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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 34 848 766 134 125 189 5246

Sarah Birch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sarah Birch between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sarah Birch published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 4.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2014. 10 of the 226 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2014. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 5 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 4 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 4 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 7 publications
1974 2025

226 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sarah Birch: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 9
1995 2
1996 1
1997 1
1998 5
1999 2
2000 12
2001 2
2002 12
2003 11
2004 2
2005 3
2006 4
2007 1
2008 4
2009 12
2010 3
2011 10
2012 3
2013 6
2014 20
2015 20
2016 20
2017 10
2018 4
2019 3
2020 20
2021 6
2022 1
2023 4
2024 3
2025 7
Total 226
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Sarah Birch publications per year - data summary

  • Sarah Birch, a Political Science scholar from King's College London, has 226 publications recorded across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1974 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2020, with 20 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1974, 1986, 1990, 1996 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 17 of the 52 years in the span carry no publications at all (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.5 per year counting only the 35 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 21 publications, 9% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1974-1991: 3 publications (0.2 per year); 1992-2009: 83 publications (4.6 per year); 2010-2025: 140 publications (8.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Sarah Birch 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 Sarah Birch 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, 186–190 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: 189 publications — 77th percentile

77% 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 36 189
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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Sarah Birch 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.
  • Sarah Birch, a Political Science scholar from King's College London, records 189 publications - the 77th percentile of the discipline.
  • 77% of ranked Political Science scientists score the same or lower than Sarah Birch, and about 23% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 121–125 publications range, and Sarah Birch 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).

Sarah Birch 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 Sarah Birch 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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Sarah Birch 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.
  • Sarah Birch, a Political Science scholar from King's College London, records 34 D-Index - the 62nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 62% of ranked Political Science scientists score the same or lower than Sarah Birch, and about 38% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 32 D-Index range, and Sarah Birch 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

  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Sarah Birch is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences, with a specific concentration in political science and international relations. They have contributed extensively to subfields such as sociology and political science, economics and econometrics, demography, and gender studies.

Their work explores various topics, including:

  • Electoral systems and political participation
  • Political conflict and governance
  • Populism and right-wing movements
  • Media influence and politics
  • Climate change communication and perception
  • Disaster management and resilience
  • Politics and society in Latin America

Sarah Birch has authored several research papers published across notable venues. Recent papers include:

  • Electoral violence: An introduction (2020), Journal of Peace Research
  • The effect of alternation in power on electoral intimidation in democratizing regimes (2020), Journal of Peace Research
  • We need to go deeper: measuring electoral violence using convolutional neural networks and social media (2020), Political Science Research and Methods
  • The electoral benefits of environmental position-taking: Floods and electoral outcomes in England 2010-2019 (2022), European Journal of Political Research
  • Natural disasters and the limits of electoral clientelism: Evidence from Honduras (2023), Electoral Studies

The frequent publication venues in which Sarah Birch has contributed include:

  • Journal of Peace Research
  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Democratization
  • Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy
  • Political Science Research and Methods

Collaborations feature several co-authors with multiple joint publications, such as Emre Toros, David Muchlinski, Xiao Yang, Craig Macdonald, and Iadh Ounis.

In addition to research articles, Sarah Birch has published books with Princeton University Press. Among these, the title Electoral Violence, Corruption, and Political Order was released in 2020, cited multiple times in academic literature.

Recognitions include Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh awarded in 2016 and Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Electoral Systems and Political Transformation in Post-Communist Europe

    Sarah Birch

  • Electoral Malpractice

    Unknown

  • Perceptions of Electoral Fairness and Voter Turnout

    Sarah Birch

  • Electoral institutions and popular confidence in electoral processes: A cross-national analysis

    Sarah Birch

  • Full Participation: A Comparative Study of Compulsory Voting

    Sarah Birch

  • Embodying Democracy : Electoral System Design in Post-Communist Europe

    Sarah Birch

  • Electoral Systems and Electoral Misconduct

    Sarah Birch

  • Elections and Democratization in Ukraine

    Sarah Birch

  • Interpreting the Regional Effect in Ukrainian Politics

    Sarah Birch

  • Electoral violence: An introduction

    Sarah Birch;Ursula E Daxecker;Kristine Höglund

  • The role of political trust in conditioning perceptions of corruption

    Andrew Wroe;Nicholas Allen;Sarah Birch

  • Full Participation

    Unknown

  • Voting stability, political gridlock: Ukraine's 1998 parliamentary elections

    Andrew Wilson;Sarah Birch

  • The Ukrainian Parliamentary Elections of 1998

    Sarah Birch;Andrew Wilson

  • Electoral systems and party systems in Europe East and West

    Sarah Birch

  • Embodying Democracy

    Unknown

  • Nomenklatura democratization: Electoral clientelism in post‐soviet Ukraine

    Sarah Birch

  • Single-member district electoral systems and democratic transition

    Sarah Birch

  • The 2000 elections in Yugoslavia: the ‘bulldozer revolution’

    Sarah Birch

  • Two-Round Electoral Systems and Democracy

    Sarah Birch

  • Christine Brooke-Rose and contemporary fiction

    Sarah Birch

  • The Ukrainian parliamentary and presidential elections of 1994

    Sarah Birch

  • Electoral behaviour in western Ukraine in national elections and referendums, 1989–91

    Sarah Birch

  • Political polarization and environmental attitudes: a cross-national analysis

    Sarah Birch

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian Budge
Ian Budge University of Essex
Harold D. Clarke
Harold D. Clarke The University of Texas at Dallas
Iadh Ounis
Iadh Ounis University of Glasgow
Andrew Gordon Wilson
Andrew Gordon Wilson New York University
Craig Macdonald
Craig Macdonald University of Glasgow
Paul Whiteley
Paul Whiteley University of Essex
David Simon
David Simon Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Kristine Höglund
Kristine Höglund Uppsala University

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