Markus Wagner

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
83 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Markus Wagner is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Communication and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Markus Wagner has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 25 papers in Communication and 23 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Markus Wagner's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (65 papers), Populism, Right-Wing Movements (30 papers) and Social Media and Politics (25 papers). Markus Wagner is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (65 papers), Populism, Right-Wing Movements (30 papers) and Social Media and Politics (25 papers). Markus Wagner collaborates with scholars based in Austria, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Markus Wagner's co-authors include Thomas M. Meyer, Nick Vivyan, Tarik Abou‐Chadi, Daniel Bischof, Sylvia Kritzinger, Jakob‐Moritz Eberl, Martin Haselmayer, Zoe Lefkofridi, Hajo G. Boomgaarden and Sofia Vasilopoulou and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Political Science, The Journal of Politics and Communication Research.

In The Last Decade

Markus Wagner

79 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Affective polarization in multiparty systems 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2024 50 100 150 200 250
What are hit papers?

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. Affective polarization in multiparty systems
    2020 275 citations Markus Wagner Electoral Studies profile →
  2. Affective polarization in Europe
    2024 27 citations Markus Wagner profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Markus Wagner Austria 31 2.4k 1.1k 852 456 384 83 3.0k
Romain Lachat Switzerland 16 2.8k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 493 0.6× 424 0.9× 199 0.5× 40 3.2k
Jan Rovný France 20 2.5k 1.0× 867 0.8× 378 0.4× 594 1.3× 273 0.7× 36 2.9k
Jan E. Leighley United States 24 2.2k 0.9× 1.4k 1.3× 873 1.0× 281 0.6× 538 1.4× 44 2.9k
Martin Dolezal Austria 14 2.8k 1.2× 1.2k 1.1× 511 0.6× 475 1.0× 178 0.5× 37 3.3k
Jonathan Polk Sweden 18 1.9k 0.8× 681 0.6× 349 0.4× 431 0.9× 239 0.6× 35 2.2k
Cees van der Eijk Netherlands 23 3.1k 1.3× 1.0k 1.0× 687 0.8× 611 1.3× 290 0.8× 86 3.6k
Milada Anna Vachudová United States 22 3.1k 1.3× 1.2k 1.2× 331 0.4× 575 1.3× 269 0.7× 41 3.6k
Jeremy C. Pope United States 14 1.5k 0.6× 926 0.9× 567 0.7× 392 0.9× 370 1.0× 36 2.0k
Gijs Schumacher Netherlands 19 1.5k 0.6× 862 0.8× 330 0.4× 312 0.7× 166 0.4× 62 2.1k
Wouter van der Brug Netherlands 42 5.1k 2.1× 2.5k 2.4× 1.2k 1.4× 625 1.4× 401 1.0× 138 5.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Markus Wagner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Markus Wagner

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Turnbull‐Dugarte, Stuart J. & Markus Wagner. (2025). Heroes and villains: motivated projection of political identities. Political Science Research and Methods. 14(1). 1–21.
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Wagner, Markus & Jakob‐Moritz Eberl. (2024). Divided by the jab: affective polarisation based on COVID vaccination status. Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties. 35(4). 624–647. 9 indexed citations
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Wagner, Markus & Katrin Praprotnik. (2023). Affective polarization and coalition signals. Political Science Research and Methods. 12(2). 336–353. 13 indexed citations
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Abou‐Chadi, Tarik, et al.. (2021). The centre-right versus the radical right: the role of migration issues and economic grievances. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 48(2). 366–384. 45 indexed citations
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Hübscher, Evelyne, Thomas Sattler, & Markus Wagner. (2020). Voter Responses to Fiscal Austerity. British Journal of Political Science. 51(4). 1751–1760. 53 indexed citations
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Aichholzer, Julian, et al.. (2018). AUTNES Comparative Study of Electoral Systems Post-Election Survey 2017 (AUTNES Edition, OA edition). Australian Journal of Zoology.
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Bischof, Daniel & Markus Wagner. (2017). What Makes Parties Adapt to Voter Preferences? The Role of Party Organization, Goals and Ideology. British Journal of Political Science. 50(1). 391–401. 29 indexed citations
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Meyer, Thomas M. & Markus Wagner. (2017). It Sounds Like They are Moving: Understanding and Modeling Emphasis-Based Policy Change. Political Science Research and Methods. 7(4). 757–774. 24 indexed citations
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Meyer, Thomas M., Martin Haselmayer, & Markus Wagner. (2017). Who Gets into the Papers? Party Campaign Messages and the Media. British Journal of Political Science. 50(1). 281–302. 35 indexed citations
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Toubeau, Simon & Markus Wagner. (2016). Party competition over decentralisation: The influence of ideology and electoral incentives on issue emphasis. European Journal of Political Research. 55(2). 340–357. 12 indexed citations
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Vivyan, Nick & Markus Wagner. (2015). House or home? Constituent preferences over legislator effort allocation. European Journal of Political Research. 55(1). 81–99. 37 indexed citations
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Senninger, Roman & Markus Wagner. (2015). Political parties and the EU in national election campaigns: who talks about Europe, and how?. JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies. 53(6). 1336–1351. 20 indexed citations
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Eberl, Jakob‐Moritz, Hajo G. Boomgaarden, & Markus Wagner. (2015). One Bias Fits All? Three Types of Media Bias and Their Effects on Party Preferences. Communication Research. 44(8). 1125–1148. 84 indexed citations
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Meyer, Thomas M. & Markus Wagner. (2015). Issue Engagement in Election Campaigns The Impact of Electoral Incentives and Organizational Constraints. Political Science Research and Methods. 4(3). 555–571. 41 indexed citations
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Wagner, Markus & Eva Zeglovits. (2013). Survey questions about party competence: Insights from cognitive interviews. Electoral Studies. 34. 280–290. 23 indexed citations
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Vivyan, Nick, et al.. (2012). Representative misconduct, voter perceptions and accountability: Evidence from the 2009 House of Commons expenses scandal. Electoral Studies. 31(4). 750–763. 61 indexed citations
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Wagner, Markus, David Johann, & Sylvia Kritzinger. (2012). Voting at 16: Turnout and the quality of vote choice. Electoral Studies. 31(2). 372–383. 79 indexed citations
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Wagner, Markus. (2011). When do parties emphasise extreme positions? How strategic incentives for policy differentiation influence issue importance. European Journal of Political Research. 51(1). 64–88. 112 indexed citations
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Vivyan, Nick & Markus Wagner. (2011). Do voters reward rebellion? The electoral accountability of MPs in Britain. European Journal of Political Research. 51(2). 235–264. 54 indexed citations
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Wagner, Markus. (1991). "Does he take sugar?".. PubMed. 12(1). 87–9. 2 indexed citations

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