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Stefaan Walgrave

Stefaan Walgrave

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Political Science
Belgium
2026
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Law and Political Science
Belgium
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 55 167 145 2 2 305 14305

Stefaan Walgrave publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stefaan Walgrave between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stefaan Walgrave published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 9.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2010. 11 of the 332 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2010. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 33 publications 2011: 27 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 5 publications
1992 2025

332 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stefaan Walgrave: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 4
1998 9
1999 4
2000 5
2001 8
2002 9
2003 2
2004 7
2005 3
2006 9
2007 9
2008 11
2009 20
2010 33
2011 27
2012 13
2013 4
2014 20
2015 21
2016 15
2017 16
2018 10
2019 15
2020 9
2021 8
2022 22
2023 7
2024 6
2025 5
Total 332
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Stefaan Walgrave 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 Stefaan Walgrave 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, 301–305 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: 305 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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 11 305
306–310 9
311–315 6
316–320 4
321–325 4
326–330 2
331–332 5
333+ 97
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Stefaan Walgrave 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 Stefaan Walgrave 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, 55 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: 55 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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 55
56 9
57 11
58 12
59 10
60 5
61 7
62+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Political Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Political Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Stefaan Walgrave is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with a strong focus on political science and international relations, communication, sociology and political science, gender studies, and strategy and management.

The main topics addressed in their work include electoral systems and political participation, social media and politics, gender politics and representation, populism and right-wing movements, media influence and politics, media studies and communication, and political influence and corporate strategies.

Walgrave has contributed extensively to various academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • American Political Science Review
  • West European Politics
  • Journalism Studies
  • Legislative Studies Quarterly
  • Wageningen University and Researchcenter Publications (Wageningen University & Research)

Recent papers authored by Walgrave cover multiple aspects of political perception and public opinion, with notable works such as:

  • Inaccurate Politicians: Elected Representatives' Estimations of Public Opinion in Four Countries (2022, The Journal of Politics)
  • How politicians learn about public opinion (2023, Research & Politics)

Other related research in which they have been involved includes publications with coauthors such as Julie Sevenans and Karolin Soontjens, who have collaborated on studies like "Inequality in the public priority perceptions of elected representatives" (2021, West European Politics) and "The hostile media: politicians' perceptions of coverage bias" (2020, West European Politics).

Frequent coauthors collaborating most often with Walgrave encompass:

  • Karolin Soontjens
  • Frédéric Varone
  • Rens Vliegenthart
  • Lior Sheffer
  • Julie Sevenans

Walgrave's research explores political behavior, public opinion estimation by elected officials, media dynamics related to political coverage, and various intersections of communication and political science. This multidisciplinary approach contributes to the understanding of how politics interacts with media, public perception, and societal structures.

Best Publications

  • Populism as political communication style An empirical study of political parties' discourse in Belgium

    Jan Jagers;Stefaan Walgrave

  • The Contingency of the Mass Media's Political Agenda Setting Power: Toward a Preliminary Theory

    Stefaan Walgrave;Peter Van Aelst

  • Punctuated Equilibrium in Comparative Perspective

    Frank R. Baumgartner;Christian Breunig;Christoffer Green-Pedersen;Bryan D. Jones

  • The Mass Media's Political Agenda-Setting Power: A Longitudinal Analysis of Media, Parliament, and Government in Belgium (1993 to 2000)

    Stefaan Walgrave;Stuart Soroka;Michiel Nuytemans

  • Who Demonstrates? Antistate Rebels, Conventional Participants, or Everyone?

    Pippa Norris;Stefaan Walgrave;Peter Van Aelst

  • Who is that (wo)man in the street? From the normalisation of protest to the normalisation

    Peter Van Aelst;Stefaan Walgrave

  • A General Empirical Law of Public Budgets: A Comparative Analysis

    Bryan Davidson Jones;Frank R. Baumgartner;Christian Breunig;Christopher Wlezien

  • Who is that (wo)man in the street? From the normalisation of protest to the normalisation of the protester

    Peter Van Aelst;Stefaan Walgrave

  • The tie that divides: Cross‐national evidence of the primacy of partyism

    Sean J. Westwood;Shanto Iyengar;Stefaan Walgrave;Rafael Leonisio

  • The Contingency of Intermedia Agenda Setting: A Longitudinal Study in Belgium:

    Rens Vliegenthart;Stefaan Walgrave

  • New media, new movements?

    Peter Van Aelst;Stefaan Walgrave

  • The Associative Dimension of Issue Ownership

    Stefaan Walgrave;Jonas Lefevere;Anke Tresch

  • The Making of the (Issues of the) Vlaams Blok

    Stefaan Walgrave;Knut De Swert

  • Issue Ownership Stability and Change: How Political Parties Claim and Maintain Issues Through Media Appearances

    Stefaan Walgrave;Jonas Lefevere;Michiel Nuytemans

  • Where Does Issue Ownership Come From? From the Party or from the Media? Issue-party Identifications in Belgium, 1991-2005:

    Stefaan Walgrave;Knut De Swert

  • Nonrepresentative Representatives: An Experimental Study of the Decision Making of Elected Politicians

    Lior Sheffer;Peter John Loewen;Stuart Soroka;Stefaan Walgrave

  • Minimal or Massive? The Political Agenda-Setting Power of the Mass Media According to Different Methods:

    Peter Van Aelst;Stefaan Walgrave

  • Content Matters: The Dynamics of Parliamentary Questioning in Belgium and Denmark

    Rens Vliegenthart;Stefaan Walgrave

  • Agenda setting, policies, and political systems : a comparative approach

    Christoffer Green-Pedersen;Stefaan Walgrave

  • ‘Do the Vote Test’: The Electoral Effects of a Popular Vote Advice Application at the 2004 Belgian Elections

    Stefaan Walgrave;Peter van Aelst;Michiel Nuytemans

  • The Conceptualisation and Measurement of Issue Ownership

    Stefaan Walgrave;Anke Tresch;Jonas Lefevere

  • Does news content matter? The contribution of the news media in the making of the issues of the Vlaams Blok

    Stefaan Walgrave;Knut de Swert

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Hooghe
Marc Hooghe KU Leuven
Peter Van Aelst
Peter Van Aelst University of Antwerp
Rens Vliegenthart
Rens Vliegenthart Wageningen University & Research
Anke Tresch
Anke Tresch University of Lausanne
Sofie Marien
Sofie Marien KU Leuven
Stuart Soroka
Stuart Soroka University of California, Los Angeles
Tamir Sheafer
Tamir Sheafer Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Christian Breunig
Christian Breunig University of Konstanz
Bryan D. Jones
Bryan D. Jones The University of Texas at Austin
Frank R. Baumgartner
Frank R. Baumgartner University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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