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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 30 1120 1013 571 497 112 9422

Vincent Ostrom publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Vincent Ostrom between 1950 and 2019, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Vincent Ostrom published across 70 years, from 1950 to 2019, averaging 2.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2007. 4 of the 148 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1950 to 2019. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2007. 1950: 1 publication 1951: 2 publications 1952: 1 publication 1953: 2 publications 1954: 1 publication 1955: 0 publications 1956: 2 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 1 publication 1960: 0 publications 1961: 5 publications 1962: 1 publication 1963: 1 publication 1964: 4 publications 1965: 5 publications 1966: 1 publication 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 3 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 6 publications 1976: 5 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 5 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 5 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 0 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 1 publication 2012: 1 publication 2013: 0 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 2 publications
1950 2019

148 publications in total across all disciplines

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Vincent Ostrom: publications per year, 1950 to 2019
Year Publications
1950 1
1951 2
1952 1
1953 2
1954 1
1955 0
1956 2
1957 0
1958 0
1959 1
1960 0
1961 5
1962 1
1963 1
1964 4
1965 5
1966 1
1967 1
1968 0
1969 1
1970 0
1971 2
1972 3
1973 4
1974 4
1975 6
1976 5
1977 4
1978 4
1979 2
1980 5
1981 1
1982 1
1983 1
1984 1
1985 5
1986 2
1987 4
1988 4
1989 6
1990 4
1991 3
1992 2
1993 3
1994 1
1995 3
1996 2
1997 2
1998 0
1999 0
2000 2
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 1
2005 1
2006 2
2007 10
2008 1
2009 0
2010 1
2011 1
2012 1
2013 0
2014 9
2015 2
2016 0
2017 0
2018 2
2019 2
Total 148
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Vincent Ostrom 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 Vincent Ostrom 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, 111–115 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: 112 publications — 41st percentile

41% 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 78 112
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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Vincent Ostrom 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 Vincent Ostrom 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, 30 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: 30 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% 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 30
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - John Gaus Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)
  • 1960 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Vincent Ostrom is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Throughout their career, they have collaborated with several frequent coauthors, including Aguas De Las, Cuencas Mediterráneas, and S Areda.

Ostrom has been recognized with notable awards in their field, such as the John Gaus Award from the American Political Science Association in 2005. Additionally, they were named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1960.

Although specific research topics, main fields of study, and publication venues are not listed, the available data reflects a professional involvement in academic research and scientific inquiry associated with Indiana University.

Best Publications

  • The Organization of Government in Metropolitan Areas: A Theoretical Inquiry

    Vincent Ostrom;Charles M. Tiebout;Robert Warren

  • Public Goods and Public Choices

    Vincent Ostrom;Elinor Ostrom

  • CONSUMERS AS COPRODUCERS OF PUBLIC SERVICES: SOME ECONOMIC AND INSTITUTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

    Roger B. Parks;Paula C. Baker;Larry Kiser;Ronald Oakerson

  • The intellectual crisis in American public administration

    Vincent Ostrom;Barbara Allen

  • Public Choice: A Different Approach to the Study Of Public Administration

    Vincent Ostrom;Elinor Ostrom

  • The Meaning of Democracy and the Vulnerabilities of Democracies: A Response to Tocqueville's Challenge

    Unknown

  • The Failure Of The Centralized State: Institutions And Self-governance In Africa

    James Wunsch;Dele Olowu;John W Harbeson;Vincent Ostrom

  • The Political Theory of a Compound Republic: Designing the American Experiment

    Vincent Ostrom

  • Local government in the United States

    Vincent Ostrom;Robert L. Bish;Elinor Ostrom

  • The Meaning of American Federalism: Constituting a Self-Governing Society

    Vincent Ostrom

  • Rethinking Institutional Analysis and Development: Issues, Alternatives, and Choices

    Vincent Ostrom;David Feeny;Hartmut Picht

  • Artisanship and Artifact

    Vincent Ostrom

  • Understanding Urban Government: Metropolitan Reform Reconsidered

    Robert L. Bish;Vincent Ostrom

  • The Meaning of Democracy and the Vulnerabilities of Democracies: A Response to Tocqueville's Challenge

    Unknown

  • Guidance, Control, and Evaluation in the Public Sector: The Bielefeld Interdisciplinary Project

    Franz Xaver Kaufmann;Vincent Ostrom;Giandomenico Majone

  • A Behavioral Approach to the Study of Intergovernmental Relations

    Vincent Ostrom;Elinor Ostrom

  • The Quest for Meaning in Public Choice

    Elinor Ostrom;Vincent Ostrom

  • CAN FEDERALISM MAKE A DIFFERENCE

    Vincent Ostrom

  • The Initiative and Referendum in California

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  • The Water Economy and Its Organization

    Vincent Ostrom

  • Legal and Political Conditions of Water Resource Development

    Vincent Ostrom;Elinor Ostrom

  • Rethinking social policy, race, poverty, and the underclass : Christopher Jencks, Rethinking Social Policy, Race, Poverty, and the Underclass. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 1992, 275pp

    Unknown

  • Epistemic choice and public choice

    Vincent Ostrom

  • Choice, rules and collective action: the Ostroms on the study of institutions and governance

    Elinor Ostrom;Vincent Ostrom;Filippo Sabetti;Paul Dragos Aligica

  • The political theory of a compound republic : a reconstruction of the logical foundations of American democracy as presented in the Federalist

    Vincent Ostrom

  • The Political Theory of a Compound Republic: Designing the American Experiment

    Ronald J. Oakerson;Vincent Ostrom

  • Confronting Public Sector Complexity@@@Guidance, Control, and Evaluation in the Public Sector

    John J. Kirlin;Edwin F. Connerley;Franz-Xaver Kaufmann;Giandomenico Majone

Frequent Co-Authors

Elinor Ostrom
Elinor Ostrom Indiana University
Giandomenico Majone
Giandomenico Majone European University Institute
William H. Riker
William H. Riker University of Rochester
David Feeny
David Feeny McMaster University

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