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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 68 64 55 11 10 246 19196

Peter Newell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Newell between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Newell published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2006. 23 of the 363 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2006. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 4 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 25 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 29 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 11 publications
1970 2025

363 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter Newell: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 1
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 1
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 2
1989 1
1990 0
1991 1
1992 0
1993 1
1994 4
1995 5
1996 8
1997 6
1998 5
1999 6
2000 25
2001 9
2002 10
2003 6
2004 7
2005 4
2006 29
2007 9
2008 10
2009 8
2010 19
2011 17
2012 15
2013 6
2014 17
2015 11
2016 8
2017 10
2018 10
2019 14
2020 9
2021 17
2022 14
2023 12
2024 12
2025 11
Total 363
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Peter Newell 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 Newell 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, 246–250 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: 246 publications — 88th percentile

88% 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 17 246
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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Peter Newell 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 Newell 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: 68 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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 68
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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

Overview

Peter Newell is affiliated with the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with significant contributions in related subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Pollution.

Their scholarly work addresses a range of crucial topics including:

  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
  • Global Energy and Sustainability Research
  • Climate Change and Geoengineering
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability
  • Mining and Resource Management

Peter Newell has published in several academic venues with repeated contributions, notably including:

  • Energy Research & Social Science
  • Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change
  • International Environmental Agreements Politics Law and Economics
  • New Political Economy
  • Global Sustainability

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Toward transformative climate justice: An emerging research agenda," 2021, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change
  • "Navigating tensions between rapid and just low-carbon transitions," 2022, Environmental Research Letters

Other papers within their research network that relate closely include:

  • "Three Decades of Climate Mitigation: Why Haven't We Bent the Global Emissions Curve?" 2021, Annual Review of Environment and Resources
  • "Equity, technological innovation and sustainable behaviour in a low-carbon future," 2022, Nature Human Behaviour
  • "Regime resistance and accommodation: Toward a neo-Gramscian perspective on energy transitions," 2021, Energy Research & Social Science

The scientist has co-authored frequently with a group of collaborators, including:

  • Freddie Daley (8 joint publications)
  • Harro van Asselt (4 joint publications)
  • Angela Carter (3 joint publications)
  • Wim Carton (2 joint publications)
  • Roz Price (2 joint publications)

Peter Newell has also contributed to book publications through Cambridge University Press, with the titles:

  • "Power Shift," 2021
  • "Changing Our Ways," 2022

Best Publications

  • The political economy of the ‘just transition’

    Peter Newell;Dustin Mulvaney

  • Governing Climate Change

    Harriet Bulkeley;Peter Newell

  • Navigating the Anthropocene: Improving Earth System Governance

    F. Biermann;F. Biermann;K. Abbott;S. Andresen;Karin Bäckstrand

  • Climate for Change

    Peter Newell

  • Climate for Change: Non-State Actors and the Global Politics of the Greenhouse

    Peter Newell

  • Changing the intellectual climate

    Noel Castree;Noel Castree;William M. Adams;John Barry;Daniel Brockington

  • Transnational Climate Change Governance

    Harriet Bulkeley;Liliana B Andonova;Michele Merrill Betsill;Daniel Compagnon

  • Citizenship, accountability and community: the limits of the CSR agenda

    Peter Newell

  • Three Decades of Climate Mitigation: Why Haven't We Bent the Global Emissions Curve?

    Isak Stoddard;Kevin Anderson;Kevin Anderson;Stuart Capstick;Wim Carton

  • Beyond csr? Business, poverty and social justice: an introduction

    Peter Newell;Jedrzej George Frynas

  • Building global democracy?: civil society and accountable global governance

    Jan Aart Scholte

  • The politics of green transformations

    Ian Scoones;Peter Newell;Melissa Leach

  • A climate for business: global warming, the state and capital

    Peter Newell;Matthew Paterson

  • The Political Economy of Energy Transitions: The Case of South Africa

    Lucy Baker;Peter Newell;Jon Phillips

  • Business Strategy and International Environmental Governance: Toward a Neo-Gramscian Synthesis

    David L. Levy;Peter J. Newell

  • The business of global environmental governance

    David L. Levy;Peter J. Newell

  • The politics of accelerating low-carbon transitions: Towards a new research agenda

    Cameron Roberts;Frank W. Geels;Matthew Lockwood;Peter Newell

  • Governing climate change transnationally: Assessing the evidence from a database of sixty initiatives

    Harriet Bulkeley;Liliana Andonova;Karin Bäckstrand;Michele Betsill

  • Why equity is fundamental in climate change policy research

    Sonja Klinsky;J. Timmons Roberts;Saleemul Huq;Chukwumerije Okereke

  • Exploring understandings of institutions and uncertainty: new directions in natural resource management

    Lyla Mehta;Melissa Leach;Peter Newell;Ian Scoones

  • Implementation Handbook for the Convention on the Rights of the Child

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  • Civil society, corporate accountability and the politics of climate change

    Peter Newell

  • The political economy of global environmental governance

    Peter Newell

  • Transforming governance and institutions for global sustainability: key insights from the Earth System Governance Project

    Frank Biermann;Frank Biermann;Kenneth Abbott;Steinar Andresen;Karin Bäckstrand

  • Bio-Hegemony: The Political Economy of Agricultural Biotechnology in Argentina

    Peter Newell

  • Toward transformative climate justice: An emerging research agenda

    Peter Newell;Shilpi Srivastava;Lars Otto Naess;Gerardo A. Torres Contreras

  • Ozone discourses: science and politics in global environmental cooperation

    Peter Newell

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew Paterson
Matthew Paterson University of Manchester
Michele M. Betsill
Michele M. Betsill University of Copenhagen
Harriet Bulkeley
Harriet Bulkeley Durham University
Wyn Grant
Wyn Grant University of Warwick
David L. Levy
David L. Levy University of Massachusetts Boston
Stacy D. VanDeveer
Stacy D. VanDeveer University of Massachusetts Boston
Frank Biermann
Frank Biermann Utrecht University
Joyeeta Gupta
Joyeeta Gupta University of Amsterdam
Emily Boyd
Emily Boyd Lund University
Diana Liverman
Diana Liverman University of Arizona

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