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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 82 22 4 1386 36581

Ron Johnston publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ron Johnston between 1953 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ron Johnston published across 72 years, from 1953 to 2024, averaging 23.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 98 publications in 2014. 21 of the 1,722 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1953 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 98. Peak 98 publications in 2014. 1953: 2 publications 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 3 publications 1966: 8 publications 1967: 10 publications 1968: 6 publications 1969: 8 publications 1970: 2 publications 1971: 8 publications 1972: 12 publications 1973: 9 publications 1974: 11 publications 1975: 5 publications 1976: 18 publications 1977: 23 publications 1978: 22 publications 1979: 23 publications 1980: 14 publications 1981: 26 publications 1982: 29 publications 1983: 34 publications 1984: 25 publications 1985: 31 publications 1986: 28 publications 1987: 26 publications 1988: 17 publications 1989: 21 publications 1990: 26 publications 1991: 15 publications 1992: 18 publications 1993: 23 publications 1994: 20 publications 1995: 41 publications 1996: 49 publications 1997: 42 publications 1998: 36 publications 1999: 38 publications 2000: 32 publications 2001: 51 publications 2002: 45 publications 2003: 38 publications 2004: 43 publications 2005: 43 publications 2006: 53 publications 2007: 35 publications 2008: 50 publications 2009: 49 publications 2010: 50 publications 2011: 54 publications 2012: 27 publications 2013: 33 publications 2014: 98 publications 2015: 45 publications 2016: 41 publications 2017: 37 publications 2018: 29 publications 2019: 41 publications 2020: 51 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 2 publications
1953 2024

1,722 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ron Johnston: publications per year, 1953 to 2024
Year Publications
1953 2
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 3
1966 8
1967 10
1968 6
1969 8
1970 2
1971 8
1972 12
1973 9
1974 11
1975 5
1976 18
1977 23
1978 22
1979 23
1980 14
1981 26
1982 29
1983 34
1984 25
1985 31
1986 28
1987 26
1988 17
1989 21
1990 26
1991 15
1992 18
1993 23
1994 20
1995 41
1996 49
1997 42
1998 36
1999 38
2000 32
2001 51
2002 45
2003 38
2004 43
2005 43
2006 53
2007 35
2008 50
2009 49
2010 50
2011 54
2012 27
2013 33
2014 98
2015 45
2016 41
2017 37
2018 29
2019 41
2020 51
2021 21
2022 6
2023 19
2024 2
Total 1,722
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Ron Johnston publications per year - data summary

  • Ron Johnston, a Political Science scholar from University of Bristol, has 1,722 publications recorded across 72 years, from 1953 to 2024.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1953 and the most recent to 2024.
  • The most productive year is 2014, with 98 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1953, 1970 and 2024, with 2 publications each.
  • 11 of the 72 years in the span carry no publications at all (1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 23.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 28.2 per year counting only the 61 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2020-2024) hold 99 publications, 6% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1953-1976: 102 publications (4.3 per year); 1977-2000: 659 publications (27.5 per year); 2001-2024: 961 publications (40.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Ron Johnston 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 Ron Johnston 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: 1,386 publications — 100th percentile

100% 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 1,386
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Ron Johnston publication distribution in Political Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 2,033 Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 36–40 to 333+ publications.
  • Ron Johnston, a Political Science scholar from University of Bristol, records 1,386 publications - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Political Science scientists score the same or lower than Ron Johnston, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 121–125 publications range, and Ron Johnston ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 333+ publications, holding 97 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 44% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 111–115 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 333 publications or more, 97 scientists in all (5% of the field).

Ron Johnston 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 Ron Johnston 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: 82 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 82
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Ron Johnston D-index placement in Political Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 2,033 Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 43 ranges running from 20 to 62+ D-Index.
  • Ron Johnston, a Political Science scholar from University of Bristol, records 82 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Political Science scientists score the same or lower than Ron Johnston, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 32 D-Index range, and Ron Johnston ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 62+ D-Index, holding 100 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 45% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 30 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (5% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Ron Johnston was affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their academic work spanned multiple fields, notably Social Sciences and Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions across subfields such as Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Education, and Geography, Planning and Development.

Their publication record included a diverse range of topics, with a strong focus on Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies and School Choice and Performance. Other central research areas consisted of Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions, High-Energy Particle Collisions Research, Geographic Information Systems Studies, and the Political and Economic history of the UK and US.

Ron Johnston's recent papers included:

  • Quantitative geography III: Future challenges and challenging futures (2020, Progress in Human Geography)
  • Barriers to cover crop adoption: Evidence from parallel surveys in Maryland and Ohio (2022, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation)
  • Beam spin asymmetry measurements of deeply virtual π0 production with CLAS12 (2024, Physics Letters B)
  • Measurement of Møller scattering at 2.5 MeV (2020, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.)
  • Searching for New Physics with DarkLight at the ARIEL Electron-Linac (2022, Journal of Physics Conference Series)

Their frequent coauthors included Richard Harris, Charles Pattie, David Rossiter, S. Lee, and S. Diehl, highlighting collaboration across interdisciplinary domains.

