Robert Thomson

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Robert Thomson is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Strategy and Management and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Thomson has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 26 papers in Strategy and Management and 12 papers in Law. Recurrent topics in Robert Thomson's work include European Union Policy and Governance (31 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (30 papers) and Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (25 papers). Robert Thomson is often cited by papers focused on European Union Policy and Governance (31 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (30 papers) and Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (25 papers). Robert Thomson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia. Robert Thomson's co-authors include Rory Costello, Javier Arregui, Frans N. Stokman, René Torenvlied, P. D. Walker, Elin Naurin, Terry Royed, Madeleine O. Hosli, Mark Ferguson and Joaquín Artés and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, American Journal of Political Science and The Journal of Politics.

In The Last Decade

Robert Thomson

95 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Fulfillment of Parties’ Election Pledges: A Comparati... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 50 100 150 200

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Thomson United Kingdom 29 2.1k 1.1k 312 309 291 100 2.7k
Mary E. Gallagher United States 27 846 0.4× 122 0.1× 168 0.5× 846 2.7× 149 0.5× 78 2.3k
Antje Wiener United Kingdom 23 2.0k 0.9× 270 0.3× 182 0.6× 1.1k 3.4× 97 0.3× 93 2.6k
Brian Chapman Australia 16 1.2k 0.6× 259 0.2× 59 0.2× 668 2.2× 193 0.7× 42 2.0k
Christopher May United Kingdom 18 521 0.2× 133 0.1× 66 0.2× 262 0.8× 202 0.7× 88 1.9k
Emanuel Adler Canada 24 2.9k 1.3× 332 0.3× 44 0.1× 2.1k 6.8× 214 0.7× 54 4.0k
Bart Maddens Belgium 21 952 0.4× 181 0.2× 33 0.1× 419 1.4× 104 0.4× 134 1.6k
Justin Fisher United Kingdom 23 810 0.4× 211 0.2× 32 0.1× 318 1.0× 84 0.3× 101 1.5k
Royce Carroll United Kingdom 20 927 0.4× 259 0.2× 155 0.5× 400 1.3× 222 0.8× 50 1.3k
John E. Turner United States 11 796 0.4× 201 0.2× 37 0.1× 755 2.4× 136 0.5× 40 1.7k
Richard E. Neustadt United States 14 657 0.3× 159 0.2× 85 0.3× 246 0.8× 165 0.6× 36 1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Thomson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thomson, Robert, Elin Naurin, & Terry Royed. (2019). A Comparative Analysis of Pledge Fulfillment. 57–80. 2 indexed citations
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Huhe, Narisong, Daniel Naurin, & Robert Thomson. (2017). With or without you? Policy impact and networks in the Council of the EU after Brexit. European Policy Analysis. 3 indexed citations
3.
Huhe, Narisong, Daniel Naurin, & Robert Thomson. (2017). The evolution of political networks: Evidence from the Council of the European Union. European Union Politics. 19(1). 25–51. 17 indexed citations
4.
Arregui, Javier & Robert Thomson. (2014). Domestic adjustment costs, interdependence and dissent in the Council of the European Union. European Journal of Political Research. 53(4). 692–708. 10 indexed citations
5.
Thomson, Robert, Terry Royed, Elin Naurin, et al.. (2014). Explaining the Fulfillment of Election Pledges: A Comparative Study on the Impact of Government Institutions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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Thomson, Robert, Terry Royed, Elin Naurin, et al.. (2014). The Program-to-Policy Linkage: A Comparative Study of Election Pledges and Government Policies in Ten Countries. SSRN Electronic Journal. 10 indexed citations
7.
Thomson, Robert. (2011). Resolving Controversy in the European Union: Legislative Decision-Making before and after Enlargement. Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde). 43 indexed citations
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Thomson, Robert, Terry Royed, & Elin Naurin. (2010). The Program-to-Policy Linkage: A Comparative Study of Election Pledges and Government Policies in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Ireland. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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Thomson, Robert & René Torenvlied. (2010). Information, Commitment and Consensus: A Comparison of Three Perspectives on Delegation in the European Union. British Journal of Political Science. 41(1). 139–159. 42 indexed citations
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Thomson, Robert. (2009). Actor alignments in the European Union before and after enlargement. European Journal of Political Research. 48(6). 756–781. 46 indexed citations
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Thomson, Robert, et al.. (2007). Election pledges, party competition, and policymaking. Comparative Politics. 39(3). 311–329. 103 indexed citations
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Thomson, Robert, René Torenvlied, & Javier Arregui. (2007). The Paradox of Compliance: Infringements and Delays in Transposing European Union Directives. British Journal of Political Science. 37(4). 685–709. 93 indexed citations
13.
Thomson, Robert. (2007). The paradox of compliance: infringements and delays in transposing EU directives. Arrow@dit (Dublin Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Thomson, Robert. (2006). The European Union Decides. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 289 indexed citations
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Thomson, Robert, et al.. (2004). Actor alignments in European Union decision making. European Journal of Political Research. 43(2). 237–261. 99 indexed citations
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Stokman, Frans N. & Robert Thomson. (2004). Special Issue: winners and losers in european union decision making. European Union Politics. 5(1). 7 indexed citations
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Thomson, Robert. (2001). The programme to policy linkage: The fulfilment of election pledges on socio–economic policy in The Netherlands, 1986–1998. European Journal of Political Research. 40(2). 171–197. 3 indexed citations
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Thomson, Robert. (2001). The programme to policy linkage: The fulfilment of election pledges on socio–economic policy in The Netherlands, 1986–1998. European Journal of Political Research. 40(2). 171–197. 133 indexed citations
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Thomson, Robert. (1999). The programme to policy linkage. Acta Politica. 34. 302–330. 5 indexed citations
20.
Thomson, Robert. (1962). Crystalline ɛ-Prototoxin from Clostridium welchii. Nature. 193(4810). 69–70. 15 indexed citations

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