| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science | 37 | 644 | 589 | 29 | 28 | 196 | 6271 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Wolfgang Merkel between 1967 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wolfgang Merkel published across 58 years, from 1967 to 2024, averaging 5.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 1999. 4 of the 311 publications appeared in the last two years.
311 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1968 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1972 | 0 |
| 1973 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1975 | 0 |
| 1976 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1988 | 6 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 8 |
| 1994 | 15 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 11 |
| 1997 | 9 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 33 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | 14 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2008 | 11 |
| 2009 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 11 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2014 | 14 |
| 2015 | 17 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| Total | 311 |
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 Merkel sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 196 publications — 79th percentile
79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.
| 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 | 196 |
| 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 |
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 Merkel sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 37 D-Index — 71st percentile
71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 37 |
| 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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