| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science | 46 | 316 | 281 | 181 | 153 | 193 | 12856 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Rein Taagepera between 1961 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rein Taagepera published across 65 years, from 1961 to 2025, averaging 3.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2017. 25 of the 224 publications appeared in the last two years.
224 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 |
| 1962 | 0 |
| 1963 | 0 |
| 1964 | 0 |
| 1965 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 |
| 1967 | 0 |
| 1968 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1970 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1972 | 3 |
| 1973 | 2 |
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1975 | 2 |
| 1976 | 2 |
| 1977 | 2 |
| 1978 | 4 |
| 1979 | 5 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1981 | 4 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 22 |
| 2008 | 20 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 25 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 24 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| Total | 224 |
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 Rein Taagepera sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 193 publications — 78th percentile
78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.
| 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 | 193 |
| 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 |
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 Rein Taagepera sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 46 D-Index — 85th percentile
85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.
| 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 | |
| 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 | 46 |
| 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 |
Rein Taagepera is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research spans several fields within the social sciences, with a particular focus on sociology, political science, environmental engineering, and interdisciplinary areas such as renewable energy, sustainability, and astronomy and astrophysics.
Their scholarly work covers a variety of topics, including:
Taagepera's recent academic papers illustrate the range of their research interests. These include:
Taagepera has frequently published in venues such as The Anthropocene Review, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics, Social Indicators Research, Comparative Sociology, and Cambridge University Press eBooks.
Co-authorship has been an element of Taagepera's scholarly activity. Regular collaborators include:
The scientist has contributed to academic literature through book publications as well. Notably, a book titled More People, Fewer States was published in 2024 by Cambridge University Press, which has received citations in academic circles.
Among the awards conferred upon Taagepera is the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science, awarded in 2008 for analysis related to the function of electoral systems in representative democracy.
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