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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 65 78 67 1 1 304 28304

Bo Rothstein publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bo Rothstein between 1981 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bo Rothstein published across 44 years, from 1981 to 2024, averaging 7 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2017. 5 of the 308 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2017. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 14 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 21 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 4 publications 2024: 1 publication
1981 2024

308 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bo Rothstein: publications per year, 1981 to 2024
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 2
1986 1
1987 2
1988 1
1989 1
1990 1
1991 2
1992 4
1993 2
1994 4
1995 2
1996 0
1997 1
1998 14
1999 2
2000 2
2001 4
2002 4
2003 7
2004 6
2005 21
2006 10
2007 11
2008 19
2009 10
2010 17
2011 11
2012 21
2013 20
2014 7
2015 19
2016 10
2017 23
2018 8
2019 7
2020 11
2021 14
2022 1
2023 4
2024 1
Total 308
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Bo Rothstein 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 Bo Rothstein 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, 301–305 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: 304 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 11 304
306–310 9
311–315 6
316–320 4
321–325 4
326–330 2
331–332 5
333+ 97
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Bo Rothstein 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 Bo Rothstein 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, 62+ 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: 65 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 65
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Political Science in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Political Science in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Bo Rothstein is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Their research primarily spans the field of Social Sciences with a focus on several subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Safety Research, Demography, Public Administration, and Law.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse areas including Social Capital and Networks, Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies, Culture, Economy, and Development Studies, Corruption and Economic Development, Public Policy and Administration Research, and Judicial and Constitutional Studies.

Bo Rothstein's recent publications include:

  • "The Quality of Government Standard Dataset, version Jan21" (2021), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "The Quality of Government Basic Dataset, version Jan23" (2023), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Institutional Quality Causes Generalized Trust: Experimental Evidence on Trusting under the Shadow of Doubt" (2023), published in American Journal of Political Science
  • "The Shadow of the Swedish Right" (2023), published in Journal of democracy
  • "Institutional Quality Causes Social Trust: Evidence from Survey and Experimental Data on Trusting Under the Shadow of Doubt" (2020), published in SSRN Electronic Journal

Bo Rothstein frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Andrea Martinangeli
  • Marina Povitkina
  • Sverker C. Jagers
  • Stefan Dahlberg
  • Sören Holmberg

Their work appears most often in the following publication venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • American Journal of Political Science
  • Journal of democracy
  • Arkiv Tidskrift för samhällsanalys
  • European Political Science Review

Bo Rothstein's contributions to the study of institutional quality, social trust, and governance are reflected throughout their recent works, where experimental and survey data methods are frequently applied to understand trust dynamics in political and social contexts.

Best Publications

  • Just institutions matter : the moral and political logic of the universal welfare state

    Bo Rothstein

  • ALL FOR ALL Equality, Corruption, and Social Trust

    Bo Rothstein;Eric M. Uslaner

  • What Is Quality of Government? A Theory of Impartial Government Institutions

    Bo Rothstein;Jan Teorell

  • The Quality of Government: Corruption, Social Trust, and Inequality in International Perspective

    Bo Rothstein

  • Social Traps and the Problem of Trust

    Bo Rothstein

  • The State and Social Capital: An Institutional Theory of Generalized Trust

    Bo Rothstein;Dietlind Stolle

  • Why Anticorruption Reforms Fail—Systemic Corruption as a Collective Action Problem

    Anna Persson;Bo Rothstein;Jan Teorell

  • Making and Breaking Social Capital: The Impact of Welfare-State Institutions

    Staffan Kumlin;Bo Rothstein

  • Trust, Social Dilemmas and Collective Memories:

    Bo Rothstein

  • Vad bör staten göra? : om välfärdsstatens moraliska och politiska logik

    Bo Rothstein

  • Social Capital in the Social Democratic Welfare State

    Bo Rothstein

  • Political Institutions: An Overview

    Bo Rothstein

  • Creating Political Legitimacy: Electoral Democracy versus Quality of Government

    Bo Rothstein

  • Social Capital, Impartiality and the Welfare State: An Institutional Approach

    Bo Rothstein;Dietlind Stolle

  • Den korporativa staten : intresseorganisationer och statsförvaltning i svensk politik

    Bo Rothstein

  • 10. Labour-Market Institutions and Working-Class Strength

    Bo Rothstein

  • Quality of Government: What You Get

    Sören Holmberg;Bo Rothstein;Naghmeh Nasiritousi

  • Introduction: Social Capital in Scandinavia

    Bo Rothstein;Dietlind Stolle

  • Anti-corruption: the indirect ‘big bang’ approach

    Bo Rothstein

  • Sweden: The Fall of the Strong State

    Johannes Lindvall;Bo Rothstein

  • Making Sense of Corruption

    Bo Rothstein;Aiysha Varraich

  • The Quality of Government Standard Dataset, version Jan21

    Jan Teorell;Aksel Sundström;Sören Holmberg;Bo Rothstein

  • Quality of Government

    Jan Teorell;Bo Rothstein

  • Controlling Corruption: The Social Contract Approach

    Bo Rothstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Teorell
Jan Teorell Stockholm University
Sören Holmberg
Sören Holmberg University of Gothenburg
Nicholas Charron
Nicholas Charron University of Gothenburg
Staffan Kumlin
Staffan Kumlin University of Oslo
Eric M. Uslaner
Eric M. Uslaner University of Maryland, College Park
Dietlind Stolle
Dietlind Stolle McGill University
Johannes Lindvall
Johannes Lindvall University of Gothenburg
Sven Steinmo
Sven Steinmo University of Colorado Boulder
Aksel Sundström
Aksel Sundström University of Gothenburg
Susan Rose-Ackerman
Susan Rose-Ackerman Yale University

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