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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 68 61 52 4 4 308 30892

Thomas Risse publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas Risse between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas Risse published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 9.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2016. 3 of the 408 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2016. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 22 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1981 2025

408 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas Risse: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 2
1989 1
1990 0
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 2
1996 3
1997 6
1998 10
1999 11
2000 9
2001 6
2002 10
2003 13
2004 16
2005 16
2006 19
2007 22
2008 18
2009 21
2010 19
2011 9
2012 20
2013 17
2014 23
2015 23
2016 25
2017 20
2018 18
2019 8
2020 12
2021 16
2022 5
2023 1
2024 2
2025 1
Total 408
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Thomas Risse 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 Risse 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, 306–310 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: 308 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 9 308
311–315 6
316–320 4
321–325 4
326–330 2
331–332 5
333+ 97
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Thomas Risse 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 Risse 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, 62+ 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: 68 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 68
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Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Thomas Risse is affiliated with Freie Universität Berlin in Germany. Their research spans several fields including Computer Science and Decision Sciences, with a focus on subfields such as Artificial Intelligence, Management Science and Operations Research, Management Information Systems, Information Systems and Management, and Computational Theory and Mathematics.

Risse's work commonly addresses topics related to Data Quality and Management, Big Data and Business Intelligence, Scientific Computing and Data Management, Natural Language Processing Techniques, Mathematics, Computing, and Information Processing, and Text Readability and Simplification.

The scientist has contributed to scholarly literature through several papers, including:

  • Current Research on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries: Best Papers from TPDL 2019 & 2020, 2022, published in International Journal on Digital Libraries
  • INO volume 77 issue 4 Cover and Front matter, 2023, published in International Organization
  • Requirements for a Digital Library System: A Case Study in Digital Humanities (Technical Report), 2024, published on arXiv (Cornell University)

Risse's co-author network includes collaborators with multiple joint publications, such as Fabien Duchateau, Mark Hall, and Tanja Merčun, each with two collaborations, followed by Ladjel Bellatreche and Mária Bieliková with one collaboration each.

Regarding publication venues, Thomas Risse has contributed articles to:

  • International Journal on Digital Libraries
  • International Organization
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

In addition to articles, Risse has been involved in book publications. Notably, one title published by Springer Science+Business Media is "ADBIS, TPDL and EDA 2020 Common Workshops and Doctoral Consortium" (2020), which has accrued several citations.

Best Publications

  • “Let's Argue!”: Communicative Action in World Politics

    Thomas Risse

  • When Europe Hits Home: Europeanization and Domestic Change

    Tanja A. Börzel;Thomas Risse

  • Conceptualizing the Domestic Impact of Europe

    Tanja A. Börzel;Thomas Risse

  • A Community of Europeans?: Transnational Identities and Public Spheres

    Thomas Risse

  • The Power of Human Rights: The socialization of international human rights norms into domestic practices: introduction

    Thomas Risse;Kathryn Sikkink

  • 1. Europeanization and Domestic Change: Introduction

    Thomas Risse;Maria Green Cowles;James Caporaso

  • Social Constructivism and European Integration

    Thomas Risse

  • Transnational Actors and World Politics

    Thomas Risse

  • Governance without a state: Can it work?

    Tanja A. Börzel;Thomas Risse

  • From Europeanisation to Diffusion: Introduction

    Tanja A. Börzel;Thomas Risse

  • The Power of Human Rights

    Thomas Risse;Stephen C. Ropp;Kathryn Sikkink

  • The Persistent Power of Human Rights: From Commitment to Compliance

    Thomas Risse;Stephen C. Ropp;Kathryn Sikkink

  • 9. Public-Private Partnerships: Effective and Legitimate Tools of Transnational Governance?

    Tanja A. Börzel;Thomas Risse

  • "Constructing Europe? The Evolution of French, British, and German Nation-State Identities"

    Martin Marcussen;Thomas Risse;Daniela Engelmann-Martin;Hans Joachim Knopf

  • Control of the charge state of metal atoms on thin MgO films.

    Martin Sterrer;Thomas Risse;Umberto Martinez Pozzoni;Livia Giordano

  • From the euro to the Schengen crises: European integration theories, politicization, and identity politics

    Tanja A. Börzel;Thomas Risse

  • Europeanization: The Domestic Impact of European Union Politics

    Tanja A. Börzel;Thomas Risse

  • Global Governance and Communicative Action

    Thomas Risse

  • Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood

    Thomas Risse

  • External Actors, State‐Building, and Service Provision in Areas of Limited Statehood: Introduction

    Stephen D. Krasner;Thomas Risse

  • Transnational Diffusion: Norms, Ideas and Policies

    Fabrizio Gilardi;Walter Carlsnaes;Thomas Risse;Beth A Simmons

  • Neofunctionalism, European identity, and the puzzles of European integration

    Thomas Risse

  • The Euro between national and European identity

    Thomas Risse

  • Challenges to the Liberal Order: Reflections on International Organization

    David A. Lake;Lisa L. Martin;Thomas Risse

Frequent Co-Authors

Tanja A. Börzel
Tanja A. Börzel Freie Universität Berlin
Hans-Joachim Freund
Hans-Joachim Freund Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Silke Leimkühler
Silke Leimkühler University of Potsdam
Frank Girgsdies
Frank Girgsdies Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Gianfranco Pacchioni
Gianfranco Pacchioni University of Milano-Bicocca
Beth A. Simmons
Beth A. Simmons University of Pennsylvania
Shamil K. Shaikhutdinov
Shamil K. Shaikhutdinov Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Angelika Brückner
Angelika Brückner University of Rostock
Markus C. Wahl
Markus C. Wahl Freie Universität Berlin
Helmut Kuhlenbeck
Helmut Kuhlenbeck Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society

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