2026 Paul Whiteley: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	55	165	143	20	17	405	15272

Paul Whiteley 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 Whiteley sits on this spectrum.

36 publications 333+

This scientist: 405 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul Whiteley 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 Whiteley sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

Overview

Paul Whiteley is affiliated with the University of Essex in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple dimensions within social sciences, with a specialized focus on political science and international relations, cognitive neuroscience, genetics, psychiatry and mental health, and clinical psychology.

Their scholarly work predominantly addresses topics such as Autism Spectrum Disorder research, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, electoral systems and political participation, child nutrition and feeding issues, family and disability support research, social policy and reform studies, and the political and economic history of the UK and US.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Paul Whiteley include:

Research, Clinical, and Sociological Aspects of Autism (2021) published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
Autoimmune Encephalitis and Autism Spectrum Disorder (2021) published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
Has age replaced class in British Elections? A hierarchical age-period-cohort analysis (2023) published in Electoral Studies

Other notable papers connected to their field of study are:

Bridging the Gap Between Physical Health and Autism Spectrum Disorder (2020) in Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
Vitamin/mineral/micronutrient supplement for autism spectrum disorders: a research survey (2022) in BMC Pediatrics

Paul Whiteley has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including Harold D. Clarke, Matthew Goodwin, Marianne C. Stewart, Regina Sala, and Natasa Blagojevic-Stokic.

Their research outputs have appeared mainly in these journals and publication venues:

Frontiers in Psychiatry
Electoral Studies
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
BMC Pediatrics
Party Politics

In addition to articles, Paul Whiteley has contributed to book publishing. One example is a publication with Cambridge University Press titled Brexit Britain (2023).

Best Publications

Political Choice in Britain

Harold D. Clarke;David Sanders;Marianne C. Stewart;Paul Whiteley

1343
Citations
Austerity and Political Choice in Britain

Harold D. Clarke;Peter Kellner;Marianne C. Stewart;Joe Twyman

1292
Citations
Economic growth and social capital

Paul F. Whiteley

1183
Citations
Citizenship in Britain: Values, Participation and Democracy

Charles Pattie;Patrick Seyd;Paul Whiteley

846
Citations
Labour's Grass Roots: The Politics of Party Membership

Patrick Seyd;Paul Whiteley

790
Citations
Is the party over? The decline of party activism and membership across the democratic world:

Paul F. Whiteley

575
Citations
Performance Politics and the British Voter

Harold D. Clarke;David Sanders;Marianne C. Stewart;Paul F. Whiteley

569
Citations
Citizenship and Civic Engagement: Attitudes and Behaviour in Britain:

Charles Pattie;Patrick Seyd;Paul Whiteley

488
Citations
High-Intensity Participation: The Dynamics of Party Activism in Britain

Paul F Whiteley;Patrick Seyd

400
Citations
Brexit

Unknown

390
Citations
Labour’s Grass Roots

Unknown

341
Citations
Does Mode Matter For Modeling Political Choice? Evidence From the 2005 British Election Study

David Sanders;Harold D. Clarke;Marianne C. Stewart;Paul Whiteley

335
Citations
Leadership perceptions as a function of race-occupation fit: the case of Asian Americans.

Thomas Sy;Lynn M. Shore;Judy Strauss;Ted H. Shore

322
Citations
Social Capital and European Democracy

Jan W. van Deth;Marco Maraffi;Kenneth Newton;Paul Whiteley

303
Citations
New Labour's Grassroots: The Transformation of the Labour Party Membership

Patrick Seyd;Paul F. Whiteley

272
Citations
Why Britain voted For brexit: An individual-level analysis of the 2016 referendum vote

Harold D Clarke;Matthew Goodwin;Paul F Whiteley

257
Citations
True Blues: The Politics of Conservative Party Membership

Paul Whiteley;Patrick Seyd;J. J. Richardson

236
Citations
British Party Members: An Overview

Patrick Seyd;Paul Whiteley

233
Citations
Rational Choice and Political Participation — Evaluating the Debate:

Paul F. Whiteley

211
Citations
The Labour Party in crisis

Paul Whiteley

200
Citations
True Blues

Unknown

184
Citations
Affluence, Austerity and Electoral Change in Britain

Paul Whiteley;Harold D. Clarke;David Sanders;Marianne C. Stewart

177
Citations
Brexit: Why Britain Voted to Leave the European Union

Harold D Clarke;Matthew Goodwin;Paul F Whiteley

153
Citations
Making Political Choices

Paul Whiteley;Harold D. Clarke;David Sanders;Marianne C. Stewart

144
Citations
Local Party Campaigning and Electoral Mobilization in Britain

Paul F. Whiteley;Patrick Seyd

140
Citations
Citizenship in Britain: Modelling Citizenship

Unknown

58
Citations
High-Intensity Participation

Patrick Seyd;Paul Whiteley

36
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Harold D. Clarke The University of Texas at Dallas

Marianne C. Stewart The University of Texas at Dallas

David Sanders University of the Western Cape

Patrick Seyd University of Sheffield

Charles Pattie University of Sheffield

Matthew J. Goodwin University of Kent

Thomas J. Scotto University of Strathclyde

Jason Reifler University of Southampton

Tim Bale Queen Mary University of London

Paul Bissell University of Huddersfield

External Links

Personal website of Paul Whiteley

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