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Philip Cowley 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 Philip Cowley sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 138 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Philip Cowley 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 Philip Cowley sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 27 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Philip Cowley is affiliated with Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom. Their academic work primarily falls within the field of Social Sciences, with a strong focus on Political Science and International Relations. Additional subfields of study include Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science, Law, and Economics and Econometrics.

Their research topics cover several key areas of political inquiry, such as Electoral Systems and Political Participation, Gender Politics and Representation, Social Policy and Reform Studies, Social and Cultural Dynamics, Psychology of Social Influence, Judicial and Constitutional Studies, and Climate Change Policy and Economics.

Philip Cowley has contributed to various peer-reviewed journals, with frequent publications in:

  • Political Insight
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Political Studies
  • Political Studies Review
  • Journal of Legislative Studies

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Cowley include:

  • "The Death of May's Law: Intra- and Inter-Party Value Differences in Britain's Labour and Conservative Parties" (2021, Political Studies)
  • "How to Get Information Out of Members of Parliament (Without Being Told Off by the Speaker)" (2021, Political Studies Review)
  • "Increasingly local: the regional roots of British Members of Parliament, 2010-2019" (2022, Journal of Legislative Studies)
  • "Legislator Dissent Does Not Affect Electoral Outcomes" (2022, British Journal of Political Science)
  • "Long-Term Time Horizons and Support for Public Investment" (2025, Policy Studies Journal)

Frequent collaborators of Philip Cowley include R Gandy, Scott Foster, Resul Umit, Alan Wager, and Tim Bale. Collaborative work with these co-authors spans various topics within political science and related disciplines.

Best Publications

  • The British General Election of 1992

    Daniel Mark Butler;Dennis Kavanagh

  • What Voters Want: Reactions to Candidate Characteristics in a Survey Experiment

    Rosie Campbell;Philip Cowley

  • Too Spineless to Rebel? New Labour's Women MPs

    Philip Cowley;Sarah Childs

  • Revolts and Rebellions: parliamentary voting under Blair

    Sarah L Childs;P Cowley

  • The British General Election of 2015

    Philip Cowley;Dennis Kavanagh

  • The Politics of Local Presence: Is there a Case for Descriptive Representation?

    Sarah Childs;Philip Cowley

  • Rebels and Rebellions: Conservative MPs in the 1992 Parliament

    Philip Cowley;Philip Norton

  • The Policy Power of the Westminster Parliament: The “Parliamentary State” and the Empirical Evidence

    Meg Russell;Philip Cowley

  • British elections and parties review.

    Justin Fisher;Philip Cowley;David Denver;Andrew. Russell

  • Legislator dissent as a valence signal

    Rosie Campbell;Philip Cowley;Nick Vivyan;Markus Wagner

  • The British conservative party and Europe: The choosing of John Major

    Philip Cowley;John Garry

  • Arise, Novice Leader! The Continuing Rise of the Career Politician in Britain

    Philip Cowley

  • Parliament: More Revolts, More Reform

    Philip Cowley;Mark Stuart

  • Why Friends and Neighbors? Explaining the Electoral Appeal of Local Roots

    Rosie Campbell;Philip Cowley;Nick Vivyan;Markus Wagner

  • Candidate localness and voter choice in the 2015 General Election in England

    Jocelyn Evans;Kai Arzheimer;Rosie Campbell;Philip Cowley

  • Developments in British Politics

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  • The Cambusters: The Conservative European Union Referendum Rebellion of October 2011

    Philip Cowley;Mark Stuart

  • Why not ask the audience? Understanding the public's representational priorities

    Philip Cowley

  • Sodomy, Slaughter, Sunday Shopping and Seatbelts: Free Votes in the House of Commons, 1979 to 1996

    Philip Cowley;Mark Stuart

  • Party Rules, OK: Voting in the House of Commons on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill

    Philip Cowley;Mark Stuart

  • The Death of May’s Law: Intra- and Inter-Party Value Differences in Britain’s Labour and Conservative Parties:

    Alan Wager;Tim Bale;Philip Cowley;Anand Menon

  • Rich Man, Poor Man, Politician Man: Wealth Effects in a Candidate Biography Survey Experiment:

    Rosie Campbell;Philip Cowley

  • Peasants' Uprising or Religious War? Re-examining the 1975 Conservative Leadership Contest

    Philip Cowley;Matthew Bailey

  • British Elections and Parties Review 10

    P Cowley;D Denver;Andrew Russell;L Harrison

  • Votes at 16? The case against

    Philip Cowley;David Denver

  • Developments in British Politics 8

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Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis Kavanagh
Dennis Kavanagh University of Liverpool
Rosie Campbell
Rosie Campbell King's College London
David Denver
David Denver Lancaster University
Justin Fisher
Justin Fisher Brunel University London
Charles Pattie
Charles Pattie University of Sheffield
Robert Ford
Robert Ford University of Manchester
Sarah Childs
Sarah Childs University of Edinburgh
Tim Bale
Tim Bale Queen Mary University of London
Markus Wagner
Markus Wagner University of Vienna
Anand Menon
Anand Menon King's College London

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