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Michael Bratton 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 Michael Bratton sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 172 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

Michael Bratton 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 Michael Bratton sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 49 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael Bratton is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the social sciences, with a specialization in sociology and political science.

The core topics of their work address African studies and sociopolitical issues, reflecting a regional and thematic concentration in these fields.

Bratton has published in the venue Strategic Review for Southern Africa, where their recent paper titled Power politics in Zimbabwe (Micheal Bratton) appeared in 2020.

  • Power politics in Zimbabwe (Micheal Bratton), 2020, Strategic Review for Southern Africa

Their publication record shows a focus on topics related to political dynamics and social structures within African contexts.

The frequent publication venue associated with this work is:

  • Strategic Review for Southern Africa

Main fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences

Subfields of study include:

  • Sociology and Political Science

Main topics covered in their research are:

  • African studies and sociopolitical issues

Best Publications

  • Democratic Experiments in Africa: Regime Transitions in Comparative Perspective

    Michael Bratton;Nicholas van de Walle

  • Neopatrimonial Regimes and Political Transitions in Africa

    Michael Bratton;Nicolas van de Walle

  • Public Opinion, Democracy, and Market Reform in Africa

    Michael Bratton;Robert B. Mattes;Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi

  • State power and social forces : domination and transformation in the Third World

    Joel Samuel Migdal;Atul Kohli;Vivienne Shue

  • Support for democracy in Africa: intrinsic or instrumental?

    Michael Bratton;Robert Mattes

  • The politics of government-NGO relations in Africa

    Michael Bratton

  • Beyond the State: Civil Society and Associational Life in Africa

    Michael Bratton

  • Democratic Experiments in Africa: Index

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  • Learning about democracy in Africa: Awareness, performance, and experience

    Robert Mattes;Michael Bratton

  • Popular Protest and Political Reform in Africa

    Michael Bratton;Nicolas van de Walle

  • Vote buying and violence in Nigerian election campaigns

    Michael Bratton

  • Governance and Politics in Africa

    James Bringer;Goran Hyden;Michael Bratton

  • Second Elections in Africa

    Michael Bratton

  • Voting in Kenya: Putting Ethnicity in Perspective

    Michael Bratton;Mwangi S. Kimenyi

  • Voting in Kenya: Putting Ethnicity in Perspective

    Michael Bratton;Mwangi S. Kimenyi

  • Voting intentions in Africa: ethnic, economic or partisan?

    Michael Bratton;Ravi Bhavnani;Tse Hsin Chen

  • State Building and Democratization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Forwards, Backwards, or Together?

    Michael Bratton;Eric C. C. Chang

  • FORMAL VERSUS INFORMAL INSTITUTIONS IN AFRICA

    Michael Bratton

  • CIVIL SOCIETY AND POLITICAL TRANSITION IN AFRICA

    Michael Bratton

  • Popular Reactions to State Repression: Operation Murambatsvina in Zimbabwe

    Michael Bratton;Eldred Masunungure

  • Public Opinion and Democratic Legitimacy

    Yun-Han-A.-N. Chu;Michael Bratton;Marta Lagos;Sandeep Shastri

  • Non-governmental Organizations in Africa: Can They Influence Public Policy?

    Michael Bratton

  • Political Participation in a New Democracy: Institutional Considerations from Zambia

    Michael Bratton

  • AFRICANS' SURPRISING UNIVERSALISM

    Michael Bratton;Robert B Mattes

  • Citizen Perceptions of Local Government Responsiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Michael Bratton

  • Poor People and Democratic Citizenship in Africa

    Michael Bratton

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Mattes
Robert Mattes University of Strathclyde
Nicolas Van De Walle
Nicolas Van De Walle Cornell University
Yun-han Chu
Yun-han Chu National Taiwan University
Mark Tessler
Mark Tessler University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Goran Hyden
Goran Hyden University of Florida
Clark C. Gibson
Clark C. Gibson University of California, San Diego
Thomas Carothers
Thomas Carothers Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Larry Diamond
Larry Diamond Stanford University
Eric C. Chang
Eric C. Chang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
James Mahoney
James Mahoney Northwestern University

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