2026 William I. Robinson: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	35	731	665	389	338	164	8289

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Overview

William I. Robinson is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their academic work primarily focuses on social sciences, with a strong emphasis on sociology and political science.

Their research spans several subfields including sociology and political science, public administration, and political science and international relations. This multidisciplinary approach informs their examination of complex socio-political dynamics on a global scale.

Key topics in Robinson's research include elite sociology and global capitalism, political economy and Marxism, labor movements and unions, critical theory and philosophy, globalization and political ideologies, Latin American socio-political dynamics, and Jewish and Middle Eastern studies.

Robinson has published extensively with notable frequent venues including:

Journal of World-Systems Research
Science & Society
Revista de Estudios Globales Análisis Histórico y Cambio Social
Latin American Perspectives
Race & Class

Some recent papers by Robinson are:

Global capitalism post-pandemic, 2020, Race & Class
Can Global Capitalism Endure?, 2021, Revista de Estudios Globales Análisis Histórico y Cambio Social
Travesty of "Anti-Imperialism", 2023, Journal of World-Systems Research
Palestine and Global Crisis, 2024, Journal of World-Systems Research
Don't cry for me, Latin America, 2020, Human Geography

William I. Robinson collaborates with other researchers, including María Encarnación Fernández Contreras and Juan Manuel Sandoval Palacios.

Best Publications

A theory of global capitalism : production, class, and state in a transnational world

William I. Robinson

684
Citations
Towards a global ruling class? globalization and the transnational capitalist class

William I. Robinson;Jerry Harris

524
Citations
Global Capitalism and the Crisis of Humanity

William I. Robinson

498
Citations
Promoting Polyarchy: Globalization, US Intervention, and Hegemony

William I. Robinson

478
Citations
A theory of global capitalism

William I. Robinson

354
Citations
Transnational Conflicts: Central America, Social Change, and Globalization

William I. Robinson

352
Citations
Social theory and globalization: The rise of a transnational state

William I. Robinson

306
Citations
Beyond Nation-State Paradigms: Globalization, Sociology, and the Challenge of Transnational Studies

William I. Robinson

266
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Latin America and Global Capitalism: A Critical Globalization Perspective

William I. Robinson

240
Citations
Globalization and the sociology of Immanuel Wallerstein: A critical appraisal

William I Robinson

209
Citations
Gramsci and Globalisation: From Nation‐State to Transnational Hegemony

William I. Robinson

185
Citations
Critical globalization studies

Richard P. Appelbaum;William I. Robinson

164
Citations
Globalisation: nine theses on our epoch:

William I. Robinson

150
Citations
Global Capitalism Theory and the Emergence of Transnational Elites

William I. Robinson

143
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Globalization, the world system, and “democracy promotion” in U.S. foreign policy

William I. Robinson

129
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Latin America and global capitalism

William I. Robinson

124
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Beyond the Theory of Imperialism: Global Capitalism and the Transnational State A travers la frontière de la théorie de l'impérialisme: le capitalisme global et l'état transnational Mas all de la teoría del imperialismo: capitalismo global y estado transnacional

William I. Robinson

116
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The transnational state and the BRICS: a global capitalism perspective

William I. Robinson

104
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Remapping development in light of globalisation: From a territorial to a social cartography

William I Robinson

95
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The fin de siecle debate: globalization as epochal shift

Roger Burbach;William I. Robinson

85
Citations
Promoting polyarchy: Frontmatter

Unknown

74
Citations
‘Aqui estamos y no nos vamos!’ Global capital and immigrant rights:

William I. Robinson

61
Citations
Global Crisis and Latin America

William I. Robinson

60
Citations
The Global Police State

William I. Robinson

49
Citations
Geopolitics, History, and International Relations

William I. Robinson

46
Citations
La democracia en Cuba y el diferendo con los Estados Unidos

Haroldo Dilla Alfonso;William I. Robinson

7
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Global Capitalism and the Crisis of Humanity: Beyond the Theory of Imperialism

William I. Robinson

1
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Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni Arrighi Johns Hopkins University

External Links

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