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Political Science
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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 36 675 616 107 100 100 8681

Vivien Lowndes publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Vivien Lowndes between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Vivien Lowndes published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 3.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2009. 3 of the 106 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2009. 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 6 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 5 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 2 publications
1992 2025

106 publications in total across all disciplines

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Vivien Lowndes: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 2
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 3
1998 2
1999 2
2000 1
2001 4
2002 2
2003 1
2004 6
2005 6
2006 6
2007 2
2008 6
2009 13
2010 5
2011 2
2012 2
2013 7
2014 7
2015 1
2016 5
2017 0
2018 6
2019 2
2020 2
2021 5
2022 0
2023 2
2024 1
2025 2
Total 106
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Vivien Lowndes 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 Vivien Lowndes 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, 96–100 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: 100 publications — 33rd percentile

33% 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 85 100
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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Vivien Lowndes 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 Vivien Lowndes 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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Vivien Lowndes is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on topics within the social sciences, with sixteen publications related to this broad field. More specifically, they have contributed to subfields such as Gender Studies, Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Public Administration, and Urban Studies.

The main topics covered in Lowndes's work include Gender Politics and Representation, Turkey's Politics and Society, Migration, Refugees, and Integration, Public Policy and Administration Research, Urban Planning and Governance, Gender, Security, and Conflict, and Policing Practices and Perceptions.

Lowndes has authored several recent papers that reflect these thematic areas:

  • How do local actors interpret, enact and contest policy? An analysis of local government responses to meeting the needs of Syrian refugees in Turkey (2020, Local Government Studies)
  • Identifying the Institutional Micro-Foundations of Gender Policy Change: A Case Study of Police Governance and Violence against Women and Girls (2021, Politics & Gender)
  • Understanding institutional dynamics in participatory governance: how rules, practices and narratives combine to produce stability or diverge to create conditions for change (2021, Critical Policy Studies)
  • Why are designs for urban governance so often incomplete? A conceptual framework for explaining and harnessing institutional incompleteness (2021, Environment and Planning C Politics and Space)
  • How Does Multi-Level Governance Create Capacity to Address Refugee Needs, and with What Limitations? An Analysis of Municipal Responses to Syrian Refugees in Istanbul (2021, Journal of Refugee Studies)

Frequent co-authors in Lowndes's publications include Rabia Karakaya Polat, S. Lax, Fiona Pearce, Catherine Durose, and Emma Dures.

Their work has appeared in various publication venues, including Politics & Gender, Local Government Studies, Critical Policy Studies, Political Studies, and venues associated with Lara D. Veeken.

In addition to journal articles, Lowndes has contributed to book publications. One such contribution is to the book "Ulusaldan Küresele: Popülizm, Demokrasi, Güvenlik Konferansı," published by Işık Üniversitesi Yayınları eBooks in 2021.

Best Publications

  • The Dynamics of Multi‐organizational Partnerships: an Analysis of Changing Modes of Governance

    Vivien Lowndes;Chris Skelcher

  • Trends In Public Participation: Part 1 – Local Government Perspectives

    Vivien Lowndes;Lawrence Pratchett;Gerry Stoker

  • Local Governance under the Coalition Government: Austerity, Localism and the ‘Big Society’

    Vivien Lowndes;Lawrence Pratchett

  • Trends in Public Participation: Part 2 – Citizens' Perspectives

    Vivien Lowndes;Lawrence Pratchett;Gerry Stoker

  • How low can you go? Rationales and challenges for neighbourhood governance

    Vivien Lowndes;Helen Sullivan

  • Why Institutions Matter

    Vivien Lowndes;Mark Roberts

  • Social Capital and Local Governance: Exploring the Institutional Design Variable

    Vivien Lowndes;David J. Wilson

  • Local political participation: the impact of rules-in-use

    Vivien Lowndes;Lawrence Pratchett;Gerry Stoker

  • Like a Horse and Carriage or a Fish on a Bicycle: How Well do Local Partnerships and Public Participation go Together?

    Vivien Lowndes;Helen Sullivan

  • Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed . . ./: How Institutions Change (and Stay the Same) in Local Governance

    Vivien Lowndes

  • Diagnosing and remedying the failings of official participation schemes: the CLEAR framework

    Vivien Lowndes;Lawrence Pratchett;Gerry Stoker

  • Why Institutions Matter: The New Institutionalism in Political Science

    Vivien Lowndes;Mark Roberts

  • Rescuing aunt Sally: taking institutional theory seriously in urban politics

    Vivien Lowndes

  • Policy Networks and Governance Networks: Towards Greater Conceptual Clarity

    Ismael Blanco;Vivien Lowndes;Lawrence Pratchett

  • Getting on or getting by? Women, social capital and political participation

    Vivien Lowndes

  • Local governance under the Conservatives: super-austerity, devolution and the ‘smarter state’

    Vivien Lowndes;Alison Gardner

  • Women and Social Capital: A Comment on Hall's ‘Social Capital in Britain’

    Vivien Lowndes

  • Balancing revisability and robustness? A new institutionalist perspective on local government modernization

    Vivien Lowndes;David J. Wilson

  • Understanding Local Political Leadership: Constitutions, Contexts and Capabilities

    Vivien Lowndes;Steve Leach

  • Weathering the Perfect Storm?: Austerity and Institutional Resilience in Local Government

    Vivien Lowndes;Kerry McCaughie

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerry Stoker
Gerry Stoker University of Southampton
Francesca Gains
Francesca Gains University of Manchester
Chris Skelcher
Chris Skelcher University of Birmingham
Graham Smith
Graham Smith University of Westminster
Helen Sullivan
Helen Sullivan Australian National University
Richard Cowell
Richard Cowell Cardiff University
Brigitte Nerlich
Brigitte Nerlich University of Nottingham
Jean Hartley
Jean Hartley The Open University

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