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Political Science

D-Index
33
Citations
5333
World Ranking
920
National Ranking
4

Tapio Raunio 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 Tapio Raunio sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 210 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tapio Raunio 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 Tapio Raunio 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: 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.

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Tapio Raunio is affiliated with Tampere University in Finland and has a research focus primarily within the Social Sciences. Their work extensively covers Political Science and International Relations, with additional contributions to Strategy and Management, Sociology and Political Science, Communication, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their research addresses several key topics in the field, including:

  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
  • European Union Policy and Governance
  • European and International Law Studies
  • Policy Transfer and Learning
  • Political Systems and Governance
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies

Tapio Raunio's recent publications reflect a focus on party politics, European governance, and policy-making processes. Notable papers include:

  • The Party Politics of Foreign and Security Policy, 2020, Foreign Policy Analysis
  • Contestation over Development Policy in the European Parliament, 2020, JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies
  • Party Politics or (Supra-)National Interest? External Relations Votes in the European Parliament, 2020, Foreign Policy Analysis

Frequent collaboration is a feature of Raunio's academic work, with notable co-authors including Corentin Poyet, Wolfgang Wagner, Vesa Koskimaa, Maarika Kujanen, and Risto Niemikari.

The scholar has published repeatedly in venues such as:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Foreign Policy Analysis
  • JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies
  • Journal of Legislative Studies
  • Political Studies Review

This output consolidates Tapio Raunio's scientific contributions to political science, particularly focusing on the interaction of party politics and European governance frameworks, as well as policy formulation in political crises and international relations.

Best Publications

  • Backbenchers learn to fight back: European integration and parliamentary government

    Tapio Raunio;Simon Hix

  • Holding governments accountable in European affairs: Explaining cross-national variation*

    Tapio Raunio

  • National Parliaments and European Integration: What We Know and Agenda for Future Research

    Tapio Raunio

  • The committee system: Powers, appointments and report allocation

    Virginie Mamadouh;Tapio Raunio

  • Cautious Voters -Supportive Parties: Opinion Congruence between Voters and Parties on the EU Dimension

    Mikko Mattila;Tapio Raunio

  • National parliaments within the enlarged European Union : from 'victims' of integration to competitive actors?

    John O'Brennan;Tapio Raunio

  • Always One Step Behind? National Legislatures and the European Union

    Tapio Raunio

  • Codecision since Amsterdam: a laboratory for institutional innovation and change

    Michael Shackleton;Tapio Raunio

  • Fifty Years on: Research on the European Parliament*

    Simon Hix;Tapio Raunio;Roger Scully

  • Losing Independence or Finally Gaining Recognition?: Contacts Between MEPs and National Parties

    Tapio Raunio

  • Finland in the European Union

    Tapio Raunio;Teija Tiilikainen

  • Why European Integration Increases Leadership Autonomy within Political Parties

    Tapio Raunio

  • The Gatekeepers of European Integration? The Functions of National Parliaments in the EU Political System

    Tapio Raunio

  • The European perspective : transnational party groups in the 1989-1994, European Parliament

    Tapio Raunio

  • Partisan responses to Europe: Comparing Finnish and Swedish political parties

    Karl Magnus Johansson;Tapio Raunio

  • Does winning pay? Electoral success and government formation in 15 West European countries

    Mikko Mattila;Tapio Raunio

  • Parliamentary questions in the European parliament: Representation, information and control

    Tapio Raunio

  • Drifting Further Apart: National Parties and their Electorates on the EU Dimension

    Mikko Mattila;Tapio Raunio

  • Towards parliamentarisation of foreign and security policy

    Tapio Raunio;Wolfgang Wagner

  • Debating the State of the Union? Comparing Parliamentary Debates on EU Issues in Finland, France, Germany and the United Kingdom

    Katrin Auel;Tapio Raunio

  • The Party Politics of Foreign and Security Policy

    Wolfgang Wagner;Tapio Raunio

Frequent Co-Authors

Mikko Mattila
Mikko Mattila University of Helsinki
Simon Hix
Simon Hix European University Institute
Roger Scully
Roger Scully Hong Kong Baptist University
Pieter de Wilde
Pieter de Wilde Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Sylvain Brouard
Sylvain Brouard Sciences Po

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