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Marco R. Steenbergen

Marco R. Steenbergen

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Political Science
Switzerland
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 41 443 399 9 9 105 15477

Marco R. Steenbergen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Marco R. Steenbergen between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Marco R. Steenbergen published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 3.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2005. 13 of the 123 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2005. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 7 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 3 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 9 publications
1990 2025

123 publications in total across all disciplines

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Marco R. Steenbergen: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 2
1993 0
1994 0
1995 2
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 1
2001 2
2002 3
2003 1
2004 7
2005 13
2006 2
2007 7
2008 2
2009 6
2010 11
2011 3
2012 10
2013 4
2014 3
2015 2
2016 1
2017 3
2018 6
2019 3
2020 4
2021 3
2022 4
2023 4
2024 4
2025 9
Total 123
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Marco R. Steenbergen publications per year - data summary

  • Marco R. Steenbergen, a Political Science scholar from University of Zurich, has 123 publications recorded across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1990 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2005, with 13 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1990, 2000, 2003 and 2016, with 1 publication each.
  • 7 of the 36 years in the span carry no publications at all (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.2 per year counting only the 29 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 24 publications, 20% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1990-2001: 8 publications (0.7 per year); 2002-2013: 69 publications (5.8 per year); 2014-2025: 46 publications (3.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Marco R. Steenbergen 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 Marco R. Steenbergen 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, 101–105 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: 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.

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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 76 105
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
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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Marco R. Steenbergen publication distribution in Political Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 2,033 Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 36–40 to 333+ publications.
  • Marco R. Steenbergen, a Political Science scholar from University of Zurich, records 105 publications - the 37th percentile of the discipline.
  • 37% of ranked Political Science scientists score the same or lower than Marco R. Steenbergen, and about 63% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 121–125 publications range, and Marco R. Steenbergen ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 333+ publications, holding 97 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 44% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 111–115 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 333 publications or more, 97 scientists in all (5% of the field).

Marco R. Steenbergen 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 Marco R. Steenbergen 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 41
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
59 10
60 5
61 7
62+ 100
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Marco R. Steenbergen D-index placement in Political Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 2,033 Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 43 ranges running from 20 to 62+ D-Index.
  • Marco R. Steenbergen, a Political Science scholar from University of Zurich, records 41 D-Index - the 78th percentile of the discipline.
  • 78% of ranked Political Science scientists score the same or lower than Marco R. Steenbergen, and about 22% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 32 D-Index range, and Marco R. Steenbergen ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 62+ D-Index, holding 100 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 45% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 30 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (5% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Political Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Political Science in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Marco R. Steenbergen is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland and specializes in the Social Sciences, particularly Political Science and International Relations. Their research touches upon key subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Communication, Statistics and Probability, and General Social Sciences.

Their main research topics include:

  • Populism, Right-Wing Movements
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • European Union Policy and Governance
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology

Steenbergen's recent publication record features several works across notable journals. These include:

  • "Chapel Hill Expert Survey trend file, 1999-2019," 2021, Electoral Studies
  • "The Russian threat and the consolidation of the West: How populism and EU-skepticism shape party support for Ukraine," 2024, European Union Politics
  • "Contesting Covid: The ideological bases of partisan responses to the Covid-19 pandemic," 2022, European Journal of Political Research
  • "The Social Bases of Political Parties: A New Measure and Survey," 2022, British Journal of Political Science
  • "Heuristics and Biases in Political Decision Making," 2020, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics

Their frequent co-authors consist of the following scholars:

  • Liesbet Hooghe
  • Jan Rovný
  • Gary Marks
  • Ryan Bakker
  • Jonathan Polk

Steenbergen has contributed to several prominent publication venues, including:

  • British Journal of Political Science
  • UNC Libraries
  • Electoral Studies
  • European Union Politics
  • European Journal of Political Research

Among their book publications is the work titled Cleavage Formation in the 21st Century, published by Cambridge University Press in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Modeling Multilevel Data Structures

