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 Christian Welzel sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 243 publications — 87th percentile
87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.
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 Christian Welzel sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 51 D-Index — 90th percentile
90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.
Christian Welzel is affiliated with Leuphana University of Lüneburg in Germany. Their research spans the fields of social sciences and psychology, with specific focus areas including sociology and political science, social psychology, political science and international relations, demography, and economics and econometrics.
The primary topics of their work cover cultural differences and values, social and intergroup psychology, religion and society interactions, culture, economy and development studies, social and cultural dynamics, social capital and networks, and political conflict and governance.
Welzel's frequent coauthors include Lennart Brunkert, Stefan Kruse, Steven A. Brieger, Plamen Akaliyski, and Michael Minkov.
Notable publication venues for Welzel include:
Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Welzel are:
The scientist has published a book titled The Cool Water Effect, scheduled for release in 2025 by Springer International Publishing.
Christian Welzel was awarded membership in the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften in 2015 within the field of Economics and Empirical Social Sciences.
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