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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 33 913 825 30 29 116 5608

T. van der Meer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by T. van der Meer between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. T. van der Meer published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2017. 13 of the 151 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2017. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 7 publications
1987 2025

151 publications in total across all disciplines

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T. van der Meer: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 2
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 4
2004 8
2005 0
2006 1
2007 2
2008 6
2009 11
2010 5
2011 5
2012 10
2013 5
2014 6
2015 7
2016 12
2017 19
2018 11
2019 4
2020 7
2021 4
2022 4
2023 3
2024 6
2025 7
Total 151
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T. van der Meer 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 T. van der Meer 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, 116–120 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: 116 publications — 45th percentile

45% 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 67 116
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
306–310 9
311–315 6
316–320 4
321–325 4
326–330 2
331–332 5
333+ 97
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T. van der Meer 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 T. van der Meer 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, 33 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: 33 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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 33
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
56 9
57 11
58 12
59 10
60 5
61 7
62+ 100
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Best Publications

  • Ethnic Diversity and Its Effects on Social Cohesion

    T.W.G. van der Meer;J. Tolsma

  • Ethnic diversity and social capital in Europe: Tests of Putnam's thesis in European countries

    Maurice Gesthuizen;Tom van der Meer;Peer Scheepers

  • Handbook on Political Trust

    Unknown

  • The impact of neighbourhood and municipality characteristics on social cohesion in the Netherlands

    J. Tolsma;T.W.G. van der Meer;M.J.W. Gesthuizen

  • Political Trust as the Evaluation of Process and Performance: A Cross-National Study of 42 European Countries

    Unknown

  • In Europe we trust? Exploring three logics of trust in the European Union

    Eelco Harteveld;Tom van der Meer;Catherine E De Vries

  • Influential Cases in Multilevel Modeling A Methodological Comment

    T. van der Meer;B. Pelzer;Manfred Te Grotenhuis

  • In what we trust? A multi-level study into trust in parliament as an evaluation of state characteristics

    Unknown

  • Macroeconomic performance, political trust and the Great Recession: A multilevel analysis of the effects of within‐country fluctuations in macroeconomic performance on political trust in 15 EU countries, 1999–2011

    Unknown

  • Political Trust and the “Crisis of Democracy”

    Unknown

  • ‘Hunkering Down’ in Multi-Ethnic Neighbourhoods? The Effects of Ethnic Diversity on Dimensions of Social Cohesion

    Unknown

  • Fortuyn´s legacy : party system change in the Netherlands

    Huib Pellikaan;Sarah L de Lange;Tom van der Meer

  • Schools of democracy? Disentangling the relationship between civic participation and political action in 17 European countries

    Unknown

  • The Politicized Participant Ideology and Political Action in 20 Democracies

    Tom W. G. van der Meer;Jan W. van Deth;Peer L. H. Scheepers

  • The inevitable deservingness gap: A study into the insurmountable immigrant penalty in perceived welfare deservingness

    Unknown

  • The Road from a Depoliticized to a Centrifugal Democracy

    Huib Pellikaan;Tom van der Meer;Sarah de Lange

  • Three Types of Voluntary Associations in Comparative Perspective: The Importance of Studying Associational Involvement through a Typology of Associations in 21 European Countries

    T.W.G. van der Meer;H.F. te Grotenhuis;P.L.H. Scheepers

  • Bounded volatility in the Dutch electoral battlefield : A panel study on the structure of changing vote intentions in the Netherlands during 2006-2010

    Tom van der Meer;Rozemarijn Lubbe;Erika van Elsas;Martin Elff

  • Economic Performance and Political Trust

    T.W.G. van der Meer

Frequent Co-Authors

G.T.M. ten Dam
G.T.M. ten Dam University of Amsterdam
Peer Scheepers
Peer Scheepers Radboud University
Marc Hooghe
Marc Hooghe KU Leuven
Marcel Lubbers
Marcel Lubbers Utrecht University
Michael Hameleers
Michael Hameleers University of Amsterdam
Eelco Harteveld
Eelco Harteveld University of Amsterdam

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