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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 32 1003 907 515 444 194 4989

James Turner Johnson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James Turner Johnson between 1969 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James Turner Johnson published across 57 years, from 1969 to 2025, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2014. 8 of the 222 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2014. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 2 publications 1971: 3 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 14 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 4 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 7 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 6 publications 2025: 2 publications
1969 2025

222 publications in total across all disciplines

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James Turner Johnson: publications per year, 1969 to 2025
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 2
1971 3
1972 0
1973 2
1974 2
1975 0
1976 4
1977 3
1978 3
1979 2
1980 2
1981 3
1982 2
1983 2
1984 14
1985 2
1986 2
1987 3
1988 1
1989 1
1990 4
1991 3
1992 3
1993 1
1994 7
1995 3
1996 2
1997 5
1998 2
1999 2
2000 7
2001 2
2002 6
2003 3
2004 1
2005 3
2006 5
2007 4
2008 3
2009 3
2010 3
2011 8
2012 3
2013 6
2014 15
2015 14
2016 9
2017 14
2018 7
2019 2
2020 2
2021 4
2022 3
2023 1
2024 6
2025 2
Total 222
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James Turner Johnson 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 Turner Johnson 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, 191–195 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: 194 publications — 79th percentile

79% 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 27 194
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 Turner Johnson 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 Turner Johnson 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, 32 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: 32 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% 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 32
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
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

James Turner Johnson is affiliated with the University of Rochester in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the social sciences, focusing primarily on political science and international relations, law, sociology and political science, economics and econometrics, and philosophy.

Their scholarly contributions include work published in various academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Perspectives on Politics
  • Journal of Political Power
  • Constitutional Forum / Forum constitutionnel
  • Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy

Among recent papers authored by Johnson are:

  • Models-As-Fables: An Alternative to the Standard Rationale for Using Formal Models in Political Science (2020), published in Perspectives on Politics
  • Grumpy Old Men: reconsidering Rational Choice & Political Power (2021), published in Journal of Political Power
  • The Toronto Municipal Election: Judicial Failure to Protect the Structure of the Canadian Constitution (2020), published in Constitutional Forum / Forum constitutionnel
  • Political economy, institutional reconstruction, and 'realistic utopia': a pragmatist view (2025), published in Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy

Research topics covered in Johnson's work cover a range of themes, including but not limited to:

  • Nuclear Issues and Defense
  • War, Ethics, and Justification
  • European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies
  • Economic Theory and Institutions
  • Global Peace and Security Dynamics
  • Torture, Ethics, and Law
  • Judicial and Constitutional Studies

Johnson has collaborated with coauthors such as Jack Knight, indicating engagement in joint scholarly research.

Their academic output also reflects a combination of theoretical and applied approaches to understanding complex social, political, and legal phenomena, evident in the diversity of their publication topics and venues.

Best Publications

  • Aggregation and Deliberation: On the Possibility of Democratic Legitimacy:

    Jack Knight;James Johnson

  • Is Talk Really Cheap? Prompting Conversation between Critical Theory and Rational Choice.

    James Johnson

  • The Priority of Democracy: Political Consequences of Pragmatism

    Jack Knight;James Johnson

  • Habermas on Strategic and Communicative Action

    James Johnson

  • Morality and Contemporary Warfare

    James Turner Johnson

  • Just War Tradition and the Restraint of War: A Moral and Historical Inquiry

    James Turner Johnson

  • Rationality and Revolution

    James Johnson;Michael Taylor

  • Can modern war be just

    James Turner Johnson

  • Consequences of Positivism A Pragmatist Assessment

    James Johnson

  • HOW CONCEPTUAL PROBLEMS MIGRATE: Rational Choice, Interpretation, and the Hazards of Pluralism

    James Johnson

  • Just war tradition and the restraint of war

    James Turner Johnson

  • The Priority of Democracy: A Pragmatist Approach to Political-Economic Institutions and the Burden of Justification

    Jack Knight;James Johnson

  • Conceptual Problems as Obstacles to Progress in Political Science: Four Decades of Political Culture Research

    James Johnson

  • The Holy War Idea in Western and Islamic Traditions

    James Turner Johnson

  • Deliberative Democracy: Arguing for Deliberation: Some Skeptical Considerations

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  • Aristocratic violence and Holy War : studies in the Jihad and the Arab-Byzantine frontier

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  • Just War and Jihad: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives on War and Peace in Western and Islamic Traditions

    John Kelsay;James Turner Johnson

  • The Quest for Peace: Three Moral Traditions in Western Cultural History

    James Turner Johnson

  • Why Respect Culture

    James Johnson

  • Interpretation and Coordination in Constitutional Politics

    James Johnson;Randall Calvert

  • The War to Oust Saddam Hussein: Just War and the New Face of Conflict

    James Turner Johnson

  • Inquiry into Democracy: What Might a Pragmatist Make of Rational Choice Theories?

    Jack Knight;James Johnson

  • Cross, Crescent, and Sword: The Justification and Limitation of War in Western and Islamic Tradition

    James Turner Johnson;John Kelsay

  • Morality and Contemporary Warfare

    Douglas C. Peifer;James Turner Johnson

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur J. Moss
Arthur J. Moss University of Rochester Medical Center
Amitai Etzioni
Amitai Etzioni George Washington University
Margaret Levi
Margaret Levi Stanford University
Susan C. Stokes
Susan C. Stokes University of Chicago
Jean Bethke Elshtain
Jean Bethke Elshtain University of Chicago
John A. Vasquez
John A. Vasquez University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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