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Thomas B. Pepinsky

Thomas B. Pepinsky

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 38 586 535 325 284 146 6890

Thomas B. Pepinsky publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas B. Pepinsky between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas B. Pepinsky published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 8.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2009. 19 of the 178 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2009. 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 6 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 12 publications
2005 2025

178 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas B. Pepinsky: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 1
2006 1
2007 6
2008 3
2009 17
2010 6
2011 5
2012 8
2013 7
2014 9
2015 7
2016 10
2017 8
2018 17
2019 9
2020 9
2021 8
2022 16
2023 12
2024 7
2025 12
Total 178
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Thomas B. Pepinsky 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 Thomas B. Pepinsky 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, 146–150 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: 146 publications — 63rd percentile

63% 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 44 146
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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Thomas B. Pepinsky 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 Thomas B. Pepinsky 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, 38 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: 38 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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 38
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

Thomas B. Pepinsky is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and has conducted research primarily within the social sciences, with a notable focus on sociology and political science as well as political science and international relations.

Their work spans various subfields including health, linguistics and language, and general health professions. Key research topics covered in their publications include Asian studies and history, populism and right-wing movements, electoral systems and political participation, Southeast Asian sociopolitical studies, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, linguistic variation and morphology, and misinformation and its impacts.

Thomas B. Pepinsky has authored papers such as:

  • "Partisanship, health behavior, and policy attitudes in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic," 2021, PLoS ONE
  • "Partisanship, Health Behavior, and Policy Attitudes in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic," 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Urbanization, Ethnic Diversity, and Language Shift in Indonesia," 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Historical Persistence," 2021, Annual Review of Political Science
  • "Authoritarian innovations: theoretical foundations and practical implications," 2020, Democratization

The scientist has co-authored frequently with several collaborators, including Sara Wallace Goodman, Shana Kushner Gadarian, Nicholas Kuipers, Saiful Mujani, and Conrad Ziller.

Their research has been published in a range of journals and platforms, including:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of East Asian Studies
  • Democratization
  • American Political Science Review

Thomas B. Pepinsky has contributed to book publications through Princeton University Press, including titles such as "Pandemic Politics" released in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Lagged Explanatory Variables and the Estimation of Causal Effect

    Marc F. Bellemare;Takaaki Masaki;Thomas B. Pepinsky

  • Partisanship, health behavior, and policy attitudes in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Shana Kushner Gadarian;Sara Wallace Goodman;Thomas B. Pepinsky

  • The Institutional Turn in Comparative Authoritarianism

    Thomas Pepinsky

  • Aerial Bombing and Counterinsurgency in the Vietnam War

    Matthew Adam Kocher;Thomas B. Pepinsky;Stathis N. Kalyvas

  • Economic Crises and the Breakdown of Authoritarian Regimes: Indonesia and Malaysia in Comparative Perspective

    Thomas B. Pepinsky

  • Bureaucracy and Service Delivery

    Thomas Blake Pepinsky;Jan Henryk Pierskalla;Audrey Sacks

  • Testing Islam's Political Advantage: Evidence from Indonesia

    Thomas B. Pepinsky;R. William Liddle;Saiful Mujani

  • Decentralization and Economic Performance in Indonesia

    Thomas B. Pepinsky;Maria M. Wihardja

  • Autocracy, Elections, and Fiscal Policy: Evidence from Malaysia

    Thomas Pepinsky

  • The 2008 Malaysian Elections: An End to Ethnic Politics?

    Thomas B. Pepinsky

  • A Note on Listwise Deletion versus Multiple Imputation

    Thomas B. Pepinsky

  • Lessons from Europe

    Sheri Berman

  • The Trump Presidency and American Democracy: A Historical and Comparative Analysis

    Robert C. Lieberman;Suzanne Mettler;Thomas B. Pepinsky;Kenneth M. Roberts

  • The Return of the Single-Country Study

    Thomas B. Pepinsky

  • Modeling social factors in language shift

    Maya Ravindranath Abtahian;Abigail C. Cohn;Thomas Pepinsky

  • Capital Mobility and Coalitional Politics: Authoritarian Regimes and Economic Adjustment in Southeast Asia

    Thomas B. Pepinsky

  • Economic Crises and the Breakdown of Authoritarian Regimes: Cross-National Perspectives

    Thomas B. Pepinsky

  • Can Results-Free Review Reduce Publication Bias? The Results and Implications of a Pilot Study:

    Michael G. Findley;Nathan M. Jensen;Edmund J. Malesky;Thomas B. Pepinsky

  • Urbanization, Ethnic Diversity, and Language Shift in Indonesia

    Thomas B. Pepinsky;Maya Abtahian;Abigail Cohn

  • The Exclusionary Foundations of Embedded Liberalism

    Sara Wallace Goodman;Thomas B. Pepinsky

  • The Global Economic Crisis and the Politics of Non‐Transitions

    Thomas B. Pepinsky

  • Development, Social Change, and Islamic Finance in Contemporary Indonesia

    Thomas B. Pepinsky

  • Islam and Indonesia's 2019 Presidential Election

    Thomas Pepinsky

  • The domestic politics of financial internationalization in the developing world

    Thomas B. Pepinsky

  • Authoritarian innovations: theoretical foundations and practical implications

    Thomas Pepinsky

  • Decompensating domestically: the political economy of anti-globalism

    James Bisbee;Layna Mosley;Thomas B. Pepinsky;B. Peter Rosendorff

  • Coping with Crisis: Government Reactions to the Great Recession edited by Nancy Bermeo and Jonas Pontusson. New York, Russell Sage Foundation, 2012. 422 pp. Paper, $42.50.

    Thomas B. Pepinsky

  • Beyond Oligarchy: Wealth, Power, and Contemporary Indonesian Politics

    Michele Ford;Thomas B. Pepinsky

  • Testing Islam’s Political Advantage: Evidence from Indonesia

    Thomas B. Pepinsky;R. W Liddle;Saiful Mujani

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc F. Bellemare
Marc F. Bellemare University of Minnesota
Kenneth M. Roberts
Kenneth M. Roberts Cornell University
Duncan McCargo
Duncan McCargo University of Leeds
Suzanne Mettler
Suzanne Mettler Cornell University
Robert C. Lieberman
Robert C. Lieberman Johns Hopkins University
Michael G. Findley
Michael G. Findley The University of Texas at Austin
Stathis N. Kalyvas
Stathis N. Kalyvas University of Oxford
Nathan M. Jensen
Nathan M. Jensen The University of Texas at Austin
Edmund J. Malesky
Edmund J. Malesky Duke University
B. Peter Rosendorff
B. Peter Rosendorff New York University

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