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. Lott sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 189 publications — 77th percentile
77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.
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. Lott sits on this spectrum.
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.
John R. Lott is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with a concentration on topics related to gun ownership and violence, crime patterns and interventions, and studies on suicide and self-harm. Their work also extends into clinical psychology, political science, ophthalmology, and other related subfields.
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