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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 25 1611 1476 806 714 87 2985

Thomas L. Brunell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas L. Brunell between 1994 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas L. Brunell published across 30 years, from 1994 to 2023, averaging 3.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2023. 16 of the 103 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2023. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 2 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 1 publication 2019: 1 publication 2020: 2 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 15 publications
1994 2023

103 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas L. Brunell: publications per year, 1994 to 2023
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 0
1996 1
1997 4
1998 6
1999 7
2000 6
2001 4
2002 2
2003 1
2004 2
2005 4
2006 4
2007 3
2008 5
2009 6
2010 4
2011 3
2012 8
2013 4
2014 1
2015 2
2016 4
2017 1
2018 1
2019 1
2020 2
2021 0
2022 1
2023 15
Total 103
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Thomas L. Brunell 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 L. Brunell 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, 86–90 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: 87 publications — 24th percentile

24% 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 87
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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Thomas L. Brunell 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 L. Brunell 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, 25 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: 25 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% 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 25
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
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 L. Brunell is affiliated with The University of Texas at Dallas in the United States. Their research spans several interdisciplinary fields, including clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and modeling and simulation. The focus of their scholarly work includes psychological and epidemiological aspects of COVID-19 as well as the psychology of moral and emotional judgment.

The main topics covered in Thomas L. Brunell's work are:

  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment

Among their recent publications are two notable papers. The first, published in 2020 in World Medical & Health Policy, is titled "How Partisanship Affected Public Reaction to Potential Treatments for COVID-19." The second paper, titled "Identifying the 'Downsian Ceiling': When Does Polarization Make Appealing to One's Base More Attractive than Moderating to the Center," was published in 2022 in the Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy.

Thomas L. Brunell has collaborated with several coauthors in their work. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Samuel Merrill
  • Bernard Grofman
  • Sarah P. Maxwell

Their research has been published in venues such as:

  • Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy
  • World Medical & Health Policy

Best Publications

  • Constructing a Supranational Constitution: Dispute Resolution and Governance in the European Community

    Alec Stone Sweet;Thomas L. Brunell

  • The European Court of Justice, state noncompliance, and the politics of override

    Alec Stone Sweet;Thomas Brunell

  • The European Court and the national courts: A statistical analysis of preliminary references, 1961-95

    Alec Stone Sweet;Thomas L. Brunell

  • Redistricting and Representation: Why Competitive Elections are Bad for America

    Thomas L. Brunell

  • The Relationship Between Political Parties and Interest Groups: Explaining Patterns of PAC Contributions to Candidates for Congress:

    Thomas L. Brunell

  • An Integrated Perspective on the Three Potential Sources of Partisan Bias: Malapportionment, Turnout Differences, and the Geographic Distribution of Party Vote Shares

    Bernard Grofman;William Koetzle;Thomas L. Brunell

  • Election administration and perceptions of fair elections

    Shaun Bowler;Thomas L. Brunell;Todd Donovan;Paul Gronke

  • A Propensity Score Reweighting Approach to Estimating the Partisan Effects of Full Turnout in American Presidential Elections

    Thomas L. Brunell;John DiNardo

  • A New Look at Split‐Ticket Outcomes for House and President: The Comparative Midpoints Model

    Bernard Grofman;William Koetzle;Michael P. McDonald;Thomas L. Brunell

  • Cycles in American national electoral politics, 1854-2006: Statistical evidence and an explanatory model

    Samuel Merrill;Bernard Grofman;Thomas L. Brunell

  • The Entrance of Women to the U.S. Congress: The Widow Effect

    Lisa Solowiej;Thomas L. Brunell

  • Rethinking redistricting: How drawing uncompetitive districts eliminates gerrymanders, enhances representation, and improves attitudes toward congress

    Thomas L. Brunell

  • Ideological representation and competitive congressional elections

    Thomas Lloyd Brunell;Justin Buchler

  • Has the Voting Rights Act Outlived Its Usefulness? In a Word, “No”

    David Lublin;Thomas L. Brunell;Bernard Grofman;Lisa Handley

  • Trustee Courts and the Judicialization of International Regimes

    Alec Stone Sweet;Thomas L. Brunell

  • Explaining Divided U.S. Senate Delegations, 1788-1996: A Realignment Approach

    Thomas L. Brunell;Bernard Grofman

  • Modeling the electoral dynamics of party polarization in two-party legislatures

    Samuel Merrill;Bernard Grofman;Thomas L Brunell

  • Why candidate divergence should be expected to be just as great (or even greater) in competitive seats as in non-competitive ones

    James Adams;Thomas L. Brunell;Bernard Grofman;Samuel Merrill

  • The Power of Ideologically Concentrated Minorities

    Samuel Merrill;Bernard Grofman;Thomas Brunell;William Koetzle

  • The European Court of Justice, State Non-Compliance, and the Politics of Override

    Alec Stone Sweet;Thomas L. Brunell

  • Distinguishing between the effects of swing ratio and bias on outcomes in the US Electoral College, 1900–1992

    Bernard Grofman;Thomas L. Brunell;Janet Campagna

  • The Potential Electoral Disadvantages of a Catch-All Party: Ideological Variance among Republicans and Democrats in the 50 US States

    Bernard Grofman;Samuel Merrill;Thomas L. Brunell;William Koetzle

  • Partisan Politics The Impact of Party in the Confirmation of Minority and Female Federal Court Nominees

    Lisa A. Solowiej;Wendy L. Martinek;Thomas L. Brunell

  • Trustee Courts and the Judicialization of International Regimes: The Politics of Majoritarian Activism in the ECHR, the EU, and the WTO

    Alec Stone Sweet;Thomas L Brunell

  • Trustee Courts and the Judicialization of International Regimes: The Politics of Majoritarian Activism in the European Convention on Human Rights, the European Union, and the World Trade Organization

    Alec Stone Sweet;Thomas L. Brunell

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard Grofman
Bernard Grofman University of California, Irvine
Samuel Merrill
Samuel Merrill Wilkes University
Alec Stone Sweet
Alec Stone Sweet University of Hong Kong
Amihai Glazer
Amihai Glazer University of California, Irvine
Scott L. Feld
Scott L. Feld Purdue University West Lafayette
John DiNardo
John DiNardo University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
James Adams
James Adams University of California, Davis
Christopher J. Anderson
Christopher J. Anderson London School of Economics and Political Science
Shaun Bowler
Shaun Bowler University of California, Riverside
Harold D. Clarke
Harold D. Clarke The University of Texas at Dallas

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