Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies
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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.
Conceptualizing and Measuring Democracy: A New Approach
2011445 citationsMichael Coppedge, John Gerring et al.Perspectives on Politicsprofile →
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Countries citing papers authored by Svend‐Erik Skaaning
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This map shows the geographic impact of Svend‐Erik Skaaning's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Svend‐Erik Skaaning with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Svend‐Erik Skaaning more than expected).
Fields of papers citing papers by Svend‐Erik Skaaning
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Svend‐Erik Skaaning. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Svend‐Erik Skaaning. The network helps show where Svend‐Erik Skaaning may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Svend‐Erik Skaaning
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Svend‐Erik Skaaning.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Svend‐Erik Skaaning 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
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All Works
20 of 20 papers shown
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Skaaning, Svend‐Erik. (2025). A global, historical rule of law index. Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. 19(2). 175–199.2 indexed citations
Gerring, John & Svend‐Erik Skaaning. (2013). A Concept-driven Approach to Measurement: The Lexical Scale. SSRN Electronic Journal.1 indexed citations
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Mungiu‐Pippidi, Alina, et al.. (2013). Tocqueville and the Struggle Against Corruption. SSRN Electronic Journal.1 indexed citations
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Møller, Jørgen & Svend‐Erik Skaaning. (2013). Systematizing Thin and Thick Conceptions of the Rule of Law. Justice System Journal. 33(2). 136.13 indexed citations
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Skaaning, Svend‐Erik, Jørgen Møller, & Jakob Tolstrup. (2013). International Influences and Democratic Regression in Interwar Europe. SSRN Electronic Journal.1 indexed citations
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Skaaning, Svend‐Erik & Jørgen Møller. (2012). Assessing the Explanatory Power of Typological Theories. SSRN Electronic Journal.1 indexed citations
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Coppedge, Michael, John Gerring, David Altman, et al.. (2011). Conceptualizing and Measuring Democracy: A New Approach. Perspectives on Politics. 9(2). 247–267.445 indexed citations breakdown →
Skaaning, Svend‐Erik & Jørgen Møller. (2010). Systematizing Thin and Thick Conceptions of the Rule of Law. SSRN Electronic Journal.12 indexed citations
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