2026 Mark Rhinard: 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	27	1431	1304	23	23	121	4654

Mark Rhinard 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 Mark Rhinard sits on this spectrum.

36 publications 333+

This scientist: 121 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark Rhinard 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 Mark Rhinard sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 27 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mark Rhinard is affiliated with Stockholm University in Sweden and specializes in the Social Sciences with a particular focus on Sociology and Political Science. Their research encompasses a range of interconnected subfields, including Political Science and International Relations, Communication, Finance, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work covers several main topics relevant to current socio-political and environmental challenges. These topics include:

Disaster Management and Resilience
Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
Global Security and Public Health
Public Relations and Crisis Communication
Transboundary Water Resource Management
European Union Policy and Governance
Global Financial Regulation and Crises

Rhinard has contributed articles to prominent academic journals, often addressing crisis management, disaster risk reduction, and European governance. Frequent publication venues include:

Risk Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
Journal of European Public Policy
Disasters
Environment and Planning C Politics and Space

Some of the recent papers by Rhinard include:

"Hiding in Plain Sight: Conceptualizing the Creeping Crisis" (2020, Risk Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy)
"Crisis management performance and the European Union: the case of COVID-19" (2022, Journal of European Public Policy)
"Approaches to 'vulnerability' in eight European disaster management systems" (2021, Disasters)
"Handling false information in emergency management: A cross-national comparative study of European practices" (2021, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction)
"The engagement of informal volunteers in disaster management in Europe" (2022, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction)

Rhinard frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

Kati Orru
Sten Hansson
Sunniva Frislid Meyer
Pirjo Jukarainen
Abriel Schieffelers

Best Publications

The European Commission

Neill Nugent;Mark Rhinard

1294
Citations
Crashing and creeping: agenda-setting dynamics in the European Union

Sebastiaan Princen;Mark Rhinard

265
Citations
Managing Transboundary Crises: What Role for the European Union?

Arjen Boin;Mark Rhinard

257
Citations
The European Union as Crisis Manager: Patterns and Prospects

Arjen Boin;Magnus Ekengren;Mark Rhinard

247
Citations
Hiding in Plain Sight: Conceptualizing the Creeping Crisis.

Arjen Boin;Magnus Ekengren;Mark Rhinard

212
Citations
The Internal-External Security Nexus : Notes on an Emerging Research Agenda

Johan Eriksson;Mark Rhinard

154
Citations
The Democratic Legitimacy of the European Union Committee System

Mark Rhinard

139
Citations
Crisis management performance and the European Union: the case of COVID-19

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116
Citations
Framing Europe: The Policy Shaping Strategies of the European Commission

Mark Rhinard

109
Citations
The transposition of European law in EU member states: between process and politics

Bernard Steunenberg;Mark Rhinard

104
Citations
The power of norms in the transposition of EU directives

Antoaneta Dimitrova;Mark Rhinard

96
Citations
Protecting the Union: Analysing an Emerging Policy Space

Arjen Boin;Magnus Ekengren;Mark Rhinard

93
Citations
The Crisisification of Policy‐making in the European Union

Mark Rhinard

89
Citations
Is the European Commission Really in Decline

Neill Nugent;Mark Rhinard

83
Citations
Protecting Europe's Critical Infrastructures: Problems and Prospects

Åsa Fritzon;Kristin Ljungkvist;Arjen Boin;Mark Rhinard

80
Citations
The International Bargaining Power of the European Union in ‘Mixed’ Competence Negotiations: The Case of the 2000 Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety*

Mark Rhinard;Michael Kaeding

79
Citations
Solidarity or Sovereignty? EU Cooperation in Civil Protection

Magnus Ekengren;Nina Matzén;Mark Rhinard;Monica Svantesson

75
Citations
Managing Transboundary Crises : The Emergence of European Union Capacity

Arjen Boin;Mark Rhinard;Magnus Ekengren

73
Citations
The ‘political’ roles of the European Commission

Neill Nugent;Mark Rhinard

60
Citations
Understanding the Creeping Crisis

Arjen Boin;Magnus Ekengren;Mark Rhinard

46
Citations
Approaches to 'vulnerability' in eight European disaster management systems.

Kati Orru;Sten Hansson;Friedrich Gabel;Piia Tammpuu

43
Citations
Handling false information in emergency management: A cross-national comparative study of European practices

Sten Torpan;Sten Hansson;Mark Rhinard;Austeja Kazemekaityte

37
Citations
Securitisation across borders: the case of ‘health security’ cooperation in the European Union

Louise Bengtsson;Mark Rhinard

36
Citations
The European Union's capacities for managing crises

Sarah Backman;Mark Rhinard

31
Citations
European Cooperation on Future Crises: Toward a Public Good?

Mark Rhinard

28
Citations
European security and early warning systems: from risks to threats in the European Union’s health security sector

Louise Bengtsson;Stefan Borg;Mark Rhinard

20
Citations
The European Union’s Solidarity Clause: Empty Letter or Effective Tool? An Analysis of Article 222 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

Sara Myrdal;Mark Rhinard

17
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Arjen Boin Leiden University

Neill Nugent Manchester Metropolitan University

Bernard Steunenberg Leiden University

Han Dorussen University of Essex

Sebastiaan Princen Utrecht University

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