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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 45 323 287 184 155 132 32027

John D. McCarthy publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John D. McCarthy between 1971 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John D. McCarthy published across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2023. 4 of the 179 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2023. 1971: 3 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 1 publication 1974: 2 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 2 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 3 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 4 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1971 2025

179 publications in total across all disciplines

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John D. McCarthy: publications per year, 1971 to 2025
Year Publications
1971 3
1972 1
1973 1
1974 2
1975 3
1976 0
1977 2
1978 0
1979 1
1980 1
1981 2
1982 1
1983 1
1984 3
1985 1
1986 1
1987 4
1988 0
1989 10
1990 6
1991 0
1992 1
1993 0
1994 2
1995 2
1996 12
1997 2
1998 2
1999 7
2000 4
2001 4
2002 1
2003 2
2004 3
2005 5
2006 7
2007 5
2008 4
2009 6
2010 3
2011 5
2012 4
2013 5
2014 2
2015 2
2016 6
2017 5
2018 5
2019 5
2020 1
2021 0
2022 3
2023 17
2024 2
2025 2
Total 179
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John D. McCarthy 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 John D. McCarthy 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: 132 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 64 132
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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John D. McCarthy 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 John D. McCarthy 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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Overview

John D. McCarthy is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Social Sciences with a focus on Sociology and Political Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Health, Urban Studies, and Management of Technology and Innovation.

The primary topics of McCarthy's research include Innovative Human-Technology Interaction, Participatory Visual Research Methods, Impact of Technology on Adolescents, Cultural Industries and Urban Development, Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development, Art Therapy and Mental Health, and Ethics and Social Impacts of AI.

Frequent coauthors with whom McCarthy has collaborated include Maria Murray, Nadia Pantidi, Doireann Peelo Dennehy, Stephanie Murphy, and Kellie Morrissey. These collaborations underline a network that supports interdisciplinary and socially engaged research.

McCarthy's work is often published in venues such as Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, BMJ Open, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, and the Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology.

Some recent published papers by McCarthy include:

  • Participatory Design Going Digital: Challenges and Opportunities for Distributed Place-Making, 2022, Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)
  • How is the medical assistance in dying (MAID) process carried out in Nova Scotia, Canada? A qualitative process model flowchart study, 2021, BMJ Open
  • Rural Islandness as a Lens for (Rural) HCI, 2021, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
  • Exploring How Parasocial Intergroup Contact With Transgender Influencers on TikTok Reduces Transgender Conspiracy Beliefs, 2024, Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology
  • Agency, Power and Confrontation: the Role for Socially Engaged Art in CSCW with Rurban Communities in Support of Inclusion, 2023, Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)

McCarthy's research spans multiple intersecting disciplines with a focus on the social dimensions of technology and innovative approaches to human-technology interaction and social development. This encompasses the exploration of participatory methods, technology's impact on specific societal groups such as adolescents, and the ethical implications associated with emerging technologies.

Best Publications

  • Resource Mobilization and Social Movements: A Partial Theory

    John David McCarthy;Mayer N. Zald

  • Comparative perspectives on social movements : political opportunities, mobilizing structures, and cultural framings

    Dough McAdam;John D McCarthy;Mayer N Zald

  • The Trend of Social Movements in America: Professionalization and Resource Mobilization

    John D. McCarthy;Mayer N. Zald

  • The use of newspaper data in the study of collective action

    Jennifer Earl;Andrew Martin;John D. McCarthy;Sarah A. Soule

  • Resources and Social Movement Mobilization

    Bob Edwards;John D. McCarthy

  • Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements: Introduction: Opportunities, mobilizing structures, and framing processes – toward a synthetic, comparative perspective on social movements

    Doug McAdam;John D. McCarthy;Mayer N. Zald

  • Images of protest: Dimensions of selection bias in media coverage of Washington demonstrations, 1982 and 1991

    John David McCarthy;Clark McPhail;Jackie Smith

  • Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements

    Carol M. Mueller;Doug McAdam;John D. McCarthy;Mayer N. Zald

  • Movimientos sociales, perspectivas comparadas: oportunidades políticas, estructuras de movilización y marcos interpretativos culturales

    Doug McAdam;John D. McCarthy;Mayer N. Zald

  • Analysis of age effects in longitudinal studies of adolescent self-esteem.

    John David McCarthy;Dean R. Hoge

  • The Enduring Vitality of the Resource Mobilization Theory of Social Movements

    John D. McCarthy;Mayer N. Zald

  • Social Movements in an Organizational Society.

    John Wilson;Mayer N. Zald;John D. McCarthy

  • From Protest to Agenda Building: Description Bias in Media Coverage of Protest Events in Washington, D.C.

    Jackie Smith;John D. McCarthy;Clark McPhail;Boguslaw Augustyn

  • Social Movement Industries: Competition and Cooperation Among Movement Organizations

    Mayer N. Zald;John D. McCarthy

  • Protest under fire? Explaining the policing of protest

    Jennifer Earl;Sarah A. Soule;John D. McCarthy

  • Confronting the State, the Corporation, and the Academy : The Influence of Institutional Targets on Social Movement Repertoires

    Edward T. Walker;Andrew W. Martin;John D. McCarthy

  • Social Movements in an Organizational Society: Collected Essays

    Mayer N. Zald;John D. McCarthy

  • Resource Mobilization by Local Social Movement Organizations: Agency, Strategy, and Organization in the Movement Against Drinking and Driving

    John D. McCarthy;Mark Wolfson

  • The Social Construction of School Punishment: Racial Disadvantage Out of Universalistic Process

    John D. McCarthy;Dean R. Hoge

  • The dynamics of social movements : resource mobilization, social control, and tactics

    Mayer N. Zald;John D. McCarthy

  • Legitimacy, Strategy, and Resources in the Survival of Community-Based Organizations

    Edward T. Walker;John D. McCarthy

  • Accessing public, media, electoral, and governmental agendas

    John D. McCarthy;Jackie Smith;Mayer N. Zald

  • Uncle Tom and Mr. Charlie: Metaphysical Pathos in the Study of Racism and Personal Disorganization'

    John D. McCarthy;William L. Yancey

  • Protest Events: Cause or Consequence of State Action? The U.S. Women's Movement and Federal Congressional Activities, 1956-1979

    Sarah Soule;Doug McAdam;John McCarthy;Yang Su

  • Strategy Matters: The Contingent Value of Social Capital in the Survival of Local Social Movement Organizations

    Bob Edwards;John D. McCarthy

Frequent Co-Authors

Mayer N. Zald
Mayer N. Zald University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Doug McAdam
Doug McAdam Stanford University
Jackie Smith
Jackie Smith University of Pittsburgh
Peter Evans
Peter Evans University of California, Berkeley
John D. Kasarda
John D. Kasarda University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Frank R. Baumgartner
Frank R. Baumgartner University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sarah A. Soule
Sarah A. Soule Stanford University
Bob Edwards
Bob Edwards East Carolina University
Christopher P. Scheitle
Christopher P. Scheitle West Virginia University
Bert Klandermans
Bert Klandermans Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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