Bo Rothstein

18.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
163 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

Bo Rothstein is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Bo Rothstein has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 71 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 19 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Bo Rothstein's work include Social Policy and Reform Studies (51 papers), Corruption and Economic Development (41 papers) and Social Capital and Networks (24 papers). Bo Rothstein is often cited by papers focused on Social Policy and Reform Studies (51 papers), Corruption and Economic Development (41 papers) and Social Capital and Networks (24 papers). Bo Rothstein collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and United Kingdom. Bo Rothstein's co-authors include Jan Teorell, Eric M. Uslaner, Dietlind Stolle, Staffan Kumlin, Sören Holmberg, Anna Persson, Daniel Eek, Naghmeh Nasiritousi, Nicholas Charron and Johannes Lindvall and has published in prestigious journals such as World Development, American Journal of Political Science and Foreign Affairs.

In The Last Decade

Bo Rothstein

153 papers receiving 8.4k citations

Hit Papers

All for All: Equality, Co... 1998 2026 2007 2016 2005 1998 2008 2008 2012 250 500 750

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Bo Rothstein 5.9k 3.9k 1.8k 953 845 163 9.7k
Robert Leonardi 4.4k 0.7× 2.4k 0.6× 1.6k 0.9× 665 0.7× 370 0.4× 48 8.0k
Raffaella Y. Nanetti 4.3k 0.7× 2.0k 0.5× 1.5k 0.8× 653 0.7× 357 0.4× 35 7.5k
Neil J. Smelser 6.4k 1.1× 2.2k 0.6× 1.9k 1.1× 652 0.7× 499 0.6× 183 12.6k
Peter Evans 5.1k 0.9× 4.8k 1.2× 2.3k 1.3× 680 0.7× 836 1.0× 103 10.5k
Michael Woolcock 5.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.3× 2.1k 1.2× 621 0.7× 322 0.4× 105 10.2k
Eric M. Uslaner 6.4k 1.1× 2.6k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 1.0k 1.1× 303 0.4× 109 8.8k
John H. Goldthorpe 12.1k 2.1× 4.7k 1.2× 2.3k 1.3× 1.3k 1.4× 951 1.1× 199 18.1k
Robert E. Goodin 4.4k 0.8× 5.6k 1.4× 1.2k 0.7× 267 0.3× 1.1k 1.3× 261 11.1k
Theda Skocpol 9.1k 1.6× 8.9k 2.3× 1.9k 1.1× 886 0.9× 1.4k 1.6× 227 16.8k
Richard Rose 4.8k 0.8× 6.7k 1.7× 1.3k 0.7× 447 0.5× 826 1.0× 300 10.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bo Rothstein

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bo Rothstein

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bo Rothstein. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bo Rothstein based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Bo Rothstein. Bo Rothstein is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Povitkina, Marina, et al.. (2023). Institutional Quality Causes Generalized Trust: Experimental Evidence on Trusting under the Shadow of Doubt. American Journal of Political Science. 68(3). 972–987. 12 indexed citations
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Rothstein, Bo. (2014). The End of Swedish Exceptionalism. Foreign Affairs. 6 indexed citations
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Rothstein, Bo. (2014). HUMAN WELL-BEING AND THE LOST RELEVANCE OF POLITICAL SCIENCE. Cadmus - EUI Research Repository (European University Institute). 32–6. 6 indexed citations
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Teorell, Jan, Nicholas Charron, Stefan Dahlberg, et al.. (2013). The Quality of Government Dataset, version 20Dec13. SSRN Electronic Journal. 13 indexed citations
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Rothstein, Bo & Eric M. Uslaner. (2012). The Roots of Corruption: The Roots of Corruption: Mass Education, Economic Inequality and State Building. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Teorell, Jan & Bo Rothstein. (2012). GETTING TO SWEDEN: Malfeasance and Bureaucratic Reforms, 1720-1850. Gothenburg University Publications Electronic Archive (Gothenburg University). 9 indexed citations
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Teorell, Jan, Staffan Kumlin, Stefan Dahlberg, et al.. (2012). The QoG Social Policy Dataset, Version 4Apr12. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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Rothstein, Bo, et al.. (2011). Why No Democracy in the Arab Muslim-World? The Importance of Temple Financing. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Teorell, Jan, et al.. (2011). The Quality of Government Dataset, Version 6Apr11. SSRN Electronic Journal. 39 indexed citations
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Persson, Anna & Bo Rothstein. (2011). Why Big Government is Good Government. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
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Teorell, Jan, et al.. (2009). The Quality of Government Dataset, version 17June09. SSRN Electronic Journal. 18 indexed citations
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Teorell, Jan, Sören Holmberg, & Bo Rothstein. (2008). The Quality of Government Dataset, Version 15May13. SSRN Electronic Journal. 14 indexed citations
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Lindvall, Johannes & Bo Rothstein. (2006). Sweden: The Fall of the Strong State. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Rothstein, Bo. (2005). is political science producing technically competent barbarians?. European Political Science. 4(1). 3–13. 14 indexed citations
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Rothstein, Bo & Jan Teorell. (2005). What is Quality of Government? A Theory of Impartial Institutions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1–36. 8 indexed citations
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Rothstein, Bo. (1998). Den svenska modellens uppgång och fäll —En essä.. Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift. 101(1). 4 indexed citations
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Rothstein, Bo. (1988). Aktör-Strukturansatsen: Ett metodiskt dilemma. Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift. 91(1). 9 indexed citations
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Rothstein, Bo. (1987). Välfärdsstat, implementering och legitimitet. Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift. 90(1). 4 indexed citations
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Rothstein, Bo. (1986). Den socialdemokratiska staten. Reformer och förvaltning inom svensk arbetsmarknads- och skolpolitik. Lund University Publications (Lund University). 50. 24 indexed citations
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Rothstein, Bo. (1985). The Success of the Swedish Labour Market Policy: the Organizational Connection to Policy. European Journal of Political Research. 13(2). 153–165. 13 indexed citations

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