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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 32 1026 46 100 3889

Kerry Jacobs publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kerry Jacobs between 1994 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kerry Jacobs published across 28 years, from 1994 to 2021, averaging 3.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2007. 2 of the 107 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2007. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 5 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 2 publications
1994 2021

107 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kerry Jacobs: publications per year, 1994 to 2021
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 1
1996 3
1997 3
1998 5
1999 3
2000 3
2001 1
2002 1
2003 3
2004 3
2005 3
2006 5
2007 11
2008 1
2009 5
2010 6
2011 2
2012 7
2013 4
2014 6
2015 2
2016 10
2017 4
2018 7
2019 5
2020 0
2021 2
Total 107
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Kerry Jacobs 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 Kerry Jacobs 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, 96–100 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: 100 publications — 33rd percentile

33% 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 85 100
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
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Kerry Jacobs 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 Kerry Jacobs 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, 32 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: 32 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% 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 32
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
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Overview

Kerry Jacobs was affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their research contributions spanned several fields primarily within social sciences and business management, with a focus on subjects related to accounting and organizational management, nonprofit sector and volunteering, and public policy and administration research.

Their documented research work included two notable recent papers. The first was titled Auditor and auditee engagement with public sector performance audit: An institutional logics perspective, published in 2020 in the journal Financial Accountability and Management. The second paper, Balancing the public interest and self-interest: The face of peer review in Australia, also appeared in 2020 in Accounting History.

Kerry Jacobs frequently collaborated with several co-authors throughout their research career. These included:

  • Lee D. Parker
  • Jana Schmitz
  • Wendy Shelton

The main fields of study in which Kerry Jacobs contributed were:

  • Social Sciences
  • Business, Management and Accounting

Their work also covered various subfields such as:

  • Management Information Systems
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Public Administration
  • Accounting

The primary topics addressed in their research included:

  • Accounting and Organizational Management
  • Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
  • Public Policy and Administration Research
  • Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance

Kerry Jacobs published mainly in journals connected to the following venues:

  • Financial Accountability and Management
  • Accounting History

Best Publications

  • Organisational resistance strategies to unwanted accounting and finance changes: the case of general medical practice in the UK

    Jane Broadbent;Kerry Jacobs;Richard Laughlin

  • Accounting and accountability in the Iona Community

    Kerry Jacobs;Stephen Paul Walker

  • A process (re)turn?: Path dependencies, institutions and performance management in Swedish central government

    Sven Modell;Kerry Jacobs;Fredrika Wiesel

  • Making sense of social practice: theoretical pluralism in public sector accounting research

    Kerry Jacobs

  • Driving Public Sector Environmental Reporting: The Disclosure Practices of Australian Commonwealth Departments

    Sumit Lodhia;Kerry Jacobs;Yoon Jin Park

  • The sacred and the secular : examining the role of accounting in the religious context.

    Kerry Jacobs

  • Career Progression Among Female Academics: A Comparative Study of Australia and Mauritius

    P. Rani Thanacoody;Timothy Bartram;Michelle Carmel Barker;Kerry Jacobs

  • CLASS REPRODUCTION IN PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT: EXAMINING THE ACCOUNTING PROFESSION

    Kerry Jacobs

  • VALUE FOR MONEY AUDITING IN NEW ZEALAND: COMPETING FOR CONTROL IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

    Kerry Jacobs

  • Cost and performance information for doctors: an international comparison

    Kerry Jacobs;Giuseppe Marcon;Dieter Witt

  • Care pathways: the road to better health services?

    Laura Bragato;Kerry Jacobs

  • The practice turn in environmental reporting: A study into current practices in two Australian commonwealth departments

    Sumit Lodhia;Kerry Jacobs

  • Budgets: a medium of organizational transformation

    Kerry Jacobs

  • Costing health care: a study of the introduction of cost and budget reports into a GP association

    Kerry Jacobs

  • Making Sense of Social Practice: Theoretical Pluralism in Public Sector Accounting Research: A Reply: MAKING SENSE OF SOCIAL PRACTICE: A REPLY

    Kerry Jacobs

  • "Breaking up the sky" The characterisation of accounting and accountants in popular music

    David Smith;Kerry Jacobs

  • Comparing schools in the U.K. and New Zealand: individualizing and socializing accountabilities and some implications for management control☆

    Jane Broadbent;Kerry Jacobs;Richard Laughlin

  • Exploring accounting presence and absence: case studies from Bangladesh

    Kerry Jacobs;Jeff Kemp

  • Evaluating accountability: finding a place for the Treaty of Waitangi in the New Zealand public sector

    Kerry Jacobs

  • Policy Transfer and Policy Learning: A Study of the 1991 NewZealand Health Services Taskforce

    Kerry Jacobs;Pauline Barnett

  • Interdisciplinary accounting research in the Public Sector : Dissolving boundaries to tackle wicked problems

    Kerry Jacobs;Suresh Cuganesan

  • Public Value in Politics: A Legislative Budget Office Approach

    Usman W. Chohan;Kerry Jacobs

  • Public Value as Rhetoric: A Budgeting Approach

    Usman W. Chohan;Kerry Jacobs

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Laughlin
Richard Laughlin King's College London
Jane Broadbent
Jane Broadbent Royal Holloway University of London
Lee D. Parker
Lee D. Parker University of Glasgow
Sven Modell
Sven Modell University of Manchester
Sumit Lodhia
Sumit Lodhia University of South Australia
Zahirul Hoque
Zahirul Hoque RMIT University
Thomas J. Smith
Thomas J. Smith Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Timothy Bartram
Timothy Bartram RMIT University

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