2026 Zsolt Enyedi: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	26	1531	1401	2	2	84	3353

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Overview

Zsolt Enyedi is affiliated with Central European University in Hungary and has contributed significantly to the field of social sciences, particularly within political science and international relations. Their research spans various subfields, including political science and international relations, sociology and political science, strategy and management, communication, and law.

Their publication record includes papers in well-regarded venues such as European Political Science, Perspectives on Politics, PS Political Science & Politics, East European Politics, and The British Journal of Politics and International Relations.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Zsolt Enyedi include:

Right-wing authoritarian innovations in Central and Eastern Europe, 2020, East European Politics
Concept and Varieties of Illiberalism, 2024, Politics and Governance
Party Systems: Types, Dimensions, and Explanations, 2020, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics

They also frequently collaborate with other scholars, including Fernando Casal Bértoa, Martin Mölder, Marc Lynch, Jørgen Møller, and Soo Kim.

The primary topics covered in Enyedi's research relate to:

Electoral Systems and Political Participation
Populism, Right-Wing Movements
Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
Political Conflict and Governance
Eastern European Communism and Reforms
Religion and Society Interactions
Social Media and Politics

Their work addresses questions about political systems, party dynamics, citizen attitudes, and the characteristics of illiberal regimes, reflecting a focus on contemporary political challenges in Central and Eastern Europe as well as broader comparative perspectives.

Best Publications

The role of agency in cleavage formation

Zsolt Enyedi

365
Citations
Explaining Eastern Europe: Orbán's Laboratory of Illiberalism

Péter Krekó;Zsolt Enyedi

261
Citations
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

249
Citations
Paternalist populism and illiberal elitism in Central Europe

Zsolt Enyedi

218
Citations
Church and state in contemporary Europe: the chimera of neutrality

John T. S. Madeley;Zsolt Enyedi

187
Citations
The Social and Attitudinal Basis of Political Parties: Cleavage Politics Revisited

Zsolt Enyedi

178
Citations
Populist Polarization and Party System Institutionalization

Zsolt Enyedi

140
Citations
Party Politics in Post-Communist Transition

Zsolt Enyedi

129
Citations
Searching for the Right Organization Ideology and Party Structure in East-Central Europe

Zsolt Enyedi;Lukáš Linek

107
Citations
Right-wing authoritarian innovations in Central and Eastern Europe

Zsolt Enyedi

103
Citations
Party system closure and openness : conceptualization, operationalization and validation

Fernando Casal Bértoa;Zsolt Enyedi

83
Citations
The Survival of the Fittest: Party System Concentration in Hungary

Zsolt Enyedi

83
Citations
Conclusion: emerging issues in the study of church–state relations

Zsolt Enyedi

72
Citations
The Impact of the European Union on Party Politics in Central and Eastern Europe

Zsolt Enyedi;Paul G. Lewis

69
Citations
Democratic Backsliding and Academic Freedom in Hungary

Zsolt Enyedi

62
Citations
Institutionalization and De-institutionalization in Post-communist Party Systems:

Zsolt Enyedi;Fernando Casal Bértoa

56
Citations
The Only Game in Town

Zsolt Enyedi;Gábor Tóka

46
Citations
Agency and the Structure of Party Competition: Alignment, Stability and the Role of Political Elites

Kevin Deegan-Krause;Zsolt Enyedi

45
Citations
The discreet charm of political parties

Zsolt Enyedi

33
Citations
Party System Closure: Party Alliances, Government Alternatives, and Democracy in Europe

Fernando Casal Bértoa;Zsolt Enyedi

30
Citations
Introduction: The Structure of Political Competition in Western Europe

Zsolt Enyedi;Kevin Deegan-Krause

19
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang C. Müller University of Vienna

Tània Verge Pompeu Fabra University

Paul G. Lewis Arizona State University

Stephen Whitefield University of Oxford

Gideon Rahat Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Thomas Poguntke Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Aleks Szczerbiak University of Sussex

Susan E. Scarrow University of Houston

Paul Webb University of Sussex

David M. Farrell University College Dublin

External Links

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