Wolfgang C. Müller

8.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
137 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Wolfgang C. Müller is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Strategy and Management and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolfgang C. Müller has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 40 papers in Strategy and Management and 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Wolfgang C. Müller's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (57 papers), Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (38 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (18 papers). Wolfgang C. Müller is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (57 papers), Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (38 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (18 papers). Wolfgang C. Müller collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and Sweden. Wolfgang C. Müller's co-authors include Kaare W. Strøm, Herbert Kitschelt, Torbjörn Bergman, Laurenz Ennser‐Jedenastik, Martin Dolezal, Anna Katharina Winkler, Thomas M. Meyer, Hanna Bäck, Marcelo Jenny and Peter Mair and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, CIRP Annals and Annual Review of Political Science.

In The Last Decade

Wolfgang C. Müller

127 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Patrons, Clients and Policies 1999 2026 2008 2017 2007 1999 2003 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. Patrons, Clients and Policies
    2007 586 citations Wolfgang C. Müller et al. Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
  2. Policy, Office, or Votes?
    1999 574 citations Wolfgang C. Müller, Kaare W. Strøm et al. Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
  3. Delegation and Accountability in Parliamentary Democracies
    2003 304 citations Kaare W. Strøm, Wolfgang C. Müller et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wolfgang C. Müller Austria 26 3.0k 1.1k 915 395 346 137 3.7k
Hanna Bäck Sweden 25 1.5k 0.5× 583 0.6× 682 0.7× 277 0.7× 269 0.8× 118 2.6k
Iain McLean United Kingdom 21 1.1k 0.4× 159 0.2× 445 0.5× 104 0.3× 420 1.2× 129 1.6k
Richard Günther United States 23 1.5k 0.5× 151 0.1× 1.0k 1.1× 171 0.4× 96 0.3× 54 2.0k
Kenneth W. Shotts United States 18 977 0.3× 262 0.2× 465 0.5× 86 0.2× 534 1.5× 36 1.4k
Wendy K. Tam Cho United States 23 1.1k 0.4× 153 0.1× 896 1.0× 346 0.9× 410 1.2× 62 2.0k
Michael H. Crespin United States 18 703 0.2× 256 0.2× 316 0.3× 185 0.5× 233 0.7× 42 1.2k
Kevin M. Quinn United States 15 858 0.3× 253 0.2× 469 0.5× 175 0.4× 808 2.3× 34 2.0k
Andrew J. Nathan United States 24 1.6k 0.5× 92 0.1× 1.4k 1.5× 106 0.3× 148 0.4× 106 2.3k
Sounman Hong South Korea 21 486 0.2× 200 0.2× 584 0.6× 224 0.6× 181 0.5× 68 1.4k
Audrey Sacks United States 14 508 0.2× 143 0.1× 644 0.7× 63 0.2× 284 0.8× 29 1.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wolfgang C. Müller

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bäck, Hanna, et al.. (2019). Electoral Cycles in Government Policy Making: Strategic Timing of Austerity Reform Measures in Western Europe. British Journal of Political Science. 51(1). 331–352. 18 indexed citations
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Müller, Wolfgang C. & Marcelo Jenny. (2016). Abgeordnete, Parteien und Koalitionspolitik. Individuelle Präferenzen und politisches Handeln im Nationalrat. Österreichische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft. 29(2). 137–156.
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Gottweis, Herbert, et al.. (2006). Politik in Österreich. Das Handbuch. 5 indexed citations
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Bergman, Torbjörn, Wolfgang C. Müller, & Kaare W. Strøm. (2005). comparative parliamentary democracy: a project report. European Political Science. 4(1). 42–54. 3 indexed citations
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Mair, Peter, Wolfgang C. Müller, & Fritz Plasser. (2004). Political Parties and Electoral Change: Party Responses to Electoral Markets. 95 indexed citations
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Müller, Wolfgang C.. (2001). Die österreichischen Abgeordneten : individuelle Präferenzen und politisches Verhalten. Institutional Repository (IHS Vienna). 12 indexed citations
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Müller, Wolfgang C., et al.. (1999). Policy, Office, or Votes?. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 574 indexed citations breakdown →
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Falkner, Gerda & Wolfgang C. Müller. (1998). Österreich im europäischen Mehrebenensystem : Konsequenzen der EU-Mitgliedschaft für Politiknetzwerke und Entscheidungsprozesse. Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. 9 indexed citations
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Müller, Wolfgang C.. (1997). Inside the Black Box A Confrontation of Party Executive Behaviour and Theories of Party Organizational Change. Party Politics. 3(3). 293–313. 23 indexed citations
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Müller, Wolfgang C. & Kaare W. Strøm. (1997). Koalitionsregierungen in Westeuropa : Bildung, Arbeitsweise und Beendigung. 12 indexed citations
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Müller, Wolfgang C., et al.. (1996). Die Organisation der österreichischen Sozialdemokratie 1889-1995. 4 indexed citations
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Müller, Wolfgang C.. (1995). Austria. European Journal of Political Research. 28(3-4). 277–289. 2 indexed citations
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Müller, Wolfgang C., et al.. (1995). Wählerverhalten und Parteienwettbewerb : Analysen zur Nationalratswahl 1994. 1 indexed citations
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Müller, Wolfgang C., et al.. (1995). Die Politiker : Karrieren und Wirken bedeutender Repräsentanten der Zweiten Republik. 1 indexed citations
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Müller, Wolfgang C., et al.. (1994). Party organisation and party competitiveness: The case of the Austrian People's Party, 1945–1992. European Journal of Political Research. 26(1). 1–29. 17 indexed citations
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Müller, Wolfgang C.. (1993). After the ‘Golden Age’: Research into Austrian political parties since the 1980s. European Journal of Political Research. 23(4). 439–463. 6 indexed citations
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Müller, Wolfgang C.. (1993). Austria. European Journal of Political Research. 24(4). 373–381. 1 indexed citations
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Luther, Kurt & Wolfgang C. Müller. (1992). Consociationalism and the Austrian political system. West European Politics. 15(1). 1–15. 9 indexed citations
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Müller, Wolfgang C.. (1989). The Church in the age of absolutism and enlightenment. 1 indexed citations
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Müller, Wolfgang C.. (1983). Economic Success without an Industrial Strategy: Austria in the 1970s. Journal of Public Policy. 3(1). 119–130. 4 indexed citations

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