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Jens Steffek 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 Jens Steffek sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 105 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jens Steffek 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 Jens Steffek sits on this spectrum.

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: 29 D-Index — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jens Steffek is affiliated with the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany. Their research primarily centers on political science and international relations within the broader social sciences.

Their recent publications cover various topics in international studies and governance. Notable papers include:

  • "The Standardization of "Good Governance" in the Age of Reflexive Modernity" (2021), published in Global Studies Quarterly
  • "Triangulating the Legitimacy of International Organizations: Beliefs, Discourses, and Actions" (2023), published in International Studies Review
  • "Terminological Entrepreneurs and Discursive Shifts in International Relations: How a Discipline Invented the "International Regime"" (2020), published in International Studies Review

Jens Steffek has also been associated with other authors in recent highly cited works such as:

  • "It's Ordered Chaos: What Really Makes Polycentrism Work" (2021) by Maria Koinova in International Studies Review
  • "Emergency Politics After Globalization" (2021) by Monika Heupel in International Studies Review

Frequent co-authors in Jens Steffek's work include:

  • Günther Hellmann
  • Marcus Müller
  • Hubert Heinelt
  • Yannick Lasshof
  • Maria Koinova

The major publication venues for Jens Steffek comprise:

  • International Studies Review
  • Global Studies Quarterly
  • Critical Policy Studies
  • Journal of Political Ideologies
  • International Studies Perspectives

The main fields of study focus on social sciences with specialization in:

  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Development
  • Strategy and Management
  • History

Jens Steffek's research addresses central topics including:

  • International Relations and Foreign Policy
  • European Union Policy and Governance
  • International Development and Aid
  • Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
  • Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
  • Political Philosophy and Ethics
  • Global Peace and Security Dynamics

Best Publications

  • The Legitimation of International Governance: A Discourse Approach:

    Jens Steffek

  • Global Governance, Participation and the Public Sphere

    Patrizia Nanz;Jens Steffek

  • Civil society participation in European and global governance : a cure for the democratic deficit?

    Jens Steffek;Claudia Kissling;Patrizia Nanz

  • Emergent Patterns of Civil Society Participation in Global and European Governance

    Jens Steffek;Patrizia Nanz

  • Introduction: Legitimacy in an Age of Global Politics

    Achim Hurrelmann;Steffen Schneider;Jens Steffek

  • Assessing the Democratic Quality of Deliberation in International Governance: Criteria and Research Strategies

    Patrizia Nanz;Jens Steffek

  • Public Accountability and the Public Sphere of International Governance

    Jens Steffek

  • Explaining cooperation between IGOs and NGOs – push factors, pull factors, and the policy cycle

    Jens Steffek

  • Evaluating Transnational NGOs: Legitimacy, Accountability, Representation

    Jens Steffek;Kristina Hahn

  • Discursive legitimation in environmental governance

    Jens Steffek

  • Legitimacy in an Age of Global Politics

    Achim Hurrelmann;Steffen Schneider;Jens Steffek

  • Accountability or “Good Decisions”? The Competing Goals of Civil Society Participation in International Governance

    Jens Steffek;Maria Paola Ferretti

  • Legitimacy in International Relations: From State Compliance to Citizen Consensus

    Jens Steffek

  • The output legitimacy of international organizations and the global public interest

    Jens Steffek

  • Evaluating Transnational NGOs

    Jens Steffek;Kristina Hahn

  • Embedded Liberalism and its Critics: Justifying Global Governance in the American Century

    Jens Steffek

  • Zivilgesellschaftliche Partizipation und die Demokratisierung internationalen Regierens

    Jens Steffek;P. Nanz

  • Explaining Patterns of Transnational Participation: The Role of Policy Fields

    Jens Steffek

  • Civil society participation in European and global governance

    Jens Steffek;Claudia Kissling;Patrizia Nanz

  • Why IR Needs Legitimacy: A Rejoinder

    Jens Steffek

  • The limits of proceduralism: Critical remarks on the rise of ‘throughput legitimacy’

    Jens Steffek

  • It's Ordered Chaos: What Really Makes Polycentrism Work

    Maria Koinova;Maryam Zarnegar Deloffre;Frank Gadinger;Zeynep Sahin Mencutek

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcus Müller
Marcus Müller University of Göttingen
Hanspeter Kriesi
Hanspeter Kriesi European University Institute
Donatella Della Porta
Donatella Della Porta Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
Thomas Risse
Thomas Risse Freie Universität Berlin
Jan Aart Scholte
Jan Aart Scholte Leiden University
Robert C. Luskin
Robert C. Luskin The University of Texas at Austin
James S. Fishkin
James S. Fishkin Stanford University
Pamela Johnston Conover
Pamela Johnston Conover University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mathias Koenig-Archibugi
Mathias Koenig-Archibugi London School of Economics and Political Science

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