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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 29 1213 1099 205 190 86 11890

Jef Huysmans publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jef Huysmans between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jef Huysmans published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 2.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2014. 2 of the 93 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

93 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jef Huysmans: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 2
1994 1
1995 1
1996 3
1997 4
1998 7
1999 1
2000 2
2001 1
2002 2
2003 0
2004 2
2005 1
2006 5
2007 1
2008 4
2009 9
2010 5
2011 2
2012 3
2013 4
2014 12
2015 1
2016 4
2017 0
2018 0
2019 3
2020 0
2021 4
2022 1
2023 5
2024 1
2025 1
Total 93
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Jef Huysmans 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 Jef Huysmans 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, 86–90 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: 86 publications — 23rd percentile

23% 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 86
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
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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Jef Huysmans 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 Jef Huysmans 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, 29 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: 29 D-Index — 40th percentile

40% 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 29
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
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

Jef Huysmans is affiliated with Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Social Sciences, with significant contributions to Sociology and Political Science as well as Political Science and International Relations.

The scientist's work focuses on several main topics including:

  • Global Security and Public Health
  • Migration, Refugees, and Integration
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • Peacebuilding and International Security
  • Foucault, Power, and Ethics
  • Political and Economic history of UK and US
  • Migration and Labor Dynamics

Frequent publication venues for Jef Huysmans include:

  • International Political Sociology
  • Relaciones Internacionales
  • Environment and Planning C Politics and Space
  • Security Dialogue
  • European Journal of International Relations

Recent papers by Huysmans demonstrate a focus on political theory and security issues. Selected examples include:

  • "Minor keywords of political theory: Migration as a critical standpoint" (2021) published in Environment and Planning C Politics and Space
  • "International Political Sociology as a Mode of Critique: Fracturing Totalities" (2020) published in International Political Sociology
  • "Motioning the politics of security: The primacy of movement and the subject of security" (2021) published in Security Dialogue
  • "Fear and insecurity in the politics of austerity" (2021) published in European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology
  • "Against 'resistance'? Towards a conception of differential politics in international political sociology" (2023) published in European Journal of International Relations

Collaborations have been established with several researchers, with notable frequent coauthors including:

  • João Pontes Nogueira
  • Nicholas De Genova
  • Martina Tazzioli
  • Peter Nyers
  • Claudia Aradau

These collaborations reflect an engagement with diverse approaches and perspectives within the fields of political sociology and international relations. Huysmans has contributed substantially to discussions on security, migration, and political critique.

Best Publications

  • The Politics of Insecurity: Fear, Migration and Asylum in the EU

    Jef Huysmans

  • The European Union and the Securitization of Migration

    Jef Huysmans

  • The Politics of Insecurity

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  • Security! What Do You Mean?: From Concept to Thick Signifier

    Jef Huysmans

  • What's in an act? On security speech acts and little security nothings

    Jef Huysmans

  • Revisiting Copenhagen: Or, On the Creative Development of a Security Studies Agenda in Europe

    Jef Huysmans

  • Defining Social Constructivism in Security Studies: The Normative Dilemma of Writing Security:

    Jef Huysmans

  • The jargon of exception—on Schmitt, Agamben and the absence of political society

    Jef Huysmans

  • Critical methods in International Relations: The politics of techniques, devices and acts

    Claudia Aradau;Jef Huysmans

  • The Question of the Limit: Desecuritisation and the Aesthetics of Horror in Political Realism:

    Jef Huysmans

  • Politics of Exception and Unease: Immigration, Asylum and Terrorism in Parliamentary Debates in the UK

    Jef Huysmans;Alessandra Buonfino

  • Minding Exceptions: The Politics of Insecurity and Liberal Democracy

    Jef Huysmans

  • Security Unbound: Enacting Democratic Limits

    Jef Huysmans

  • Migration and Security

    Jef Huysmans;Vicki Squire

  • Critical Security Methods : New Frameworks for Analysis

    Nadine Voelkner;Jef Huysmans;Aradau Claudia;Andrew Neal

  • Acts of European citizenship: a political sociology of mobility

    Claudia Aradau;Jef Huysmans;Vicki Squire

  • Acts of European Citizenship: A Political Sociology of Mobility

    Claudia Aradau;Jef Huysmans;Vicki Squire

  • The politics of protection : sites of insecurity and political agency

    Jef Huysmans;Andrew Dobson;Raia Prokhovnik

  • A Foucaultian view on spill-over: freedom and security in the EU

    Jef Huysmans

  • International Politics of Insecurity: Normativity, Inwardness and the Exception

    Jef Huysmans

  • European citizenship unbound : sex work, mobility, mobilisation

    Rutvica Andrijasevic;Claudia Aradau;Jef Huysmans;Vicki Squire

  • The concept of ‘the everyday’: Ephemeral politics and the abundance of life:

    Xavier Guillaume;Jef Huysmans

  • Shape-shifting NATO: humanitarian action and the Kosovo refugee crisis

    Jef Huysmans

  • Assembling credibility: Knowledge, method and critique in times of ‘post-truth’:

    Claudia Aradau;Jef Huysmans

  • The culture of national security: Norms and identity in world politics

    Jef Huysmans

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudia Aradau
Claudia Aradau King's College London
Vicki Squire
Vicki Squire University of Warwick
Ole Wæver
Ole Wæver University of Copenhagen
William Walters
William Walters Carleton University
Mark B. Salter
Mark B. Salter University of Ottawa
Marieke de Goede
Marieke de Goede University of Amsterdam
Martina Tazzioli
Martina Tazzioli University of Bologna

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