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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 71 48 41 2 2 516 29629

Robert E. Goodin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert E. Goodin between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert E. Goodin published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 12.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 48 publications in 2008. 20 of the 629 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 48. Peak 48 publications in 2008. 1975: 5 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 5 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 3 publications 1980: 6 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 8 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 12 publications 1985: 10 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 9 publications 1988: 18 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 22 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 20 publications 1999: 31 publications 2000: 18 publications 2001: 23 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 27 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 48 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 28 publications 2014: 47 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 30 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 0 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 1 publication
1975 2025

629 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert E. Goodin: publications per year, 1975 to 2025
Year Publications
1975 5
1976 3
1977 5
1978 1
1979 3
1980 6
1981 4
1982 8
1983 4
1984 12
1985 10
1986 9
1987 9
1988 18
1989 8
1990 9
1991 4
1992 6
1993 7
1994 4
1995 22
1996 11
1997 11
1998 20
1999 31
2000 18
2001 23
2002 7
2003 27
2004 11
2005 12
2006 16
2007 11
2008 48
2009 16
2010 9
2011 12
2012 7
2013 28
2014 47
2015 9
2016 8
2017 12
2018 30
2019 2
2020 9
2021 1
2022 0
2023 16
2024 19
2025 1
Total 629
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Robert E. Goodin 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 Robert E. Goodin 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: 516 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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+ 97 516
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Robert E. Goodin 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 Robert E. Goodin 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: 71 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 71
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Political Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Political Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Robert E. Goodin is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the social sciences, with a concentration on political philosophy and ethics.

Their work addresses various topics including:

  • Political Philosophy and Ethics
  • Philosophical Ethics and Theory
  • Political Theology and Sovereignty
  • Free Will and Agency
  • Judicial and Constitutional Studies
  • War, Ethics, and Justification
  • Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies

Goodin's publications cover a range of fields such as political science, philosophy, sociology, cognitive neuroscience, and law. The major subfields they contribute to are:

  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Philosophy
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Law

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Politics Philosophy & Economics
  • European Journal of Philosophy
  • Journal of Deliberative Democracy
  • Diametros
  • Perspectives on Politics

Robert E. Goodin has collaborated often with several scholars, including:

  • Nicholas Southwood
  • Christian Barry
  • Gustaf Arrhenius
  • Cristina Bodea
  • Tobias Böhmelt

Selected recent papers by Goodin are:

  • "Responsibility for structural injustice: A third thought" (2021, Politics Philosophy & Economics)
  • "Consent as an act of commitment" (2023, European Journal of Philosophy)
  • "Enfranchising all subjected: A reconstruction and problematization" (2024, Politics Philosophy & Economics)
  • "Between Full Endorsement and Blind Deference" (2020, Journal of Deliberative Democracy)

Best Publications

  • Deliberative Impacts: The Macro-Political Uptake of Mini-Publics

    Robert E. Goodin;John S. Dryzek

  • Enfranchising all affected interests, and its alternatives

    Robert E. Goodin

  • Green Political Theory

    Robert E. Goodin

  • The theory of institutional design

    Robert E. Goodin

  • Innovating Democracy: Democratic Theory and Practice After the Deliberative Turn

    Robert E. Goodin

  • Protecting the Vulnerable: A Reanalysis of Our Social Responsibilities

    Unknown

  • A new handbook of political science

    Robert E. Goodin;Hans-Dieter Klingemann

  • Reasons for Welfare: The Political Theory of the Welfare State

    Robert E. Goodin

  • Utilitarianism as a public philosophy

    Robert E. Goodin

  • Epistemic democracy : generalizing the Condorcet jury theorem

    Christian List;Robert E. Goodin

  • The Oxford handbook of public policy

    Robert E. Goodin;Michael Moran;Martin Rein

  • Not Only the Poor: The Middle Classes and the Welfare State

    Robert E. Goodin;Julian Le Grand

  • Democratic Deliberation Within

    Robert E. Goodin

  • What is So Special about Our Fellow Countrymen

    Robert E. Goodin

  • The Oxford Handbook of Public Accountability

    M. A. P. Bovens;Robert E. Goodin;Thomas Schillemans

  • Political theory and public policy

    Robert E. Goodin

  • Protecting the vulnerable

    Robert E. Goodin

  • Innovating Democracy

    Unknown

  • Discretionary Time: A New Measure of Freedom

    Robert E. Goodin;James Mahmud Rice;Antti Parpo;Lina Eriksson

  • When Does Deliberation Begin? Internal Reflection versus Public Discussion in Deliberative Democracy:

    Robert E. Goodin;Simon J. Niemeyer

  • The Real Worlds of Welfare Capitalism: Frontmatter

    Unknown

  • The Oxford Handbook of Contextual Political Analysis

    Robert E. Goodin;Charles Tilly

  • A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy

    Robert E. Goodin;Philip Pettit;Thomas Winfried Menko Pogge

  • Social welfare and individual responsibility

    David Schmidtz;Robert E. Goodin

  • An Epistemic Theory of Democracy

    Robert E. Goodin;Kai Spiekermann

  • On Complicity and Compromise

    Chiara Lepora;Robert E. Goodin

  • The Oxford handbook of political science

    Robert E. Goodin

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce Headey
Bruce Headey University of Melbourne
Geoffrey Brennan
Geoffrey Brennan Australian National University
Julian Le Grand
Julian Le Grand London School of Economics and Political Science
Philip Pettit
Philip Pettit Princeton University
Christian List
Christian List London School of Economics and Political Science
John S. Dryzek
John S. Dryzek University of Canberra
Keith Dowding
Keith Dowding Australian National University
Michael Moran
Michael Moran University of Manchester
James S. Fishkin
James S. Fishkin Stanford University
Carole Pateman
Carole Pateman University of California, Los Angeles

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