  • Deathscapes: Spaces for Death, Dying, Mourning and Remembrance

    Avril Maddrell;James Sidaway

  • Locating Critical Geopolitics

    Klaus-John Dodds;James Derrick Sidaway

  • Spaces of postdevelopment

    James D. Sidaway

  • Chinese Narratives on “One Belt, One Road” (一带一路) in Geopolitical and Imperial Contexts

    James D. Sidaway;Chih Yuan Woon

  • Enclave space: a new metageography of development?

    James D Sidaway

  • Triangulating the borderless world: geographies of power in the Indonesia–Malaysia–Singapore Growth Triangle

    Matthew Sparke;James D Sidaway;Tim Bunnell;Carl Grundy-Warr

  • Colonial desire: Hybridity in theory, culture and race: Robert J.C. Young, 236 pp., 1995, Routledge, London, £11.99, ISBN 0-415-05374-9

    James Derrick Sidaway

  • Sovereign excesses? Portraying postcolonial sovereigntyscapes

    J.D. Sidaway

  • Shadows on the path: negotiating geopolitics on an urban section of Britain’s South West Coast Path

    James D Sidaway

  • Geographies of Development: New Maps, New Visions?

    James D. Sidaway

  • Geography, Globalization, and the Problematic of Area Studies

    James D. Sidaway

  • Global City Frontiers: Singapore's Hinterland and the Contested Socio‐political Geographies of Bintan, Indonesia

    Tim Bunnell;Hamzah Muzaini;James D. Sidaway

  • The Degeneration of Tropical Geography

    Marcus Power;James D. Sidaway

  • Making links: on (re)engaging with transport and transport geography

    Jon Shaw;James D. Sidaway

  • Zivilmacht Europa: a critical geopolitics of the European Union as a global power

    Veit Bachmann;James D Sidaway

  • An Introduction to Human Geography: Issues for the 21st Century

    P. W. Daniels;Michael Bradshaw;Denis J. B. Shaw;James D. Sidaway

  • Financing the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): research agendas beyond the “debt-trap” discourse

    Karen P. Y. Lai;Shaun Lin;James D. Sidaway

  • Critical geopolitics: the politics of writing global space

    James Derrick Sidaway

  • Spectacular Urbanization amidst Variegated Geographies of Globalization: Learning from Abu Dhabi's Trajectory through the Lives of South Asian Men

    Robina Mohammad;James D. Sidaway

  • Introduction: Research agendas raised by the Belt and Road Initiative:

    James D Sidaway;Simon C Rowedder;Chih Yuan Woon;Weiqiang Lin

  • David Harvey: A Critical Reader

    James D. Sidaway

Frequent Co-Authors

John O'Loughlin
John O'Loughlin University of Colorado Boulder
Ron Johnston
Ron Johnston University of Bristol
Matthew Sparke
Matthew Sparke University of California, Santa Cruz
Brenda S. A. Yeoh
Brenda S. A. Yeoh National University of Singapore
Xixi Lu
Xixi Lu National University of Singapore
Peter J. Taylor
Peter J. Taylor Northumbria University
Henry Wai-chung Yeung
Henry Wai-chung Yeung Chinese University of Hong Kong
Eric Sheppard
Eric Sheppard University of California, Los Angeles
Kevin Ward
Kevin Ward University of Manchester
Trevor J. Barnes
Trevor J. Barnes University of British Columbia

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