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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 73 43 36 10 9 462 21515

Peter John publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter John between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter John published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 12.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2013. 14 of the 515 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2013. 1986: 3 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 5 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 35 publications 2010: 33 publications 2011: 26 publications 2012: 29 publications 2013: 37 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 28 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 31 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 5 publications
1986 2025

515 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter John: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 3
1987 0
1988 1
1989 1
1990 5
1991 7
1992 2
1993 2
1994 5
1995 7
1996 8
1997 8
1998 9
1999 9
2000 7
2001 8
2002 9
2003 9
2004 8
2005 11
2006 15
2007 15
2008 17
2009 35
2010 33
2011 26
2012 29
2013 37
2014 11
2015 19
2016 19
2017 13
2018 28
2019 11
2020 12
2021 15
2022 16
2023 31
2024 9
2025 5
Total 515
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Peter John 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 Peter John 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, 333+ 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: 462 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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+ 97 462
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Peter John 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 Peter John 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, 62+ 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: 73 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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
59 10
60 5
61 7
62+ 100 73
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Political Science in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Political Science in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 1976 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

Peter John is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom, contributing extensively to the field of social sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields including sociology and political science, political science and international relations, applied psychology, communication, and artificial intelligence.

The main topics of their scientific work include electoral systems and political participation, behavioral health and interventions, social media and politics, decision-making and behavioral economics, social and intergroup psychology, hate speech and cyberbullying detection, and media influence and politics.

Recent published papers by Peter John include:

  • "Nudge plus: incorporating reflection into behavioral public policy", 2021, Behavioural Public Policy
  • "Sustainable dietary choices improved by reflection before a nudge in an online experiment", 2023, Nature Sustainability
  • "Loss aversion fails to replicate in the coronavirus pandemic: Evidence from an online experiment", 2020, Economics Letters
  • "Immediate backfire? Nudging sustainable food choices and psychological reactance", 2023, Food Quality and Preference
  • "Co-designing behavioural public policy: lessons from the field about how to 'nudge plus'", 2021, Evidence & Policy

Peter John frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Sanchayan Banerjee
  • Florian Foos
  • Christian Mueller
  • Kevin Cunningham
  • Sarah Cotterill

They publish regularly in venues such as Harvard Dataverse, SSRN Electronic Journal, Behavioural Public Policy, Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, and Research & Politics.

In addition to journal articles, Peter John has contributed to book literature, including a publication titled British Politics in 2021 published by Oxford University Press.

Their academic work has been recognized with awards, including being named a Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) in 1976.

Best Publications

  • Analyzing Public Policy

    Peter John

  • Local governance in Western Europe

    Peter John

  • Is There Life After Policy Streams, Advocacy Coalitions, and Punctuations: Using Evolutionary Theory to Explain Policy Change?

    Peter John

  • Analysing Public Policy

    Peter John

  • Political Turbulence: How Social Media Shape Collective Action

    Helen Margetts;Peter John;Scott Hale;Taha Yasseri

  • Exit, voice and loyalty: Analytic and empirical developments

    Keith Dowding;Peter John;Thanos Mergoupis;Mark Van Vugt

  • Tiebout : A Survey of the Empirical Literature:

    Keith Dowding;Peter John;Stephen Biggs

  • A General Empirical Law of Public Budgets: A Comparative Analysis

    Bryan Davidson Jones;Frank R. Baumgartner;Christian Breunig;Christopher Wlezien

  • Cytokinin controls the cell cycle at mitosis by stimulating the tyrosine dephosphorylation and activation of p34cdc2-like H1 histone kinase

    Kerong Zhang;David S. Letham;Peter C. L. John

  • Effect of Water Stress on Cell Division and Cell-Division- Cycle 2-Like Cell-Cycle Kinase Activity in Wheat Leaves'

    Ute Schuppler;Ping-Hua He;Peter C.L. John;Rana Munns

  • Nudge nudge, think think: Two strategies for changing civic behaviour

    Peter John;Graham Smith;Gerry Stoker

  • The Transformation of Urban Political Leadership in Western Europe

    Olivier Borraz;Peter John

  • Nudge, Nudge, Think, Think: Experimenting with Ways to Change Civic Behaviour

    Peter John;Sarah Cotterill;Liz Richardson;Alice Moseley

  • The Europeanisation of Sub-national Governance

    Peter John

  • Democracy and government performance: holding incumbents accountable in English local governments

    George Alexander Boyne;Oliver James;Peter John;Nicolai Petrovsky

  • Public Management at the Ballot Box: Performance Information and Electoral Support for Incumbent English Local Governments

    Oliver James;Peter John

  • The Dynamics of Political Attention: Public Opinion and the Queen's Speech in the United Kingdom

    Will Jennings;Peter John

  • Local Governance in England and France

    Alistair Mark Cole;Peter John

  • Political leadership in the new urban governance: Britain and France compared

    Peter John;Alistair Mark Cole

  • When Do Institutions, Policy Sectors, and Cities Matter?: Comparing Networks of Local Policy Makers in Britain and France

    Peter John;Alistair Cole

  • Policy punctuations in the UK: fluctuations and equilibria in central government expenditure since 1951

    Peter John;Helen Margetts

  • Agendas and Instability in American Politics

    Peter John

  • The Three Exit, Three Voice and Loyalty Framework: A Test with Survey Data on Local Services

    Keith Dowding;Peter John

  • Policy Agendas in British Politics

    Peter John;Anthony Bertelli;Will Jennings;Shaun Bevan

  • Targeting Benefits for Electoral Gain: Constituency Marginality and the Distribution of Grants to English Local Authorities

    Hugh Ward;Peter John

  • How Far to Nudge?: Assessing Behavioural Public Policy

    Peter John

  • Social information and political participation on the internet: an experiment

    Helen Margetts;Peter John;Tobias Escher;Stéphane Reissfelder

  • Exits, Voices and Social Investment: Citizens' Reaction to Public Services

    Keith M. Dowding;Peter John

  • The Great Survivor: The Persistence and Resilience of English Local Government

    Peter John

  • Why study urban politics

    Peter John

  • The Policy Agendas Project: a Review

    Peter John

  • The BNP: the Roots of its Appeal

    Peter John;Helen Z Margetts;David Rowland;Stuart Weir

  • Leadership without Leaders? Starters and Followers in Online Collective Action

    Helen Z. Margetts;Peter John;Scott A. Hale;Stéphane Reissfelder

  • Local Government Policy Making

    P C. John

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerry Stoker
Gerry Stoker University of Southampton
Keith Dowding
Keith Dowding Australian National University
Will Jennings
Will Jennings University of Southampton
Shaun Bevan
Shaun Bevan University of Edinburgh
Anthony M. Bertelli
Anthony M. Bertelli Pennsylvania State University
Francesca Gains
Francesca Gains University of Manchester
Helen Margetts
Helen Margetts University of Oxford
Oliver James
Oliver James University of Exeter
George Alexander Boyne
George Alexander Boyne University of Aberdeen
Hugh Ward
Hugh Ward University of Essex

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