    Marco R. Steenbergen;Bradford S. Jones

  • Measuring party positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill expert survey trend file, 1999-2010

    Ryan Bakker;Catherine de Vries;Erica Edwards;Liesbet Hooghe

  • The Responsive Voter: Campaign Information and the Dynamics of Candidate Evaluation

    Milton Lodge;Marco R. Steenbergen;Shawn Brau

  • Deliberative Politics in Action: Analyzing Parliamentary Discourse

    Jürg Steiner;André Bächtiger;Markus Spörndli;Marco R. Steenbergen

  • Measuring Political Deliberation: A Discourse Quality Index

    Marco R Steenbergen;André Bächtiger;Markus Spörndli;Jürg Steiner;Jürg Steiner

  • Explaining the salience of anti-elitism and reducing political corruption for political parties in Europe with the 2014 Chapel Hill Expert Survey data

    Jonathan Polk;Jan Rovny;Ryan Bakker;Erica Edwards

  • Disentangling Diversity in Deliberative Democracy: Competing Theories, their Blind Spots, and Complementarities

    André Bächtiger;Simon Niemeyer;Michael Neblo;Marco R. Steenbergen

  • Reliability and validity of the 2002 and 2006 Chapel Hill expert surveys on party positioning

    Liesbet Hooghe;Ryan Bakker;Anna Brigevich;Catherine De vries

  • Who’s Cueing Whom? Mass-Elite Linkages and the Future of European Integration

    Marco R. Steenbergen;Erica E. Edwards;Catherine E. de Vries

  • European integration and political conflict

    Gary W Marks;Marco R. Steenbergen

  • The Humanitarian Foundation of Public Support for Social Welfare

    Stanley Feldman;Marco R. Steenbergen

  • Evaluating expert judgments

    Marco R. Steenbergen;Gary Marks

  • The ambivalent partisan : how critical loyalty promotes democracy

    Howard G. Lavine;Christopher D. Johnston;Marco R. Steenbergen

  • Mean voter representation and partisan constituency representation: Do parties respond to the mean voter position or to their supporters?

    Lawrence Ezrow;Catherine De Vries;Marco Steenbergen;Erica Edwards

  • Crossvalidating data on party positioning on European integration

    Gary W Marks;Gary W Marks;Liesbet Hooghe;Liesbet Hooghe;Marco R. Steenbergen;Ryan Bakker

  • Chapel Hill Expert Survey trend file, 1999–2019

    Seth Jolly;Ryan Bakker;Liesbet Hooghe;Gary Marks

  • Understanding political contestation in the European Union

    Gary Marks;Marco Steenbergen

  • European Integration and Political Conflict: Contesting Europe? The salience of European integration as a party issue

    Unknown

  • The Life and Death of Public Organizations: A Question of Institutional Design?

    Arjen Boin;Sanneke Kuipers;Marco Steenbergen

  • The Deliberative Dimensions of Legislatures

    André Bächtiger;Markus Spörndli;Marco R Steenbergen;Jürg Steiner

  • All Against All: How Beliefs about Human Nature Shape Foreign Policy Opinions

    Paul R. Brewer;Marco R. Steenbergen

  • How the world votes: The political consequences of ballot design, innovation and manipulation

    Andrew Reynolds;Marco R. Steenbergen

  • Deliberative Politics in Action: Contents

    Unknown

  • Mass-Elite Linkages and the Future of European Integration

    Marco R. Steenbergen;Erica E. Edwards;Catherine E. de Vries

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary Marks
Gary Marks University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
André Bächtiger
André Bächtiger University of Stuttgart
Howard G. Lavine
Howard G. Lavine University of Minnesota
Liesbet Hooghe
Liesbet Hooghe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jan Rovny
Jan Rovny Sciences Po
Milada Anna Vachudova
Milada Anna Vachudova University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Stanley Feldman
Stanley Feldman Stony Brook University

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