Ron Johnston also contributed to book publications, particularly through Bristol University Press eBooks, publishing four books titled Ethnic Segregation Between Schools in 2020. Additional book publications were with Winchester University Press and Policy Press, including Representative democracy? in 2021 and another edition of Ethnic Segregation Between Schools in 2020.

Key venues for Ron Johnston's work were:

  • Bristol University Press eBooks
  • Manchester University Press eBooks
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Progress in Human Geography
  • Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

The combination of publications and coauthorships reflected a career engaged with both theoretical and applied research that bridged social sciences and physics, contributing to scholarly discourse across these multifaceted domains.

Best Publications

  • The Dictionary of Human Geography

    Derek Gregory;Ron Johnston;Geraldine Pratt;J. Michael Watts

  • Geography and Geographers: Anglo-American Human Geography Since 1945

    R. J. Johnston

  • Confounding and collinearity in regression analysis: a cautionary tale and an alternative procedure, illustrated by studies of British voting behaviour.

    Ron Johnston;Kelvyn Jones;David Manley

  • Multivariate statistical analysis in geography : a primer on the general linear model

    Ronald John Johnston

  • Geography of Elections

    Peter J. Taylor;Ronald John Johnston

  • A Question of Place : Exploring the Practice of Human Geography

    R. J. Johnston

  • Winning the Local Vote: The Effectiveness of Constituency Campaign Spending in Great Britain, 1983–1992

    Charles J. Pattie;Ronald J. Johnston;Edward A. Fieldhouse

  • The Geography of Ethnic Residential Segregation: A Comparative Study of Five Countries

    Ron Johnston;Michael Poulsen;James Forrest

  • Are There Ethnic Enclaves/Ghettos in English Cities?.

    Ron Johnston;James Forrest;Michael Poulsen

  • On the Measurement of Power: Some Reactions to Laver

    R J Johnston

  • Self‐management education programmes for osteoarthritis

    Féline P.B. Kroon;Lennart R. A. van der Burg;Rachelle Buchbinder;Richard H. Osborne

  • ‘People Who Talk Together Vote Together’: An Exploration of Contextual Effects in Great Britain

    Charles Pattie;Ron Johnston

  • Political, Electoral, and Spatial Systems: An Essay in Political Geography

    R. J. Johnston

  • Dictionary of Human Geography

    R. J. Johnston;Derek Gregory

  • Putting Voters in Their Place

    Ron Johnston;Charles Pattie

  • A Nation Dividing?: The Electoral Map of Great Britain 1979-1987

    R. J. Johnston;C. J. Pattie;J. G. Allsopp

  • Class dealignment and the neighbourhood effect: Miller revisited

    I. Macallister;R.J. Johnston;C.J. Pattie;Helena Tunstall

  • From Votes To Seats: The Operation of the UK Electoral System since 1945

    R. J. Johnston

  • Geography and inequality

    Keith D. Harries;B. E. Coates;R. J. Johnston;P. L. Knox

  • The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost always do Better

    Ron Johnston

  • Voter turnout at the british general election of 1992: rational choice, social standing or political efficacy?

    Charles Pattie;Ron Johnston

  • Tactical Voting in Great Britain in 1983 and 1987: An Alternative Approach

    R. J. Johnston;C. J. Pattie

  • Ethnic and Racial Segregation in U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 1980-2000: The Dimensions of Segregation Revisited

    Ron Johnston;Michael Poulsen;James Forrest

  • Geographies of global change : remapping the world

    R. J. Johnston;Peter J. Taylor;Michael Watts

  • Split-Ticket Patterns in Mixed-Member Proportional Election Systems: Estimates and Analyses of Their Spatial Variation at the German Federal Election, 1998

    Thomas Gschwend;Ron Johnston;Charles Pattie

  • A NATION DIVIDING: ECONOMIC WELL-BEING, VOTER RESPONSE AND THE CHANGING ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY OF GREAT BRITAIN

    R. J. Johnston;C. J. Pattie

  • Socio-Economic Segregation in European Capital Cities: East Meets West

    David J Manley;Ron Johnston;Kelvyn Jones;Dewi A Owen

  • Mixed‐Member electoral systems: The best of both worlds?

    Ron Johnston

  • The Colonial Present: Afghanistan, Palestine, Iraq

    Ron Johnston

  • Human Geography: An Essential Anthology

    Ron Johnston

  • Performance Politics and the British Voter

    Ron Johnston

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles Pattie
Charles Pattie University of Sheffield
Kelvyn Jones
Kelvyn Jones University of Bristol
James Forrest
James Forrest Macquarie University
Peter J. Taylor
Peter J. Taylor Northumbria University
Richard Harris
Richard Harris University of Bristol
Simon Burgess
Simon Burgess University of Bristol
Danny Dorling
Danny Dorling University of Oxford
Michael Watts
Michael Watts Brunel University London
Carol Propper
Carol Propper Imperial College London
Edward Fieldhouse
Edward Fieldhouse University of Manchester

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