Thomas Christiansen

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
113 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Thomas Christiansen is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Christiansen has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 14 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Thomas Christiansen's work include European Union Policy and Governance (47 papers), European and International Law Studies (16 papers) and Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography (14 papers). Thomas Christiansen is often cited by papers focused on European Union Policy and Governance (47 papers), European and International Law Studies (16 papers) and Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography (14 papers). Thomas Christiansen collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Netherlands and Italy. Thomas Christiansen's co-authors include Antje Wiener, Knud Erik Jørgensen, Jørgen Arendt Jensen, Erik Vilain Thomsen, Ben Tonra, Emil Kirchner, Morten Fischer Rasmussen, Christine Neuhold, Katrin Auel and Fabio Petito and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and Lab on a Chip.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Christiansen

105 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Social Construction of Europe 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 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. The Social Construction of Europe
    2001 296 citations Thomas Christiansen, Antje Wiener et al. profile →

Peers

Thomas Christiansen
Michael Mastanduno United States
William Hale United States
Kohei Watanabe Japan
G. Edward White United States
Christopher Mitchell United States
Richard Collins United Kingdom
Samuel S. Kim United States
Charles Lipson United States
Jan van Dijk Netherlands
Christian Schuster United Kingdom
Michael Mastanduno United States
Thomas Christiansen
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Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Christiansen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Christiansen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Christiansen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thomas Christiansen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thomas Christiansen 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 signify the number of papers an author published with Thomas Christiansen. Thomas Christiansen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Christiansen, Thomas, et al.. (2025). Legitimacy and political dissensus in the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility: the case of Italy. European Political Science. 24(3). 553–577. 2 indexed citations
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Christiansen, Thomas, et al.. (2023). The Routledge Handbook of Parliamentary Administrations. 9 indexed citations
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Christiansen, Thomas & Bong-Chul Kim. (2023). EU-Korea trade relations in the context of global disruption: political and legal perspectives. Asia Europe Journal. 21(4). 527–544. 2 indexed citations
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Christiansen, Thomas. (2022). A Political Economy of Power. Ordoliberalism in Context, 1932–1950. ORDO. 72-73(1). 545–551. 1 indexed citations
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Christiansen, Thomas. (2020). The EU's New Normal: Consolidating European Integration in an Era of Populism and Geo‐Economics*. JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies. 58(S1). 13–27. 24 indexed citations
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Christiansen, Thomas, et al.. (2018). The European Union and China. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc eBooks. 24 indexed citations
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Christiansen, Thomas, Jørgen Arendt Jensen, & Erik Vilain Thomsen. (2015). Acoustical cross-talk in row–column addressed 2-D transducer arrays for ultrasound imaging. Ultrasonics. 63. 174–178. 6 indexed citations
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Christiansen, Thomas, Morten Fischer Rasmussen, Jørgen Arendt Jensen, & Erik Vilain Thomsen. (2014). Row-column addressed 2-D CMUT arrays with integrated apodization. 600–603. 9 indexed citations
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Christiansen, Thomas & Simon Duke. (2013). The Maastricht Treaty: Second Thoughts after 20 Years. IRIS - Institutional Research Information System (Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli). 34(7). 683–684. 3 indexed citations
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Christiansen, Thomas, et al.. (2012). Comitology and Delegated Acts after Lisbon: How the European Parliament Lost the Implementation Game. Research Publications (Maastricht University). 16(13). 13. 6 indexed citations
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Christiansen, Thomas. (2011). Assessing Namibia’s performance two decades after independence. Part 2: Sectoral Analysis.. Journal of Namibian Studies History Politics Culture. 11. 29–61. 1 indexed citations
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Christiansen, Thomas. (2011). Die neuen Standards des Bundeskartellamts für ökonomische Gutachten in der Kartellrechtsanwendung. 61(5). 444–453. 1 indexed citations
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Christiansen, Thomas. (2011). Assessing Namibia’s performance two decades after Independence. Part 1: Initial position, external support, regional comparison. Journal of Namibian Studies History Politics Culture. 10. 31–53. 1 indexed citations
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Christiansen, Thomas. (2010). Der "More Economic Approach" in der EU-Fusionskontrolle : Entwicklung, konzeptionelle Grundlagen und kritische Analyse. P. Lang eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Christiansen, Thomas. (2010). Heidrich, Thomas: Das evolutorisch-systemtheoretische Paradigma in der Wettbewerbstheorie: Alternatives Denken zu dem More Economic Approach. 60(4). 412–413. 1 indexed citations
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Christiansen, Thomas. (2005). Crime an Punishment in the Black Market in Spain, 1940-53: an analysis of the Fiscalía de Tasas. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 63–100. 1 indexed citations
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Christiansen, Thomas. (2002). Intervención del Estado y mercado negro en el sector oleícola durante el primer Franquismo. Historia Agraria Revista de agricultura e historia rural. 221–248. 7 indexed citations
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Christiansen, Thomas, et al.. (2001). The Social Construction of Europe. 296 indexed citations breakdown →
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Christiansen, Thomas & Emil Kirchner. (2000). Committee governance in the European Union. Manchester University Press eBooks. 70 indexed citations
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Christiansen, Thomas & Knud Erik Jørgensen. (1999). The Amsterdam Process: A Structurationist Perspective on EU Treaty Reform. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). 1. 24 indexed citations

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