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D-Index
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Citations
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1134
National Ranking
29

Thomas J. Biersteker 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 J. Biersteker sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 111 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas J. Biersteker 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 J. Biersteker sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 30 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

Overview

Thomas J. Biersteker is affiliated with the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the field of Social Sciences, with a focus on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics, Development, as well as Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • International Relations and Foreign Policy
  • Economic Sanctions and International Relations
  • International Development and Aid
  • Global Peace and Security Dynamics
  • Political Conflict and Governance
  • Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
  • European Union Policy and Governance

Biersteker has authored several papers, with recent publications covering multiple aspects of international governance and global policy. These include:

  • "Exploring the Relationships between UN Sanctions and Mediation," 2022, Global Governance A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations
  • "Informal governance in world politics," 2020, The Review of International Organizations
  • "Introducing Global Perspectives: An Editorial Essay," 2020, Global Perspectives
  • "The Potential of Europe's Sharp and Soft Power," 2020, Global Policy
  • "Global Perspectives on Security, Cooperation, International Institutions, and International Relations," 2020, Global Perspectives

The frequent coauthors who have collaborated on various projects with Biersteker include Kenneth W. Abbott, Oliver Westerwinter, David Lanz, Zuzana Hudáková, and Rebecca Brubaker.

Key publication venues where Biersteker's work appears are:

  • Global Perspectives
  • The Review of International Organizations
  • Global Governance A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations
  • Global Policy
  • edoc (University of Basel)

Best Publications

  • The emergence of private authority in global governance

    Rodney Bruce Hall;Thomas J. Biersteker

  • State sovereignty as social construct

    Thomas J. Biersteker;Cynthia Weber

  • The Rebordering of North America: Integration and Exclusion in a New Security Context

    Peter Andreas;Thomas J. Biersteker

  • The emergence of private authority in the international system

    Rodney Bruce Hall;Thomas J. Biersteker

  • The Dialectics of World Order: Notes for a Future Archeologist of International Savoir Faire

    Hayward R. Alker;Thomas J. Biersteker

  • State, Sovereignty, and Territory

    Thomas J. Biersteker

  • Reducing the Role of the State in the Economy: A Conceptual Exploration of IMF and World Bank Prescriptions

    Thomas J. Biersteker

  • Multinationals, the State and Control of the Nigerian Economy

    Thomas J. Biersteker

  • Countering the Financing of Terrorism

    Thomas J Biersteker;Sue E Eckert

  • State sovereignty as social construct: The social construction of state sovereignty

    Thomas J. Biersteker;Cynthia Weber

  • Distortion or Development?: Contending Perspectives on the Multinational Corporation

    Thomas J. Biersteker

  • The Problems of Simultaneous Transitions

    Leslie Elliott Armijo;Thomas J. Biersteker;Abraham F. Lowenthal

  • Beyond the published discipline: Toward a critical pedagogy of international studies

    Jonas Hagmann;Thomas J. Biersteker

  • Critical Reflections on Post-Positivism in International Relations

    Thomas J. Biersteker

  • Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy

    Philip Zelikow;Robert S. McNamara;James G. Blight;Robert K. Brigham

  • Informal governance in world politics

    Oliver Westerwinter;Oliver Westerwinter;Kenneth W. Abbott;Thomas Biersteker

  • UN targeted sanctions datasets (1991–2013):

    Thomas J Biersteker;Sue E Eckert;Marcos Tourinho;Zuzana Hudáková

  • Targeted Sanctions and Individual Human Rights

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  • The Emergence of Private Authority in Global Governance: Private authority as global governance

    Thomas J. Biersteker;Rodney Bruce Hall

  • Targeted Sanctions: The Impacts and Effectiveness of United Nations Action

    Thomas J Biersteker;Sue E Eckert;Marcos Tourinho

  • The parochialism of hegemony: Challenges for “American” International Relations

    Thomas J. Biersteker

  • The effectiveness of United Nations targeted sanctions

    Thomas J Biersteker;Sue E. Eckert;Marcos Tourinho;Zuzana Hudáková

  • Argument without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy

    John M. Carland;Robert S. McNamara;James Blight;Robert Brigham

  • Distortion or Development? Contending Perspectives on the Multinational Corporation.

    Alan M. Rugman;Thomas J. Biersteker

  • Multinationals, the State, and Control of the Nigerian Economy

    Jennifer Seymour Whitaker;Thomas J. Biersteker

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth W. Abbott
Kenneth W. Abbott Arizona State University
Thomas Pogge
Thomas Pogge Yale University
Andrew Moravcsik
Andrew Moravcsik Princeton University
Adrienne Héritier
Adrienne Héritier European University Institute
Kalypso Nicolaïdis
Kalypso Nicolaïdis European University Institute
Abraham F. Lowenthal
Abraham F. Lowenthal University of Southern California
Wolfgang Wessels
Wolfgang Wessels University of Cologne
Peter Andreas
Peter Andreas Brown University

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