2026 John S. Dryzek: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	84	20	17	1	1	332	41245

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Political Science in Australia Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Political Science in Australia Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Australia Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Political Science in Australia Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Australia Leader Award

Overview

John S. Dryzek is affiliated with the University of Canberra in Australia. Their primary field of study is Social Sciences, with 34 publications focused in this broad area. Subfields of study for Dryzek include Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Communication, Molecular Biology, and Business and International Management.

Dryzek's research covers a range of main topics, including:

Social Media and Politics
E-Government and Public Services
CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
Political Philosophy and Ethics
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
Climate Change Communication and Perception
Social and Intergroup Psychology

Among the recent publications authored or co-authored by Dryzek are:

"Global citizen deliberation on genome editing," 2020, Science
"The Australian Citizens' Parliament: A World First," 2020, Journal of Deliberative Democracy
"Psychological Mechanisms of Deliberative Transformation: The Role of Group Identity," 2020, Journal of Deliberative Democracy

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Dryzek include Ana Tanasoca, André Bächtiger, Simon Niemeyer, Nicole Curato, and Dianne Nicol.

Dryzek's work has appeared in various publication venues with multiple contributions to:

Ethics & International Affairs (3 publications)
American Political Science Review (2 publications)
Journal of Deliberative Democracy (2 publications)
Cambridge University Press eBooks (2 publications)
Science (1 publication)

The researcher has authored several books published by notable academic presses. These include two titles with Cambridge University Press: "Deliberative Democracy for Diabolical Times" (2024) and "Democratizing Global Justice" (2021). Additional books include "Deliberative Mini-Publics: Core Design Features" published by KU Leuven in 2021, and "The Politics of the Earth" published by Oxford University Press in 2021.

Best Publications

Deliberative democracy and beyond : liberals, critics, contestations

John S. Dryzek

7386
Citations
The Politics of the Earth: Environmental Discourses

John S. Dryzek

6457
Citations
Discursive Democracy: Politics, Policy, and Political Science

John S. Dryzek

3853
Citations
Deliberative democracy and beyond

John S. Dryzek

2134
Citations
Foundations and Frontiers of Deliberative Governance

John S. Dryzek

1470
Citations
Deliberative Impacts: The Macro-Political Uptake of Mini-Publics

Robert E. Goodin;John S. Dryzek

1221
Citations
Discursive Democracy

Unknown

1135
Citations
The theory of institutional design

Robert E. Goodin

1016
Citations
Democracy in capitalist times : ideals, limits, and struggles

John S. Dryzek

979
Citations
Green States and Social Movements: Environmentalism in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Norway

John S. Dryzek;David Downes;Christian Hunold;David Schlosberg

870
Citations
Deliberative Global Politics: Discourse and Democracy in a Divided World

John S. Dryzek

858
Citations
Democratization as Deliberative Capacity Building

John S. Dryzek

789
Citations
Legitimacy and economy in deliberative democracy

John S. Dryzek

756
Citations
Social choice theory and deliberative democracy : a reconciliation

John S. Dryzek;Christian List

717
Citations
Political inclusion and the dynamics of democratization

John S. Dryzek

706
Citations
Deliberative Democracy in Divided Societies: Alternatives to Agonism and Analgesia

John S. Dryzek

686
Citations
Not Only the Poor: The Middle Classes and the Welfare State

Robert E. Goodin;Julian Le Grand

639
Citations
Oxford Handbook of Deliberative Democracy

André Bächtiger;Jane Mansbridge;John Dryzek;Mark Warren

546
Citations
RECONSTRUCTIVE DEMOCRATIC THEORY

John S. Dryzek;Jeffrey Berejikian

527
Citations
Reconciling Pluralism and Consensus as Political Ideals

John S. Dryzek;Simon Niemeyer

520
Citations
Democratizing Global Climate Governance

Hayley Stevenson;John S. Dryzek

470
Citations
The crisis of democracy and the science of deliberation.

John S. Dryzek;André Bächtiger;Simone Chambers;Joshua Cohen

422
Citations
Discursive Representation

Unknown

417
Citations
Oxford handbook of climate change and society

John S. Dryzek;Richard B. Norgaard;David Schlosberg

201
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David Schlosberg University of Sydney

Simon Niemeyer University of Canberra

Patrick Dunleavy London School of Economics and Political Science

Robert E. Goodin Australian National University

Carolyn M. Hendriks Australian National University

André Bächtiger University of Stuttgart

Richard B. Norgaard University of California, Berkeley

Lennart Olsson Lund University

Victor Galaz Stockholm University

Christian List London School of Economics and Political Science

External Links

Personal website of John S. Dryzek

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