| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science | 27 | 1416 | 1290 | 707 | 622 | 58 | 7128 |
The chart shows the history of publications by John R. Alford between 1967 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John R. Alford published across 58 years, from 1967 to 2024, averaging 1.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2024. 10 of the 76 publications appeared in the last two years.
76 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1969 | 0 |
| 1970 | 3 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1973 | 0 |
| 1974 | 0 |
| 1975 | 0 |
| 1976 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1978 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 | 4 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1985 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1987 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| Total | 76 |
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 R. Alford sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 58 publications — 5th percentile
5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.
| Publications | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 36–40 | 10 | |
| 41–45 | 11 | |
| 46–50 | 25 | |
| 51–55 | 27 | |
| 56–60 | 44 | 58 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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 R. Alford sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 27 D-Index — 31st percentile
31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 76 | |
| 21 | 79 | |
| 22 | 84 | |
| 23 | 68 | |
| 24 | 88 | |
| 25 | 82 | |
| 26 | 76 | |
| 27 | 75 | 27 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
John R. Alford is affiliated with Rice University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of neuroscience and psychology, with a specific emphasis on sensory systems and cognitive neuroscience.
The scientist's recent paper titled Political attitudes vary with detection of androstenone, published in 2020 in the journal Politics and the Life Sciences, addresses the relationship between sensory detection and political attitudes. This publication has attracted citations reflecting attention within the research community.
Frequent co-authors collaborating with John R. Alford include:
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Key topics central to John R. Alford's research activity are:
John R. Alford;Carolyn L. Funk;John R. Hibbing
Douglas R. Oxley;Kevin B. Smith;John R. Alford;Matthew V. Hibbing
John R. Hibbing;Kevin B. Smith;John R. Alford
Kevin B. Smith;Douglas R. Oxley;Matthew V. Hibbing;John R. Alford
John R. Hibbing;Kevin B. Smith;John R. Alford
John R. Alford;Peter K. Hatemi;John R. Hibbing;Nicholas G. Martin
John R. Hibbing;John R. Alford
Michael S. Lewis-Beck;John R. Alford
John R. Alford;John R. Hibbing
Peter K. Hatemi;John R. Hibbing;Sarah E. Medland;Matthew C. Keller
Peter K. Hatemi;John R. Alford;John R. Hibbing;Nicholas G. Martin
John R. Alford;John R. Hibbing
Kevin B. Smith;Douglas R. Oxley;Matthew V. Hibbing;John R. Alford
Kevin B. Smith;John R. Alford;John R. Hibbing;Nicholas G. Martin
John R. Hibbing;John R. Alford
Woo Young Ahn;Kenneth T. Kishida;Xiaosi Gu;Xiaosi Gu;Terry Lohrenz
Carolyn L. Funk;Kevin B. Smith;John R. Alford;Matthew V. Hibbing
Kevin Smith;John R Alford;Peter K. Hatemi;Lindon J. Eaves
James E. Campbell;John R. Alford;Keith Henry
John R. Alford;John R. Hibbing
John Alford;Holly Teeters;Daniel S. Ward;Rick K. Wilson
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