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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 34 814 735 433 370 103 8440

Jonathan Rodden publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jonathan Rodden between 1997 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jonathan Rodden published across 28 years, from 1997 to 2024, averaging 17.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 360 publications in 2011. 4 of the 486 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
100 200 300
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 360. Peak 360 publications in 2011. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 23 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 2 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 360 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 20 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications
1997 2024

486 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jonathan Rodden: publications per year, 1997 to 2024
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 0
1999 1
2000 3
2001 2
2002 2
2003 5
2004 7
2005 23
2006 2
2007 1
2008 2
2009 6
2010 4
2011 360
2012 2
2013 3
2014 3
2015 4
2016 0
2017 6
2018 1
2019 20
2020 11
2021 9
2022 4
2023 2
2024 2
Total 486
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Jonathan Rodden 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 Jonathan Rodden 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, 101–105 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: 103 publications — 35th percentile

35% 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 76 103
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
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Jonathan Rodden 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 Jonathan Rodden 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% 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
29 96
30 96
31 81
32 86
33 81
34 84 34
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

Jonathan Rodden is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has contributed extensively to social sciences research with a focus on political science and related fields. Their work spans 35 publications in social sciences, particularly covering political science and international relations, sociology and political science, economics and econometrics, communication, and health.

The scientist's research topics include electoral systems and political participation, populism and right-wing movements, gun ownership and violence research, suicide and self-harm studies, migration and integration, social media and politics, and fiscal policies and political economy.

Jonathan Rodden has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, most notably Nicholas Eubank, Guy Grossman, Melina Platas, Claudia Engel, and Marco Tabellini.

Publications by Rodden have appeared across prominent venues, with multiple papers published in the SSRN Electronic Journal. Other significant outlets include Comparative Political Studies, Harvard Dataverse, the New England Journal of Medicine, and the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Selected recent papers by Jonathan Rodden include:

  • Handgun Ownership and Suicide in California, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Homicide Deaths Among Adult Cohabitants of Handgun Owners in California, 2004 to 2016, 2022, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • The Great Global Divider? A Comparison of Urban-Rural Partisan Polarization in Western Democracies, 2024, Comparative Political Studies
  • Partisan Dislocation: A Precinct-Level Measure of Representation and Gerrymandering, 2021, Political Analysis
  • Viral Voting: Social Networks and Political Participation, 2021, Quarterly Journal of Political Science

Best Publications

  • The Dilemma of Fiscal Federalism: Grants and Fiscal Performance around the World

    Jonathan Rodden

  • "The Strength of Issues: Using Multiple Measures to Gauge Preference Stability, Ideological Constraint, and Issue Voting"

    Stephen Ansolabehere;Jonathan Rodden;James M. Snyder

  • Comparative Federalism and Decentralization: On Meaning and Measurement

    Jonathan Rodden

  • Hamilton's Paradox: The Promise and Peril of Fiscal Federalism

    Jonathan A. Rodden

  • Reviving Leviathan: Fiscal Federalism and the Growth of Government

    Jonathan Rodden

  • Unintentional Gerrymandering: Political Geography and Electoral Bias in Legislatures

    Jowei Chen;Jonathan Rodden

  • Beyond the Fiction of Federalism: Macroeconomic Management in Multitiered Systems

    Jonathan Rodden;Erik Wibbels

  • The Geographic Distribution of Political Preferences

    Jonathan Rodden

  • Does Federalism Preserve Markets

    Jonathan Rodden;Susan Rose-Ackerman

  • How Should We Measure District-Level Public Opinion on Individual Issues?

    Christopher Warshaw;Jonathan Rodden

  • Strength in Numbers?: Representation and Redistribution in the European Union

    Jonathan Rodden

  • Purple America

    Unknown

  • Federalismo e descentralização em perspectiva comparada: sobre significados e medidas

    Jonathan Rodden

  • Does Religion Distract the Poor? Income and Issue Voting Around the World

    Ana L. De La O;Jonathan A. Rodden

  • Handgun Ownership and Suicide in California

    David M. Studdert;Yifan Zhang;Sonja A. Swanson;Lea Prince

  • Why Has US Policy Uncertainty Risen since 1960

    Scott R Baker;Nicholas Bloom;Brandice Canes-Wrone;Steven J Davis

  • Economic Geography and Economic Voting: Evidence from the US States

    Michael Ebeid;Jonathan Rodden

  • FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION AND THE BUSINESS CYCLE: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF SEVEN FEDERATIONS

    Jonathan Rodden;Erik Wibbels

  • Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide

    Jonathan A. Rodden

  • Política distributiva na Federação: estratégias eleitorais, barganhas legislativas e coalizões de governo

    Marta Arretche;Jonathan Rodden

  • Dual accountability and the nationalization of party competition: Evidence from four federations

    Jonathan Rodden;Erik Wibbels

  • Hamilton's Paradox

    Unknown

  • Handgun Acquisitions in California After Two Mass Shootings

    David M. Studdert;Yifan Zhang;Jonathan A. Rodden;Rob J. Hyndman

  • Crowdsourcing accountability: ICT for service delivery

    Guy Grossman;Melina R. Platas;Jonathan Rodden

  • Representation and redistribution in federations

    Tiberiu Dragu;Jonathan Rodden

  • The Achilles Heel of Plurality Systems: Geography and Representation in Multiparty Democracies

    Ernesto Calvo;Jonathan Rodden

  • Legislative Bargaining and Distributive Politics in Brazil: An Empirical Approach

    Jonathan Rodden;Marta Arretche

  • Representation and regional redistribution in federations

    Tiberiu Dragu;Jonathan Rodden

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven J. Davis
Steven J. Davis Hoover Institution
Nicholas Bloom
Nicholas Bloom Stanford University
Guy Grossman
Guy Grossman University of Pennsylvania
Erik Wibbels
Erik Wibbels Duke University
Brandice Canes-Wrone
Brandice Canes-Wrone Stanford University
David M. Studdert
David M. Studdert Stanford University
Garen J. Wintemute
Garen J. Wintemute University of California, Davis
Susan Rose-Ackerman
Susan Rose-Ackerman Yale University
Stephen Ansolabehere
Stephen Ansolabehere Harvard University
Sonja A. Swanson
Sonja A. Swanson Erasmus University Rotterdam

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