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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 36 697 636 111 103 308 6179

Tim Bale publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tim Bale between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tim Bale published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 8.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 42 publications in 2015. 19 of the 367 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 42. Peak 42 publications in 2015. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 5 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 27 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 42 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 42 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 14 publications
1984 2025

367 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tim Bale: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 3
1997 4
1998 2
1999 8
2000 5
2001 4
2002 6
2003 5
2004 1
2005 5
2006 8
2007 7
2008 10
2009 5
2010 10
2011 15
2012 27
2013 18
2014 18
2015 42
2016 18
2017 27
2018 7
2019 28
2020 7
2021 42
2022 5
2023 9
2024 5
2025 14
Total 367
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Tim Bale publications per year - data summary

  • Tim Bale, a Political Science scholar from Queen Mary University of London, has 367 publications recorded across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1984 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2015 and 2021, with 42 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1984, 1988 and 2004, with 1 publication each.
  • 10 of the 42 years in the span carry no publications at all (1985, 1986, 1987, 1989 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 11.5 per year counting only the 32 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 75 publications, 20% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1984-1997: 9 publications (0.6 per year); 1998-2011: 91 publications (6.5 per year); 2012-2025: 267 publications (19.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Tim Bale 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 Tim Bale 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, 306–310 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: 308 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 9 308
311–315 6
316–320 4
321–325 4
326–330 2
331–332 5
333+ 97
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Tim Bale publication distribution in Political Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 2,033 Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 36–40 to 333+ publications.
  • Tim Bale, a Political Science scholar from Queen Mary University of London, records 308 publications - the 94th percentile of the discipline.
  • 94% of ranked Political Science scientists score the same or lower than Tim Bale, and about 6% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 121–125 publications range, and Tim Bale ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 333+ publications, holding 97 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 44% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 111–115 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 333 publications or more, 97 scientists in all (5% of the field).

Tim Bale 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 Tim Bale 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, 36 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: 36 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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 36
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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Tim Bale D-index placement in Political Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 2,033 Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 43 ranges running from 20 to 62+ D-Index.
  • Tim Bale, a Political Science scholar from Queen Mary University of London, records 36 D-Index - the 68th percentile of the discipline.
  • 68% of ranked Political Science scientists score the same or lower than Tim Bale, and about 32% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 32 D-Index range, and Tim Bale ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 62+ D-Index, holding 100 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 45% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 30 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (5% of the field).

Overview

Tim Bale is affiliated with Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom and contributes primarily to the field of Social Sciences. Their research mainly focuses on Political Science and International Relations, with additional work in Sociology and Political Science, Communication, and Gender Studies.

Their scholarly work covers a range of topics including:

  • Populism, Right-Wing Movements
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • Political and Economic history of UK and US
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • European Union Policy and Governance
  • German legal, social, and political studies
  • Social and Cultural Dynamics

Tim Bale has authored several papers such as:

  • 'Centre-right parties and immigration in an era of politicisation', 2021, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
  • 'The Death of May's Law: Intra- and Inter-Party Value Differences in Britain's Labour and Conservative Parties', 2021, Political Studies
  • 'Leaving the red Tories': Ideology, leaders, and why party members quit', 2020, Party Politics
  • 'Policy, office, votes - and integrity. The British Conservative Party, Brexit, and immigration', 2021, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
  • 'Shopping for a better deal? Party switching among grassroots members in Britain', 2021, Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Party Politics
  • Political Insight
  • The Political Quarterly
  • Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
  • Parliamentary Affairs

Tim Bale collaborates frequently with several coauthors, notably:

  • Paul Webb
  • Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser
  • Alan Wager
  • Sam Power

Their book publications are associated with Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press, including titles such as:

  • The Modern British Party System, 2021, Oxford University Press
  • Riding the Populist Wave, 2021, Cambridge University Press

Best Publications

  • If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them? Explaining Social Democratic Responses to the Challenge from the Populist Radical Right in Western Europe

    Tim Bale;Christoffer Green-Pedersen;AndréA Krouwel;Kurt Richard Luther

  • Cinderella and her ugly sisters: the mainstream and extreme right in Europe's bipolarising party systems

    Tim Bale

  • The Conservative Party: From Thatcher to Cameron

    Tim Bale

  • Turning round the telescope: centre-right parties and immigration and integration policy in Europe

    Tim Bale

  • Captives no longer, but servants still? : Contract parliamentarism and the new minority governance in Sweden and New Zealand

    Tim Bale;Torbjörn Bergman

  • Political parties and interest groups Disentangling complex relationships

    Elin H Allern;Tim Bale

  • European Politics: A Comparative Introduction

    Tim Bale

  • Thrown around with abandon? Popular understandings of populism as conveyed by the print media: A UK case study

    Tim Bale;Stijn van Kessel;Paul Taggart

  • The Modern British Party System

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  • Why Do Tories Defect to UKIP? Conservative Party Members and the Temptations of the Populist Radical Right:

    Paul Webb;Tim Bale

  • The radical left in coalition government: Towards a comparative measurement of success and failure

    Richard Dunphy;Tim Bale

  • Who leads and who follows? The symbiotic relationship between UKIP and the Conservatives - and populism and Euroscepticism

    Tim Bale

  • The Conservatives since 1945: The Drivers of Party Change

    Tim Bale

  • Footsoldiers: Political Party Membership in the 21st Century

    Tim Bale;Paul Webb;Monica Poletti

  • Five Year Mission: The Labour Party under Ed Miliband

    Tim Bale

  • In from the cold? Left parties and government involvement since 1989

    Tim Bale;Richard Dunphy

  • Riding the Populist Wave

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  • Between a Soft and a Hard Place? The Conservative Party, Valence Politics and the Need for a New ‘Eurorealism’

    Tim Bale

  • Immigration into the mainstream: Conflicting ideological streams, strategic reasoning and party competition

    Pontus Odmalm;Tim Bale

  • Oh Jeremy Corbyn! Why did Labour Party membership soar after the 2015 general election?:

    Paul Whiteley;Monica Poletti;Paul Webb;Tim Bale

  • Populism as an intra-party phenomenon: The British Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn:

    Jake Watts;Tim Bale

  • The Conservative Party

    Tim Bale;Paul Webb

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Webb
Paul Webb University of Sussex
Paul Taggart
Paul Taggart University of Sussex
Aleks Szczerbiak
Aleks Szczerbiak University of Sussex
André Krouwel
André Krouwel Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Simon Otjes
Simon Otjes Leiden University
Paul Whiteley
Paul Whiteley University of Essex
Anne Rasmussen
Anne Rasmussen King's College London
Jonathan Boston
Jonathan Boston Victoria University of Wellington
Philip Cowley
Philip Cowley Queen Mary University of London
Anand Menon
Anand Menon King's College London

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