2026 Herbert Kitschelt: 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	55	160	138	99	82	184	27827

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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

3865
Citations
The transformation of European social democracy

Herbert Kitschelt

2950
Citations
Post-Communist Party Systems: Competition, Representation, and Inter-Party Cooperation

Herbert Kitschelt;Zdenka Mansfeldova;Radoslaw Markowski;Gabor Toka

2155
Citations
Linkages between Citizens and Politicians in Democratic Polities

Herbert Kitschelt

1778
Citations
The Radical Right in Western Europe: A Comparative Analysis

Herbert Kitschelt;Anthony J. McGann

1640
Citations
Formation of Party Cleavages in Post-Communist Democracies Theoretical Propositions

Herbert Kitschelt

1040
Citations
The Formation of Party Systems in East Central Europe

Herbert Kitschelt

1035
Citations
Continuity and Change in Contemporary Capitalism

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

976
Citations
Patrons, Clients and Policies: Patterns of Democratic Accountability and Political Competition

Herbert Kitschelt;Steven I. Wilkinson

945
Citations
Left-Libertarian Parties: Explaining Innovation in Competitive Party Systems

Herbert P. Kitschelt

749
Citations
Latin American Party Systems

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

695
Citations
The Logics of Party Formation: Ecological Politics in Belgium and West Germany

Herbert Kitschelt

636
Citations
The Politics of Advanced Capitalism

Pablo Beramendi;Silja Häusermann;Herbert Kitschelt;Hanspeter Kriesi

509
Citations
Growth and Persistence of the Radical Right in Postindustrial Democracies: Advances and Challenges in Comparative Research

Herbert Kitschelt

483
Citations
Patrons, Clients, and Policies: Citizen–politician linkages: an introduction

Herbert Kitschelt;Steven I. Wilkinson

431
Citations
Occupations as a Site of Political Preference Formation

Herbert Kitschelt;Philipp Rehm

389
Citations
The Radical Right in Western Europe

Herbert Kitschelt

342
Citations
The Left-Right Semantics and the New Politics Cleavage

Herbert Kitschelt;Staf Hellemans

335
Citations
The Radical Right in The Alps: Evolution of Support for the Swiss SVP and Austrian FPÖ

Anthony J. McGann;Herbert Kitschelt

331
Citations
Industrial governance structures, innovation strategies, and the case of Japan: sectoral or cross-national comparative analysis?

Herbert Kitschelt

303
Citations
The Radical Right in Western Europe: A Comparative Analysis.

Bruce Western;Herbert Kitschelt;Anthony J. McGann

120
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Elizabeth J. Zechmeister Vanderbilt University

Gary Marks University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silja Häusermann University of Zurich

Hanspeter Kriesi European University Institute

Wolfgang Streeck Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies

Claus Offe Hertie School

Hans-Georg Betz University of Zurich

Mayer N. Zald University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Bruce Western Columbia University

Jon Elster Columbia University

External Links

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