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Nick Vaughan-Williams

Nick Vaughan-Williams

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 30 1151 1039 191 177 128 5430

Nick Vaughan-Williams publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nick Vaughan-Williams between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nick Vaughan-Williams published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2016. 4 of the 155 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2016. 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 33 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 0 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 3 publications
2005 2025

155 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nick Vaughan-Williams: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 3
2006 1
2007 2
2008 6
2009 21
2010 3
2011 4
2012 5
2013 5
2014 7
2015 12
2016 33
2017 6
2018 1
2019 0
2020 17
2021 25
2022 0
2023 0
2024 1
2025 3
Total 155
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Nick Vaughan-Williams 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 Nick Vaughan-Williams 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, 126–130 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: 128 publications — 53rd percentile

53% 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 73 128
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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Nick Vaughan-Williams 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 Nick Vaughan-Williams 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, 30 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: 30 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% 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 30
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
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Overview

Nick Vaughan-Williams is affiliated with the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. Their research is situated primarily within the social sciences, focusing extensively on subfields such as sociology and political science, gender studies, health, and clinical psychology.

Their scholarly contributions explore a variety of topics including migration, refugees, and integration; global security and public health; gender, security, and conflict; gender politics and representation; intimate partner and family violence; and migration, health, and trauma.

Recent publications by Nick Vaughan-Williams include:

  • "Ignorance, (in)security and Europe's 'migration crisis': Vernacular (non)knowledge among citizens" (2025) published in Security Dialogue
  • "From Security-Space to Time-Race: Reimagining Borders and Migration in Global Politics" (2024) published in International Political Sociology
  • "Male warriors and worried women? Understanding gender and perceptions of security threats" (2020) published in the European Journal of International Security
  • "Index" (2021) published by Manchester University Press eBooks

Their book publication includes Reclaiming Migration (2021), released through Winchester University Press.

Nick Vaughan-Williams has collaborated with several frequent coauthors including:

  • Vicki Squire
  • Nina Perkowski
  • Dallal Stevens
  • Daniel Stevens
  • Sarah Bulmer

Their work appears across multiple respected publication venues, among them:

  • European Journal of International Security
  • International Political Sociology
  • Security Dialogue
  • Manchester University Press eBooks

Best Publications

  • Critical Security Studies: An Introduction

    Columba Peoples;Nick Vaughan-Williams

  • Lines in the Sand? Towards an Agenda for Critical Border Studies

    Noel Parker;Nick Vaughan-Williams ∗

  • Europe's Border Crisis: Biopolitical Security and Beyond

    Nick Vaughan-Williams

  • Critical Border Studies: Broadening and Deepening the ‘Lines in the Sand' Agenda

    Noel Parker;Nick Vaughan-Williams

  • Borderwork beyond Inside/Outside? Frontex, the Citizen–Detective and the War on Terror

    Nick Vaughan-Williams

  • Border Politics: The Limits of Sovereign Power

    Nick Vaughan-Williams

  • The UK Border Security Continuum: Virtual Biopolitics and the Simulation of the Sovereign Ban

    Nick Vaughan-Williams

  • Introduction: An Agenda for Resilience Research in Politics and International Relations

    James Brassett;Stuart Croft;Nick Vaughan‐Williams

  • The generalised bio-political border? Re-conceptualising the limits of sovereign power

    Nick Vaughan-Williams

  • “We are not animals!” Humanitarian border security and zoopolitical spaces in EUrope

    Nick Vaughan-Williams

  • Vernacular theories of everyday (in)security : the disruptive potential of non-elite knowledge

    Nick Vaughan-Williams;Daniel Stevens

  • Border Politics

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  • New materialisms, discourse analysis, and international relations : a radical intertextual approach

    Tom Lundborg;Nick Vaughan-Williams

  • Stopping boats, saving lives, securing subjects: Humanitarian borders in Europe and Australia:

    Adrian Little;Nick Vaughan-Williams

  • Security and the performative politics of resilience: Critical infrastructure protection and humanitarian emergency preparedness

    James Brassett;Nick Vaughan-Williams

  • Resilience, Critical Infrastructure, and Molecular Security: The Excess of “Life” in Biopolitics

    Tom Lundborg;Nick Vaughan-Williams

  • Fit for purpose? Fitting ontological security studies ‘into’ the discipline of International Relations: Towards a vernacular turn

    Stuart Croft;Nick Vaughan-Williams

  • The shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes : new border politics?

    Nick Vaughan-Williams

  • Critical Theorists and International Relations

    Jenny Edkins;Nick Vaughan-Williams

  • Borders, Territory, Law1

    Nick Vaughan-Williams

  • Gender, race and border security practices: a profane reading of 'muscular liberalism’

    Victoria M. Basham;Nick Vaughan-Williams

  • Citizens and Security Threats: Issues, Perceptions and Consequences Beyond the National Frame

    Daniel Stevens;Nick Vaughan-Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Vicki Squire
Vicki Squire University of Warwick
Adrian Smith
Adrian Smith University of Oxford
Susan Banducci
Susan Banducci University of Exeter
Merje Kuus
Merje Kuus University of British Columbia
Fiona McConnell
Fiona McConnell University of Oxford

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