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Alexander H. Trechsel

Alexander H. Trechsel

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 27 1446 1318 38 38 145 3928

Alexander H. Trechsel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alexander H. Trechsel between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alexander H. Trechsel published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 5.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2013. 2 of the 158 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2013. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 5 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 4 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 40 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 2 publications
1996 2025

158 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alexander H. Trechsel: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 0
1998 2
1999 0
2000 1
2001 1
2002 1
2003 5
2004 1
2005 4
2006 6
2007 6
2008 17
2009 5
2010 6
2011 7
2012 2
2013 40
2014 19
2015 4
2016 5
2017 3
2018 0
2019 4
2020 9
2021 2
2022 0
2023 5
2024 0
2025 2
Total 158
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Alexander H. Trechsel publication distribution in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Political Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander H. Trechsel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
20 40 60 80
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 333+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 97. Most scientists, 97, have 333+ publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 141–145 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 10 scientists 41–45 publications: 11 scientists 46–50 publications: 25 scientists 51–55 publications: 27 scientists 56–60 publications: 44 scientists 61–65 publications: 52 scientists 66–70 publications: 62 scientists 71–75 publications: 62 scientists 76–80 publications: 79 scientists 81–85 publications: 71 scientists 86–90 publications: 82 scientists 91–95 publications: 65 scientists 96–100 publications: 85 scientists 101–105 publications: 76 scientists 106–110 publications: 66 scientists 111–115 publications: 78 scientists 116–120 publications: 67 scientists 121–125 publications: 73 scientists 126–130 publications: 73 scientists 131–135 publications: 64 scientists 136–140 publications: 45 scientists 141–145 publications: 53 scientists 146–150 publications: 44 scientists 151–155 publications: 45 scientists 156–160 publications: 33 scientists 161–165 publications: 32 scientists 166–170 publications: 28 scientists 171–175 publications: 31 scientists 176–180 publications: 29 scientists 181–185 publications: 27 scientists 186–190 publications: 36 scientists 191–195 publications: 27 scientists 196–200 publications: 24 scientists 201–205 publications: 16 scientists 206–210 publications: 16 scientists 211–215 publications: 19 scientists 216–220 publications: 16 scientists 221–225 publications: 17 scientists 226–230 publications: 18 scientists 231–235 publications: 23 scientists 236–240 publications: 17 scientists 241–245 publications: 13 scientists 246–250 publications: 17 scientists 251–255 publications: 9 scientists 256–260 publications: 13 scientists 261–265 publications: 8 scientists 266–270 publications: 12 scientists 271–275 publications: 8 scientists 276–280 publications: 10 scientists 281–285 publications: 13 scientists 286–290 publications: 13 scientists 291–295 publications: 5 scientists 296–300 publications: 6 scientists 301–305 publications: 11 scientists 306–310 publications: 9 scientists 311–315 publications: 6 scientists 316–320 publications: 4 scientists 321–325 publications: 4 scientists 326–330 publications: 2 scientists 331–332 publications: 5 scientists 333+ publications: 97 scientists
36–40 publications 333+

This scientist: 145 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

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Number of Political Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 2,033 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 10
41–45 11
46–50 25
51–55 27
56–60 44
61–65 52
66–70 62
71–75 62
76–80 79
81–85 71
86–90 82
91–95 65
96–100 85
101–105 76
106–110 66
111–115 78
116–120 67
121–125 73
126–130 73
131–135 64
136–140 45
141–145 53 145
146–150 44
151–155 45
156–160 33
161–165 32
166–170 28
171–175 31
176–180 29
181–185 27
186–190 36
191–195 27
196–200 24
201–205 16
206–210 16
211–215 19
216–220 16
221–225 17
226–230 18
231–235 23
236–240 17
241–245 13
246–250 17
251–255 9
256–260 13
261–265 8
266–270 12
271–275 8
276–280 10
281–285 13
286–290 13
291–295 5
296–300 6
301–305 11
306–310 9
311–315 6
316–320 4
321–325 4
326–330 2
331–332 5
333+ 97
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Alexander H. Trechsel D-index placement in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander H. Trechsel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 43 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 62+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 100. Most scientists, 100, have 62+ D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 27 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 76 scientists 21 D-Index: 79 scientists 22 D-Index: 84 scientists 23 D-Index: 68 scientists 24 D-Index: 88 scientists 25 D-Index: 82 scientists 26 D-Index: 76 scientists 27 D-Index: 75 scientists 28 D-Index: 99 scientists 29 D-Index: 96 scientists 30 D-Index: 96 scientists 31 D-Index: 81 scientists 32 D-Index: 86 scientists 33 D-Index: 81 scientists 34 D-Index: 84 scientists 35 D-Index: 72 scientists 36 D-Index: 58 scientists 37 D-Index: 53 scientists 38 D-Index: 48 scientists 39 D-Index: 40 scientists 40 D-Index: 40 scientists 41 D-Index: 32 scientists 42 D-Index: 26 scientists 43 D-Index: 25 scientists 44 D-Index: 33 scientists 45 D-Index: 33 scientists 46 D-Index: 17 scientists 47 D-Index: 21 scientists 48 D-Index: 22 scientists 49 D-Index: 18 scientists 50 D-Index: 19 scientists 51 D-Index: 19 scientists 52 D-Index: 15 scientists 53 D-Index: 14 scientists 54 D-Index: 10 scientists 55 D-Index: 13 scientists 56 D-Index: 9 scientists 57 D-Index: 11 scientists 58 D-Index: 12 scientists 59 D-Index: 10 scientists 60 D-Index: 5 scientists 61 D-Index: 7 scientists 62+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 27 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

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Number of Political Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 2,033 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 76
21 79
22 84
23 68
24 88
25 82
26 76
27 75 27
28 99
29 96
30 96
31 81
32 86
33 81
34 84
35 72
36 58
37 53
38 48
39 40
40 40
41 32
42 26
43 25
44 33
45 33
46 17
47 21
48 22
49 18
50 19
51 19
52 15
53 14
54 10
55 13
56 9
57 11
58 12
59 10
60 5
61 7
62+ 100
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Overview

Alexander H. Trechsel is affiliated with the University of Lucerne in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the domain of social sciences, with a focus on political science and international relations. Within these fields, the scientist has explored multiple subfields, including communication and strategy and management.

