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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 58 129 112 2 2 209 18483

Jan Teorell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jan Teorell between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jan Teorell published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 8 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2010. 11 of the 224 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2010. 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 4 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 27 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 2 publications
1998 2025

224 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jan Teorell: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 2
1999 2
2000 1
2001 0
2002 2
2003 2
2004 1
2005 4
2006 6
2007 11
2008 7
2009 6
2010 27
2011 6
2012 13
2013 12
2014 3
2015 12
2016 16
2017 14
2018 17
2019 11
2020 16
2021 12
2022 4
2023 6
2024 9
2025 2
Total 224
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Jan Teorell 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 Jan Teorell 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, 206–210 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: 209 publications — 81st percentile

81% 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
171–175 31
176–180 29
181–185 27
186–190 36
191–195 27
196–200 24
201–205 16
206–210 16 209
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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Jan Teorell 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 Jan Teorell 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, 58 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: 58 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 58
59 10
60 5
61 7
62+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Political Science in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Political Science in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Jan Teorell is a researcher affiliated with Stockholm University in Sweden. Their work primarily spans the field of Social Sciences, with a focus on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Demography, Development, and Economics and Econometrics.

Teorell's research topics include Political Conflict and Governance, Electoral Systems and Political Participation, Culture, Economy, and Development Studies, International Development and Aid, Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research, Historical Economic and Social Studies, and Corruption and Economic Development.

Among their recent publications are:

  • "V-Dem Codebook v11" (2021, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • "The Quality of Government Standard Dataset, version Jan21" (2021, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • "V-Dem Dataset v11.1" (2021, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • "V-Dem Codebook V10" (2020, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • "Why Monarchy? The Rise and Demise of a Regime Type" (2020, Comparative Political Studies)

Teorell collaborates frequently with a group of co-authors, including Carl Henrik Knutsen, John Gerring, Staffan I. Lindberg, Michael Coppedge, and Daniel Pemstein.

Their research has appeared predominantly in the following publication venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Comparative Political Studies
  • Political Analysis
  • PS Political Science & Politics

Teorell has also contributed to book publications with Cambridge University Press and the University of East Anglia. Notable book titles include "The Selection and Tenure of Foreign Ministers Around the World" (2024) and "V-Dem [Country-year/country-date]: Dataset V11. 1" (2020).

Best Publications

  • What Is Quality of Government? A Theory of Impartial Government Institutions

    Bo Rothstein;Jan Teorell

  • Conceptualizing and Measuring Democracy: A New Approach

    Michael Coppedge;Michael Coppedge;John Gerring;David Altman;Michael Bernhard

  • Why Anticorruption Reforms Fail—Systemic Corruption as a Collective Action Problem

    Anna Persson;Bo Rothstein;Jan Teorell

  • Pathways from Authoritarianism

    Axel Hadenius;Jan Teorell

  • Att fråga och att svara: Samhällsvetenskaplig metod

    Jan Teorell;Torsten Svensson

  • Determinants of Democratization: Explaining Regime Change in the World, 1972–2006

    Jan Teorell

  • Political Participation: Mapping the Terrain

    Jan Teorell;Mariano Torcal;José Ramón Montero

  • V-Dem Dataset V6.2

    Michael Coppedge;John Gerring;Staffan I. I. Lindberg;Svend-Erik Skaaning

  • V-Dem Codebook V8

    Michael Coppedge;John Gerring;Carl Henrik Knutsen;Staffan I. Lindberg

  • The Merit of Meritocratization: Politics, Bureaucracy, and the Institutional Deterrents of Corruption

    Carl Dahlström;Victor Lapuente;Jan Teorell

  • Political participation and three theories of democracy: A research inventory and agenda

    Jan Teorell

  • Authoritarian regime types revisited: updated data in comparative perspective

    Michael Wahman;Jan Teorell;Axel Hadenius

  • Cultural and Economic Prerequisites of Democracy: Reassessing Recent Evidence

    Axel Hadenius;Jan Teorell

  • Assessing Alternative Indices of Democracy

    Axel Hadenius;Jan Teorell

  • V-Dem: A New Way to Measure Democracy

    Staffan I. Lindberg;Michael Coppedge;John Gerring;Jan Teorell

  • Linking Social Capital to Political Participation: Voluntary Associations and Networks of Recruitment in Sweden

    Jan Teorell

  • V-Dem Codebook v11

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  • A Deliberative Defence of Intra-Party Democracy:

    Jan Teorell

  • Explaining thewelfare state: power resources vs. the Quality of Government

    Bo Rothstein;Marcus Samanni;Jan Teorell

  • The failure of Anti-Corruption Policies A Theoretical Mischaracterization of the Problem

    Anna Persson;Bo Rothstein;Jan Teorell

  • Determinants of Democratization: List of tables

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  • The Quality of Government Standard Dataset, version Jan21

    Jan Teorell;Aksel Sundström;Sören Holmberg;Bo Rothstein

  • Quality of Government

    Jan Teorell;Bo Rothstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Staffan I. Lindberg
Staffan I. Lindberg University of Gothenburg
John Gerring
John Gerring The University of Texas at Austin
Michael Coppedge
Michael Coppedge University of Notre Dame
Bo Rothstein
Bo Rothstein University of Gothenburg
Svend-Erik Skaaning
Svend-Erik Skaaning Aarhus University
Carl Henrik Knutsen
Carl Henrik Knutsen University of Oslo
Sören Holmberg
Sören Holmberg University of Gothenburg
Hanna Bäck
Hanna Bäck Lund University
Johannes Lindvall
Johannes Lindvall University of Gothenburg
Jeffrey K. Staton
Jeffrey K. Staton Emory University

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