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Wolfgang C. Müller

Wolfgang C. Müller

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Political Science
Austria
2026
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Law and Political Science
Austria
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 48 274 242 2 2 233 12821

Wolfgang C. Müller publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wolfgang C. Müller between 1982 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wolfgang C. Müller published across 43 years, from 1982 to 2024, averaging 5.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2017. 7 of the 241 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2017. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 3 publications
1982 2024

241 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wolfgang C. Müller: publications per year, 1982 to 2024
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 2
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 0
1988 5
1989 1
1990 0
1991 3
1992 7
1993 4
1994 7
1995 3
1996 5
1997 5
1998 3
1999 10
2000 7
2001 5
2002 3
2003 13
2004 11
2005 7
2006 9
2007 2
2008 10
2009 2
2010 10
2011 6
2012 6
2013 5
2014 8
2015 6
2016 6
2017 27
2018 3
2019 8
2020 6
2021 13
2022 4
2023 4
2024 3
Total 241
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Wolfgang C. Müller 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 Wolfgang C. Müller 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, 231–235 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: 233 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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 23 233
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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Wolfgang C. Müller 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 Wolfgang C. Müller 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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 48
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

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

Overview

Wolfgang C. Müller is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria. Their research is situated primarily within the social sciences, with a particular focus on political science and international relations. This scholar's work spans 29 publications in social sciences, of which 23 are devoted to political science and international relations. Additional areas of interest include strategy and management, communication, language and linguistics, and public administration.

The main research topics covered by Müller include electoral systems and political participation, political influence and corporate strategies, social policy and reform studies, social media and politics, local government finance and decentralization, populism and right-wing movements, and public administration and political analysis.

Significant publication venues for Müller comprise AUSSDA - The Austrian Social Science Data Archive, with eight publications, West European Politics, Party Politics, Harvard Dataverse, and Comparative Political Studies. Co-authorship is a notable element within Müller's work; frequent collaborators include Thomas M. Meyer, Katrin Praprotnik, Anita Bodlos, Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik, and Matthias Kaltenegger.

Recent papers by Müller, along with their publication years and venues, are as follows:

  • Coalition agreements and governments' policy-making productivity, 2023, West European Politics
  • Ministerial Autonomy, Parliamentary Scrutiny and Government Reform Output in Parliamentary Democracies, 2021, Comparative Political Studies
  • Participation in the administration of elections and perceptions of electoral integrity, 2022, Electoral Studies
  • AUTNES Online Panel Study 2017-2019 (SUF Edition), 2020, AUSSDA - The Austrian Social Science Data Archive
  • How and why party position estimates from manifestos, expert, and party elite surveys diverge: A comparative analysis of the 'left-right' and the 'European integration' dimensions, 2021, Party Politics

Best Publications

  • Delegation and Accountability in Parliamentary Democracies

    Kaare Strom;Wolfgang C. Müller;Torbjörn Bergman

  • Policy, office, or votes? : how political parties in Western Europe make hard decisions

    Wolfgang C. Müller;Kaare Strøm

  • Coalition Governments in Western Europe

    Wolfgang C. Müller;Kaare Strom

  • Political parties in parliamentary democracies: Making delegation and accountability work

    Wolfgang C. Müller

  • Cabinets and coalition bargaining : The democratic life cycle in Western Europe

    Kaare Strom;Wolfgang C. Müller;Torbjörn Bergman

  • Policy, Office, or Votes?: Political Parties and Hard Choices

    Kaare Strøm;Wolfgang C. Müller

  • The membership of political parties in European democracies, 1960-1990

    Richard S. Katz;Peter Mair;Luciano Bardi;Lars Bille

  • Political Parties and Electoral Change: Party Responses to Electoral Markets

    Peter Mair;Wolfgang C. Müller;Fritz Plasser

  • Democratic Delegation and Accountability : Cross-National Patterns

    Torbjörn Bergman;Wolfgang C Müller;Kaare Strøm;Magnus Blomgren

  • Party rules, party resources and the politics of parliamentary democracies How parties organize in the 21st century

    Thomas Poguntke;Susan E Scarrow;Paul D Webb;Elin H Allern

  • Parliamentary Control of Coalition Governments

    Kaare Strøm;Wolfgang C. Müller;Daniel Markham Smith

  • How parties compete for votes: A test of saliency theory

    Martin Dolezal;Laurenz P. Ennser-Jedenastik;Wolfgang C. Müller;Anna Katharina Winkler

  • The keys to togetherness: Coalition agreements in parliamentary democracies

    Kaare Strøm;Wolfgang C. Müller

  • Parliamentary Democracy : Promise and Problem

    Wolfgang C Müller;Torbjörn Bergman;Kaare Strøm

  • Introduction: Parliamentary democracy and the chain of delegation

    Torbjörn Bergman;Wolfgang C. Müller;Kaare Strøm

  • Meeting the Challenges of Representation and Accountability in Multi-party Governments

    Wolfgang C. Müller;Thomas M. Meyer

  • The Life Cycle of Party Manifestos: The Austrian Case

    Martin Dolezal;Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik;Wolfgang C. Müller;Anna Katharina Winkler

  • Inside the Black Box A Confrontation of Party Executive Behaviour and Theories of Party Organizational Change

    Wolfgang C. Müller

  • Members of Parliament in Western Europe: Roles and Behaviour

    Wolfgang C. Müller;Thomas Saalfeld

  • Coalition theory and cabinet governance : an introduction

    Wolfgang C Müller;Torbjörn Bergman;Kaare Strøm

  • Reshaping the state in Western Europe: The limits to retreat

    Wolfgang C. Müller;Vincent Wright

  • Political Institutions and Linkage Strategies

    Wolfgang C. Müller

  • The Membership of Political Parties in European Democracies

    R. Katz;J. Pierre;T. Poguntke;J. Sundberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Dolezal
Martin Dolezal University of Graz
Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik
Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik University of Vienna
Kaare Strøm
Kaare Strøm University of California, San Diego
Hanna Bäck
Hanna Bäck Lund University
Ulrich Sieberer
Ulrich Sieberer University of Bamberg
Sylvia Kritzinger
Sylvia Kritzinger University of Vienna
Markus Wagner
Markus Wagner University of Vienna
Hajo G. Boomgaarden
Hajo G. Boomgaarden University of Vienna
Richard S. Katz
Richard S. Katz Johns Hopkins University
Peter Mair
Peter Mair European University Institute

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