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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 31 1064 961 175 162 183 5944

Michael Freeden publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael Freeden between 1973 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael Freeden published across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025, averaging 4.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2022. 4 of the 223 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2022. 1973: 1 publication 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 5 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 15 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 18 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 3 publications
1973 2025

223 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael Freeden: publications per year, 1973 to 2025
Year Publications
1973 1
1974 1
1975 0
1976 1
1977 0
1978 1
1979 5
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 1
1986 15
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 4
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 2
1995 1
1996 2
1997 1
1998 18
1999 4
2000 4
2001 4
2002 2
2003 4
2004 4
2005 5
2006 7
2007 4
2008 4
2009 17
2010 3
2011 3
2012 5
2013 15
2014 3
2015 5
2016 4
2017 7
2018 6
2019 6
2020 4
2021 15
2022 23
2023 6
2024 1
2025 3
Total 223
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Michael Freeden 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 Freeden 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, 181–185 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: 183 publications — 75th percentile

75% 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
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 27 183
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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Michael Freeden 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 Freeden 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, 31 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: 31 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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 31
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 Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Michael Freeden is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several intersecting fields including communication, literature and literary theory, philosophy, and political science and international relations.

The primary topics addressed in their work include:

  • Social Media and Politics
  • Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
  • Rhetoric and Communication Studies
  • Political and Economic History of the UK and US

Freeden has published in a range of academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Political Quarterly
  • Journal of Political Ideologies
  • Journal of Language and Politics
  • Historia y Política Ideas Procesos y Movimientos Sociales
  • Comparative Political Theory

Among recent papers authored by Freeden are:

  • 'Discourse, concepts, ideologies' (2020), published in Journal of Language and Politics
  • 'Comparative Political Thought: What Are We Looking At?' (2021), published in Comparative Political Theory
  • 'Ideología: ¿Uniendo las piezas?' (2023), published in Historia y Política Ideas Procesos y Movimientos Sociales
  • 'Democracy dis-integrated: the current conceptual confusion' (2020), published in Journal of Political Ideologies

Collaborations with other scholars form part of Freeden's research profile. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Willibald Steinmetz
  • Mathew Humphrey
  • Javiér Fernández Sebastián
  • Luke Lavender
  • Mónica Brito Vieira

Michael Freeden has been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Ideologies and political theory : a conceptual approach

    Michael Freeden

  • Is Nationalism a Distinct Ideology

    Michael Freeden

  • The Oxford Handbook of Political Ideologies

    Michael Freeden;Lyman Tower Sargent;Marc Stears

  • Ideology: A Very Short Introduction

    Michael Freeden

  • After the Brexit referendum: revisiting populism as an ideology

    Michael Freeden

  • The New Liberalism: An Ideology of Social Reform

    Paul Barton Johnson;Michael Freeden

  • Ideology and political theory

    Michael Freeden

  • Ideologies and Political Theory

    Michael Freeden

  • Eugenics and progressive thought: a study in ideological affinity.

    Michael Freeden

  • The Ideology of New Labour

    Michael Freeden

  • The Morphological Analysis of Ideology

    Michael Freeden

  • Liberalism: A Very Short Introduction

    Michael Freeden

  • Political concepts and ideological morphology

    Michael Freeden

  • The New Liberalism: An Ideology of Social Reform

    Michael Freeden

  • Liberalism Divided: A Study in British Political Thought, 1914-1939

    Michael Freeden

  • The Political Theory of Political Thinking: The Anatomy of a Practice

    Michael Freeden

  • What Should the ‘Political’ in Political Theory Explore?*

    Michael Freeden

  • Liberal Languages: Ideological Imaginations and Twentieth-Century Progressive Thought

    Michael Freeden

  • Editorial: Thinking politically and thinking ideologically

    Michael Freeden

  • The new liberalism

    Michael Freeden

  • Interpretative realism and prescriptive realism

    Michael Freeden

  • Confronting the chimera of a ‘post‐ideological’ age

    Michael Freeden

  • Ideology, Political Theory and Political Philosophy

    Michael Freeden

  • Comparative political thought : theorizing practices

    Michael Freeden;Andrew Vincent

  • Practising Ideology and Ideological Practices

    Michael Freeden

  • The New Liberalism: An Ideology of Social Reform

    Henry S. Kariel;Michael Freeden

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Burke
Peter Burke University of California, Riverside

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