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Christoph A. Schaltegger

Christoph A. Schaltegger

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 30 1206 1092 34 34 122 2909

Christoph A. Schaltegger publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christoph A. Schaltegger between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christoph A. Schaltegger published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2024. 23 of the 150 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2024. 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 9 publications
2001 2025

150 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christoph A. Schaltegger: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 4
2002 2
2003 5
2004 7
2005 9
2006 5
2007 4
2008 7
2009 9
2010 10
2011 5
2012 5
2013 4
2014 9
2015 4
2016 3
2017 3
2018 6
2019 3
2020 2
2021 9
2022 6
2023 6
2024 14
2025 9
Total 150
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Christoph A. Schaltegger 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 Christoph A. Schaltegger 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, 121–125 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: 122 publications — 49th percentile

49% 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 73 122
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
306–310 9
311–315 6
316–320 4
321–325 4
326–330 2
331–332 5
333+ 97
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Christoph A. Schaltegger 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 Christoph A. Schaltegger 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, 30 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: 30 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% 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 30
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Christoph A. Schaltegger is affiliated with the University of Lucerne in Switzerland. Their work primarily spans the fields of social sciences and economics, econometrics, and finance, including subfields such as political science and international relations, economics and econometrics, sociology and political science, accounting, and gender studies.

Their research focuses on topics such as local government finance and decentralization, fiscal policy and economic growth, fiscal policies and political economy, social policy and reform studies, intergenerational and educational inequality studies, corporate taxation and avoidance, and gender, labor, and family dynamics.

Recent publications include:

  • Fiscal Rules Cause Lower Debt: Evidence from Switzerland's Federal Debt Containment Rule, 2020, Kyklos
  • Fiscal federalism and economic performance new evidence from Switzerland, 2021, European Journal of Political Economy
  • The Name Says It All, 2022, The Journal of Human Resources
  • The initiative, referendum, and distribution of income: An empirical analysis of Swiss cantons, 2020, European Journal of Political Economy
  • More is not always better. Effect of educational expenditures on education quality and social mobility in Switzerland, 2023, European Journal of Political Economy

Frequent co-authors of Schaltegger include:

  • Melanie Häner
  • Michele Salvi
  • Lars P. Feld
  • Jonas Bühler
  • Christian Frey

Their work has been published notably in the following venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik
  • European Journal of Political Economy
  • The Economists Voice
  • International Tax and Public Finance

Christoph A. Schaltegger has been recognized as a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Best Publications

  • Decentralized Taxation and the Size of Government: Evidence from Swiss State and Local Governments

    Lars P. Feld;Gebhard Kirchgässner;Christoph A. Schaltegger

  • Local autonomy, tax morale, and the shadow economy

    Benno Torgler;Friedrich Schneider;Christoph A. Schaltegger

  • Do large cabinets favor large governments? Evidence on the fiscal commons problem for Swiss Cantons ☆

    Christoph A. Schaltegger;Lars P. Feld

  • On government centralization and fiscal referendums

    Lars P. Feld;Christoph A. Schaltegger;Jan Schnellenbach

  • Are fiscal adjustments less successful in decentralized governments

    Christoph A. Schaltegger;Christoph A. Schaltegger;Lars P. Feld

  • Tax Amnesties and Political Participation

    Benno Torgler;Christoph A. Schaltegger

  • Do Large Cabinets Favor Large Governments? Evidence from Swiss Sub-federal Jurisdictions

    Christoph A. Schaltegger;Lars P. Feld

  • Growth effects of public expenditure on the state and local level: evidence from a sample of rich governments

    Christoph A. Schaltegger;Benno Torgler

  • Exit, Voice, and Mimicking Behavior: Evidence from Swiss Cantons

    Christoph A. Schaltegger;Dominique Küttel

  • Political stability and fiscal policy : time series evidence for the Swiss federal level since 1849

    Lars P. Feld;Christoph A. Schaltegger

  • Is Forgiveness Divine? A Cross-Culture Comparison of Tax Amnesties

    Benno Torgler;Christoph A. Schaltegger;Markus Schaffner

  • The impact of referendums on the centralisation of public goods provision: a political economy approach

    Jan Schnellenbach;Lars P. Feld;Christoph A. Schaltegger

  • Fiscal federalism and economic performance: evidence from Swiss cantons

    Lars P. Feld;Gebhard Kirchgässner;Christoph A. Schaltegger

  • Government accountability and fiscal discipline: A panel analysis using Swiss data

    Christoph A. Schaltegger;Christoph A. Schaltegger;Benno Torgler

  • Work ethic, Protestantism, and human capital

    Christoph A. Schaltegger;Benno Torgler

  • Finanzausgleich und Föderalismus: Zur Neugestaltung der föderalen Finanzbeziehungen am Beispiel der Schweiz*

    Christoph A. Schaltegger;René L. Frey

  • Fiscal rules, budget deficits and budget projections

    Simon Luechinger;Simon Luechinger;Christoph A. Schaltegger;Christoph A. Schaltegger

  • Austerity, inequality and politics

    Christoph A. Schaltegger;Christoph A. Schaltegger;Martin Weder

  • Tax Morale and Fiscal Policy

    Benno Torgler;Christoph A. Schaltegger

  • Suicide and religion: New evidence on the differences between Protestantism and Catholicism

    Benno Torgler;Christoph A. Schaltegger

  • Municipal debt in Switzerland: new empirical results

    Lars P. Feld;Gebhard Kirchgässner;Christoph A. Schaltegger

  • Voters AS A Hard Budget Constraint: On the Determination of Intergovernmental Grants

    Lars P. Feld;Lars P. Feld;Christoph A. Schaltegger;Christoph A. Schaltegger

  • Tax competition and income sorting: Evidence from the Zurich metropolitan area

    Christoph A. Schaltegger;Frank Somogyi;Jan-Egbert Sturm

  • Fiscal Rules Cause Lower Debt: Evidence from Switzerland’s Federal Debt Containment Rule

    Michele Salvi;Christoph A. Schaltegger;Lukas Schmid

  • Spatial Spillovers in Metropolitan Areas: Evidence from Swiss Communes

    Christoph A. Schaltegger;Simon Zemp

  • Progressive taxes and top income shares: A historical perspective on pre- and post-tax income concentration in Switzerland

    Christian Frey;Christoph A. Schaltegger;Christoph A. Schaltegger

  • Trust and Fiscal Performance: A Panel Analysis with Swiss Data

    Benno Torgler;Christoph A. Schaltegger

  • Government accountability and fiscal discipline :a panel analysis using Swiss data

    Benno Torgler;Christoph A. Schaltegger

  • Political stability and fiscal policy: time series evidence

    L. R Feld;C. A. Schaltegger

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars P. Feld
Lars P. Feld Walter Eucken Institut
Benno Torgler
Benno Torgler Queensland University of Technology
Gebhard Kirchgässner
Gebhard Kirchgässner University of St. Gallen
Friedrich Schneider
Friedrich Schneider Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Gert G. Wagner
Gert G. Wagner German Institute for Economic Research
Niklas Potrafke
Niklas Potrafke Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Ernst Fehr
Ernst Fehr University of Zurich
Bruno S. Frey
Bruno S. Frey University of Basel
Jan-Erik Lane
Jan-Erik Lane University of Geneva

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