2026 Bram Verschuere: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	32	983	889	14	14	278	6428

Bram Verschuere 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 Bram Verschuere sits on this spectrum.

36 publications 333+

This scientist: 278 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bram Verschuere 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 Bram Verschuere sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Bram Verschuere is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium. Their research primarily focuses on topics within social sciences, with 83 publications in this field. They have a significant presence in subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Public Administration, Political Science and International Relations, General Health Professions, and Education.

The main topics explored in their work include:

Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
Public Policy and Administration Research
Healthcare Innovation and Challenges
Social Policy and Reform Studies
Social Capital and Networks
Social Media and Politics
Religion, Society, and Development

Verschuere's recent scholarly contributions include several papers published between 2020 and 2023. Notable examples are:

"In trust we trust: The impact of trust in government on excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic" (2022), published in Public Policy and Administration
"A Guide to Benchmarking COVID-19 Performance Data" (2020), published in Public Administration Review
"Determinants of non-profit commercialism. Resource deficits, institutional pressures or organizational contingencies?" (2020), published in Public Management Review
"Business-Like and Still Serving Society? Investigating the Relationship Between NPOs Being Business-Like and Their Societal Roles" (2022), published in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
"How do citizens perceive the use of Artificial Intelligence in public sector decisions?" (2023), published in Government Information Quarterly

Their frequent co-authors include:

Ben Suykens
Tessa Haesevoets
Arne Roets
Filip De Rynck
Peter Raeymaeckers

Verschuere has published multiple works in several key academic journals, including:

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
Public Management Review
VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
Public Policy and Administration
Public Administration Review

Best Publications

The study of organisational autonomy: a conceptual review

Koen Verhoest;B. Guy Peters;Geert Bouckaert;Bram Verschuere

806
Citations
Co-production: The State of the Art in Research and the Future Agenda

Bram Verschuere;Taco Brandsen;Victor Pestoff

721
Citations
New public governance, the third sector and co-production

Victor Alexis Pestoff;Taco Brandsen;Bram Verschuere

550
Citations
Autonomy and Control of State Agencies : Comparing States and Agencies

Koen Verhoest;Paul G. Roness;Bram Verschuere;Kristin Rubecksen

495
Citations
Co-Production and Co-Creation Engaging Citizens in Public Services

Taco Brandsen;Trui Steen;Bram Verschuere

340
Citations
Autonomy and Control of State Agencies

Koen Verhoest;Paul G. Roness;Bram Verschuere;Kristin Rubecksen

314
Citations
When employee performance management affects individual innovation in public organizations: the role of consistency and LMX

Mieke Audenaert;Adelien Decramer;Bert George;Bram Verschuere

189
Citations
Pressure, Legitimacy, and Innovative Behavior by Public Organizations

Koen Verhoest;Bram Verschuere;Geert Bouckaert

187
Citations
Following the yellow brick road? (Dis)enchantment with co-design, co-production and value co-creation in public services

Adina Dudau;Russell Glennon;Bram Verschuere

163
Citations
The dark side of co-creation and co-production: seven evils

Trui Steen;Taco Brandsen;Bram Verschuere

137
Citations
The state and the reconstruction of civil society

Taco Brandsen;Willem Trommel;Bram Verschuere

136
Citations
The Impact of Public Resource Dependence on the Autonomy of NPOs in Their Strategic Decision Making

Bram Verschuere;Joris De Corte

123
Citations
The Role of Public Agencies in the Policy Making Process: Rhetoric versus Reality

Bram Verschuere

110
Citations
In trust we trust: The impact of trust in government on excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic

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88
Citations
Controlling Autonomous Public Agencies as an Indicator of New Public Management

Koen Verhoest;Bram Verschuere;B. Guy Peters;Geert Bouckaert

83
Citations
Co-producing safety in the local community: A Q-methodology study on the incentives of Belgian and Dutch members of neighbourhood watch schemes

Carola van Eijk;Trui Steen;Bram Verschuere

79
Citations
Co-Production as a Maturing Concept

Taco Brandsen;Victor Pestoff;Bram Verschuere

75
Citations
The autonomy – control balance in Flemish arm's length public agencies

Bram Verschuere

58
Citations
Autonomy & control in arm's length public agencies : exploring the determinants of policy autonomy

Bram Verschuere

55
Citations
A Guide to Benchmarking COVID-19 Performance Data.

Bert George;Bram Verschuere;Ellen Wayenberg;Bishoy Louis Zaki

51
Citations
Co-creation and co-production in public services : urgent issues in practice and research

Taco Brandsen;Trui Steen;Bram Verschuere

47
Citations
Nonprofit organizations in between the nonprofit and market spheres: Shifting goals, governance and management?

Ben Suykens;Filip De Rynck;Bram Verschuere

44
Citations
Accountability and accountability arrangements in public agencies

Bram Verschuere;Koen Verhoest;Falke Meyers;B. Guy Peters

35
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Koen Verhoest University of Antwerp

Taco Brandsen Radboud University

Geert Bouckaert KU Leuven

B. Guy Peters University of Pittsburgh

Bram Wauters Ghent University

External Links

Personal website of Bram Verschuere

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