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Herbert Kitschelt

Herbert Kitschelt

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Political Science
USA
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Political Science

D-Index
55
Citations
27827
World Ranking
160
National Ranking
99

Herbert Kitschelt 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 Herbert Kitschelt sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 184 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Herbert Kitschelt 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 Herbert Kitschelt sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 55 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1996 - Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)

Overview

Herbert Kitschelt is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research has contributed to the field of Public Administration, with a particular focus on labor movements and unions.

Kitschelt's recent publications include the following papers:

  • Transformation of the left: the resonance of progressive programs among the potential social democratic electorate, 2021, published in Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
  • Parties under Pressure: The Politics of Factions and Party Adaptation by Matthias Dilling, 2025, published in Political Science Quarterly

Their work has been featured in these publication venues:

  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
  • Political Science Quarterly

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Philipp Rehm
  • Silja Häusermann
  • Nadja Mosimann
  • Tarik Abou-Chadi
  • Reto Mitteregger

The main research topics of Kitschelt encompass labor movements and unions.

Throughout their academic career, Kitschelt has received the following awards:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2002
  • Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award, American Political Science Association (APSA), 1996

Best Publications

  • Political Opportunity Structures and Political Protest: Anti-Nuclear Movements in Four Democracies

    Herbert P. Kitschelt

  • The transformation of European social democracy

    Herbert Kitschelt

  • Post-Communist Party Systems: Competition, Representation, and Inter-Party Cooperation

    Herbert Kitschelt;Zdenka Mansfeldova;Radoslaw Markowski;Gabor Toka

  • Linkages between Citizens and Politicians in Democratic Polities

    Herbert Kitschelt

  • The Radical Right in Western Europe: A Comparative Analysis

    Herbert Kitschelt;Anthony J. McGann

  • Formation of Party Cleavages in Post-Communist Democracies Theoretical Propositions

    Herbert Kitschelt

  • The Formation of Party Systems in East Central Europe

    Herbert Kitschelt

  • Continuity and Change in Contemporary Capitalism

    Herbert Kitschelt;Peter Lange;Gary Marks;John D. Stephens

  • Patrons, Clients and Policies: Patterns of Democratic Accountability and Political Competition

    Herbert Kitschelt;Steven I. Wilkinson

  • Left-Libertarian Parties: Explaining Innovation in Competitive Party Systems

    Herbert P. Kitschelt

  • Latin American Party Systems

    Herbert Kitschelt;Kirk A. Hawkins;Juan Pablo Luna;Guillermo Rosas

  • The Logics of Party Formation: Ecological Politics in Belgium and West Germany

    Herbert Kitschelt

  • The Politics of Advanced Capitalism

    Pablo Beramendi;Silja Häusermann;Herbert Kitschelt;Hanspeter Kriesi

  • Growth and Persistence of the Radical Right in Postindustrial Democracies: Advances and Challenges in Comparative Research

    Herbert Kitschelt

  • Patrons, Clients, and Policies: Citizen–politician linkages: an introduction

    Herbert Kitschelt;Steven I. Wilkinson

  • Occupations as a Site of Political Preference Formation

    Herbert Kitschelt;Philipp Rehm

  • The Radical Right in Western Europe

    Herbert Kitschelt

  • The Left-Right Semantics and the New Politics Cleavage

    Herbert Kitschelt;Staf Hellemans

  • The Radical Right in The Alps: Evolution of Support for the Swiss SVP and Austrian FPÖ

    Anthony J. McGann;Herbert Kitschelt

  • Industrial governance structures, innovation strategies, and the case of Japan: sectoral or cross-national comparative analysis?

    Herbert Kitschelt

  • The Radical Right in Western Europe: A Comparative Analysis.

    Bruce Western;Herbert Kitschelt;Anthony J. McGann

Frequent Co-Authors

Kirk A. Hawkins
Kirk A. Hawkins Brigham Young University
Elizabeth J. Zechmeister
Elizabeth J. Zechmeister Vanderbilt University
Gary Marks
Gary Marks University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Hanspeter Kriesi
Hanspeter Kriesi European University Institute
Silja Häusermann
Silja Häusermann University of Zurich
Wolfgang Streeck
Wolfgang Streeck Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
Hans-Georg Betz
Hans-Georg Betz University of Zurich
Claus Offe
Claus Offe Hertie School
Bruce Western
Bruce Western Columbia University
Jon Elster
Jon Elster Columbia University

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