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Politische Vierteljahresschrift
H-index 11

Politische Vierteljahresschrift

0032-3470

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11615

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Political Science 82 30 42 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 31
Documents by Best Scientists*: 43
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 29
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.768
Impact Factor: 2.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Politische Vierteljahresschrift?

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Humanities, Theology, Politics, Political sociology and Political economy. The research on Political sociology discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Political philosophy.

  • Humanities (39.64%)
  • Theology (8.42%)
  • Politics (5.37%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Die Politikverflechtungs-Falle: Europäische Integration und deutscher Föderalismus im Vergleich (338 citations)
  • Die Handlungsfähigkeit des Staates am Ende des Zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts (272 citations)
  • What can we learn from the collapse of the European constitutional project (125 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Politische Vierteljahresschrift:

The most cited publications cover a variety of subjects, including Humanities, Politics, Political economy, Theology and Economic system. The published papers dive deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Political economy and German.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • Politics
  • Democracy

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Humanities, Political philosophy, Political sociology, Politics and Political economy. Issues in Political philosophy were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Religious studies, Theology and Democracy. Political sociology research featured in Politische Vierteljahresschrift incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Economic history, Positive economics and Democratization.

The journal features works in Politics, more specifically Voting, and explores their relation to disciplines like Digitization. The studies in Voting featured incorporate elements of Disadvantaged, Civil society, Direct election and Public administration. The study of Populism and how it intertwines with concepts under Authoritarianism were explored in the presented Political economy research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Demokratisierung durch Partizipation? Die Mehrebenenbeteiligung an der Endlagersuche in Deutschland (2 citations)
  • Die Organisationsreform der SPD 2017–2019: Jung, weiblich und digital? (2 citations)
  • Die Metaphorik des Neuen Autoritarismus (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Politische Vierteljahresschrift (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Helga Haftendorn (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hubertus Buchstein (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Martin Höpner (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Martin List (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ralf J. Leiteritz (15 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Politische Vierteljahresschrift (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Humboldt University of Berlin (42 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Mannheim (35 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Konstanz (32 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Free University of Berlin (27 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 27.27% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.07% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 19.64% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 37.50% of all publications and 26.79% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Path in Political Research

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Top Publications

  • The Narrative Policy Framework: A Traveler’s Guide to Policy Stories

    Unknown

    (2022)
    85 Citations
  • Is There a Crisis of Democracy in Europe

    Hanspeter Kriesi;Hanspeter Kriesi

    (2020)
    54 Citations
  • Evidence-Based Policymaking in Times of Acute Crisis: Comparing the Use of Scientific Knowledge in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy

    Unknown

    (2022)
    48 Citations
  • Die Positionen der Parteien zur Bundestagswahl 2021: Ergebnisse des Open Expert Surveys

    (2022)
    28 Citations
  • The Advocacy Coalition Framework: Lessons from Applications in African Countries

    (2022)
    28 Citations
  • Policy Feedback and Government Responsiveness in a Comparative Perspective

    (2022)
    25 Citations
  • Travelling Far and Wide? Applying the Multiple Streams Framework to Policy-Making in Autocracies

    (2022)
    19 Citations
  • Die politische Agenda Deutschlands

    Christian Breunig;Tinette Schnatterer

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Parteienwettbewerb und Wahrscheinlichkeit verschiedener Koalitionsoptionen bei der Bundestagswahl 2021

    Marc Debus

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • The Significance of Leadership in the Evolution of Policy Styles: Reconciling Policy-Making in the Short and Long Term

    (2022)
    13 Citations

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