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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 33 893 809 37 35 74 7075

Simon Niemeyer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Simon Niemeyer between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Simon Niemeyer published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2010. 5 of the 98 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2010. 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 4 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 16 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 9 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 3 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 5 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 2 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 2 publications
1998 2025

98 publications in total across all disciplines

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Simon Niemeyer: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 2
1999 1
2000 1
2001 1
2002 2
2003 2
2004 3
2005 3
2006 1
2007 4
2008 2
2009 1
2010 16
2011 7
2012 1
2013 9
2014 4
2015 1
2016 3
2017 2
2018 1
2019 5
2020 7
2021 1
2022 2
2023 11
2024 3
2025 2
Total 98
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Simon Niemeyer 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 Niemeyer 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, 71–75 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: 74 publications — 14th percentile

14% 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 74
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
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Simon Niemeyer 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 Niemeyer 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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Overview

Simon Niemeyer is affiliated with the University of Canberra in Australia. Their research primarily spans the field of Social Sciences, with a focus on subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Molecular Biology, Communication, Political Science and International Relations, and Business and International Management.

The research topics Niemeyer addresses include:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
  • Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • E-Government and Public Services
  • Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence

They have contributed to several academic publications with selected recent papers as follows:

  • "Global citizen deliberation on genome editing" (2020), published in Science
  • "Deliberative democracy in the age of serial crisis" (2020), published in International Political Science Review
  • "How Deliberation Happens: Enabling Deliberative Reason" (2023), published in American Political Science Review
  • "Heritable Human Genome Editing: The Public Engagement Imperative" (2020), published in The CRISPR Journal
  • "Psychological Mechanisms of Deliberative Transformation: The Role of Group Identity" (2020), published in Journal of Deliberative Democracy

Niemeyer has published a book titled Deliberative Mini-Publics: Core Design Features in 2021 through KU Leuven, which has received notable academic attention.

Frequent collaborators in Niemeyer's research include:

  • John S. Dryzek
  • Nicole Curato
  • Dianne Nicol
  • André Bächtiger
  • Francesco Veri

Their work appears in diverse publication venues, notably:

  • Science
  • American Political Science Review
  • International Political Science Review
  • The CRISPR Journal
  • Cambridge Prisms Precision Medicine

Best Publications

  • Disentangling Diversity in Deliberative Democracy: Competing Theories, their Blind Spots, and Complementarities

    André Bächtiger;Simon Niemeyer;Michael Neblo;Marco R. Steenbergen

  • Reconciling Pluralism and Consensus as Political Ideals

    John S. Dryzek;Simon Niemeyer

  • The crisis of democracy and the science of deliberation.

    John S. Dryzek;André Bächtiger;Simone Chambers;Joshua Cohen

  • Discursive Representation

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  • On the use of imagery for climate change engagement

    Saffron J. O’Neill;Maxwell Boykoff;Simon Niemeyer;Sophie A. Day

  • Twelve Key Findings in Deliberative Democracy Research

    Nicole Curato;John S. Dryzek;Selen A. Ercan;Carolyn M. Hendriks

  • When Does Deliberation Begin? Internal Reflection versus Public Discussion in Deliberative Democracy:

    Robert E. Goodin;Simon J. Niemeyer

  • The Emancipatory Effect of Deliberation: Empirical Lessons from Mini-Publics

    Simon Niemeyer

  • The Ends of Deliberation: Meta‐consensus and Inter‐subjective Rationality as Ideal Outcomes

    Simon Niemeyer;John S. Dryzek

  • Health risk communication and amplification: learning from the MMR vaccination controversy

    Judith Petts;Simon Niemeyer

  • Deliberation in the Wilderness: Displacing Symbolic Politics

    Simon Niemeyer

  • Adaptation policy and community discourse: risk, vulnerability, and just transformation

    David Schlosberg;Lisette B. Collins;Simon Niemeyer

  • “What sceptics believe”: The effects of information and deliberation on climate change scepticism

    Kersty Hobson;Simon Niemeyer

  • Rapid climate change and society: assessing responses and thresholds.

    Simon Niemeyer;Judith Petts;Kersty Hobson

  • Environmental Valuation Analysis, Public Deliberation, and their Pragmatic Syntheses: A Critical Appraisal

    Simon Niemeyer;Clive L Spash

  • Public responses to climate change: The role of deliberation in building capacity for adaptive action

    Kersty Hobson;Simon Niemeyer

  • Informed consent in biobank research: a deliberative approach to the debate.

    David M. Secko;Nina Preto;Simon Niemeyer;Michael M. Burgess

  • Improving deliberative participation: connecting mini-publics to deliberative systems

    Andrea Felicetti;Simon Niemeyer;Nicole Curato

  • Global citizen deliberation on genome editing

    John S. Dryzek;Dianne Nicol;Simon Niemeyer;Sonya Pemberton

  • Democracy and Climate Change: What Can Deliberative Democracy Contribute?

    Simon Niemeyer

  • Deliberative democracy and climate governance.

    John S. Dryzek;Simon Niemeyer

  • Deliberative Democracy: An Introduction

    André Bächtiger;Marco R. Steenbergen;Simon Niemeyer

  • Scaling up Deliberation to Mass Publics: Harnessing Minipublics in a Deliberative System

    Simon Niemeyer

  • Democracy and Climate Change: What Can Deliberative Democracy Contribute?’, Australian Journal of Politics and History , .

    SJ Niemeyer

Frequent Co-Authors

John S. Dryzek
John S. Dryzek University of Canberra
Michael A. Neblo
Michael A. Neblo The Ohio State University
André Bächtiger
André Bächtiger University of Stuttgart
David M. Farrell
David M. Farrell University College Dublin
Archon Fung
Archon Fung Harvard University
Marco R. Steenbergen
Marco R. Steenbergen University of Zurich
Jane Mansbridge
Jane Mansbridge Harvard University
Mark E. Warren
Mark E. Warren University of British Columbia
James N. Druckman
James N. Druckman University of Rochester
Judith Petts
Judith Petts University of Birmingham

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