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2023

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D-Index
56
Citations
14081
World Ranking
152
National Ranking
19

Paul Cairney 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 Paul Cairney sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 331 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul Cairney 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 Paul Cairney sits on this spectrum.

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: 56 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 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

Paul Cairney is a researcher affiliated with the University of Stirling in the United Kingdom. Their work focuses primarily on the social sciences, with significant contributions to political science and international relations, as well as health professions. Among their main subfields of study are management science and operations research, sociology and political science, and organizational behavior and human resource management.

Their research addresses several key topics, including social policy and reform studies, policy transfer and learning, health policy implementation science, evaluation and performance assessment, global public health policies and epidemiology, sustainability and climate change governance, and public policy and administration research.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Sean Kippin, Emily St Denny, Christopher M. Weible, Heather Mitchell, and John Boswell. Their publication record shows a consistent presence in venues such as Open Research Europe, Policy Sciences, Evidence & Policy, British Politics, and Policy Design and Practice.

Recent papers demonstrate an engagement with timely issues related to public health and policymaking during the COVID-19 pandemic. Notable among them are:

  • COVID-19 and the policy sciences: initial reactions and perspectives, 2020, Policy Sciences
  • COVID-19: effective policymaking depends on trust in experts, politicians, and the public, 2020, Policy Design and Practice
  • The UK government's COVID-19 policy: assessing evidence-informed policy analysis in real time, 2020, British Politics
  • What works to promote research-policy engagement?, 2022, Evidence & Policy
  • The myth of 'evidence-based policymaking' in a decentred state, 2020, Public Policy and Administration

Paul Cairney has contributed to book publications through Bristol University Press eBooks, with works including Politics and Policy Making in the UK published in 2023.

They have been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom, reflecting their standing within the academic community.

Best Publications

  • Understanding Public Policy: Theories and Issues

    Paul Alexander Cairney

  • COVID-19 and the policy sciences: initial reactions and perspectives.

    Christopher M. Weible;Daniel Nohrstedt;Paul Cairney;David P. Carter

  • Complexity Theory in Political Science and Public Policy

    Paul Cairney

  • Kingdon's Multiple Streams Approach: What Is the Empirical Impact of this Universal Theory?

    Paul Cairney;Michael D. Jones

  • Evidence-based policymaking is not like evidence-based medicine, so how far should you go to bridge the divide between evidence and policy?

    Paul Cairney;Kathryn Oliver

  • Never the twain shall meet? - a comparison of implementation science and policy implementation research

    Per Nilsen;Christian Ståhl;Kerstin Roback;Paul Cairney

  • Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: How Do We Combine the Insights of Multiple Theories in Public Policy Studies?

    Paul Cairney

  • The Politics of Evidence-Based Policy Making

    Paul Cairney

  • To Bridge the Divide between Evidence and Policy: Reduce Ambiguity as Much as Uncertainty

    Paul Cairney;Kathryn Oliver;Adam Wellstead

  • The dos and don’ts of influencing policy: a systematic review of advice to academics

    Kathryn Oliver;Paul Cairney

  • Three habits of successful policy entrepreneurs

    Paul Cairney

  • Handbook on complexity and public policy

    Robert Geyer;Paul Cairney

  • How to communicate effectively with policymakers: combine insights from psychology and policy studies

    Paul Cairney;Richard Kwiatkowski

  • The role of ideas in policy transfer: the case of UK smoking bans since devolution

    Paul Cairney

  • COVID-19: effective policymaking depends on trust in experts, politicians, and the public

    Paul Cairney;Adam Wellstead

  • The Professionalisation of MPs: Refining the 'Politics-Facilitating' Explanation

    Paul Alexander Cairney

  • Global Tobacco Control: Power, Policy, Governance and Transfer

    Paul Alexander Cairney;Donley Studlar;Hadii Mamudu

  • A 'Multiple Lenses' Approach to Policy Change: the Case of Tobacco Policy in the UK

    Paul Alexander Cairney

  • Territorial Policy Communities and Devolution in the UK

    Michael Keating;Paul Cairney;Eve Hepburn

  • Opening up the black box of adaptation decision-making

    Robbert Biesbroek;Johann Dupuis;Andrew Jordan;Adam Wellstead

  • Comparison of Theories of the Policy Process

    Tanya Heikkila;Paul Cairney

  • How Should Academics Engage in Policymaking to Achieve Impact

    Paul Cairney;Kathryn Oliver

Frequent Co-Authors

Donley T. Studlar
Donley T. Studlar West Virginia University
Michael J. Keating
Michael J. Keating The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Karin Ingold
Karin Ingold University of Bern
Christopher M. Weible
Christopher M. Weible University of Colorado Denver
Manuel Fischer
Manuel Fischer Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Tanya Heikkila
Tanya Heikkila University of Colorado Denver
Katherine E. Smith
Katherine E. Smith University of Strathclyde
Michael Howlett
Michael Howlett Simon Fraser University
William A. Maloney
William A. Maloney Newcastle University
Per Nilsen
Per Nilsen Linköping University

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