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35
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Robert Thomson 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 Robert Thomson sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 113 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert Thomson 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 Robert Thomson 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: 35 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Political Science in China Leader Award

Overview

Robert Thomson is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and specializes in the social sciences with a distinct focus on political science and international relations. Their research portfolio includes extensive work on electoral systems, political participation, and European Union governance.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics that include:

  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • European Union Policy and Governance
  • Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
  • Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
  • International Development and Aid
  • Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
  • Traffic and Road Safety

Robert Thomson's published papers demonstrate a focus on European Union political processes and governance mechanisms. Recent publications include:

  • "A comparison of two views on the European Commission: engine of integration and conduit of national interests," 2021, Journal of European Public Policy
  • "The impact of national democratic representation on decision-making in the European Union," 2021, Journal of European Public Policy
  • "Intergovernmental cooperation networks, national policy positions and partisan ideologies: longitudinal evidence from the Council of the European Union," 2021, Journal of European Public Policy
  • "The Elusive Governance of Climate Change: Nationally Determined Contributions as Commitments and Negotiating Positions," 2020, Global Environmental Politics
  • "Globalization and Promissory Representation," 2023, American Journal of Political Science

Their frequent co-authors include Justin Leinaweaver, Javier Arregui, Christina J. Schneider, Pankaj Adhikari, and Sania Mariam, with whom they have collaborated on multiple publications.

The venues where Robert Thomson often publishes are:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Journal of European Public Policy
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Global Environmental Politics
  • American Journal of Political Science

The diversity in publication venues and extensive collaboration reflect a broad engagement with multiple strands of political and social science research, particularly those associated with governance, policy analysis, and ideological influences within international and regional frameworks.

Best Publications

  • The European Union Decides

    Robert Thomson;Frans N. Stokman;Christopher H. Achen;Thomas König

  • Relational mobility predicts social behaviors in 39 countries and is tied to historical farming and threat

    Robert Thomson;Masaki Yuki;Thomas Talhelm;Joanna Schug

  • Resolving Controversy in the European Union: Legislative Decision-Making before and after Enlargement

    Robert Thomson

  • The programme to policy linkage: The fulfilment of election pledges on socio–economic policy in The Netherlands, 1986–1998

    Robert Thomson

  • The fulfillment of parties' election pledges: a comparative study on the impact of power sharing

    Robert Thomson;Terry Royed;Elin Naurin;Joaquín Artés

  • Election pledges, party competition, and policymaking

    Lucy Mansergh;Robert Thomson

  • Actor Alignments In European Union Decision Making

    Robert Thomson;Jovanka Boerefijn;Frans Stokman

  • The paradox of compliance: Infringements and delays in transposing european union directives

    Robert Thomson;René Torenvlied;Javier Arregui

  • The council presidency in the European Union: responsibility with power

    Robert Thomson

  • Election Pledges and their Enactment in Coalition Governments : A Comparative analysis of Ireland

    Rory Costello;Robert Thomson

  • A new dataset on decision-making in the European Union before and after the 2004 and 2007 enlargements (DEUII)

    Robert Thomson;Javier Arregui;Dirk Leuffen;Rory Costello

  • States' bargaining success in the European Union

    Javier Arregui;Robert Thomson

  • The policy impact of leadership in committees: Rapporteurs’ influence on the European Parliament’s opinions

    Rory Costello;Robert Thomson

  • National Actors in International Organizations: The Case of the European Commission

    Robert Thomson

  • Citizens’ evaluations of the fulfillment of election pledges: evidence from Ireland

    Robert Thomson

  • The distribution of power among EU institutions: who wins under codecision and why?

    Rory Costello;Robert Thomson

  • Actor alignments in the European Union before and after enlargement

    Robert Thomson

  • Who has power in the European Union?: The Commission, Council and Parliament in legislative decision making

    Robert Thomson;Madeleine Hosli

  • Research design : measuring actors positions', saliences and capabilities

    Robert Thomson;Frans N. Stokman

  • Winners and losers in the European Union

    Frans Stokman;Robert Thomson

  • Time to Comply: National Responses to Six EU Labour Market Directives Revisited

    Robert Thomson

  • Relational mobility and close relationships: A socioecological approach to explain cross‐cultural differences

    Mie Kito;Masaki Yuki;Robert Thomson

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas König
Thomas König University of Mannheim
Daniel Naurin
Daniel Naurin University of Oslo
Catherine Moury
Catherine Moury Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita New York University
Bernard Steunenberg
Bernard Steunenberg Leiden University
Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik
Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik University of Vienna
Dirk Leuffen
Dirk Leuffen University of Konstanz

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