Svend‐Erik Skaaning

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
108 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Svend‐Erik Skaaning is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Svend‐Erik Skaaning has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 50 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 10 papers in Development. Recurrent topics in Svend‐Erik Skaaning's work include Political Conflict and Governance (46 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (27 papers) and Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research (13 papers). Svend‐Erik Skaaning is often cited by papers focused on Political Conflict and Governance (46 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (27 papers) and Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research (13 papers). Svend‐Erik Skaaning collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Sweden. Svend‐Erik Skaaning's co-authors include Jørgen Møller, Jan Teorell, Staffan I. Lindberg, Michael Coppedge, John Gerring, Henrikas Bartusevičius, Michaël Bernhard, Allen Hicken, Carl Henrik Knutsen and Kelly M. McMann and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Business Research, Social Indicators Research and World Politics.

In The Last Decade

Svend‐Erik Skaaning

97 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Conceptualizing and Measuring Democracy: A New Approach 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Svend‐Erik Skaaning Denmark 25 1.7k 1.3k 305 294 228 108 2.5k
Michael Coppedge United States 23 1.8k 1.1× 1.8k 1.4× 382 1.3× 319 1.1× 186 0.8× 58 2.8k
Gerardo L. Munck United States 17 1.7k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 280 0.9× 286 1.0× 173 0.8× 83 2.5k
Carl Henrik Knutsen Norway 27 1.1k 0.7× 853 0.7× 428 1.4× 255 0.9× 179 0.8× 108 1.9k
Robert R. Kaufman United States 26 1.7k 1.0× 2.1k 1.6× 762 2.5× 502 1.7× 209 0.9× 60 3.4k
María Victoria Murillo United States 25 1.2k 0.7× 1.8k 1.4× 483 1.6× 248 0.8× 397 1.7× 77 2.7k
Joseph Wright United States 27 2.5k 1.5× 1.6k 1.3× 522 1.7× 855 2.9× 230 1.0× 55 3.5k
Thad Dunning United States 17 1.7k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 444 1.5× 510 1.7× 141 0.6× 35 2.9k
Gretchen Helmke United States 16 1.2k 0.7× 1.4k 1.1× 615 2.0× 170 0.6× 324 1.4× 29 2.8k
Barbara Geddes United States 21 3.1k 1.9× 2.7k 2.1× 638 2.1× 627 2.1× 306 1.3× 36 4.3k
Ruth Berins Collier United States 18 1.5k 0.9× 1.5k 1.2× 310 1.0× 253 0.9× 213 0.9× 41 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Svend‐Erik Skaaning

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Fields of papers citing papers by Svend‐Erik Skaaning

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Svend‐Erik Skaaning

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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
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Knutsen, Carl Henrik, et al.. (2025). Dimensions of State Capacity and Modes of Democratic Breakdown. Political Studies.
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Knutsen, Carl Henrik, Jan Teorell, Tore Wig, et al.. (2019). Introducing the Historical Varieties of Democracy dataset: Political institutions in the long 19th century. Journal of Peace Research. 56(3). 440–451. 31 indexed citations
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Bartusevičius, Henrikas & Svend‐Erik Skaaning. (2018). Revisiting democratic civil peace. Journal of Peace Research. 55(5). 625–640. 20 indexed citations
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Knutsen, Carl Henrik, John Gerring, Svend‐Erik Skaaning, et al.. (2018). Economic development and democracy: An electoral connection. European Journal of Political Research. 58(1). 292–314. 18 indexed citations
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Skaaning, Svend‐Erik & Maude Jimenez. (2017). The Global State of Democracy: 1975-2015. 1 indexed citations
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Møller, Jørgen, Svend‐Erik Skaaning, & Jakob Tolstrup. (2016). International Influences and Democratic Regression in Interwar Europe: Disentangling the Impact of Power Politics and Demonstration Effects. Government and Opposition. 52(4). 559–586. 6 indexed citations
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Bartusevičius, Henrikas & Svend‐Erik Skaaning. (2016). Electoral democracy and civil war. Politica. 48(1). 1 indexed citations
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Coppedge, Michael, John Gerring, Staffan I. Lindberg, et al.. (2016). V-Dem Country Coding Units V6. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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Skaaning, Svend‐Erik. (2014). Mapping Political Regime Developments in Interwar Europe: A Multidimensional Approach. 1 indexed citations
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Emmenegger, Patrick, Jon Kvist, & Svend‐Erik Skaaning. (2013). Making the Most of Configurational Comparative Analysis: An Assessment of QCA Applications in Comparative Welfare State Research. Political Research Quarterly. 66(1). 184–191. 29 indexed citations
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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 →
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Skaaning, Svend‐Erik, et al.. (2010). Satisfaction with democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Assessing the effects of system performance. African Journal of Political Science and International Relations. 4(5). 164–172. 9 indexed citations
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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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