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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 28 1325 1204 42 40 93 6572

Matthijs Rooduijn publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Matthijs Rooduijn between 2007 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Matthijs Rooduijn published across 19 years, from 2007 to 2025, averaging 7.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 54 publications in 2019. 9 of the 135 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2007 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 54. Peak 54 publications in 2019. 2007: 1 publication 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 4 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 54 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 5 publications
2007 2025

135 publications in total across all disciplines

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Matthijs Rooduijn: publications per year, 2007 to 2025
Year Publications
2007 1
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 2
2012 1
2013 4
2014 7
2015 7
2016 10
2017 6
2018 5
2019 54
2020 9
2021 8
2022 6
2023 6
2024 4
2025 5
Total 135
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Matthijs Rooduijn 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 Matthijs Rooduijn 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, 91–95 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: 93 publications — 28th percentile

28% 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 93
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
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Matthijs Rooduijn 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 Matthijs Rooduijn 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, 28 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: 28 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% 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 28
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
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

Matthijs Rooduijn is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and has a research focus primarily within the social sciences. Their work includes significant contributions to political science and related interdisciplinary fields.

Rooduijn has authored multiple research papers across a range of topics involving populism, electoral systems, media influence, and social psychology, contributing to the understanding of political and social phenomena. Notable recent publications include:

  • The PopuList: A Database of Populist, Far-Left, and Far-Right Parties Using Expert-Informed Qualitative Comparative Classification (EiQCC), 2023, British Journal of Political Science
  • Affective Polarization and the Populist Radical Right: Creating the Hating?, 2021, Government and Opposition
  • Hot Politics? Affective Responses to Political Rhetoric, 2020, American Political Science Review
  • 'Immigrationization' of welfare politics? Anti-immigration and welfare attitudes in context, 2020, West European Politics
  • The Populist Appeal: Personality and Antiestablishment Communication, 2020, The Journal of Politics

Key frequent co-authors of Matthijs Rooduijn include:

  • Gijs Schumacher
  • Bert N. Bakker
  • Jante Parlevliet
  • Massimo Giuliodori
  • Sarah L. de Lange

Rooduijn's research is prominently published in venues such as Harvard Dataverse, Political Psychology, SSRN Electronic Journal, British Journal of Political Science, and Government and Opposition. The Harvard Dataverse holds the highest number of their publications among these outlets.

Their main fields of study fall under social sciences broadly, with notable emphases on political science and international relations, sociology and political science, communication, economics and econometrics, and social psychology.

Themes and topics frequently addressed in their work include:

  • Populism, Right-Wing Movements
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Media Influence and Politics
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social and Cultural Dynamics

Best Publications

  • Measuring populism: comparing two methods of content analysis

    Matthijs Rooduijn;Teun Pauwels

  • A populist Zeitgeist? Programmatic contagion by populist parties in Western Europe

    Matthijs Rooduijn;Sarah L de Lange;Wouter van der Brug

  • What unites the voter bases of populist parties? Comparing the electorates of 15 populist parties

    Matthijs Rooduijn

  • The Nucleus of Populism: In Search of the Lowest Common Denominator

    Matthijs Rooduijn

  • Radical right-wing populist parties in Western Europe : into the mainstream?

    T. Akkerman;S.L. de Lange;M. Rooduijn

  • Flank attacks : Populism and left-right radicalism in Western Europe

    Matthijs Rooduijn;Tjitske Akkerman

  • The psychological roots of populist voting: Evidence from the United States, the Netherlands and Germany

    Bert N. Bakker;Matthijs Rooduijn;Gijs Schumacher

  • The Mesmerising Message: The Diffusion of Populism in Public Debates in Western European Media:

    Matthijs Rooduijn

  • The PopuList: an overview of populist, far right, far left and Eurosceptic parties in Europe

    Matthijs Rooduijn;Stijn van Kessel;Caterina Froio;Andrea Pirro

  • Expressing or fuelling discontent? The relationship between populist voting and political discontent

    Matthijs Rooduijn;Wouter van der Brug;Sarah L. de Lange

  • State of the field: how to study populism and adjacent topics? A plea for both more and less focus

    Matthijs Rooduijn

  • Radical distinction : Support for radical left and radical right parties in Europe

    Matthijs Rooduijn;Brian Burgoon;Erika J van Elsas;Herman G van de Werfhorst

  • The Paradox of Well-being: Do Unfavorable Socioeconomic and Sociocultural Contexts Deepen or Dampen Radical Left and Right Voting Among the Less Well-Off?

    Matthijs Rooduijn;Brian Burgoon

  • Populism and nationalism in a comparative perspective: a scholarly exchange

    Bart Bonikowski;Daphne Halikiopoulou;Eric Kaufmann;Matthijs Rooduijn

  • The Rise of the Populist Radical Right in Western Europe

    Matthijs Rooduijn

  • Positional Deprivation and Support for Radical Right and Radical Left Parties

    B. Burgoon;S. van Noort;M. Rooduijn;G. Underhill

  • Sympathy for the ‘devil’? Voting for populists in the 2006 and 2010 Dutch general elections

    Gijs Schumacher;Gijs Schumacher;Matthijs Rooduijn

  • Pariahs or Partners? Inclusion and Exclusion of Radical Right Parties and the Effects on Their Policy Positions

    Tjitske Akkerman;Matthijs Rooduijn

  • Vox populismus: a populist radical right attitude among the public?

    Matthijs Rooduijn

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian Burgoon
Brian Burgoon University of Amsterdam
Wouter van der Brug
Wouter van der Brug University of Amsterdam
Daphne Halikiopoulou
Daphne Halikiopoulou University of York
Herman G. van de Werfhorst
Herman G. van de Werfhorst University of Amsterdam
Cas Mudde
Cas Mudde University of Georgia
Paul Taggart
Paul Taggart University of Sussex
Eric P. Kaufmann
Eric P. Kaufmann Birkbeck, University of London

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