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D-Index
71
Citations
29629
World Ranking
48
National Ranking
2

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.

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36 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.

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.

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.

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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