
Dr. Arnold Vedlitz, Professor, Bob Bullock Chair in Government and Public Policy, and Director and Distinguished Research Scholar in the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy at the Bush School of Government & Public Service, has been named a Top 1,000 Scientists in the area of Law and Political Science by Research.com.
Dr. Vedlitz was ranked No. 632 in the world ranking and No. 376 in the United States. Research.com is a prominent academic platform for scientists. The site serves as one of the major websites for Law and Political science research offering credible data on scientific contributions since 2014. The ranking system is constructed using the H-index data gathered by Microsoft Academic and includes only prominent scientists with an H-index of at least 20 for scientific papers published in the field of Law and Political science.
In addition to his work at the Bush School, Dr. Vedlitz serves as Division Head for the Science, Technology and Public Policy Division at the Texas Engineering Experiment Station. He serves as a member of the executive committee for the Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas, the advisory council for the Center for Transportation Safety and as a member of the advisory board of the Center for Atmospheric Chemistry and the Environment. He has served in a number of positions at Texas A&M University since 1973, including Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Associate Provost for External Affairs, and Executive Associate Dean of the Bush School.