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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 64 89 78 54 45 286 26372

Michael Laver publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael Laver 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 Laver published across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2011. 10 of the 347 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 21. Peak 21 publications in 2011. 1973: 1 publication 1974: 3 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 11 publications 1987: 10 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 3 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 19 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 6 publications
1973 2025

347 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael Laver: publications per year, 1973 to 2025
Year Publications
1973 1
1974 3
1975 3
1976 4
1977 2
1978 3
1979 3
1980 4
1981 2
1982 4
1983 5
1984 4
1985 3
1986 11
1987 10
1988 3
1989 3
1990 8
1991 4
1992 11
1993 4
1994 5
1995 10
1996 16
1997 4
1998 11
1999 9
2000 5
2001 7
2002 5
2003 9
2004 5
2005 12
2006 8
2007 15
2008 15
2009 6
2010 6
2011 21
2012 8
2013 4
2014 1
2015 3
2016 6
2017 14
2018 6
2019 3
2020 5
2021 3
2022 1
2023 19
2024 4
2025 6
Total 347
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Michael Laver 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 Laver 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, 286–290 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: 286 publications — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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 13 286
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 Laver 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 Laver 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, 62+ 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: 64 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 64
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1990 - Member of the Royal Irish Academy

Overview

Michael Laver is affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research contributions span multiple areas within social sciences and quantitative modeling.

Laver has published several papers in recent years across notable academic venues. Selected papers include:

  • "John Gerring and Wouter Veenendaal, Population and Politics: The Impact of Scale" (2021, Society)
  • "Correction to: Alexander A. Schuessler, A Logic of Expressive Choice" (2022, Society)
  • "Helen Thompson, Disorder: Hard Times in the Twenty-First Century" (2022, Society)
  • "Gary Gerstle, The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era" (2022, Society)

Laver frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Cristina Bodea
  • Tobias Böhmelt
  • Paul Bou-Habib
  • Shaun Bowler
  • Lucas Leemann

Their work is commonly published in the following venues:

  • Society
  • British Journal of Political Science

Laver has authored books published by Cambridge University Press, including:

  • "Agent-Based Models of Polarization and Ethnocentrism" (2020)
  • "Agent-Based Models of Social Life" (2020)

The main subfields of study related to Laver's research include:

  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Statistics and Probability

Key research topics covered in their work are:

  • Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
  • Complex Network Analysis Techniques
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • COVID-19 Epidemiological Studies
  • Advanced Causal Inference Techniques

Recognition of Laver's academic contributions includes:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2009)
  • Member of the Royal Irish Academy (1990)

Best Publications

  • Multiparty Government: The Politics of Coalition in Europe

    Michael Laver;Norman Schofield

  • Party Policy in Modern Democracies

    Kenneth Benoit;Michael Laver

  • Making and breaking governments : cabinets and legislatures in parliamentary democracies

    Michael Laver;Kenneth A. Shepsle

  • Extracting policy positions from political texts using words as data

    Michael Laver;Kenneth Benoit;John Garry

  • Policy and Party Competition

    Michael Laver;W. Ben Hunt

  • Estimating policy positions from political texts

    Michael Laver;John Garry

  • Scaling policy preferences from coded political texts

    Will Lowe;Kenneth Benoit;Slava Mikhaylov;Michael Laver

  • COALITIONS AND CABINET GOVERNMENT

    Michael Laver;Kenneth A. Shepsle

  • A Unified Model of Cabinet Dissolution in Parliamentary Democracies

    Gary King;James E. Alt;Nancy Elizabeth Burns;Michael Laver

  • Representative Government in Modern Europe

    Michael Gallagher;Michael Laver;Peter Mair

  • Cabinet Ministers and Parliamentary Government

    Michael Laver;Kenneth A. Shepsle;Kenneth A. Shepsle

  • Treating Words as Data with Error: Uncertainty in Text Statements of Policy Positions

    Kenneth Benoit;Michael Laver;Slava Mikhaylov

  • Making and breaking governments

    Michael Laver

  • Estimating party policy positions: Comparing expert surveys and hand-coded content analysis

    Kenneth Benoit;Michael Laver

  • Constraints on cabinet formation in parliamentary democracies

    Kaare Strom;Ian Budge;Michael J. Laver

  • Party Policy and Government Coalitions

    Michael Laver;Ian Budge

  • Policy and the Dynamics of Political Competition

    Michael Laver

  • Estimating the Policy Position of Political Actors

    Michael Laver

  • MODELS OF GOVERNMENT FORMATION

    Michael Laver

  • Crowd-sourced Text Analysis: Reproducible and Agile Production of Political Data

    Kenneth Benoit;Drew Conway;Benjamin E. Lauderdale;Michael Laver

  • Institutions and Strategy in Parliamentary Democracy: A Review Article@@@Rationalizing Parliament: Legislative Institutions and Party Politics in France@@@Making and Breaking Governments: Cabinets and Legislatures in Parliamentary Democracies

    Kaare Strom;John D. Huber;Michael Laver;Kenneth A. Shepsle

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth Benoit
Kenneth Benoit Singapore Management University
Kenneth A. Shepsle
Kenneth A. Shepsle Harvard University
Ian Budge
Ian Budge University of Essex
Peter Mair
Peter Mair European University Institute
Michael Gallagher
Michael Gallagher Trinity College Dublin
Gary King
Gary King Harvard University
Norman Schofield
Norman Schofield Washington University in St. Louis
Michael Marsh
Michael Marsh Trinity College Dublin
James H. Fowler
James H. Fowler University of California, San Diego
James E. Alt
James E. Alt Harvard University

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