2026 Jason Campbell Sharman: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	35	774	702	127	118	133	4964

Overview

Jason Campbell Sharman is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with a focus on subfields including anthropology, demography, economics and econometrics, general decision sciences, and safety research.

Their scholarly work addresses a variety of topics related to historical and contemporary socio-economic structures. Key research themes include:

Colonialism, slavery, and trade
Culture, economy, and development studies
Global maritime and colonial histories
Decision-making and behavioral economics
Law, economics, and judicial systems
Experimental behavioral economics studies
Historical economic and social studies

Sharman's recent publications reflect these areas of inquiry. Notable papers include:

"Something New out of Africa: States Made Slaves, Slaves Made States," 2023, International Organization
"Global Slavery in the Making of States and International Orders," 2023, American Political Science Review
"Against Diffusion: Power and Institutions in African-European Relations," 2024, International Studies Quarterly
"Banking bad? A global field experiment on risk, reward, and regulation," 2024, American Journal of Political Science
"Don't Hide in Your Shell (Corporation): Using Field Experiments in International Business Research to Test Price Sensitivity to Risk in Creating Anonymous Shell Corporations," 2023, SSRN Electronic Journal

In addition to journal articles, Sharman has contributed to academic book literature. One publication is titled "Signatures for Sale: How Nominee Services for Shell Companies are Abused to Conceal Beneficial Owners," published in 2022 by Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks.

Frequent collaborators in Sharman's work include researchers such as Daniel Nielson, Michael G. Findley, Ayşe Zarakol, and Brent B. Allred. Their publications have appeared in venues including International Organization, American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, International Studies Quarterly, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Best Publications

Policy diffusion and policy transfer

David Marsh;Jason Campbell Sharman

844
Citations
Havens in a Storm: The Struggle for Global Tax Regulation

Jason Campbell Sharman

425
Citations
The Enduring Place of Hierarchy in World Politics: Tracing the Social Logics of Hierarchy and Political Change:

John M. Hobson;Jason Campbell Sharman

370
Citations
Power and Discourse in Policy Diffusion: Anti-Money Laundering in Developing States

Jason Campbell Sharman

289
Citations
The Money Laundry: Regulating Criminal Finance in the Global Economy

Jason Campbell Sharman

189
Citations
Corruption and Money Laundering: A Symbiotic Relationship

David Chaikin;Jason Campbell Sharman

182
Citations
The bark is the bite: International organizations and blacklisting

Jason Campbell Sharman

158
Citations
The Puppet Masters: How the Corrupt Use Legal Structures to Hide Stolen Assets and What to Do About It

Emily Marie Halter;Robert Mansour Harrison;Ji Won Park;Jason Campbell Sharman

153
Citations
Global Shell Games: Experiments in Transnational Relations, Crime, and Terrorism

Michael G. Findley;Daniel L. Nielson;Jason Campbell Sharman

145
Citations
Shopping for Anonymous Shell Companies: An Audit Study of Anonymity and Crime in the International Financial System

Jason Campbell Sharman

142
Citations
Everyday Politics of the World Economy

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129
Citations
International Order in Diversity: War, Trade and Rule in the Indian Ocean

Andrew Phillips;J. C. Sharman

128
Citations
Rationalist and Constructivist Perspectives on Reputation

Jason Campbell Sharman

105
Citations
Offshore and the new international political economy

Jason Campbell Sharman

101
Citations
Dysfunctional Policy Transfer in National Tax Blacklists

Jason Campbell Sharman

92
Citations
International Hierarchies and Contemporary Imperial Governance: a Tale of Three Kingdoms

Jason Campbell Sharman

85
Citations
Accounts and Accountability: Corruption, Human Rights, and Individual Accountability Norms

Hun Joon Kim;Jason Campbell Sharman

83
Citations
Corruption and Anti‐Money‐Laundering Systems: Putting a Luxury Good to Work

Jason Campbell Sharman;David Chaikin

81
Citations
Corruption and Money Laundering

David Chaikin;J. C. Sharman

74
Citations
Using Field Experiments in International Relations: A Randomized Study of Anonymous Incorporation1

Michael G. Findley;Daniel L. Nielson;Jason Campbell Sharman

70
Citations
Chinese Capital Flows and Offshore Financial Centres

Jason Campbell Sharman

55
Citations
The Rise of Kleptocracy: Laundering Cash, Whitewashing Reputations

Alexander Cooley;John Heathershaw;J.C. Sharman

44
Citations
Global Shell Games: List of Figures

Michael G. Findley;Daniel L. Nielson;J. C. Sharman

35
Citations
Empires of the Weak: The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World Order

Jason Sharman

34
Citations
The Puppet Masters : How the Corrupt Use Legal Structures to Hide Stolen Assets and What to Do About It [Les Marionnettistes : Comment dissimuler les bien mal acquis derrière des structures juridiques, et que faire pour l'empêcher]

Emile van der Does de Willebois;Emily M. Halter;Robert A. Harrison;Ji Won Park

17
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael G. Findley The University of Texas at Austin

Daniel L. Nielson Brigham Young University

Andrew N. Phillips University College London

Alexander Cooley Barnard College

Patrick Weller Griffith University

David Marsh University of Canberra

Jacqui True Monash University

External Links

Personal website of Jason Campbell Sharman

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