2026 Michael Zürn: Law Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Law	56	37	34	1	1	261	14470
Political Science	57	142	124	7	7	266	14595

Michael Zürn publication distribution in Law in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Law in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael Zürn sits on this spectrum.

37 publications 262+

This scientist: 261 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 262 publications or more.

Michael Zürn D-index placement in Law in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Law scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael Zürn sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index 42+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 42 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Law in Germany Leader Award
2026 - Research.com Political Science in Germany Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Law in Germany Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Political Science in Germany Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Law in Germany Leader Award
2014 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Michael Zürn is affiliated with the Social Science Research Center Berlin in Germany. Their research focuses predominantly on social sciences, with a specialization in political science and international relations.

Their work spans several subfields, including:

Political Science and International Relations
Sociology and Political Science
Development
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

Zürn's main research topics cover a range of global and political issues, specifically:

International Development and Aid
Populism, Right-Wing Movements
Global Peace and Security Dynamics
International Relations and Foreign Policy
Social Policy and Reform Studies
Peacebuilding and International Security
Electoral Systems and Political Participation

Their recent publications include:

"Contestations of the Liberal International Order: From Liberal Multilateralism to Postnational Liberalism," 2021, International Organization
"The International Authority Database," 2021, Global Policy
"Conceptualising backlash politics: Introduction to a special issue on backlash politics in comparison," 2020, The British Journal of Politics and International Relations
"After fragmentation: Norm collisions, interface conflicts, and conflict management," 2020, Global Constitutionalism
"How Non-Majoritarian Institutions Make Silent Majorities Vocal: A Political Explanation of Authoritarian Populism," 2021, Perspectives on Politics

Frequent co-authors of Michael Zürn include:

Tanja A. Börzel
Alexandros Tokhi
Jacint Jordana
David Levi-Faur
Eva Thomann

Zürn publishes regularly in several academic venues, notably:

The British Journal of Politics and International Relations
Harvard Dataverse
Regulation & Governance
Philosophy & Social Criticism
International Theory

Among professional recognitions, Michael Zürn was named a Member of Academia Europaea in 2014.

Best Publications

The Study of International Regimes

Marc A. Levy;Oran R. Young;Michael Zürn

855
Citations
Global Governance and Legitimacy Problems

Michael Zürn

830
Citations
Democratic Governance Beyond the Nation-State:: The EU and Other International Institutions

Michael Zürn

802
Citations
International authority and its politicization

Michael Zürn;Martin Binder;Matthias Ecker-Ehrhardt

709
Citations
Getting Socialized to Build Bridges: Constructivism and Rationalism, Europe and the Nation-State

Michael Zürn;Jeffrey T. Checkel

573
Citations
A Theory of Global Governance

Michael Zürn

549
Citations
Regieren jenseits des Nationalstaates : Globalisierung und Denationalisierung als Chance

Michael Zürn;Raimund Fellinger

449
Citations
Can the Politicization of European Integration be Reversed

Pieter De Wilde;Michael Zürn

444
Citations
A Theory of Global Governance: Authority, Legitimacy, and Contestation

Michael Zurn

439
Citations
The legitimacy and legitimation of international organizations: introduction and framework

Jonas Tallberg;Michael Zürn

439
Citations
Analyzing International Environmental Regimes: From Case Study to Database

Helmut Breitmeier;Oran R. Young;Michael Zürn

384
Citations
Handbook on Multi-level Governance

Henrik Enderlein;Sonja Wälti;Michael Zürn

337
Citations
The politicization of world politics and its effects: Eight propositions

Michael Zürn

329
Citations
The Future of Representative Democracy

Sonia Alonso;John Keane;Wolfgang Merkel

319
Citations
The Rise of International Environmental Politics: A Review of Current Research

Michael Zürn

296
Citations
International institutions and socialization in Europe

Jeffrey T. Checkel

259
Citations
Debating globalization: cosmopolitanism and communitarianism as political ideologies

Michael Zürn;Pieter de Wilde

240
Citations
Politicization compared: at national, European, and global levels

Unknown

225
Citations
Interessen und Institutionen in der internationalen Politik

Michael Zürn

219
Citations
Politische Ordnungsbildung wider Willen

Michael Zürn;Martin Binder;Matthias Ecker-Ehrhardt;Katrin Radtke

217
Citations
The struggle over borders: cosmopolitanism and communitarianism

Pieter de Wilde;Ruud Koopmans;Wolfgang Merkel;Oliver Strijbis

194
Citations
1 Reconfiguring the national constellation

Michael Zürn;Stephan Leibfried

191
Citations
Contestations of the Liberal International Order: From Liberal Multilateralism to Postnational Liberalism

Tanja A. Börzel;Michael Zürn

173
Citations
Law and Governance in Postnational Europe. Compliance Beyond the Nation-State

Michael Zürn;Christian Joerges

159
Citations
Transformations of the State

Stephan Leibfried;Michael Zürn

125
Citations
The International Authority Database

Michael Zürn;Alexandros Tokhi;Martin Binder

112
Citations
International Institutions and Socialization in Europe: Getting Socialized to Build Bridges: Constructivism and Rationalism, Europe and the Nation-State

Michael Zürn;Jeffrey T. Checkel

11
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Randall Peerenboom La Trobe University

Barry Buzan London School of Economics and Political Science

Bernhard Zangl Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Christian Joerges Hertie School

Ruud Koopmans Social Science Research Center Berlin

Stephan Leibfried University of Bremen

Oran R. Young University of California, Santa Barbara

Karen J. Alter Northwestern University

Jonas Tallberg Stockholm University

Jeffrey T. Checkel European University Institute

External Links

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