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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 33 885 801 467 401 112 8022

Niall Ferguson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Niall Ferguson between 1991 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Niall Ferguson published across 34 years, from 1991 to 2024, averaging 3.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 1995. 2 of the 130 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 1995. 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 5 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 5 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 0 publications 2024: 2 publications
1991 2024

130 publications in total across all disciplines

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Niall Ferguson: publications per year, 1991 to 2024
Year Publications
1991 3
1992 2
1993 1
1994 2
1995 11
1996 2
1997 4
1998 4
1999 5
2000 8
2001 2
2002 3
2003 9
2004 7
2005 8
2006 6
2007 6
2008 6
2009 5
2010 8
2011 3
2012 3
2013 3
2014 1
2015 5
2016 1
2017 5
2018 3
2019 0
2020 1
2021 0
2022 1
2023 0
2024 2
Total 130
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Niall Ferguson 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 Niall Ferguson 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: 112 publications — 41st percentile

41% 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 78 112
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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Niall Ferguson 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 Niall Ferguson 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, 33 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: 33 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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 33
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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Overview

Niall Ferguson is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their recent research activity includes publications focused on historical analysis and applied history.

Recent papers by Niall Ferguson include:

  • Applying History in Real Time, 2022, Journal of Applied History

Niall Ferguson has published in the following venue:

  • Journal of Applied History

The research work centers on applied history, contributing to academic discourse in that area through recent publications.

Best Publications

  • The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World

    Niall Ferguson

  • Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power

    Niall Ferguson

  • Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World

    Niall Ferguson

  • Civilization: The West and the Rest

    Niall Ferguson

  • Colossus: The Price of America's Empire

    Niall Ferguson;Robert Bothwell

  • Virtual History: Alternatives and Counterfactuals

    Niall Ferguson

  • The pity of war

    Niall Ferguson

  • Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire

    Niall Ferguson

  • The Empire Effect: The Determinants of Country Risk in the First Age of Globalization, 1880–1913

    Niall Ferguson;Moritz Schularick

  • The Cash Nexus: Money and Power in the Modern World, 1700-2000

    Niall Ferguson

  • ‘Chimerica’ and the Global Asset Market Boom*

    Niall Ferguson;Moritz Schularick

  • The End of Chimerica

    Niall Ferguson;Moritz Schularick

  • The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West

    Niall Ferguson

  • The shock of the global : the 1970s in perspective

    Erez Manela;Niall Ferguson;Charles S. Maier;Daniel J. Sargent

  • The Pity of War: Explaining World War I

    Samuel R. Williamson;Niall Ferguson

  • The world's banker : the history of the house of Rothschild

    Niall Ferguson

  • The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die

    Niall Ferguson

  • Political risk and the international bond market between the 1848 revolution and the outbreak of the First World War

    Niall Ferguson

  • The House of Rothschild: The World's Banker, 1849-1999

    Richard N. Cooper;Niall Ferguson

  • Illusions of Empire: Defining the New American Order

    G. John Ikenberry;Chalmers Johnson;Niall Ferguson;Benjamin R. Barber

  • PUBLIC FINANCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY: THE DOMESTIC ORIGINS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR REVISITED

    Niall Ferguson

  • The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook

    Niall Ferguson

Frequent Co-Authors

Moritz Schularick
Moritz Schularick Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Anne O. Krueger
Anne O. Krueger Johns Hopkins University
Charles S. Maier
Charles S. Maier Harvard University
Richard N. Cooper
Richard N. Cooper Harvard University
Laurence J. Kotlikoff
Laurence J. Kotlikoff Boston University
G. John Ikenberry
G. John Ikenberry Princeton University
Chalmers Johnson
Chalmers Johnson University of California, San Diego

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