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Political Science

D-Index
40
Citations
7807
World Ranking
500
National Ranking
6

Koen Verhoest 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 Koen Verhoest sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 414 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Koen Verhoest 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 Koen Verhoest 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: 40 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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

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

Overview

Koen Verhoest is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium. Their research spans multiple fields within the social sciences, primarily focusing on public policy, administration, and management.

Their publication record includes numerous articles in established academic journals. Some recent publications are:

  • Do citizens trust trustworthy artificial intelligence? Experimental evidence on the limits of ethical AI measures in government, 2023, Government Information Quarterly
  • What drives compliance with COVID-19 measures over time? Explaining changing impacts with Goal Framing Theory, 2021, Regulation & Governance
  • Taking a COVID-19 Vaccine or Not? Do Trust in Government and Trust in Experts Help Us to Understand Vaccination Intention?, 2022, Administration & Society
  • Combined effects of procurement and collaboration on innovation in public-private-partnerships: a qualitative comparative analysis of 24 infrastructure projects, 2021, Public Management Review
  • Why public organizations contribute to crosscutting policy programs: the role of structure, culture, and ministerial control, 2020, Policy Sciences

Verhoest has also contributed to book literature, with a publication titled Handbook on Trust in Public Governance, published by Edward Elgar Publishing, with a forthcoming edition in 2025.

Their main fields of study are Social Sciences and Business, Management and Accounting, with notable activity in the following subfields:

  • Strategy and Management
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Public Administration
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Management of Technology and Innovation

Frequent themes in Verhoest's work include:

  • Public Policy and Administration Research
  • Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
  • Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
  • Regulation and Compliance Studies
  • E-Government and Public Services
  • Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
  • Innovation and Knowledge Management

Their scholarly output appears frequently in journals such as:

  • Public Management Review
  • Public Policy and Administration
  • Regulation & Governance
  • Public Administration
  • Administration & Society

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Verhoest's research activity, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Jan Wynen
  • Chesney Callens
  • Jan Boon
  • Erik-Hans Klijn
  • Bjorn Kleizen

Best Publications

  • The study of organisational autonomy: a conceptual review

    Koen Verhoest;B. Guy Peters;Geert Bouckaert;Bram Verschuere

  • The Coordination of Public Sector Organizations

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  • Government agencies : practices and lessons from 30 countries

    Koen Verhoest;Sandra van Thiel;Geert Bouckaert;Per Lægreid

  • Autonomy and Control of State Agencies : Comparing States and Agencies

    Koen Verhoest;Paul G. Roness;Bram Verschuere;Kristin Rubecksen

  • The Coordination of Public Sector Organizations: Shifting Patterns of Public Management

    Geert Bouckaert;B. Guy Peters;Koen Verhoest

  • Autonomy and Control of State Agencies

    Koen Verhoest;Paul G. Roness;Bram Verschuere;Kristin Rubecksen

  • Governing public–private partnerships for sustainability: An analysis of procurement and governance practices of PPP infrastructure projects

    Marlies Hueskes;Koen Verhoest;Thomas Block

  • Governance of Public Sector Organizations: Proliferation, Autonomy and Performance

    Per Lægreid;Koen Verhoest

  • Janus-faced reorganization: specialization and coordination in four OECD countries in the period 1980—2005

    Koen Verhoest;Geert Bouckaert;B. Guy Peters

  • Pressure, Legitimacy, and Innovative Behavior by Public Organizations

    Koen Verhoest;Bram Verschuere;Geert Bouckaert

  • Innovation-Oriented Culture in the Public Sector: Do managerial autonomy and result control lead to innovation?

    Jan Wynen;Koen Verhoest;Edoardo Ongaro;Sandra van Thiel

  • Explaining the Innovative Culture and Activities of State Agencies

    Per Lægreid;Paul G. Roness;Koen Verhoest

  • Governance of Public Sector Organizations

    Per Lægreid;Koen Verhoest

  • Effects of Autonomy, Performance Contracting, and Competition on the Performance of a Public Agency: A Case Study

    Koen Verhoest

  • Unexplored aspects of bureaucratic autonomy: a state of the field and ways forward

    Martino Maggetti;Koen Verhoest

  • How Do Governments Support the Development of Public Private Partnerships? Measuring and Comparing PPP Governmental Support in 20 European Countries

    Koen Verhoest;Ole Helby Petersen;Walter Scherrer;Raden Murwantara Soecipto

  • Machinery of government and policy capacity : the effects of specialization and coordination

    Koen Verhoest;Geert Bouckaert

  • The challenge of using standard contracts in public–private partnerships

    Martijn Van Den Hurk;Koen Verhoest

  • The governance of public–private partnerships in sports infrastructure: Interfering complexities in Belgium

    Martijn van den Hurk;Koen Verhoest

  • Autonomy and Regulation of State Agencies: Reinforcement, Indifference or Compensation?

    Paul G. Roness;Koen Verhoest;Kristin Rubecksen;Muiris MacCarthaigh

  • Controlling Autonomous Public Agencies as an Indicator of New Public Management

    Koen Verhoest;Bram Verschuere;B. Guy Peters;Geert Bouckaert

Frequent Co-Authors

Bram Verschuere
Bram Verschuere Ghent University
Sandra van Thiel
Sandra van Thiel Erasmus University Rotterdam
B. Guy Peters
B. Guy Peters University of Pittsburgh
Per Lægreid
Per Lægreid University of Bergen
Karin Ingold
Karin Ingold University of Bern
Frédéric Varone
Frédéric Varone University of Geneva
Bruno De Borger
Bruno De Borger University of Antwerp
Erik-Hans Klijn
Erik-Hans Klijn Erasmus University Rotterdam
Matthew J.A. Wood
Matthew J.A. Wood University of Oxford

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