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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 33 886 802 468 402 125 7613

Joseph Wright publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Joseph Wright between 1956 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Joseph Wright published across 70 years, from 1956 to 2025, averaging 3.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 77 publications in 2018. 13 of the 215 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1956 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 77. Peak 77 publications in 2018. 1956: 1 publication 1957: 1 publication 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 77 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 35 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 3 publications
1956 2025

215 publications in total across all disciplines

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Joseph Wright: publications per year, 1956 to 2025
Year Publications
1956 1
1957 1
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 1
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 2
2007 2
2008 6
2009 3
2010 4
2011 3
2012 5
2013 0
2014 3
2015 16
2016 4
2017 5
2018 77
2019 15
2020 3
2021 9
2022 35
2023 3
2024 10
2025 3
Total 215
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Joseph Wright 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 Joseph Wright 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, 121–125 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: 125 publications — 51st percentile

51% 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
106–110 66
111–115 78
116–120 67
121–125 73 125
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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Joseph Wright 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 Joseph Wright 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, 33 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: 33 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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 33
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
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Overview

Joseph Wright is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research broadly encompasses social sciences, with a focus on subfields including sociology and political science, political science and international relations, general health professions, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, and education.

The researcher has explored several main topics, particularly highlighting electoral systems and political participation, political conflict and governance, politics and society in Latin America, children's rights and participation, ethics and legal issues in pediatric healthcare, child and adolescent health, and migration and labor dynamics.

Their recent scholarly articles include:

  • How Personalist Politics Is Changing Democracies, 2021, Journal of democracy
  • The Varieties of Coups D'état: Introducing the Colpus Dataset, 2021, International Studies Quarterly
  • Personalist ruling parties in democracies, 2021, Democratization
  • Personalization of Power and Mass Uprisings in Dictatorships, 2022, British Journal of Political Science
  • Reshaping the Threat Environment: Personalism, Coups, and Assassinations, 2022, Comparative Political Studies

Joseph Wright frequently collaborates with several scholars, including Abel Escribà-Folch, Covadonga Meseguer, John Chin, David B. Carter, and Erica Frantz.

The researcher's work has been published in various venues, with multiple publications appearing in Harvard Dataverse, Journal of democracy, and Comparative Political Studies. Other publication venues include International Studies Quarterly and Democratization.

In addition to articles, Joseph Wright has authored books published by well-known academic presses. Princeton University Press has published two editions of "Migration and Democracy" in 2022, and Rowman & Littlefield published "Historical Dictionary of Modern Coups d'état" in the same year.

Best Publications

  • Autocratic breakdown and regime transitions: A new data set

    Barbara Geddes;Joseph Wright;Erica Frantz

  • Do Authoritarian Institutions Constrain? How Legislatures Affect Economic Growth and Investment

    Joseph Wright

  • How Foreign Aid Can Foster Democratization in Authoritarian Regimes

    Joseph Wright

  • Dealing with Tyranny: International Sanctions and the Survival of Authoritarian Rulers

    Abel Escribà-Folch;Joseph Wright

  • Oil and Autocratic Regime Survival

    Joseph Wright;Erica Frantz;Barbara Geddes

  • The Politics of Effective Foreign Aid

    Joseph Wright;Matthew Winters

  • Authoritarian Institutions and Regime Survival: Transitions to Democracy and Subsequent Autocracy

    Joseph Wright;Abel Escribà-Folch

  • How Dictatorships Work: Power, Personalization, and Collapse

    Barbara Geddes;Joseph Wright;Erica Frantz

  • How Dictatorships Work

    Barbara Geddes;Joseph Wright;Erica Frantz

  • Foreign Aid Allocation Tactics and Democratic Change in Africa

    Simone Dietrich;Joseph Wright

  • To Invest or Insure? How Authoritarian Time Horizons Impact Foreign Aid Effectiveness

    Joseph Wright

  • Remittances and Democratization

    Abel Escribà-Folch;Covadonga Meseguer;Joseph Wright

  • Terrorism In Dictatorships

    Deniz Aksoy;David B. Carter;Joseph Wright

  • Military Rule

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  • Political Competition and Democratic Stability in New Democracies

    Joseph Wright

  • Foreign Pressure and the Politics of Autocratic Survival

    Abel Escribà-Folch;Joseph Wright

  • Are coups good for democracy

    George Derpanopoulos;Erica Frantz;Barbara Geddes;Joseph Wright

  • Aid Effectiveness and the Politics of Personalism

    Joseph Wright

  • Terrorism and the fate of dictators

    Deniz Aksoy;David B. Carter;Joseph Wright

  • The Global Rise of Personalized Politics: It's Not Just Dictators Anymore

    Andrea Kendall-Taylor;Erica Frantz;Joseph Wright

  • Autocratic Legislatures and Expropriation Risk

    Matthew Charles Wilson;Joseph Wright

  • Personalization of Power and Repression in Dictatorships

    Erica Frantz;Andrea Kendall-Taylor;Joseph Wright;Xu Xu

  • How personalist politics is changing democracies

    Erica Frantz;Andrea Kendall-Taylor;Carisa Nietsche;Joseph Wright

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara Geddes
Barbara Geddes University of California, Los Angeles
Staffan I. Lindberg
Staffan I. Lindberg University of Gothenburg
Anna Lührmann
Anna Lührmann Federal Foreign Office
Matthew S. Winters
Matthew S. Winters University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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