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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 40 504 455 19 19 160 7102

Simon Dalby publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Simon Dalby between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Simon Dalby published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2022. 22 of the 246 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2022. 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 3 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 8 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 8 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 17 publications
1988 2025

246 publications in total across all disciplines

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Simon Dalby: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 2
1989 0
1990 1
1991 3
1992 3
1993 2
1994 2
1995 1
1996 8
1997 2
1998 3
1999 2
2000 6
2001 2
2002 6
2003 11
2004 5
2005 5
2006 1
2007 8
2008 8
2009 7
2010 7
2011 6
2012 8
2013 13
2014 6
2015 9
2016 10
2017 12
2018 13
2019 10
2020 11
2021 6
2022 17
2023 8
2024 5
2025 17
Total 246
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Simon Dalby 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 Simon Dalby 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, 156–160 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: 160 publications — 68th percentile

68% 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 33 160
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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Simon Dalby 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 Simon Dalby 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, 40 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: 40 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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
35 72
36 58
37 53
38 48
39 40
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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Overview

Simon Dalby is affiliated with Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada and is active in the field of social sciences, with a particular focus on sociology, political science, and environmental issues. Their research spans multiple subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Political Science and International Relations, and Geography, Planning and Development.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Climate Change and Geoengineering
  • Transboundary Water Resource Management
  • Global Energy and Sustainability Research
  • Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
  • Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
  • International Relations and Foreign Policy
  • Global Security and Public Health

Simon Dalby has published research in several venues, frequently appearing in:

  • Environment and Security
  • Borders in Globalization Review
  • Political Geography
  • Geoforum
  • Geopolitics

Recent scholarly articles include:

  • Unsustainable Borders: Globalization in a Climate-Disrupted World, 2021, Borders in Globalization Review
  • Reframing climate security: The "planetary" as policy context, 2024, Geoforum
  • La destrucción asegurada: la potencia de fuego, el cambio climático y los dilemas de seguridad, 2023, Geopolítica(s) Revista de estudios sobre espacio y poder

Other recent papers with frequent coauthors include:

  • Critical Geopolitics/critical geopolitics 25 years on, 2021, Political Geography (coauthored with Sara Koopman)

Frequent collaborators in research are:

  • Sara Koopman
  • Nick Megoran
  • Joanne Sharp
  • Gerry Kearns
  • Rachael Squire

Simon Dalby is also an author of books published through various presses. These include works published by University of Ottawa Press, Edward Elgar Publishing, and Agenda Publishing eBooks.

Notable book titles include:

  • Anthropocene Geopolitics, 2020, University of Ottawa Press
  • Rethinking Environmental Security, 2022, Edward Elgar Publishing
  • Pyromania, 2023, Agenda Publishing eBooks

Best Publications

  • Security and Environmental Change

    Simon Dalby

  • Creating the Second Cold War: The Discourse of Politics

    Simon Dalby

  • Critical Geopolitics: Discourse, Difference, and Dissent

    S Dalby

  • The Geopolitics Reader

    Gearóid Ó Tuathail;Simon Dalby;Paul Routledge

  • Planet Politics: A Manifesto from the End of IR

    Anthony Burke;Stefanie Fishel;Audra Mitchell;Simon Dalby

  • Framing the Anthropocene: The good, the bad and the ugly:

    Simon Dalby

  • Security, Modernity, Ecology: The Dilemmas of Post-Cold War Security Discourse:

    Simon Dalby

  • INTRODUCTION: RETHINKING GEOPOLITICS : Towards a critical geopolitics

    Gearóid Ó Tuathail;Simon Dalby

  • Geopolitical Discourse: The Soviet Union as other:

    Simon Dalby

  • The geopolitics of climate change

    Simon Dalby

  • American security discourse: the persistence of geopolitics

    Simon Dalby

  • Rethinking Geopolitics: Climate Security in the Anthropocene

    Simon Dalby

  • Recontextualising violence, power and nature: The next twenty years of critical geopolitics?

    Simon Dalby

  • Imperialism, Domination, Culture: The Continued Relevance of Critical Geopolitics

    Simon Dalby

  • Anthropocene Geopolitics: Globalisation, Empire, Environment and Critique

    Simon Dalby

  • After the Anthropocene Politics and geographic inquiry for a new epoch

    Elizabeth Johnson;Harlan Morehouse;Simon Dalby;Jessi Lehman

  • Biopolitics and climate security in the Anthropocene

    Simon Dalby

  • Gender and Critical Geopolitics; Reading Security Discourse in the New World Disorder

    Simon Dalby

  • Ecopolitical discourse: 'environmental security' and political geography:

    Simon Dalby

  • Reconceptualising local community: environment, identity and threat

    Simon Dalby;Fiona Mackenzie

  • Anthropocene Formations: Environmental Security, Geopolitics and Disaster:

    Simon Dalby

  • Book Review Essay: Conflict, Ecology and the Politics of Environmental Security

    Simon Dalby

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew Paterson
Matthew Paterson University of Manchester
John Agnew
John Agnew University of California, Los Angeles
Daniel Scott
Daniel Scott University of Waterloo
Ray Hudson
Ray Hudson Durham University
Liz Bondi
Liz Bondi University of Edinburgh
David Bell
David Bell University of Leeds
George C. S. Lin
George C. S. Lin University of Hong Kong
Peter J. Taylor
Peter J. Taylor Northumbria University
Roger Keil
Roger Keil York University

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