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John Peterson 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 Peterson sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 151 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

John Peterson 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 Peterson sits on this spectrum.

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.

Overview

John Peterson was affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions spanned multiple areas within Environmental Science, with a focus on Ecology, Archeology, Water Science and Technology, Soil Science, and Anthropology.

Their scholarly work covered a diverse range of topics including:

  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Philippine History and Culture
  • Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Peterson co-authored papers with several scholars, most notably:

  • Carolyn A. Copenheaver
  • Nicholas D. Christensen
  • Jonathan A. Czuba
  • Shayla Triantafillou
  • W. Cully Hession

Their recent publications demonstrated research contributions across archaeological and ecological contexts, as well as environmental and historical studies. Some of the recent papers include:

  • Establishment and Persistence of Trees Growing in the Channel of an Intermittent Stream in a Temperate, Karst Environment, 2022, Water Resources Research
  • Environmental History of an Early Spanish Settlement in the Visayas, Philippines: Excavations in the Parian District of Cebu City | Kasaysayang Pangkalikupan sa usa ka Karaang Puluy-anan Katsila sa Kabisay-an, Pilipinas: Mga Nakubkoban sa Distritong Parian, Lungsod sa Sugbu, 2020, SPAFA Journal
  • A Comparison of Early-European Settlement and Present-Day Species Mingling Patterns in the Eastern Deciduous Forest, USA, 2022, Human Ecology
  • Soil Respiration and Related Abiotic and Remotely Sensed Variables in Different Overstories and Understories in a High-Elevation Southern Appalachian Forest, 2023, Forests
  • Book review: Christoph Brumann and David Berliner (Eds.), World Heritage on the Ground: Ethnographic Perspectives, 2021, Journal of Heritage Management

Peterson's research works appeared in various academic venues including:

  • Water Resources Research
  • SPAFA Journal
  • Human Ecology
  • Forests
  • Journal of Heritage Management

Best Publications

  • Decision-Making in the European Union

    John Peterson;Elizabeth E. Bomberg

  • Decision‐making in the European Union: Towards a framework for analysis

    John Peterson

  • The European Commission of the Twenty-First Century

    Hussein Kassim;John Peterson;Michael W. Bauer;Sara Connolly

  • The European Union: How Does it Work?

    Daniel Kenealy;John Peterson;Richard Corbett

  • Technology Policy in the European Union

    John Peterson;Margaret Sharp

  • Policy Transfer and Europeanization: Passing the Heineken Test?

    Elizabeth Bomberg;John Peterson

  • The EU and the new trade politics

    Alasdair R. Young;John Peterson

  • A Common Foreign Policy for Europe?: Competing Visions of the CFSP

    John Peterson;Helene Sjursen

  • Policy networks and European union policy making: A reply to Kassim

    John Peterson

  • European Union Decision Making: The Role of Sub-National Authorities

    Elizabeth Bomberg;John Peterson

  • The choice for EU theorists: Establishing a common framework for analysis

    John Peterson

  • The Santer era: the European Commission in normative, historical and theoretical perspective

    John Peterson

  • Technology Policy in Europe: Explaining the Framework Programme and Eureka in Theory and Practice*

    John Peterson

  • The institutions of the European Union

    John Peterson;Michael Shackleton

  • Parochial Global Europe: 21st Century Trade Politics

    Alasdair R. Young;John Peterson

  • PLAYING THE TRANSPARENCY GAME: CONSULTATION AND POLICY‐MAKING IN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

    John Peterson

  • Subsidiarity: A ‘Europe of the Regions' v. the British Constitution?

    Andrew Scott;John Peterson;David Millar

  • Juncker's political European Commission and an EU in crisis

    John Peterson

  • The European Union: Pooled Sovereignty, Divided Accountability

    John Peterson

  • ‘We care about you, but …’: the politics of EU trade policy and development

    Alasdair R Young;John Peterson

  • States, societies and the European union

    John Peterson

  • Enlargement, Reform and the European Commission: Weathering a Perfect Storm?

    John Peterson

  • Parochial Global Europe

    John Peterson;Alasdair Young

Frequent Co-Authors

Nathalie Tocci
Nathalie Tocci Istituto Affari Internazionali
Mark A. Pollack
Mark A. Pollack Temple University
Dermot Hodson
Dermot Hodson Loughborough University
Renaud Dehousse
Renaud Dehousse Johns Hopkins University
Hussein Kassim
Hussein Kassim University of East Anglia
Liesbet Hooghe
Liesbet Hooghe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Michael W. Bauer
Michael W. Bauer European University Institute
Joseph H. H. Weiler
Joseph H. H. Weiler New York University
Daniel Wincott
Daniel Wincott Cardiff University
Helen Wallace
Helen Wallace University of Sussex

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