Trechsel's work broadly covers topics such as electoral systems and political participation, populism and right-wing movements, social media influence in politics, European Union policy and governance, political influence and corporate strategies, social policy and reform studies, as well as European and international law.

The scientist has published in several academic venues, reflecting a range of interests within political science and related disciplines. These venues include:

  • American Political Science Review
  • Journal of European Public Policy
  • Foreign Policy Analysis
  • Data in Brief
  • Kennedy Institute of Ethics journal

Some of the recent scientific papers authored or co-authored by Trechsel include:

  • Patterns of Affective Polarization toward Parties and Leaders across the Democratic World (2023), American Political Science Review
  • Three sides of the same coin? Comparing party positions in VAAs, expert surveys and manifesto data (2021), Journal of European Public Policy
  • Mapping Parties' Positions on Foreign and Security Issues in the EU, 2009-2014 (2020), Foreign Policy Analysis
  • Longitudinal dataset of political issue-positions of 411 parties across 28 European countries (2009-2019) from voting advice applications EU profiler and euandi (2020), Data in Brief
  • Continued Confinement of Those Most Vulnerable to COVID-19 (2020), Kennedy Institute of Ethics journal

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Diego Garzia
  • Andres Reiljan
  • Frederico Ferreira da Silva
  • Lorenzo Cicchi
  • Samia Hurst

Best Publications

  • The Politics of Switzerland: Continuity and Change in a Consensus Democracy

    Hanspeter Kriesi;Alexander H. Trechsel

  • Internet Voting in Comparative Perspective: The Case of Estonia

    R. Michael Alvarez;Thad E. Hall;Alexander H. Trechsel

  • Responsive and Responsible? The Role of Parties in Twenty-First Century Politics

    Luciano Bardi;Stefano Bartolini;Alexander H. Trechsel

  • Joining the EU? Explaining Public Opinion in Switzerland

    Thomas Christin;Alexander H. Trechsel

  • The Politics of Switzerland: Frontmatter

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  • Evaluation of the use of new technologies in order to facilitate democracy in Europe

    Raphaël Kies;Fernando Mendez;Philippe Schmitter;Alexander Trechsel

  • Direct democracy in switzerland: do elites matter?

    Alexander H. Trechsel;Pascal Sciarini

  • When Parties (Also) Position Themselves: An Introduction to the EU Profiler

    Alexander H. Trechsel;Peter Mair

  • The diffusion of internet voting. Usage patterns of internet voting in Estonia between 2005 and 2015

    Kristjan Vassil;Mihkel Solvak;Priit Vinkel;Alexander H. Trechsel

  • How to federalize the European Union … and why bother

    Alexander H. Trechsel

  • Switzerland: the referendum and initiative as a centrepiece of the political system

    Alexander H. Trechsel;Hanspeter Kriesi

  • Party adaptation and change and the crisis of democracy

    Luciano Bardi;Stefano Bartolini;Alexander H. Trechsel

  • Die Zukunft der Demokratie

    Norbert Kersting;Philippe C. Schmitter;Alexander H. Trechsel

  • First or Second Order Referendums? Understanding the Votes on the EU Constitutional Treaty in Four EU Member States

    Andrew Richard Glencross;Alexander Trechsel

  • The European Union and E-Voting. Addressing the European Parliament's Internet Voting Challenge

    Alexander H. Trechsel;Fernando Mendez

  • Party preferences in the digital age The impact of voting advice applications

    R. Michael Alvarez;Ines Levin;Peter Mair;Alexander H. Trechsel

  • A look into the mirror: Preferences, representation and electoral participation

    Elias Dinas;Alexander H. Trechsel;Alexander H. Trechsel;Kristjan Vassil

  • Institutional Openness and the Use of Referendums and Popular Initiatives: Evidence from Swiss Cantons

    Iwan Barankay;Iwan Barankay;Pascal Sciarini;Pascal Sciarini;Alexander H. Trechsel;Alexander H. Trechsel

  • Feuerwerk Volksrechte : die Volksabstimmungen in den schweizerischen Kantonen 1970-1996

    Alexander Trechsel

  • Voting Advice Applications and Electoral Participation: A Multi-Method Study

    Diego Garzia;Alexander H. Trechsel;Andrea De Angelis

  • Voting Advice Applications: How Useful and for Whom?

    R. Michael Alvarez;Ines Levin;Alexander H. Trechsel;Kristjan Vassil

  • The Euro crisis and the state of European democracy

    B. de Witte;A. Héritier;A. Trechsel

Frequent Co-Authors

Hanspeter Kriesi
Hanspeter Kriesi European University Institute
Richard Rose
Richard Rose University of Strathclyde
R. Michael Alvarez
R. Michael Alvarez California Institute of Technology
Philippe C. Schmitter
Philippe C. Schmitter European University Institute
Peter Mair
Peter Mair European University Institute
Bernard Grofman
Bernard Grofman University of California, Irvine
Pascal Sciarini
Pascal Sciarini University of Geneva
Mark N. Franklin
Mark N. Franklin European University Institute
Adrienne Héritier
Adrienne Héritier European University Institute
Elias Dinas
Elias Dinas European University Institute

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