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Thomas Bräuninger

Thomas Bräuninger

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 25 1608 1473 83 79 109 3208

Thomas Bräuninger publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas Bräuninger between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas Bräuninger published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2021. 2 of the 133 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

133 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas Bräuninger: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 4
1998 4
1999 3
2000 8
2001 4
2002 3
2003 4
2004 3
2005 6
2006 2
2007 1
2008 1
2009 11
2010 6
2011 6
2012 9
2013 1
2014 1
2015 0
2016 6
2017 4
2018 5
2019 9
2020 10
2021 15
2022 2
2023 2
2024 1
2025 1
Total 133
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Thomas Bräuninger 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 Thomas Bräuninger 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, 106–110 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: 109 publications — 40th percentile

40% 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 66 109
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
306–310 9
311–315 6
316–320 4
321–325 4
326–330 2
331–332 5
333+ 97
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Thomas Bräuninger 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 Thomas Bräuninger 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, 25 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: 25 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% 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 25
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
56 9
57 11
58 12
59 10
60 5
61 7
62+ 100
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Overview

Thomas Bräuninger is affiliated with the University of Mannheim in Germany and operates primarily within the field of Social Sciences. Their research focuses predominantly on Political Science and International Relations, with significant contributions in Sociology and Political Science as well as Communication.

The scientist's main topics of research encompass Electoral Systems and Political Participation, Populism and Right-Wing Movements, Media Influence and Politics, Public Administration and Political Analysis, Misinformation and Its Impacts, Social Media and Politics, and Social Policy and Reform Studies.

Recent publications authored by Thomas Bräuninger include the following:

  • How Open Lists Undermine the Electoral Support of Cohesive Parties, 2021, British Journal of Political Science
  • Political elites and the "War on Truth'', 2022, Journal of Public Economics

In addition, the broader research network of related works includes publications such as:

  • American Political Science Review, 2020, PS Political Science & Politics
  • Die Positionen der Parteien zur Bundestagswahl 2021: Ergebnisse des Open Expert Surveys, 2022, Politische Vierteljahresschrift
  • Open Expert Survey 2021, 2021, Harvard Dataverse

The frequent collaborators working with Thomas Bräuninger include Thomas Däubler, Anna-Sophie Kurella, Marc Debus, Robert Huber, and Lukas Rudolph. Collaborations with these co-authors have appeared multiple times in various research outputs.

Thomas Bräuninger has published articles in several academic venues repeatedly, including:

  • Politische Vierteljahresschrift
  • Harvard Dataverse
  • PS Political Science & Politics
  • British Journal of Political Science
  • Journal of Public Economics

Best Publications

  • Parteienwettbewerb in den deutschen Bundesländern

    Thomas Bräuninger;Marc Debus

  • A partisan model of government expenditure

    Thomas Bräuninger

  • Structural Power and Public Policy: A Signaling Model of Business Lobbying in Democratic Capitalism

    Patrick Bernhagen;Thomas Bräuninger

  • Government Status and Legislative Behaviour: Partisan Veto Players in Australia, Denmark, Finland and Germany

    Steffen Ganghof;Thomas Bräuninger

  • American Political Science Review: Editors’ Report July 1, 2018–February 29, 2020

    Thomas König;Kenneth Benoit;Thomas Bräuninger;Sabine Carey

  • Personal vote‐seeking in flexible list systems: How electoral incentives shape Belgian MPs' bill initiation behaviour

    Thomas Bräuninger;Martin Brunner;Thomas Däubler

  • The checks and balances of party federalism: German federal government in a divided legislature

    Thomas Bräuninger;Thomas König

  • Legislative agenda-setting in parliamentary democracies

    Thomas Bräuninger;Marc Debus

  • The Formation of Policy Networks : Preferences, Institutions and Actors' Choice of Information and Exchange Relations

    Thomas König;Thomas Bräuninger

  • Der Einfluss von Koalitionsaussagen, programmatischen Standpunkten und der Bundespolitik auf die Regierungsbildung in den deutschen Ländern

    Thomas Bräuninger;Marc Debus

  • Accession and Reform of the European Union A Game-Theoretical Analysis of Eastern Enlargement and the Constitutional Reform

    Thomas König;Thomas Bräuninger

  • Strategic Ambiguity of Party Positions in Multi-Party Competition*

    Thomas Bräuninger;Nathalie Giger

  • The Inclusiveness of European Decision Rules

    Thomas König;Thomas Bräuninger

  • Intra-Party Preference Heterogeneity and Faction Membership in the 15th German Bundestag: A Computational Text Analysis of Parliamentary Speeches

    Julian Bernauer;Thomas Bräuninger

  • Challenges for estimating policy preferences: announcing an open access archive of political documents

    Kenneth Benoit;Thomas Bräuninger;Marc Debus

  • Wie wichtig sind die Länder für die Politik der Bundesregierung bei Einspruchs- und Zustimmungsgesetzen?

    Thomas Bräuninger;Thomas König

  • Party Competition and Government Formation in Germany: Business as Usual or New Patterns?

    Thomas Bräuninger;Marc Debus;Jochen Müller;Christian Stecker

  • Is Personal Vote‐Seeking Behavior Effective?

    Thomas Däubler;Thomas Bräuninger;Martin Brunner

  • The dynamics of European Integration : a constitutional analysis of the Amsterdam Treaty

    Thomas Bräuninger;Tanja Cornelius;Thomas König;Thomas Schuster

  • Let’s Just Agree to Disagree: Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Coalition Agreements

    Shaun Bowler;Thomas Bräuninger;Marc Debus;Indridi H. Indridason

  • Governments, Parliaments and Legislative Activity*

    Thomas Bräuninger;Marc Debus;Fabian Wüst

  • Intra-Party Factions and Coalition Bargaining in Germany

    Marc Debus;Thomas Bräuninger

  • Governing the Enlarged European Union : Accession Scenarios and Institutional Reform

    Thomas König;Thomas Bräuninger

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas König
Thomas König University of Mannheim
Marc Debus
Marc Debus University of Mannheim
Kenneth Benoit
Kenneth Benoit Singapore Management University
Steffen Ganghof
Steffen Ganghof University of Potsdam
Thomas Gschwend
Thomas Gschwend University of Mannheim
Shaun Bowler
Shaun Bowler University of California, Riverside
André Bächtiger
André Bächtiger University of Stuttgart
Indridi H. Indridason
Indridi H. Indridason University of California, Riverside
Patrick Bernhagen
Patrick Bernhagen University of Stuttgart

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