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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.

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36 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.

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.

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.

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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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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