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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 31 1091 986 20 20 166 4266

Hans-Jörg Trenz publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hans-Jörg Trenz between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hans-Jörg Trenz published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 7.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2023. 5 of the 200 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2023. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 5 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 31 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications
1998 2025

200 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hans-Jörg Trenz: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 2
2000 0
2001 5
2002 1
2003 5
2004 2
2005 3
2006 5
2007 6
2008 7
2009 10
2010 5
2011 4
2012 20
2013 10
2014 7
2015 9
2016 4
2017 10
2018 7
2019 8
2020 5
2021 22
2022 6
2023 31
2024 2
2025 3
Total 200
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Hans-Jörg Trenz 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 Hans-Jörg Trenz 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, 166–170 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: 166 publications — 70th percentile

70% 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 28 166
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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Hans-Jörg Trenz 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 Hans-Jörg Trenz 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, 31 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: 31 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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 31
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

Hans-Jörg Trenz is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research lies primarily in the social sciences, with a strong focus on political science and international relations, communication, and sociology. Trenz has contributed significantly across these fields, producing 46 publications, including 21 in political science and international relations and 14 in communication.

Their work addresses a variety of prominent topics, including:

  • Social Media and Politics
  • Populism, Right-Wing Movements
  • European Union Policy and Governance
  • Media Studies and Communication
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection

Hans-Jörg Trenz has published recent research articles which include:

  • "Brexit as 'politics of division': social media campaigning after the referendum," 2021, in Social Movement Studies
  • "Rethinking journalism standards in the era of post-truth politics: from truth keepers to truth mediators," 2021, in Media Culture & Society
  • "Resilience of Public Spheres in a Global Health Crisis," 2021, in Javnost - The Public
  • "Same Same but Different? Gender Politics and (Trans-)National Value Contestation in Europe on Twitter," 2022, in Politics and Governance
  • "Democracy in the digital public sphere: disruptive or self-corrective?", 2023, in Communication Theory

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Asimina Michailidou
  • Verena K. Brändle
  • Monika Eigmüller
  • Olga Eisele
  • Manlio Cinalli

Hans-Jörg Trenz has contributed to various publication venues repeatedly, particularly:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Social Movement Studies
  • Media Culture & Society
  • Javnost - The Public
  • Politics and Governance

In addition to journal articles, Trenz has published books with multiple publishers. Notably, there are several editions of "Democracy and the Public Sphere" released in 2023 by Bristol University Press eBooks and Policy Press. Earlier, a book titled "Citizens' Solidarity in Europe" was published in 2020 by Edward Elgar Publishing.

Best Publications

  • Media Coverage on European Governance Exploring the European Public Sphere in National Quality Newspapers

    Hans-Jörg Trenz

  • The Democratizing Dynamics of a European Public Sphere Towards a Theory of Democratic Functionalism

    Hans-Jörg Trenz;Klaus Eder

  • The Politicization of Europe: Contesting the Constitution in the Mass Media

    Paul Statham;Hans-Jörg Trenz

  • Denouncing European integration Euroscepticism as polity contestation

    Pieter de Wilde;Hans-Jörg Trenz

  • Understanding the mechanisms of EU politicization: Lessons from the Eurozone crisis

    Paul Statham;Hans-Jörg Trenz;Hans-Jörg Trenz

  • Regieren in Europa jenseits öffentlicher Legitimation? Eine Untersuchung zur Rolle von politischer Öffentlichkeit in Europa

    Klaus Eder;Kai-Uwe Hellmann;Hans-Jörg Trenz

  • Contesting Europe: Exploring Euroscepticism in Online Media Coverage

    Hans-Jörg Trenz;Pieter de Wilde;Asimina Michailidou

  • ‘Quo vadis Europe?’ Quality newspapers struggling for European unity

    Hans Jörg Trenz

  • Converging on euroscepticism: Online polity contestation during European Parliament elections

    Pieter De Wilde;Asimina Michailidou;Hans Jörg Trenz

  • The EU's fledgling society: From deafening silence to critical voice in European constitution-making

    John Erik Fossum;Hans-Jörg Trenz

  • The New Politics of European Civil Society

    Ulrike Liebert;Hans-Jörg Trenz

  • How European Union Politicization can Emerge through Contestation: The Constitution Case†

    Paul Statham;Hans-Jörg Trenz

  • Media Morality and Visual Icons in the Age of Social Media: Alan Kurdi and the Emergence of an Impromptu Public of Moral Spectatorship

    Mette Mortensen;Hans-Jörg Trenz

  • Digital Media and The Return of The Representative Public Sphere

    Hans-Jörg Trenz

  • European civil society: Between participation, representation and discourse

    Hans-Jörg Trenz

  • Mediatized representative politics in the European Union: towards audience democracy?

    Asimina Michailidou;Hans-Jörg Trenz

  • Brexit as ‘politics of division’: social media campaigning after the referendum

    Verena K. Brändle;Charlotte Galpin;Hans-Jörg Trenz

  • Measuring the Europeanisation of Public Communication: the Question of Standards

    Hans-jörg Trenz

  • Engaging with European Politics Through Twitter and Facebook: Participation Beyond the National?

    Michael Bossetta;Anamaria Dutceac Segesten;Hans-Jörg Trenz

  • Mediati(zi)ng EU politics: Online news coverage of the 2009 European Parliamentary elections

    Asimina Michailidou;Hans-Jörg Trenz

  • In Search of The European Public Sphere: Between Normative Overstretch and Empirical Disenchantment

    Hans-Jörg Trenz

  • Complex and dynamic integration processes in Europe: intra EU mobility and international migration in times of recession

    Hans-Jörg Trenz;Anna Triandafyllidou

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Statham
Paul Statham University of Sussex
Pieter de Wilde
Pieter de Wilde Norwegian University of Science and Technology
John Erik Fossum
John Erik Fossum University of Oslo
Ruud Koopmans
Ruud Koopmans Social Science Research Center Berlin
Anna Triandafyllidou
Anna Triandafyllidou Toronto Metropolitan University
Adrian Favell
Adrian Favell University College Cork
Maria T. Grasso
Maria T. Grasso Queen Mary University of London

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