| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science | 30 | 1123 | 1016 | 572 | 498 | 89 | 8819 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Richard C. Fording between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard C. Fording published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 3.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2020. 2 of the 91 publications appeared in the last two years.
91 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 6 |
| 2004 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| Total | 91 |
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 Richard C. Fording sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 89 publications — 25th percentile
25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.
| 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 | 89 |
| 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 |
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 Richard C. Fording sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 30 D-Index — 45th percentile
45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 30 |
| 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 |
Richard C. Fording is affiliated with the University of Alabama in the United States and has produced research predominantly in the field of social sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields, with a focus on political science and international relations, sociology and political science, gender studies, social psychology, and economics and econometrics.
The research topics covered by Richard C. Fording include electoral systems and political participation, policy transfer and learning, social policy and reform studies, LGBTQ health, identity, and policy, social and intergroup psychology, hate speech and cyberbullying detection, and gender politics and representation.
The scientist has contributed papers to several publication venues, including:
Some recent notable papers authored by Richard C. Fording include:
The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, with several co-authors appearing repeatedly in their work. These frequent co-authors include Sanford F. Schram, Robert J. Cramer, Dana Patton, Andréa R. Kaniuka, and Raymond P. Tucker.
Richard C. Fording's research demonstrates an engagement with topics that intersect political behavior, identity, policy reform, and social issues. Their scholarship contributes to understanding complex social dynamics through lenses such as racial identity, policy diffusion, and political participation.
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