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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 34 840 4 163 5972

Robert Elgie publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert Elgie between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert Elgie published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 3.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2011. 1 of the 173 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2011. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 2 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 12 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1970 2025

173 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert Elgie: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 1
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 2
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 3
1993 11
1994 0
1995 11
1996 6
1997 2
1998 3
1999 5
2000 3
2001 5
2002 3
2003 3
2004 3
2005 6
2006 5
2007 4
2008 5
2009 5
2010 4
2011 15
2012 9
2013 4
2014 7
2015 10
2016 9
2017 1
2018 12
2019 5
2020 5
2021 0
2022 0
2023 0
2024 0
2025 1
Total 173
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Robert Elgie 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 Elgie 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, 161–165 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: 163 publications — 70th percentile

70% 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 32 163
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
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Robert Elgie 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 Elgie 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% 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 34
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
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

Robert Elgie was affiliated with Dublin City University in Ireland. Their academic contributions primarily centered on the social sciences, with a focus on political science and international relations.

Their research spanned multiple main fields of study, including:

  • Social Sciences
  • Business, Management and Accounting

Within these broader fields, their subfields of study included:

  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Strategy and Management
  • Law

The key topics that formed the core of their work were diverse and included:

  • Political Systems and Governance
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • European Union Policy and Governance
  • Politics and Society in Latin America
  • Judicial and Constitutional Studies

They collaborated frequently with several scholars in their field, including:

  • Gianluca Passarelli
  • Rudy B. Andeweg
  • Ludger Helms
  • Juliet Kaarbo
  • Ferdinand Müller-Rommel

While no specific details are available on Robert Elgie's recent papers or particular book publications, their interdisciplinary approach combined political science with aspects of business and law, reflecting an engagement with strategy and governance in both academic and practical contexts.

Elgie's work was situated at the intersection of political systems analysis and corporate strategies, examining how governance frameworks influenced social policies and electoral processes. They also extended their research to the study of European Union governance structures and political dynamics within Latin America.

Best Publications

  • The politics of semi-presidentialism.

    Robert Elgie

  • Semi-presidentialism in Europe

    Robert Elgie

  • Political leadership in liberal democracies

    Robert Elgie

  • The Effect of Increased Women's Representation in Parliament: The Case of Rwanda

    Claire Devlin;Robert Elgie

  • Semi-Presidentialism: Sub-Types and Democratic Performance

    Robert Elgie

  • Variations on a Theme

    Robert Elgie

  • The classification of democratic regime types: conceptual ambiguity and contestable assumptions

    Robert Elgie

  • Semi-Presidentialism: Concepts, Consequences and Contesting Explanations

    Robert Elgie

  • The politics of the European Central Bank: principal-agent theory and the democratic deficit

    Robert Elgie

  • Models of Executive Politics: a Framework for the Study of Executive Power Relations in Parliamentary and Semi–presidential Regimes

    Robert Elgie

  • Credible Commitment, Political Uncertainty or Policy Complexity? Explaining Variations in the Independence of Non-majoritarian Institutions in France

    Robert Elgie;Iain McMENAMIN

  • CORE EXECUTIVE STUDIES TWO DECADES ON

    Robert Elgie

  • Semi-presidentialism in Central and Eastern Europe

    Robert Elgie;Sophia Moestrup

  • Democratic accountability and central bank independence: Historical and contemporary, national and European perspectives

    Robert Elgie

  • Semi-presidentialism outside Europe : a comparative study

    Robert Elgie;Sophia Moestrup

  • From Linz to Tsebelis: three waves of presidential/parliamentary studies?

    Robert Elgie

  • Maximizing the reliability of cross-national measures of presidential power

    David Doyle;Robert Elgie

  • The politics of central banks

    Robert Elgie;Helen Thompson

  • Divided Government in Comparative Perspective

    Robert Elgie

  • Semi-Presidentialism and Democracy

    Robert Elgie;Sophia Moestrup;Yushan Wu

  • What Is Divided Government

    Robert Elgie

  • The Role of the Prime Minister in France, 1981-91

    Robert Elgie

Frequent Co-Authors

Juliet Kaarbo
Juliet Kaarbo University of St Andrews
Francesco Cavatorta
Francesco Cavatorta Université Laval
Rudy B. Andeweg
Rudy B. Andeweg Leiden University
Ferdinand Müller-Rommel
Ferdinand Müller-Rommel Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Patrick Dunleavy
Patrick Dunleavy London School of Economics and Political Science
Jan Zielonka
Jan Zielonka University of Oxford

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