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Tore Wig

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 21 1915 1766 42 38 48 2397

Tore Wig publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tore Wig between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tore Wig published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 1.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2016. 8 of the 63 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2016. 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: 0 publications 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: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 0 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 0 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 6 publications
1970 2025

63 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tore Wig: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
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 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 1
2012 0
2013 1
2014 0
2015 3
2016 13
2017 2
2018 8
2019 7
2020 6
2021 6
2022 7
2023 0
2024 2
2025 6
Total 63
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Tore Wig publications per year - data summary

  • Tore Wig, a Political Science scholar from University of Oslo, has 63 publications recorded across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1970 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2016, with 13 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1970, 2011 and 2013, with 1 publication each.
  • 43 of the 56 years in the span carry no publications at all (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 1.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.8 per year counting only the 13 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 21 publications, 33% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1970-1988: 1 publication (0.1 per year); 1989-2007: 0 publications (0.0 per year); 2008-2025: 62 publications (3.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Tore Wig 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 Tore Wig 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, 46–50 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: 48 publications — 2nd percentile

2% 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 48
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
311–315 6
316–320 4
321–325 4
326–330 2
331–332 5
333+ 97
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Tore Wig publication distribution in Political Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 2,033 Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 36–40 to 333+ publications.
  • Tore Wig, a Political Science scholar from University of Oslo, records 48 publications - the 2nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 2% of ranked Political Science scientists score the same or lower than Tore Wig, and about 98% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 121–125 publications range, and Tore Wig ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 333+ publications, holding 97 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 44% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 111–115 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 333 publications or more, 97 scientists in all (5% of the field).

Tore Wig 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 Tore Wig 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, 21 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: 21 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 21
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
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Tore Wig D-index placement in Political Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 2,033 Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 43 ranges running from 20 to 62+ D-Index.
  • Tore Wig, a Political Science scholar from University of Oslo, records 21 D-Index - the 8th percentile of the discipline.
  • 8% of ranked Political Science scientists score the same or lower than Tore Wig, and about 92% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 32 D-Index range, and Tore Wig ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 62+ D-Index, holding 100 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 45% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 30 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (5% of the field).

Best Publications

  • V-Dem Codebook V8

    Michael Coppedge;John Gerring;Carl Henrik Knutsen;Staffan I. Lindberg

  • V-Dem Codebook v11

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  • Mining and Local Corruption in Africa

    Carl Henrik Knutsen;Andreas Kotsadam;Eivind Hammersmark Olsen;Tore Wig

  • V-Dem Codebook V10

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  • V-Dem Dataset v11.1

    Michael Coppedge;John Gerring;Carl Henrik Knutsen;Staffan I. Lindberg

  • Autocratic Elections: Stabilizing Tool or Force for Change?

    Carl Henrik Knutsen;Håvard Mokleiv Nygård;Tore Wig

  • Cues to Coup Plotters: Elections as Coup Triggers in Dictatorships

    Tore Wig;Espen Geelmuyden Rød

  • Peace from the past: Pre-colonial political institutions and civil wars in Africa

    Tore Wig

  • Introducing the Historical Varieties of Democracy dataset: Political institutions in the long 19th century:

    Carl Henrik Knutsen;Jan Teorell;Tore Wig;Agnes Cornell

  • Why Monarchy? The Rise and Demise of a Regime Type

    John Gerring;Tore Wig;Wouter Veenendaal;Daniel Weitzel

  • Local institutional quality and conflict violence in Africa

    Tore Wig;Andreas Forø Tollefsen

  • Educating Demonstrators: Education and Mass Protest in Africa

    Sirianne Dahlum;Tore Wig;Tore Wig

  • Which groups fight? Customary institutions and communal conflicts in Africa:

    Tore Wig;Daniela Kromrey

  • Who Revolts? Empirically Revisiting the Social Origins of Democracy

    Sirianne Dahlum;Carl Henrik Knutsen;Tore Wig

  • Patterns of Regime Breakdown Since the French Revolution

    Vilde Lunnan Djuve;Carl Henrik Knutsen;Tore Wig

  • Chaos on Campus: Universities and Mass Political Protest

    Sirianne Dahlum;Tore Wig;Tore Wig

  • Updated data on institutions and elections 1960–2012: presenting the IAEP dataset version 2.0

    Tore Wig;Tore Wig;Håvard Hegre;Håvard Hegre;Patrick M. Regan

  • Peace Above the Glass Ceiling: The Historical Relationship between Female Political Empowerment and Civil Conflict

    Sirianne Dahlum;Tore Wig

  • Government Turnover and the Effects of Regime Type How Requiring Alternation in Power Biases Against the Estimated Economic Benefits of Democracy

    Carl Henrik Knutsen;Tore Wig

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl Henrik Knutsen
Carl Henrik Knutsen University of Oslo
John Gerring
John Gerring The University of Texas at Austin
Jan Teorell
Jan Teorell Stockholm University
Jeffrey K. Staton
Jeffrey K. Staton Emory University
Daniel Ziblatt
Daniel Ziblatt Harvard University
Svend-Erik Skaaning
Svend-Erik Skaaning Aarhus University
Staffan I. Lindberg
Staffan I. Lindberg University of Gothenburg
Håvard Hegre
Håvard Hegre Uppsala University
Pamela Paxton
Pamela Paxton The University of Texas at Austin
M. Steven Fish
M. Steven Fish University of California, Berkeley

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Best Scientists Citing Tore Wig

Jan Teorell

Jan Teorell

Stockholm University

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University of Gothenburg

Publications: 8

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Andreas Kotsadam

University of Oslo

Publications: 8

Carl Henrik Knutsen

Carl Henrik Knutsen

University of Oslo

Publications: 7

Svend-Erik Skaaning

Svend-Erik Skaaning

Aarhus University

Publications: 6

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Michael Coppedge

University of Notre Dame

Publications: 4

Halvard Buhaug

Halvard Buhaug

Peace Research Institute

Publications: 4

Nils B. Weidmann

Nils B. Weidmann

University of Konstanz

Publications: 3

Aksel Sundström

Aksel Sundström

University of Gothenburg

Publications: 3

John Gerring

John Gerring

The University of Texas at Austin

Publications: 3

Gerald Schneider

Gerald Schneider

University of Konstanz

Publications: 2

Sören Holmberg

Sören Holmberg

University of Gothenburg

Publications: 2

Pietro Liò

Pietro Liò

University of Cambridge

Publications: 2

Haizhong An

Haizhong An

China University of Geosciences

Publications: 2

Marco Gori

Marco Gori

University of Siena

Publications: 2

Bo Rothstein

Bo Rothstein

University of Gothenburg

Publications: 2

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