| Table 2. The Global Top 10 Political Science Departments, 1998-2002 |
| Overall Rank |
University |
Country |
Faculty Size |
No. of
Articles |
Rank |
Impact (2)
Articles*
Impact |
Rank |
Quantity/Size (3) Articles/
Fac.Size |
Rank |
Impact/Size(4)Impact/
Fac.Size |
Rank |
Average
of Ranks
1 to 4 |
Quasi-Error
Best | Worst |
| 1 | Columbia University | USA | 45 | 120.69 | 4 | 420.10 | 2 | 2.682 | 7 | 9.336 | 2 | 3.75 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Harvard University | USA | 87 | 204.37 | 1 | 700.93 | 1 | 2.349 | 15 | 8.057 | 6 | 5.75 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Stanford University | USA | 38 | 90.94 | 6 | 342.88 | 3 | 2.393 | 14 | 9.023 | 4 | 6.75 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Ohio State University | USA | 43 | 84.95 | 10 | 327.87 | 5 | 1.976 | 24 | 7.625 | 9 | 12.00 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | European University Institute Italy | Italy | 17 | 62.08 | 17 | 157.97 | 30 | 3.652 | 2 | 9.292 | 3 | 13.00 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | University of California, San Diego | USA | 37 | 74.22 | 12 | 254.53 | 11 | 2.006 | 22 | 6.879 | 16 | 15.25 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | University of California, Irvine | USA | 32 | 71.34 | 13 | 214.71 | 17 | 2.229 | 18 | 6.710 | 19 | 16.75 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Indiana University, Bloomington | USA | 33 | 67.49 | 16 | 224.68 | 16 | 2.045 | 21 | 6.808 | 17 | 17.50 | 7 | 12 |
| 9 | Princeton University | USA | 49 | 87.50 | 7 | 319.40 | 7 | 1.786 | 39 | 6.518 | 22 | 18.75 | 6 | 12 |
| 10 | Yale University | USA | 52 | 91.90 | 5 | 323.59 | 6 | 1.767 | 41 | 6.223 | 25 | 19.25 | 7 | 14 |
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