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Melvin J. Dubnick

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 22 1807 1661 905 805 114 4716

Melvin J. Dubnick publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Melvin J. Dubnick between 1976 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Melvin J. Dubnick published across 48 years, from 1976 to 2023, averaging 2.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2014. 2 of the 129 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2014. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 7 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 3 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 1 publication 2017: 0 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 1 publication 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication
1976 2023

129 publications in total across all disciplines

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Melvin J. Dubnick: publications per year, 1976 to 2023
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 1
1978 0
1979 2
1980 0
1981 3
1982 1
1983 7
1984 6
1985 5
1986 3
1987 2
1988 1
1989 3
1990 2
1991 3
1992 0
1993 2
1994 3
1995 1
1996 1
1997 0
1998 2
1999 0
2000 4
2001 1
2002 2
2003 3
2004 1
2005 2
2006 2
2007 6
2008 2
2009 3
2010 3
2011 6
2012 5
2013 4
2014 23
2015 1
2016 1
2017 0
2018 4
2019 3
2020 1
2021 1
2022 1
2023 1
Total 129
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Melvin J. Dubnick 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 Melvin J. Dubnick 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, 111–115 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: 114 publications — 43rd percentile

43% 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 78 114
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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Melvin J. Dubnick 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 Melvin J. Dubnick 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, 22 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: 22 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% 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 22
23 68
24 88
25 82
26 76
27 75
28 99
29 96
30 96
31 81
32 86
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration

Overview

Melvin J. Dubnick is affiliated with the University of New Hampshire in the United States. Their research contributions span multiple areas within the social sciences, focusing heavily on public administration and related fields.

Their scholarly output includes recent papers published in respected journals. These papers are:

  • "Herbert Kaufman: Celebrating a Century of Contributions to Public Administration" (2022), published in Perspectives on Public Management and Governance
  • "A Tribute to H. George Fredrickson" (2021), published in Perspectives on Public Management and Governance
  • "Rendición de cuentas y sus metáforas: del foro al ágora y bazar" (2023), published in RC Rendición de cuentas.

The scientist regularly collaborates with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Leisha DeHart-Davis
  • Don Kettl
  • William G. Resh
  • Norma M. Riccucci
  • Mary E. Guy

Publications are often found in the following venues:

  • Perspectives on Public Management and Governance
  • RC Rendición de cuentas.

Melvin J. Dubnick's primary research areas are categorized under social sciences with an emphasis on several subfields including:

  • Public Administration
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Sociology and Political Science

The main topics of their scholarly work include:

  • Public Policy and Administration Research
  • Local Government Finance and Decentralization
  • E-Government and Public Services
  • Evaluation and Performance Assessment
  • Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering

Among honors received, Melvin J. Dubnick is recognized as a Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration.

Best Publications

  • Accountability in the Public Sector: Lessons from the Challenger Tragedy

    Barbara S. Romzek;Melvin J. Dubnick

  • Accountability and the Promise of Performance: In Search of the Mechanisms

    Melvin J. Dubnick

  • Seeking Salvation for Accountability

    Melvin J. Dubnick

  • Accountability and ethics: reconsidering the relationships

    Melvin J. Dubnick

  • Clarifying Accountability: An Ethical Theory Framework

    Melvin J. Dubnick

  • Accountable Agents: Federal Performance Measurement and Third-Party Government

    Melvin J. Dubnick;H. George Frederickson

  • Issues of Accountability in Flexible Personnel Systems

    Barbara S. Romzek;Melvin J. Dubnick

  • Accountability as a Cultural Keyword

    Melvin J. Dubnick

  • Thinking about public policy: A problem-solving approach

    Melvin J. Dubnick;Barbara A. Bardes

  • Accountable governance : problems and promises

    Melvin J. Dubnick;H. George Frederickson;David Mathews

  • A framework for examining accountability and value for money in the UK's private finance initiative

    Istemi Demirag;Melvin J. Dubnick;M. Iqbal Khadaroo

  • Accountability and the Centrality of Expectations in American Public Administration

    Melvin J. Dubnick;Barbara S. Romzek

  • American Public Administration: Politics and the Management of Expectations

    Melvin J. Dubnick;Barbara S. Romzek

  • War Narratives: Framing Our Understanding of the War on Terror

    Kathe Callahan;Melvin J. Dubnick;Dorothy Olshfski

  • Move Over Daniel We Need Some “Accountability Space”

    Melvin J. Dubnick

  • Public Accountability: Performance Measurement, The Extended State, And The Search For Trust

    Melvin J. Dubnick;H. George Frederickson

  • Demons, Spirits, and Elephants: Reflections on the Failure of Public Administration Theory

    Melvin J. Dubnick

  • Taking Tough Choices Seriously: Public Administration and Individual Moral Agency

    Ciarán O'Kelly;Melvin J. Dubnick

  • Accountability and the Evil of Administrative Ethics

    Melvin J. Dubnick;Jonathan B. Justice

  • The Pursuit of Accountability: Promise, Problems, and Prospects

    Melvin J. Dubnick;Kaifeng Yang;Donald C. Menzel

  • Introduction: The Promises of Accountability Research

    Melvin J. Dubnick;H. George Frederickson

  • Accountability Through Thick and Thin: Preliminary Explorations

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  • Public policy and economic institutions

    Melvin J. Dubnick;Alan R. Gitelson

  • Does Performance Measurement Actually Improve Accountability? Beryl A. Radin

    Melvin J. Dubnick;H. George Frederickson

  • Management of Expectations@@@American Public Administration: Politics and the Management of Expectations

    James E. Skok;Melvin J. Dubnick;Barbara S. Romzek

Frequent Co-Authors

H. George Frederickson
H. George Frederickson University of Kansas
Barbara S. Romzek
Barbara S. Romzek American University
Kaifeng Yang
Kaifeng Yang Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
James F. Wilson
James F. Wilson University of Edinburgh
Kenneth J. Meier
Kenneth J. Meier American University
Richard C. Feiock
Richard C. Feiock Florida State University
Rosemary O'Leary
Rosemary O'Leary University of Kansas
Mary E. Guy
Mary E. Guy University of Colorado Denver
Donald F. Kettl
Donald F. Kettl The University of Texas at Austin

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