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Mark Thatcher 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 Thatcher sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 127 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark Thatcher 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 Thatcher 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: 33 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mark Thatcher is affiliated with the London School of Economics and Political Science in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily within business, management and accounting, social sciences, and arts and humanities. The main areas of focus include strategy and management, anthropology, classics, archeology, and political science and international relations.

The scientist's work addresses several prominent topics including classical antiquity studies, state capitalism and financial governance, Byzantine studies and history, international arbitration and investment law, regulation and compliance studies, global financial regulation and crises, as well as historical, religious, and philosophical studies.

Mark Thatcher's publication record features articles and book contributions. Recent papers include:

  • Reversing delegation? Politicization, de-delegation, and non-majoritarian institutions (2022, Governance)
  • National de-delegation in multi-level settings: Independent regulatory agencies in Europe (2022, Governance)
  • Differentiated implementation and European integration: the development of EU food quality labelling (2023, West European Politics)
  • Populism and cultural heritage policies: public statues in Europe (2024, Journal of European Public Policy)
  • THUCYDIDES, SEGESTA AND LEONTINI: RETHINKING THE SICILIAN EXPEDITION (2024, The Classical Quarterly)

Mark Thatcher has also contributed to book literature, notably publishing with Oxford University Press:

  • The Politics of Identity in Greek Sicily and Southern Italy (2021)

Frequent co-authors in their research include Tim Vlandas, Bernardo Rangoni, Alec Stone Sweet, Mónica García Quesada, and Jonathan Zeitlin. This indicates collaboration across topics related to regulatory agencies, political institutions, and historical studies.

Mark Thatcher's work is regularly published in venues such as Governance, Journal of European Public Policy, West European Politics, and The Classical Quarterly. Their presence in both political science journals and classical studies reflects an interdisciplinary approach combining contemporary political analysis with historical and classical perspectives.

Best Publications

  • Theory and Practice of Delegation to Non-Majoritarian Institutions

    Mark Thatcher;Alec Stone Sweet

  • Beyond Varieties of Capitalism

    Bob Hancké;Martin Rhodes;Mark Thatcher

  • Beyond Varieties of Capitalism: Conflict, Contradictions, and Complementarities in the European Economy

    Bob Hancke;Martin Rhodes;Mark Thatcher

  • Resilient Liberalism in Europe's Political Economy

    Vivien A. Schmidt;Mark Thatcher

  • Network Governance and Multi-level Delegation: European Networks of Regulatory Agencies

    David Coen;Mark Thatcher

  • Delegation to Independent Regulatory Agencies: Pressures, Functions and Contextual Mediation

    Mark Thatcher

  • The Development of Policy Network Analyses: From Modest Origins to Overarching Frameworks

    Mark Thatcher

  • Les réseaux de politique publique : débat autour des policy networks

    Patrick Le Galès;Mark Thatcher

  • Regulation after delegation: independent regulatory agencies in Europe

    Mark Thatcher

  • Introduction: Beyond Varieties of Capitalism

    Mark Thatcher;Bob Hancke;Martin Rhodes

  • The Third Force? Independent Regulatory Agencies and Elected Politicians in Europe

    Mark Thatcher

  • Reshaping european regulatory space: An evolutionary analysis

    Mark Thatcher;David Coen

  • The Politics of Telecommunications: National Institutions, Convergences, and Change in Britain and France

    Mark Thatcher

  • Internationalisation and Economic Institutions: Comparing the European Experience

    Mark Thatcher

  • Regulatory innovation: a comparative analysis

    Black Julia;Lodge Martin;Mark Thatcher

  • The New Governance of Markets and Non‐Majoritarian Regulators

    David Coen;Mark Thatcher

  • Analysing regulatory reform in Europe

    Mark Thatcher

  • The creation of European regulatory agencies and its limits: a comparative analysis of European delegation

    Mark Thatcher

  • The Commission and national governments as partners: EC regulatory expansion in telecommunications 1979-2000

    Mark Thatcher

  • Varieties of capitalism in an internationalized world: domestic institutional change in European telecommunications

    Mark Thatcher

  • Theorizing ideational continuity: the resilience of neo-liberal ideas in Europe

    Vivien A. Schmidt;Mark Thatcher

  • Winners and losers in Europeanization: reforming the national regulation of telecommunications

    Mark Thatcher

  • The European Union Decides

    Mark Thatcher

Frequent Co-Authors

Vivien A. Schmidt
Vivien A. Schmidt Boston University
David Coen
David Coen University College London
Alec Stone Sweet
Alec Stone Sweet University of Hong Kong
Sabine Saurugger
Sabine Saurugger Sciences Po
Peter John
Peter John King's College London
Torben Iversen
Torben Iversen Harvard University
Adrienne Héritier
Adrienne Héritier European University Institute
Frédéric Varone
Frédéric Varone University of Geneva

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