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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 47 290 257 167 141 112 19049

Torben Iversen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Torben Iversen between 1956 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Torben Iversen published across 70 years, from 1956 to 2025, averaging 1.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2022. 4 of the 129 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1956 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2022. 1956: 1 publication 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 12 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 1 publication 2014: 6 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 6 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1956 2025

129 publications in total across all disciplines

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Torben Iversen: publications per year, 1956 to 2025
Year Publications
1956 1
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 3
1995 0
1996 1
1997 0
1998 6
1999 5
2000 5
2001 7
2002 2
2003 2
2004 1
2005 12
2006 5
2007 3
2008 7
2009 3
2010 8
2011 3
2012 1
2013 1
2014 6
2015 4
2016 1
2017 6
2018 3
2019 7
2020 5
2021 0
2022 14
2023 1
2024 2
2025 2
Total 129
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Torben Iversen 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 Torben Iversen 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, 111–115 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: 112 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.

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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 78 112
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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Torben Iversen 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 Torben Iversen 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, 47 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: 47 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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 47
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2011 - Victoria Schuck Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)
  • 2008 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Torben Iversen is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences, with significant contributions to political science and international relations, finance, economics and econometrics, as well as sociology and political science. Their work intersects topics such as social policy and reform studies, housing, finance and neoliberalism, fiscal policies and political economy, and economic theory and policy.

Recent publications by Torben Iversen include:

  • Information and Financialization: Credit Markets as a New Source of Inequality, 2022, Comparative Political Studies
  • Replication Data for: Information and Financialization: Credit Markets as a New Source of Inequality, 2021, Harvard Dataverse

Collaborative efforts are a notable aspect of Iversen's career. Frequent co-authors include Mads Andreas Elkjær, Philipp Rehm, David Soskice, Rachel Z. Friedman, and Alice Xu.

The main publication venues for their research are:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • World Politics
  • Comparative Political Studies
  • Perspectives on Politics
  • American Political Science Review

In addition to articles, Iversen has contributed to book literature, including a publication with Cambridge University Press titled Big Data and the Welfare State (2022).

Their recent papers by title, year of publication, and venue are:

  • The Political Representation of Economic Interests, 2020, World Politics
  • The Democratic State and Redistribution: Whose Interests Are Served?, 2022, American Political Science Review

Research topics explored in Iversen's work cover:

  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
  • Fiscal Policies and Political Economy
  • Economic Theory and Policy
  • Populism, Right-Wing Movements
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
  • Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis

Awards received include:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2017
  • Victoria Schuck Award, American Political Science Association (APSA), 2011
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2008

Best Publications

  • Social protection and the formation of skills: a reinterpretation of the welfare state

    David Soskice;Margarita Estevez-Abe;Torben Iversen

  • “Electoral Institutions and the Politics of Coalitions: Why Some Democracies Redistribute More than Others”

    Torben Iversen;David Soskice

  • An Asset Theory of Social Policy Preferences

    Torben Iversen;David Soskice

  • Equality, Employment, and Budgetary Restraint: The Trilemma of the Service Economy

    Torben Iversen;Anne Wren

  • The Causes of Welfare State Expansion: Deindustrialization or Globalization?

    Torben Iversen;Thomas R. Cusack

  • Capitalism, Democracy, and Welfare

    Torben Iversen

  • Partisan politics, the welfare state, and three worlds of human capital formation

    Torben Iversen;John D. Stephens

  • Contested Economic Institutions: The Politics of Macroeconomics and Wage Bargaining in Advanced Democracies

    Torben Iversen

  • Risks at Work: The Demand and Supply Sides of Government Redistribution

    Thomas Cusack;Torben Iversen;Philipp Rehm

  • The Political Economy of Gender: Explaining Cross‐National Variation in the Gender Division of Labor and the Gender Voting Gap

    Torben Iversen;Frances Rosenbluth

  • Distribution and Redistribution: The Shadow of the Nineteenth Century

    Torben Iversen;David Soskice

  • Economic interests and the origins of electoral systems

    Thomas R. Cusack;Torben Iversen;David Soskice

  • Women, Work, and Politics: The Political Economy of Gender Inequality

    Torben Iversen;Frances McCall Rosenbluth

  • “Power, Flexibility, and the Breakdown of Centralized Wage Bargaining. Denmark and Sweden in Comparative Perspective”

    Torben Iversen

  • The Nonneutrality of Monetary Policy with Large Price or Wage Setters

    David Soskice;Torben Iversen

  • "Political Leadership and Representation in West European Democracies: A Test of Three Models of Voting"

    Torben Iversen

  • Wage Bargaining, Central Bank Independence, and the Real Effects of Money

    Torben Iversen

  • MULTIPLE WAGE-BARGAINING SYSTEMS IN THE SINGLE EUROPEAN CURRENCY AREA

    David Soskice;Torben Iversen

  • Work and Power: The Connection Between Female Labor Force Participation and Female Political Representation

    Torben Iversen;Frances Rosenbluth

  • The Logics of Electoral Politics Spatial, Directional, and Mobilizational Effects

    Torben Iversen

  • "The Dynamics of Welfare State Expansion: Trade Openness, Deindustrialization and Partisan Politics"

    Paul Pierson;Torben Iversen

  • Democracy and Prosperity: Reinventing Capitalism through a Turbulent Century

    Torben Iversen;David Soskice

  • Democratic Limits to Redistribution: Inclusionary versus Exclusionary Coalitions in the Knowledge Economy

    Torben Iversen;David Soskice

  • Democracy and Capitalism

    Torben Iversen

  • Informal Social Networks and Rational Voting

    Samuel Abrams;Torben Iversen;David Soskice

  • Unions, Employers and Central Banks: Macroeconomic Coordination and Institutional Change in Social Market Economies

    Torben Iversen;Jonas Pontusson;David W. Soskice

  • Coevolution of capitalism and political representation: The choice of electoral systems

    Thomas Cusack;Torben Iversen;David Soskice

  • Information, Inequality, and Mass Polarization Ideology in Advanced Democracies

    Torben Iversen;David Soskice

  • Real Exchange Rates and Competitiveness: The Political Economy of Skill Formation, Wage Compression, and Electoral Systems

    Torben Iversen;David Soskice

  • Electoral systems and the politics of coalitions : why some democracies redistribute more than others

    Torben Iversen;David Soskice

  • The nonneutrality of monetary policy with large price of wage setters

    David Soskice;Torben Iversen

Frequent Co-Authors

David Soskice
David Soskice London School of Economics and Political Science
Marius R. Busemeyer
Marius R. Busemeyer University of Konstanz
Barry Eichengreen
Barry Eichengreen University of California, Berkeley
James E. Alt
James E. Alt Harvard University
Jonas Pontusson
Jonas Pontusson University of Geneva
Christopher J. Anderson
Christopher J. Anderson London School of Economics and Political Science
Mark Thatcher
Mark Thatcher Guido Carli Free International University for Social Studies

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