World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 50 994 928 433 397 181 10122
Political Science 53 189 165 113 94 221 10940

Naim Kapucu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Naim Kapucu between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Naim Kapucu published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 10.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2020. 13 of the 251 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2020. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 4 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 27 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 5 publications
2002 2025

251 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Naim Kapucu: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 4
2004 0
2005 3
2006 12
2007 6
2008 13
2009 12
2010 7
2011 16
2012 16
2013 12
2014 14
2015 24
2016 22
2017 14
2018 6
2019 5
2020 27
2021 12
2022 8
2023 4
2024 8
2025 5
Total 251
Download as CSV

Naim Kapucu 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 Naim Kapucu 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, 221–225 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: 221 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View publications distribution as a table
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 17 221
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
Download as CSV

Naim Kapucu 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 Naim Kapucu 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, 53 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: 53 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 53
54 10
55 13
56 9
57 11
58 12
59 10
60 5
61 7
62+ 100
Download as CSV

Overview

Naim Kapucu is affiliated with the University of Central Florida in the United States. Their scholarly work primarily spans the domain of Social Sciences, with a focus on subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Communication, Political Science and International Relations, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Public Administration.

The research topics that Kapucu has worked on include:

  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Public Relations and Crisis Communication
  • Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis
  • Public Policy and Administration Research
  • Disaster Response and Management
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • E-Government and Public Services

Kapucu has authored and contributed to several notable publications. Among recent papers are:

  • "Crisis Decision-Making on a Global Scale: Transition from Cognition to Collective Action under Threat of COVID-19" (2020), published in Public Administration Review
  • "Crisis Coordination and the Role of Social Media in Response to COVID-19 in Wuhan, China" (2020), published in The American Review of Public Administration
  • "The role of food-energy-water nexus analyses in urban growth models for urban sustainability: A review of synergistic framework" (2020), published in Sustainable Cities and Society
  • "Assessing social vulnerability to earthquake disaster using rough analytic hierarchy process method: A case study of Hanzhong City, China" (2020), published in Safety Science
  • "Urban resilience for building a sustainable and safe environment" (2021), published in Urban Governance

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Kapucu are:

  • Qian Hu (10 collaborations)
  • Yue Ge (4 collaborations)
  • Yiran Li (2 collaborations)
  • Ni-Bin Chang (2 collaborations)
  • Jiangxiao Qiu (2 collaborations)

Kapucu publishes regularly in several key academic venues, including:

  • Public Administration Review (4 publications)
  • Urban Governance (3 publications)
  • International Journal of Public Administration (3 publications)
  • The American Review of Public Administration (2 publications)
  • International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Interagency Communication Networks During Emergencies: Boundary Spanners in Multiagency Coordination

    Naim Kapucu

  • Inter-Organizational Coordination in Extreme Events: The World Trade Center Attacks, September 11, 2001

    Louise Kloos Comfort;Naim Kapucu

  • Collaborative emergency management: better community organising, better public preparedness and response

    Naim Kapucu

  • Collaborative emergency management and national emergency management network

    Naim Kapucu;Tolga Arslan;Fatih Demiroz

  • Collaborative Decision-Making in Emergency and Disaster Management

    Naim Kapucu;Vener Garayev

  • Examining Intergovernmental and Interorganizational Response to Catastrophic Disasters: Toward a Network-Centered Approach

    Naim Kapucu;Tolga Arslan;Matthew Lloyd Collins

  • The Evolving Role of the Public Sector in Managing Catastrophic Disasters Lessons Learned

    Naim Kapucu;Montgomery Van Wart

  • Public-Nonprofit Partnerships for Collective Action in Dynamic Contexts of Emergencies

    Naim Kapucu

  • Interstate Partnerships in Emergency Management: Emergency Management Assistance Compact in Response to Catastrophic Disasters

    Naim Kapucu;Maria-Elena Augustin;Vener Garayev

  • Crisis Management Competencies: The Case of Emergency Managers in the USA.

    M. Van Wart;N. Kapucu

  • Culture of preparedness: household disaster preparedness

    Naim Kapucu

  • Designing, Managing, and Sustaining Functionally Collaborative Emergency Management Networks

    Naim Kapucu;Vener Garayev

  • Understanding Multiplexity of Collaborative Emergency Management Networks

    Naim Kapucu;Qian Hu

  • The State of Network Research in Public Administration

    Naim Kapucu;Qian Hu;Sana Khosa

  • Interorganizational Coordination in Complex Environments of Disasters: The Evolution of Intergovernmental Disaster Response Systems

    Naim Kapucu

  • Making Matters Worse An Anatomy of Leadership Failures in Managing Catastrophic Events

    Naim Kapucu;Montgomery Van Wart

  • Measuring Performance for Collaborative Public Management Using Network Analysis Methods and Tools

    Naim Kapucu;Fatih Demiroz

  • Disaster and emergency management systems in urban areas

    Naim Kapucu

  • What Have We Learned since September 11, 2001? A Network Study of the Boston Marathon Bombings Response

    Qian Hu;Claire Connolly Knox;Naim Kapucu

  • Information Communication Technology Utilization for Effective Emergency Management Networks

    Qian Hu;Naim Kapucu

  • Non‐profit response to catastrophic disasters

    Naim Kapucu

  • Interorganizational Coordination in Dynamic Context: Networks in Emergency Response Management 1

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Ismail Guvenc
Ismail Guvenc North Carolina State University
Walid Saad
Walid Saad Virginia Tech
Arjen Boin
Arjen Boin Leiden University
Christopher V. Hawkins
Christopher V. Hawkins University of Central Florida
F. Necati Catbas
F. Necati Catbas University of Central Florida
Kevin C. Desouza
Kevin C. Desouza Queensland University of Technology
Donald P. Moynihan
Donald P. Moynihan University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Political Science offers a versatile starting point for many academic and professional journeys. If you’re interested in quantitative analysis and data-driven research trends, pursuing an online mathematics degree can complement political science by strengthening your statistical and analytical skills.

For those who are passionate about managing information and educating others, online library science programs can open pathways into archival work, public policy research, and knowledge management. These fields value critical thinkers with a political science background.

Students fascinated by the historical context of political systems may consider exploring history related majors. Combining political science with history deepens your understanding of policy, governance, and global relations.

Additionally, interdisciplinary learning is an attractive option for those seeking flexible career options. An online master interdisciplinary studies degree allows you to tailor your education to intersect with subjects like public administration, economics, or communication—enhancing your qualifications for today’s evolving job market.

Best Scientists Citing Naim Kapucu

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles