Hugh Ward

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Hugh Ward is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Hugh Ward has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 36 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Hugh Ward's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (13 papers), Climate Change Policy and Economics (12 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (8 papers). Hugh Ward is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (13 papers), Climate Change Policy and Economics (12 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (8 papers). Hugh Ward collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Switzerland and United States. Hugh Ward's co-authors include Jules Pretty, Han Dorussen, Tobias Böhmelt, Xun Cao, Peter John, Brilé Anderson, David Sanders, David Marsh, Lawrence Ezrow and Michael Taylor and has published in prestigious journals such as American Political Science Review, World Development and Environmental Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Hugh Ward

70 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Social Capital and the Environment 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 250 500 750 1000
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. Social Capital and the Environment
    2001 1.2k citations Hugh Ward et al. World Development profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hugh Ward United Kingdom 28 1.2k 1.0k 950 583 459 75 3.3k
Erich Weede Germany 27 2.4k 2.0× 1.5k 1.5× 1.2k 1.2× 1.1k 1.9× 526 1.1× 110 5.1k
Frances Cleaver United Kingdom 26 1.7k 1.3× 1.3k 1.2× 433 0.5× 1.1k 1.9× 458 1.0× 68 4.4k
Krister Andersson United States 33 856 0.7× 549 0.5× 830 0.9× 2.0k 3.4× 404 0.9× 105 3.6k
Michael D. McGinnis United States 20 733 0.6× 579 0.6× 513 0.5× 963 1.7× 321 0.7× 50 2.7k
Edella Schlager United States 27 1.0k 0.8× 882 0.9× 596 0.6× 1.7k 2.8× 568 1.2× 65 4.0k
John Friedmann United States 38 2.1k 1.7× 1.7k 1.6× 1.9k 2.0× 742 1.3× 488 1.1× 155 7.8k
Michael Redclift United Kingdom 34 1.8k 1.4× 592 0.6× 562 0.6× 823 1.4× 1.0k 2.2× 148 5.3k
Uma Kothari United Kingdom 25 2.9k 2.4× 999 1.0× 313 0.3× 823 1.4× 346 0.8× 72 5.6k
Karl Polanyi United States 19 2.3k 1.8× 1.3k 1.3× 1.3k 1.4× 195 0.3× 189 0.4× 49 5.4k
Vincent Ostrom United States 23 1.3k 1.1× 1.7k 1.7× 1.3k 1.4× 568 1.0× 219 0.5× 87 4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Hugh Ward

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hugh Ward

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hugh Ward

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hugh Ward. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hugh Ward 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 Hugh Ward. Hugh Ward 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
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Böhmelt, Tobias, Hugh Ward, & Thomas Bernauer. (2025). Do welfare states have lower carbon emissions? The importance of state capacity in lower-income countries. Journal of Public Policy. 45(3). 428–448.
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Böhmelt, Tobias, et al.. (2017). Does green taxation drive countries towards the carbon efficiency frontier?. Journal of Public Policy. 38(4). 481–509. 9 indexed citations
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Ward, Hugh & Han Dorussen. (2016). Standing alongside your friends. Journal of Peace Research. 53(3). 392–408. 30 indexed citations
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Hugh-Jones, David, et al.. (2016). Signaling by Signature: The Weight of International Opinion and Ratification of Treaties by Domestic Veto Players. Political Science Research and Methods. 6(1). 15–31. 10 indexed citations
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Ward, Hugh & Han Dorussen. (2015). Public Information and Performance: The Role of Spatial Dependence in the Worldwide Governance Indicators among African Countries. World Development. 74. 253–263. 17 indexed citations
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Ward, Hugh & Peter John. (2013). Competitive Learning in Yardstick Competition: Testing Models of Policy Diffusion With Performance Data. Political Science Research and Methods. 1(1). 3–25. 18 indexed citations
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Dorussen, Han & Hugh Ward. (2010). Trade networks and the Kantian peace. Journal of Peace Research. 47(1). 29–42. 88 indexed citations
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Ward, Hugh. (2006). International Linkages and Environmental Sustainability: The Effectiveness of the Regime Network. Journal of Peace Research. 43(2). 149–166. 95 indexed citations
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John, Peter, Hugh Ward, & Keith Dowding. (2004). The Bidding Game: Competitive Funding Regimes and the Political Targeting of Urban Programme Schemes. British Journal of Political Science. 34(3). 405–428. 28 indexed citations
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Ward, Hugh & Peter John. (1999). Targeting Benefits for Electoral Gain: Constituency Marginality and the Distribution of Grants to English Local Authorities. Political Studies. 47(1). 32–52. 65 indexed citations
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Ward, Hugh. (1995). A Contractarian Defence of Ideal Proportional Representation. Journal of Political Philosophy. 3(1). 86–109. 4 indexed citations
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Sanders, David, David Marsh, & Hugh Ward. (1993). The Electoral Impact of Press Coverage of the British Economy, 1979–87. British Journal of Political Science. 23(2). 175–210. 65 indexed citations
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King, Desmond & Hugh Ward. (1992). Working for Benefits: Rational Choice and the Rise of Work—Welfare Programmes. Political Studies. 40(3). 479–495. 6 indexed citations
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Sanders, David, et al.. (1990). A Reply to Clarke, Mishler and Whiteley. British Journal of Political Science. 20(1). 83–90. 10 indexed citations
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Williams, Michael, et al.. (1988). Comments from the Geographical Association on the HMI Discussion Paper Geography from 5 to 16. Geography. 73(1). 41–46.
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Ward, Hugh. (1987). The Risks of a Reputation for Toughness: Strategy in Public Goods Provision Problems Modelled by Chicken Supergames. British Journal of Political Science. 17(1). 23–52. 12 indexed citations
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Sanders, David, Hugh Ward, David Marsh, & Tony Fletcher. (1987). Government Popularity and the Falklands War: A Reassessment. British Journal of Political Science. 17(3). 281–313. 112 indexed citations
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Ward, Hugh. (1987). Structural Power—A Contradiction in Terms?. Political Studies. 35(4). 593–610. 17 indexed citations
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Dunleavy, Patrick & Hugh Ward. (1981). Exogenous Voter Preferences and Parties with State Power: Some Internal Problems of Economic Theories of Party Competition. British Journal of Political Science. 11(3). 351–380. 39 indexed citations
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Ward, Hugh. (1979). A Behavioural Model of Bargaining. British Journal of Political Science. 9(2). 201–218. 5 indexed citations

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