David Wilsford

914 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 485 citations indexed

About

David Wilsford is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, David Wilsford has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 485 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 5 papers in General Health Professions and 3 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in David Wilsford's work include Social Policy and Reform Studies (4 papers), Political Theory and Influence (3 papers) and Healthcare Policy and Management (2 papers). David Wilsford is often cited by papers focused on Social Policy and Reform Studies (4 papers), Political Theory and Influence (3 papers) and Healthcare Policy and Management (2 papers). David Wilsford collaborates with scholars based in United States and Denmark. David Wilsford's co-authors include Thomas A. Koelble, Markus M. L. Crepaz, Lise Rochaix, George France, Viola Burau, Vivien A. Schmidt, John A. Rohr, Ellen M. Immergut, Donald W. Light and Alec Stone and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Public Administration Review and Comparative Political Studies.

In The Last Decade

David Wilsford

20 papers receiving 420 citations

Hit Papers

Path Dependency, or Why History Makes It Difficult but No... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 50 100 150 200
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Path Dependency, or Why History Makes It Difficult but Not Impossible to Reform Health Care Systems in a Big Way
    1994 248 citations David Wilsford Journal of Public Policy profile →

Peers

David Wilsford
Carolyn Hughes Tuohy Canada
Christopher Ham
Tamara Hervey United Kingdom
Ralf Götze Germany
Lorraine Frisina Germany
George France Italy
Antonia Maioni Canada
Chris Painter United Kingdom
Rita Baeten Belgium
Pål E. Martinussen Norway
Carolyn Hughes Tuohy Canada
David Wilsford
Citations per year, relative to David Wilsford David Wilsford (= 1×) peers Carolyn Hughes Tuohy

Countries citing papers authored by David Wilsford

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of David Wilsford's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by David Wilsford with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites David Wilsford more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by David Wilsford

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by David Wilsford. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by David Wilsford. The network helps show where David Wilsford may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Wilsford

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Wilsford. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Wilsford based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with David Wilsford. David Wilsford is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Wilsford, David. (2010). Comparative Studies and the Politics of Modern Medical Care. Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law. 35(4). 689–693. 5 indexed citations
2.
Wilsford, David. (2010). The Logic of Policy Change: Structure and Agency in Political Life. Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law. 35(4). 663–680. 13 indexed citations
3.
Burau, Viola, David Wilsford, & George France. (2009). Reforming medical governance in Europe. What is it about institutions?. Health Economics Policy and Law. 4(3). 265–281. 15 indexed citations
4.
Rochaix, Lise & David Wilsford. (2005). State Autonomy, Policy Paralysis: Paradoxes of Institutions and Culture in the French Health Care System. Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law. 30(1-2). 97–120. 17 indexed citations
5.
Wilsford, David. (2000). Ideas, Institutions, and Resources. Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law. 25(5). 975–978. 4 indexed citations
6.
Crepaz, Markus M. L., Thomas A. Koelble, & David Wilsford. (2000). Democracy and Institutions. 6 indexed citations
7.
Crepaz, Markus M. L., Thomas A. Koelble, & David Wilsford. (2000). Democracy and Institutions. University of Michigan Press eBooks. 24 indexed citations
8.
Wilsford, David. (1995). Getting Students to Think (Comparatively): Teaching the Introductory Course in the 1990s. PS Political Science & Politics. 28(2). 221–226. 2 indexed citations
9.
Wilsford, David. (1995). Getting Students to Think (Comparatively): Teaching the Introductory Course in the 1990s. PS Political Science & Politics. 28(2). 221–226. 7 indexed citations
10.
Wilsford, David. (1995). States Facing Interests: Struggles Over Health Care Policy in Advanced, Industrial Democracies. Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law. 20(3). 571–613. 38 indexed citations
11.
Wilsford, David. (1994). Path Dependency, or Why History Makes It Difficult but Not Impossible to Reform Health Care Systems in a Big Way. Journal of Public Policy. 14(3). 251–283. 248 indexed citations breakdown →
12.
Light, Donald W., Ellen M. Immergut, & David Wilsford. (1994). Health Politics: Interests and Institutions in Western Europe.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 23(5). 745–745. 2 indexed citations
13.
Rohr, John A., Vivien A. Schmidt, Alec Stone, & David Wilsford. (1993). Public Administration and the French State: A Review Essay. Public Administration Review. 53(5). 473–473. 3 indexed citations
14.
Wilsford, David. (1991). Doctors and the State. 7 indexed citations
15.
Wilsford, David. (1991). Doctors and the State. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 30 indexed citations
16.
Wilsford, David. (1990). Paying the Hospital. Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law. 15(3). 647–656. 22 indexed citations
17.
Wilsford, David. (1988). Tactical Advantages Versus Administrative Heter Ogeneity:. Comparative Political Studies. 21(1). 126–168. 15 indexed citations
18.
Wilsford, David. (1987). The Cohesion and Fragmentation of Organized Medicine in France and the United States. Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law. 12(3). 481–503. 13 indexed citations
19.
Wilsford, David. (1985). The Conjoncture of Ideas and Interests. Comparative Political Studies. 18(3). 357–372. 10 indexed citations
20.
Wilsford, David. (1984). EXIT AND VOICE: STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE IN BUREAUCRATIC‐LEGISLATIVE POLICYMAKING. Policy Studies Journal. 12(3). 431–444. 3 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Carolyn Hughes Tuohy Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Christopher Ham Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Tamara Hervey Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ralf Götze Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Lorraine Frisina Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by George France Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Antonia Maioni Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Chris Painter Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Rita Baeten Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Pål E. Martinussen
Rankless by CCL
2026