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Political Science
Netherlands
2026
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Law and Political Science
Netherlands
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 58 131 114 6 6 258 15486

Paul 't Hart publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul 't Hart between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul 't Hart published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2008. 15 of the 289 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2008. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 4 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 23 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 11 publications
1988 2025

289 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul 't Hart: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 1
1990 4
1991 6
1992 0
1993 3
1994 0
1995 4
1996 1
1997 2
1998 9
1999 3
2000 1
2001 5
2002 2
2003 4
2004 2
2005 16
2006 7
2007 14
2008 23
2009 15
2010 13
2011 10
2012 8
2013 9
2014 19
2015 6
2016 19
2017 11
2018 7
2019 22
2020 4
2021 9
2022 12
2023 2
2024 4
2025 11
Total 289
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Paul 't Hart 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 't Hart 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, 256–260 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: 258 publications — 89th percentile

89% 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 13 258
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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Paul 't Hart 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 't Hart 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, 58 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: 58 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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 58
59 10
60 5
61 7
62+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Political Science in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Political Science in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Paul 't Hart is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and specializes in social sciences with a focus on political science and international relations, public administration, sociology and political science, as well as management science and operations research. Their research extends into diverse areas including organic chemistry.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Public Policy and Administration Research
  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • Policy Transfer and Learning
  • Evaluation and Performance Assessment
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions

Paul 't Hart has contributed to multiple research papers in collaboration with various coauthors. Frequent collaborators include Ruth Mampuys and J.E.J. Prins, each with five joint publications, followed by Scott Douglas and Haroon Sheikh with four each, and Christopher Ansell with three.

They have published research in several key venues, most notably:

  • Policy and Society (3 publications)
  • Bestuurskunde (3 publications)
  • Teaching Public Administration (2 publications)
  • Policy Design and Practice (1 publication)
  • Public Administration (1 publication)

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Understanding inclusion in collaborative governance: a mixed methods approach" (2020, Policy and Society)
  • "Rising to Ostrom's challenge: an invitation to walk on the bright side of public governance and public service" (2021, Policy Design and Practice)
  • "Understanding Collaboration: Introducing the Collaborative Governance Case Databank" (2020, Policy and Society)
  • "From crisis to reform? Exploring three post-COVID pathways" (2022, Policy and Society)
  • "Robust governance for the long term and the heat of the moment: Temporal strategies for coping with dual crises" (2022, Public Administration)

In addition to articles, Paul 't Hart has authored a book titled Navigating a Fragmenting World Order, published by Springer Nature (Netherlands) and scheduled for 2025.

Best Publications

  • The Politics of Crisis Management: Public Leadership Under Pressure

    Arjen Boin;Paul 't Hart;Eric K. Stern;Bengt Sundelius

  • Crisis exploitation: political and policy impacts of framing contests

    Arjen Boin;Paul 't Hart;Allan McConnell

  • The Politics of Crisis Management: List of figures and table

    Arjen Boin;Paul 't Hart;Eric Stern;Bengt Sundelius

  • Does Public Accountability Work? An Assessment Tool

    Mark Bovens;Thomas Schillemans;Paul ’T Hart

  • Symbols, Rituals and Power: The Lost Dimensions of Crisis Management

    Paul 't Hart

  • Public value creation through collaborative innovation

    Barbara C. Crosby;Paul ‘t Hart;Jacob Torfing

  • Coping with Crises: The Management of Disasters, Riots and Terrorism.

    Michal Tamuz;Uriel Rosenthal;Michael T. Charles;Paul 't Hart

  • THE BUREAU-POLITICS OF CRISIS MANAGEMENT

    Uriel Rosenthal;PAUL't Hart;Alexander Kouzmin

  • Crisis Decision Making The Centralization Thesis Revisited

    Paul 't Hart;Uriel Rosenthal;Alexander Kouzmin

  • Understanding policy fiascoes

    Mark Bovens;Paul 't Hart

  • Governing after crisis : the politics of investigation, accountability and learning

    Arjen Boin;Allan McConnell;Paul 't Hart

  • LEADERSHIP STYLE, CRISIS RESPONSE AND BLAME MANAGEMENT: THE CASE OF HURRICANE KATRINA

    Arjen Boin;Paul ‘T Hart;Allan McCONNELL;Thomas Preston

  • Success and failure in public governance : a comparative analysis

    M. A. P. Bovens;Paul 't Hart;B. Guy Peters

  • Celebrity Politics: The Politics of the Late Modernity?

    David Marsh;Paul ‘t Hart;Karen Tindall

  • Irving L. Janis' victims of groupthink

    Paul T. Hart

  • The Oxford handbook of political leadership

    R.A.W. Rhodes;Paul ‘t Hart

  • Success and Failure in Public Governance

    Mark Bovens;Paul ‘t Hart;B. Peters

  • Revisiting the study of policy failure

    Mark Bovens;Paul ‘t Hart

  • Beyond Groupthink: Political Group Dynamics and Foreign Policy-making

    Paul 't Hart;Eric K. Stern;Bengt Sundelius

  • Organising for Effective Emergency Management: Lessons from Research

    Arjen Boin;Paul 't Hart

  • Understanding and Evaluating Bureaucratic Politics: The Nexus Between Political Leaders and Advisory Systems

    Thomas Preston;Paul ‘t Hart

  • The Politics of Policy Evaluation

    Mark Bovens;Paul 't Hart;Sanneke Kuipers

  • New Trends in Crisis Management Practice and Crisis Management Research: Setting the Agenda

    Paul ’t Hart;Liesbet Heyse;Arjen Boin

  • The crisis approach

    Arjen Boin;Paul ‘T Hart

  • Understanding inclusion in collaborative governance: a mixed methods approach

    Christopher Ansell;Carey Doberstein;Hayley Henderson;Saba Siddiki

  • Groupthink in Government: A Study of Small Groups and Policy Failure

    Richard Moreland;Paul 't Hart

Frequent Co-Authors

Arjen Boin
Arjen Boin Leiden University
Allan McConnell
Allan McConnell University of Sydney
Mark Bovens
Mark Bovens Utrecht University
Sebastiaan Princen
Sebastiaan Princen Utrecht University
Kutsal Yesilkagit
Kutsal Yesilkagit Leiden University
Michael Mintrom
Michael Mintrom Monash University
Deirdre Curtin
Deirdre Curtin European University Institute
Roderick Rhodes
Roderick Rhodes University of Southampton
Mirko Noordegraaf
Mirko Noordegraaf Utrecht University
Jean Hartley
Jean Hartley The Open University

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