Manfred G. Schmidt

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
95 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Manfred G. Schmidt is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Manfred G. Schmidt has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in Manfred G. Schmidt's work include Social Policy and Reform Studies (29 papers), Public Administration and Political Analysis (13 papers) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (8 papers). Manfred G. Schmidt is often cited by papers focused on Social Policy and Reform Studies (29 papers), Public Administration and Political Analysis (13 papers) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (8 papers). Manfred G. Schmidt collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Manfred G. Schmidt's co-authors include Klaus von Beyme, Francis G. Castles, Franz Lehner, Arend Lijphart, Herbert Obinger, Roland Czada, Andreas Janshoff, Eileen Martin, Chengming Li and Karl Fischer and has published in prestigious journals such as The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, European Journal of Political Research and West European Politics.

In The Last Decade

Manfred G. Schmidt

83 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

When parties matter: A review of the possibilities and li... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 100 200 300 400
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. When parties matter: A review of the possibilities and limits of partisan influence on public policy
    1996 471 citations Manfred G. Schmidt European Journal of Political Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Manfred G. Schmidt Germany 19 1.1k 356 305 169 136 95 1.4k
Philip Manow Germany 21 1.3k 1.2× 296 0.8× 518 1.7× 204 1.2× 211 1.6× 97 1.8k
Stephan Leibfried Germany 18 1.0k 0.9× 130 0.4× 330 1.1× 89 0.5× 165 1.2× 81 1.3k
Johannes Lindvall Sweden 18 625 0.6× 160 0.4× 336 1.1× 129 0.8× 69 0.5× 59 1.0k
Peter Flora Germany 9 715 0.7× 263 0.7× 436 1.4× 55 0.3× 151 1.1× 26 1.2k
Daniel Wincott United Kingdom 20 838 0.8× 67 0.2× 292 1.0× 120 0.7× 127 0.9× 57 1.1k
Richard C. Eichenberg United States 15 1.3k 1.2× 451 1.3× 720 2.4× 214 1.3× 51 0.4× 35 1.9k
Sara Niedzwiecki United States 14 677 0.6× 157 0.4× 322 1.1× 73 0.4× 60 0.4× 31 866
Anthony Mughan United States 20 1.4k 1.3× 283 0.8× 622 2.0× 258 1.5× 28 0.2× 54 1.8k
Arne Niemann Germany 18 892 0.8× 185 0.5× 511 1.7× 186 1.1× 130 1.0× 78 1.3k
Joseph Wong Canada 15 460 0.4× 151 0.4× 344 1.1× 60 0.4× 93 0.7× 33 833

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Fields of papers citing papers by Manfred G. Schmidt

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Manfred G. Schmidt

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schmidt, Manfred G., et al.. (2015). Miliaria Provinciae Hispaniae citerioris. De Gruyter eBooks.
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Schmidt, Manfred G.. (2014). Der Einfluss der Präsenztheorie auf die psychoanalytische Behandlungstechnik. Psyche. 68(9). 951–970. 3 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Manfred G.. (2012). Der deutsche Sozialstaat : Geschichte und Gegenwart. C.H.Beck eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Manfred G.. (2007). Warum nicht einmal Mittelmaß? Die Finanzierung der deutschen Hochschulen im internationalen Vergleich. Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences). 56(4). 1 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Manfred G.. (2002). Political performance and types of democracy: Findings from comparative studies. European Journal of Political Research. 41(1). 147–163. 54 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Manfred G., et al.. (2001). Wohlfahrtsstaatliche Politik. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Keman, Hans & Manfred G. Schmidt. (1997). Social policy in rich and poor countries. European Journal of Political Research. 31(1). 159–168. 1 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Manfred G. & Arend Lijphart. (1997). Dimensions of democracies. European Journal of Political Research. 31(1). 193–204. 6 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Manfred G.. (1996). When parties matter: A review of the possibilities and limits of partisan influence on public policy. European Journal of Political Research. 30(2). 155–183. 471 indexed citations breakdown →
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Czada, Roland & Manfred G. Schmidt. (1993). Verhandlungsdemokratie, Interessenvermittlung, Regierbarkeit : Festschrift für Gerhard Lehmbruch. Westdeutscher Verlag eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Manfred G.. (1992). Die westlichen Länder. C.H.Beck eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Manfred G.. (1989). Social policy in rich and poor countries: socio-economic trends and political-institutional determinants. European Journal of Political Research. 17(6). 641–659. 20 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Manfred G.. (1988). Sozialpolitik : historische Entwicklung und internationaler Vergleich. Leske + Budrich eBooks. 21 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Manfred G.. (1988). Staatstätigkeit : international und historisch vergleichende Analysen. Westdeutscher Verlag eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Manfred G., Franz Lehner, & Francis G. Castles. (1987). Managing Mixed Economies. Directory of Open access Books (OAPEN Foundation). 25 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Manfred G.. (1986). Comment on ‘Social expenditure and the Political Right’ (by F.G. Castles). European Journal of Political Research. 14(5-6). 677–680. 2 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Manfred G.. (1986). Caesar und Cleopatra : philologischer und historischer Kommentar zu Lucan. 10,1-171. Lang eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Manfred G.. (1983). The Welfare State and the Economy in Periods of Economic Crisis: A Comparative Study of Twenty-three OECD Nations. European Journal of Political Research. 11(1). 1–26. 68 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Manfred G.. (1982). Wohlfahrtsstaatliche Politik unter bürgerlichen und sozialdemokratischen Regierungen : ein internationaler Vergleich. Campus eBooks. 43 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Manfred G.. (1980). CDU und SPD an der Regierung : ein Vergleich ihrer Politik in den Ländern. Campus Verlag eBooks. 23 indexed citations

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