Peter Nannestad

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Peter Nannestad is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Nannestad has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 12 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Peter Nannestad's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (11 papers), Fiscal Policies and Political Economy (9 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (4 papers). Peter Nannestad is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (11 papers), Fiscal Policies and Political Economy (9 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (4 papers). Peter Nannestad collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Russia and Switzerland. Peter Nannestad's co-authors include Martín Paldam, Gert Tinggaard Svendsen, Gunnar Lind Haase Svendsen, Kim Mannemar Sønderskov, Peter Thisted Dinesen, Michael Rosholm and Reiner Eichenberger and has published in prestigious journals such as International Migration Review, Annual Review of Political Science and British Journal of Political Science.

In The Last Decade

Peter Nannestad

34 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

What Have We Learned About Generalized Trust, If... 1994 2026 2004 2015 2008 1994 100 200 300 400 500
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. What Have We Learned About Generalized Trust, If Anything?
    2008 517 citations Peter Nannestad profile →
  2. The VP-function: A survey of the literature on vote and popularity functions after 25 years
    1994 474 citations Peter Nannestad, Martín Paldam Public Choice profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Nannestad Denmark 14 996 993 582 177 149 39 1.8k
Panu Poutvaara Germany 24 547 0.5× 919 0.9× 835 1.4× 154 0.9× 84 0.6× 138 2.1k
Yotam Margalit Israel 23 1.6k 1.6× 1.4k 1.4× 481 0.8× 147 0.8× 256 1.7× 61 2.7k
Sören Holmberg Sweden 22 1.1k 1.1× 882 0.9× 276 0.5× 87 0.5× 252 1.7× 74 1.9k
Andrew C. Eggers United Kingdom 20 817 0.8× 623 0.6× 486 0.8× 89 0.5× 237 1.6× 42 1.7k
Rodney E. Hero United States 22 1.1k 1.1× 935 0.9× 251 0.4× 63 0.4× 159 1.1× 65 1.8k
Theodore P. Gerber United States 25 893 0.9× 1.6k 1.6× 381 0.7× 429 2.4× 60 0.4× 90 2.4k
Nancy Burns United States 14 1.6k 1.6× 1.1k 1.1× 319 0.5× 82 0.5× 178 1.2× 27 2.6k
Neil Nevitte Canada 24 1.7k 1.7× 1.1k 1.1× 255 0.4× 89 0.5× 234 1.6× 82 2.4k
Russell L. Hanson United States 14 1.5k 1.5× 772 0.8× 948 1.6× 60 0.3× 408 2.7× 37 2.6k
Tom van der Meer Netherlands 29 1.4k 1.4× 2.0k 2.0× 180 0.3× 127 0.7× 143 1.0× 78 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Nannestad

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Nannestad

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nannestad, Peter. (2020). I (Could Have) Told You! Early warning indicators and crisis performance of the 12 “old” Euro-countries under the economic crisis 2008–09. European Journal of Political Economy. 63. 101899–101899. 2 indexed citations
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Nannestad, Peter. (2019). Salem with and without witches, and also Geneva and Berlin. Public Choice. 186(3-4). 229–239. 1 indexed citations
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Nannestad, Peter. (2019). Strategic Tax-Setting in Danish Municipalities? A First Look at the Evidence 2007 - 2017. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics.
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Eichenberger, Reiner, et al.. (2013). The Good Society: A Comparative Study of Denmark and Switzerland. ARBOR - Bern University of Applied Sciences Repository. 12 indexed citations
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Nannestad, Peter. (2009). Unproductive immigrants: A socially optimal policy for rational egalitarians. European Journal of Political Economy. 25(4). 562–566. 8 indexed citations
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Nannestad, Peter. (2008). What Have We Learned about Generalized Trust, if Anything?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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Nannestad, Peter, et al.. (2008). Bridge Over Troubled Water? Migration and Social Capital. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 34(4). 607–631. 134 indexed citations
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Nannestad, Peter. (2006). En befolkning deler sig op. 38(4). 466–468. 6 indexed citations
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Nannestad, Peter. (2005). Anden officielle opposition: Poulsens gambit. Politica. 37(2). 227–237.
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Nannestad, Peter, Martín Paldam, & Michael Rosholm. (2003). System change and economic evaluations: a study of immigrants and natives in Israel. Electoral Studies. 22(3). 485–501. 10 indexed citations
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Nannestad, Peter & Martín Paldam. (1999). The Grievance Asymmetry Revisited: A Micro Study Of Economic Voting In Denmark, 1986-92. SSRN Electronic Journal. 17 indexed citations
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Nannestad, Peter & Martín Paldam. (1999). The cost of ruling: a foundation stone for two theories. SSRN Electronic Journal. 43–70. 30 indexed citations
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Nannestad, Peter & Martín Paldam. (1997). From the Pocketbook of the Welfare Man: A Pooled Cross-Section Study of Economic Voting in Denmark, 1986–92. British Journal of Political Science. 27(1). 111–155. 63 indexed citations
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Nannestad, Peter & Martín Paldam. (1995). It's the government's fault! A cross-section study of economic voting in Denmark, 1990/93. European Journal of Political Research. 28(1). 33–62. 29 indexed citations
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Nannestad, Peter. (1989). Reactive voting in Danish general elections 1971-1979 : a revisionist interpretation. Aarhus University Press eBooks. 9 indexed citations
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Nannestad, Peter. (1977). The Growth of a Profession: Political Science in Denmark 1960–1975. Scandinavian Political Studies. 12(A12). 13–27. 2 indexed citations
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Nannestad, Peter. (1977). Political Science in Denmark: Trends of Research 1960–1975 Some Footnotes to a Bibliography. Scandinavian Political Studies. 12(A12). 85–104. 1 indexed citations
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Nannestad, Peter, et al.. (1975). Measuring Prejudicial Attitudes in a Situational Context. International Journal of Comparative Sociology. 16(3). 207–227. 1 indexed citations
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Nannestad, Peter, et al.. (1975). Measuring Prejudicial Attitudes in a Situational Context. International Journal of Comparative Sociology. 16(3-4). 207–227. 1 indexed citations

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