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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 28 1363 1240 679 596 128 4276

John Higley publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John Higley between 1970 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John Higley published across 54 years, from 1970 to 2023, averaging 2.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 2023. 10 of the 142 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

142 publications in total across all disciplines

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John Higley: publications per year, 1970 to 2023
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 2
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 2
1977 5
1978 0
1979 4
1980 3
1981 1
1982 4
1983 2
1984 1
1985 0
1986 1
1987 0
1988 3
1989 1
1990 3
1991 6
1992 3
1993 2
1994 1
1995 2
1996 1
1997 1
1998 7
1999 4
2000 6
2001 4
2002 2
2003 2
2004 1
2005 0
2006 3
2007 1
2008 0
2009 6
2010 7
2011 6
2012 8
2013 5
2014 1
2015 0
2016 3
2017 8
2018 6
2019 2
2020 1
2021 0
2022 1
2023 9
Total 142
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John Higley 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 Higley 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, 126–130 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: 128 publications — 53rd percentile

53% 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 73 128
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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John Higley 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 Higley 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, 28 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: 28 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% 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 28
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
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 Higley is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research primarily intersects the fields of sociology and political science, with a focus on issues related to corruption and economic development.

Their recent scholarly contributions include the following papers:

  • Elite Trust and the Populist Threat to Stable Democracy, 2020, published in American Behavioral Scientist
  • The Democracy Ideal and Elites, 2022, published in Academia Letters

The publication venues where John Higley has contributed include:

  • American Behavioral Scientist
  • Academia Letters

John Higley's research has also concentrated on the following main topics:

  • Corruption and Economic Development

Subfield research areas encompass:

  • Sociology and Political Science

Best Publications

  • The Elite Variable in Democratic Transitions and Breakdowns

    John Higley;Michael G. Burton

  • Elite Foundations of Liberal Democracy

    John Higley;Michael Burton

  • Elite integration in stable democracies: a reconsideration

    John Higley;Ursula Hoffmann-Lange;Charles Kadushin;Gwen Moore

  • The Persistence of Postcommunist Elites

    Jan Pakulski;Judith S. Kullberg;John Higley

  • Elites and Democratic Consolidation in Latin America and Southern Europe: Introduction: elite transformations and democratic regimes

    Michael Burton;Richard Gunther;John Higley

  • Elite Integration in the United States and Australia

    John Higley;Gwen Moore

  • Elites and democratic consolidation in Latin America and Southern Europe

    John Higley;Richard Gunther

  • Elites and Democratic Consolidation in Latin America and Southern Europe: About the contributors

    John Higley;Richard Gunther

  • The elite connection : problems and potential of Western democracy

    John Higley;Eva Etzioni-Halevy

  • New Theoretical Perspectives on Democratization@@@Economic Reforms in New Democracies: A Social-Democratic Approach@@@Politician's Dilemma: Building State Capacity in Latin America@@@Elites and Democratic Consolidation in Latin America and Southern Europe@@@Capitalist Development and Democracy

    Karen L. Remmer;Luiz Carlos Bresser Pereira;Jose Maria Maravall;Adam Przeworski

  • The Palgrave handbook of political elites

    Heinrich Best;John Higley

  • Elites, Crises, and the Origins of Regimes

    Mattei Dogan;John Higley

  • Democratic elitism : new theoretical and comparative perspectives

    Heinrich Best;John Higley

  • Elites in Australia

    John Higley;Desley Deacon;Don Smart

  • Postcommunist elites and democracy in Eastern Europe

    John Higley;Jan Pakulski;Włodzimierz Wesołowski

  • Elite division and voter confusion: Australia's republic referendum in 1999

    John Higley;Ian McAllister

  • Elites after State Socialism: Theories and Analysis

    Christopher Paul;John Higley;Gyorgy Lengyel

  • Elite transformation in central and eastern Europe

    John Higley;Jan Pakulski

  • Elite Theory and Elites

    John Higley

  • Elite Settlements and the Taming of Politics

    John Higley;Michael G. Burton

  • The Study of Political Elite Transformations

    Michael Burton;John Higley

  • A New Elite Framework for Political Sociology

    G. Lowell Field;John Higley;Michael G. Burton

  • Elites and Democratic Consolidation in Latin America and Southern Europe

    Richard Gillespie;John Higley;Richard Gunther

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Gunther
Richard Gunther The Ohio State University
Charles Kadushin
Charles Kadushin Brandeis University
Adam Przeworski
Adam Przeworski New York University
Ian McAllister
Ian McAllister Australian National University
Dietrich Rueschemeyer
Dietrich Rueschemeyer Brown University
Karen L. Remmer
Karen L. Remmer Duke University
Jorge I. Domínguez
Jorge I. Domínguez Harvard University
Barbara Geddes
Barbara Geddes University of California, Los Angeles

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