| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science | 34 | 859 | 776 | 137 | 128 | 125 | 4454 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Stephen Ward between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephen Ward published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 4.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 39 publications in 2010. 7 of the 232 publications appeared in the last two years.
232 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 13 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 13 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 13 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2010 | 39 |
| 2011 | 13 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 23 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| Total | 232 |
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 Stephen Ward sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 125 publications — 51st percentile
51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.
| 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 | 125 |
| 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 |
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 Stephen Ward sits on this spectrum.
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.
| 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 |
Stephen Ward is affiliated with the University of Salford in the United Kingdom and works primarily within the Social Sciences, with a focus on areas such as Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, and Communication. Their research encompasses a range of topics including Intelligence, Security, War Strategy, Social Media and Politics, Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies, Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection, Gender, Feminism, and Media, Privacy, Security, and Data Protection, as well as E-Government and Public Services.
Among their recent scholarly contributions are several papers published between 2020 and 2024. These include:
Stephen Ward has published books including Objectively Engaged Journalism, released in 2020 by McGill-Queen's University Press eBooks and MQUP eBooks.
Their frequent co-authors include:
Their research has appeared repeatedly in key academic venues such as Intelligence & National Security (2 publications), Cambridge University Press eBooks (2), Journal of Legislative Studies, Parliamentary Affairs, and The RUSI Journal.
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