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 Svend-Erik Skaaning sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 186 publications — 76th percentile
76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.
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 Svend-Erik Skaaning sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 43 D-Index — 81st percentile
81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.
Svend-Erik Skaaning is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and has contributed extensively to the field of social sciences, with a particular focus on political science and international relations. Their research encompasses various subfields including sociology and political science, development, law, and demography.
Their recent scholarly output includes papers such as "Waves of autocratization and democratization: a critical note on conceptualization and measurement" published in 2020 in Democratization. Additionally, Skaaning is closely associated with the V-Dem project, a comprehensive initiative for measuring democracy, which has produced several key publications in the SSRN Electronic Journal including:
Skaaning collaborates frequently with scholars such as John Gerring, Carl Henrik Knutsen, Jan Teorell, Staffan I. Lindberg, and Michael Coppedge. Their partnerships reflect sustained efforts in the analysis of democracy and governance.
Key publication venues where Skaaning's work appears include:
Their book publications are distributed through respected academic presses and reflect a broad thematic interest. Notable titles include:
The main areas of study and research topics that characterize Skaaning's work include:
Michael Coppedge;Michael Coppedge;John Gerring;David Altman;Michael Bernhard
Michael Coppedge;John Gerring;Staffan I. I. Lindberg;Svend-Erik Skaaning
Michael Coppedge;John Gerring;Carl Henrik Knutsen;Staffan I. Lindberg
Svend-Erik Skaaning
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Michael Coppedge;Staffan I. Lindberg;Svend-Erik Skaaning;Jan Teorell
Svend-Erik Skaaning;John Gerring;Henrikas Bartusevičius
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Jan Teorell;Michael Coppedge;Staffan Lindberg;Svend Erik Skaaning
Michael Coppedge;John Gerring;Carl Henrik Knutsen;Staffan I. Lindberg
Michael Coppedge;John Gerring;Carl Henrik Knutsen;Staffan I. Lindberg
Svend-Erik Skaaning
Jørgen Møller;Svend-Erik Skaaning
Fernando Bizzarro;John Gerring;Carl Henrik Knutsen;Allen Hicken
Jørgen Møller;Svend-Erik Skaaning
David Andersen;Jørgen Møller;Lasse Lykke Rørbæk;Svend-Erik Skaaning
Jørgen Møller;Svend-Erik Skaaning
Jan Teorell;Michael Coppedge;Staffan I. Lindberg;Svend-Erik Skaaning
Michael Coppedge;John Gerring;Staffan I. I. Lindberg;Svend-Erik Skaaning
Jørgen Møller;Svend-Erik Skaaning
Jørgen Møller;Svend-Erik Skaaning
Michael Coppedge;John Gerring;Carl Henrik Knutsen;Joshua Krusell
Jørgen Møller;Svend-Erik Skaaning
David Andersen;Jørgen Møller;Svend-Erik Skaaning
Jørgen Møller;Svend-Erik Skaaning
Michael Coppedge;John Gerring;Staffan I. Lindberg;Svend-Erik Skaaning
Michael Coppedge;John Gerring;Adam Glynn;Carl Henrik Knutsen
Fernando Bizzarro Neto;John Gerring;Allen Hicken;Carl Henrik Knutsen
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