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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 33 905 819 475 408 142 6289

Samuel Merrill publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Samuel Merrill between 1966 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Samuel Merrill published across 58 years, from 1966 to 2023, averaging 2.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2005. 21 of the 167 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1966 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2005. 1966: 1 publication 1967: 2 publications 1968: 1 publication 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 3 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 3 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 21 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 4 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 32 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 5 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 20 publications
1966 2023

167 publications in total across all disciplines

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Samuel Merrill: publications per year, 1966 to 2023
Year Publications
1966 1
1967 2
1968 1
1969 1
1970 0
1971 0
1972 3
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 1
1977 0
1978 1
1979 2
1980 1
1981 3
1982 4
1983 2
1984 2
1985 2
1986 1
1987 2
1988 4
1989 0
1990 0
1991 3
1992 1
1993 2
1994 5
1995 1
1996 0
1997 4
1998 1
1999 21
2000 1
2001 4
2002 1
2003 1
2004 2
2005 32
2006 2
2007 3
2008 2
2009 1
2010 5
2011 2
2012 3
2013 3
2014 3
2015 2
2016 3
2017 0
2018 2
2019 2
2020 1
2021 0
2022 1
2023 20
Total 167
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Samuel Merrill 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 Samuel Merrill 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, 141–145 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: 142 publications — 61st percentile

61% 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 53 142
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
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Samuel Merrill 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 Samuel Merrill 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, 33 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: 33 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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 33
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
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Best Publications

  • A Unified Theory of Party Competition: A Cross-National Analysis Integrating Spatial and Behavioral Factors

    James F. Adams;Samuel Merrill;Bernard Grofman

  • A Unified Theory of Voting: Directional and Proximity Spatial Models

    Samuel Iii Merrill;Bernard Grofman

  • A Unified Theory of Party Competition

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  • A unified theory of party competition

    James F. Adams;Samuel Merrill Iii;Bernard Grofman

  • Candidate and Party Strategies in Two‐Stage Elections Beginning with a Primary

    James Adams;Samuel Merrill

  • The political consequences of alienation-based and indifference-based voter abstention: Applications to Presidential Elections

    James Adams;Jay Dow;Samuel Merrill

  • A Comparison of Efficiency of Multicandidate Electoral Systems

    Samuel Merrill

  • Making Multicandidate Elections More Democratic

    Samuel Merrill

  • Voter Turnout and Candidate Strategies in American Elections

    James Adams;Samuel Merrill Merrill

  • Assimilation and contrast effects in voter projections of party locations: Evidence from Norway, France, and the USA

    Samuel Merrill;Bernard Grofman;James Adams

  • Policy-Seeking Parties in a Parliamentary Democracy with Proportional Representation: A Valence-Uncertainty Model

    James Adams;Samuel Merrill

  • When Candidates Value Good Character: A Spatial Model with Applications to Congressional Elections

    James Adams;Samuel Merrill;Elizabeth N. Simas;Walter J. Stone

  • Equilibrium strategies for final-offer arbitration: there is no median convergence

    Steven J. Brams;Samuel Merrill

  • Centrifugal Incentives in Multi-Candidate Elections:

    Samuel Merrill;James Adams

  • Why Small, Centrist Third Parties Motivate Policy Divergence by Major Parties

    James Adams;Samuel Merrill

  • Binding versus final-offer arbitration: a combination is best

    Steven J. Brams;Samuel Merrill

  • Discriminating between the directional and proximity spatial models of electoral competition

    Samuel Merrill

  • Spatial Models of Candidate Competition and the 1988 French Presidential Election: Are Presidential Candidates Vote‐Maximizers?

    James Adams;Samuel Merrill

  • Cycles in American national electoral politics, 1854-2006: Statistical evidence and an explanatory model

    Samuel Merrill;Bernard Grofman;Thomas L. Brunell

  • A Unified Theory of Voting: Frontmatter

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard Grofman
Bernard Grofman University of California, Irvine
James Adams
James Adams University of California, Davis
Thomas L. Brunell
Thomas L. Brunell The University of Texas at Dallas
Scott L. Feld
Scott L. Feld Purdue University West Lafayette
Peter C. Fishburn
Peter C. Fishburn AT&T (United States)
Walter J. Stone
Walter J. Stone University of California, Davis
Lawrence Ezrow
Lawrence Ezrow University of Essex
John C. Hobbins
John C. Hobbins University of Colorado Denver
Roberto Romero
Roberto Romero National Institutes of Health

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