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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 31 1083 978 27 27 638 4928

Matthias Finger publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Matthias Finger between 1965 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Matthias Finger published across 61 years, from 1965 to 2025, averaging 11.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 42 publications in 2005. 8 of the 688 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1965 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 42. Peak 42 publications in 2005. 1965: 1 publication 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 14 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 19 publications 1998: 16 publications 1999: 17 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 32 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 27 publications 2005: 42 publications 2006: 34 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 24 publications 2009: 24 publications 2010: 26 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 33 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 6 publications
1965 2025

688 publications in total across all disciplines

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Matthias Finger: publications per year, 1965 to 2025
Year Publications
1965 1
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 4
1982 1
1983 2
1984 5
1985 0
1986 5
1987 2
1988 3
1989 10
1990 14
1991 11
1992 7
1993 4
1994 13
1995 10
1996 16
1997 19
1998 16
1999 17
2000 16
2001 32
2002 14
2003 14
2004 27
2005 42
2006 34
2007 18
2008 24
2009 24
2010 26
2011 14
2012 17
2013 22
2014 33
2015 26
2016 22
2017 19
2018 13
2019 27
2020 18
2021 29
2022 6
2023 3
2024 2
2025 6
Total 688
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Matthias Finger 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 Matthias Finger 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, 333+ 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: 638 publications — 100th percentile

100% 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
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+ 97 638
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Matthias Finger 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 Matthias Finger 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, 31 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: 31 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 31
32 86
33 81
34 84
35 72
36 58
37 53
38 48
39 40
40 40
41 32
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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Overview

Matthias Finger is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research spans several key fields, primarily within Engineering and Business, Management and Accounting. The subfields of study related to their work include Strategy and Management, Media Technology, General Energy, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Economics and Econometrics.

The main topics of their research cover a diverse range of areas: ICT Impact and Policies, Digital Platforms and Economics, Transport and Economic Policies, Global Energy Security and Policy, Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends, Merger and Competition Analysis, and Air Traffic Management and Optimization.

Recent selected publications demonstrate the scope of Matthias Finger's research interests and contributions. These include:

  • "A conceptual construct on value for infrastructure asset management", 2022, Utilities Policy
  • "Regulating digital platforms as the new network industries", 2021, Competition and Regulation in Network Industries
  • "The energy-mobility system in transition: The case of the Swiss Federal Railways", 2020, Competition and Regulation in Network Industries
  • "Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs): a countermeasure to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) challenges posed by cryptocurrencies?", 2025, Digital Finance
  • "Digitalizing infrastructure, digital platforms and public services", 2023, Competition and Regulation in Network Industries

Matthias Finger has collaborated frequently with the following co-authors:

  • Juan José Montero Pascual
  • Teodora Serafimova
  • Paul Adrianus van Baal
  • Juan J. Montero-Pascual
  • N. Almeida

Their work has appeared predominantly in the journal Competition and Regulation in Network Industries, with six publications. Other venues include Cadmus - EUI Research Repository (European University Institute), Utilities Policy, Digital Finance, and Корпоративное управление и инновационное развитие экономики Севера.

Matthias Finger is also the author of a book titled Beziehungen unter Strom. Die Schweiz, die Elektrizität und die Europäische Union, published in 2020 by Chronos Verlag eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Environmental NGOs in World Politics: Linking the Local and the Global

    Matthias Finger;Thomas Princen

  • From Knowledge to Action? Exploring the Relationships Between Environmental Experiences, Learning, and Behavior

    Matthias Finger

  • Adult Education at the Crossroads: Learning our way out

    Matthias Finger;Jose Manuel Asun

  • The Earth Brokers: Power, Politics and World Development

    Pratap Chatterjee;Matthias Finger

  • The crisis of global environmental governance : towards a new political economy of sustainability

    Jacob Park;Ken Conca;Ken Conca;Matthias Finger

  • The quest for coherence between institutions and technologies in infrastructures

    Matthias Finger;John Groenewegen;Rolf Künneke

  • The Concept of the ‘Learning Organization’ Applied to the Transformation of the Public Sector: Conceptual Contributions for Theory Development

    Matthias Finger;Silvia Bürgin Brand

  • New Social Movements and their Implications for Adult Education

    Matthias Finger

  • From e-government to e-governance? Towards a model of e-governance

    Matthias Finger;Gaëlle Pécoud

  • “Mobile” e-government options: between technology-driven and user centric

    Matthias Finger;Pierre Rossel;Gianluca Misuraca

  • Water Privatisation: Trans-National Corporations and the Re-Regulation of the Water Industry

    Matthias Finger;Jeremy Allouche

  • The Concept of the “Learning Organization” Applied to the Transformation of the Public Sector.

    Matthias Finger;Silvia Bürgin Brand

  • Conceptualizing e-Governance

    Pierre Rossel;Matthias Finger

  • Learning our way out: A conceptual framework for social-environmental learning

    Matthias Finger;Philomene Verlaan

  • The multi-governance of water : four case studies

    Matthias Finger;Ludivine Tamiotti;Jeremy Allouche

  • The development of Mobility-as-a-Service in the Helsinki metropolitan area: A multi-level governance analysis

    Maxime Audouin;Matthias Finger

  • Limits to Privatization: How to Avoid Too Much of a Good Thing - A Report to the Club of Rome

    Ernst U. von Weizsäcker;Oran R. Young;Matthias Finger;Marianne Beisheim

  • Learning Our Way Out: Adult Education at a Crossroads

    Matthias Finger;José Asún

  • Smart Governance for Smart Cities

    Mohamad Razaghi;Matthias Finger

  • Governance of competition and performance in European railways: An analysis of five cases

    Matthias Finger

  • A post-2020 EU energy technology policy: Revisiting the strategic energy technology plan

    Sophia Ruester;Sebastian Schwenen;Matthias Finger;Jean-Michel Glachant

  • The Military, the Nation-State and the Environment

    Matthias Finger

  • Delegation in the Regulatory State. Independent regulatory Agencies in Western Europe

    Matthias Finger

  • Adult Education at the Crossroads: Learning Our Way Out. Global Perspectives on Adult Education and Training.

    Matthias Finger;Jose Manuel Asun

  • Secteur de l'eau en France: une remise en question du modèle de gestion déléguée Water Privatisation: Trans-National Corporations and the Re-Regulation of the Water Industry

    Matthias Finger;Jeremy Allouche

  • Conceptualizing e-governance

    Matthias Finger

  • Multi-Governance of Water, The: Four Case Studies

    Matthias Finger;Ludivine Tamiotti;Jeremy Allouche

Frequent Co-Authors

Pascal Sciarini
Pascal Sciarini University of Geneva
Oran R. Young
Oran R. Young University of California, Santa Barbara
Frédéric Varone
Frédéric Varone University of Geneva
François Maréchal
François Maréchal École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Eike Brunner
Eike Brunner TU Dresden
Luis Araujo
Luis Araujo University of Manchester
Simon Hug
Simon Hug University of Geneva
Mark Easterby-Smith
Mark Easterby-Smith Lancaster University

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