Electoral Systems and Political Participation
Electoral Systems and Political Participation is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 29k research works in it since 1950. 48.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics in political science, including empirical analyses of voter behavior, party polarization, public opinion formation, economic policy, campaign effects, electoral systems, and policy formation in democracies. The papers delve into understanding the dynamics of political behavior and institutions through rigorous empirical methods.
- Political Science
- Empirical Analysis
- Voter Behavior
- Party Polarization
- Public Opinion
- Economic Policy
- Campaign Effects
- Electoral Systems
- Policy Formation
- Democracy
- Research works
- 29k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 14k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 48.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +24% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Electoral Systems and Political Participation research?
By volume, the United States and Germany publish the most (1.8k and 492 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.8k works
- 2 Germany 492 works
- 3 United Kingdom 353 works
- 4 Canada 158 works
- 5 Italy 143 works
- 6 Netherlands 137 works
- 7 Spain 119 works
- 8 Switzerland 106 works
- 9 Sweden 101 works
- 10 Belgium 99 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Electoral Systems and Political Participation research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Aarhus University publishes the most Electoral Systems and Political Participation research, followed by University of Oxford and London School of Economics and Political Science.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 34 works
- 2 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 32 works
- 3 London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom 32 works
- 4 Stanford UniversityUnited States 30 works
- 5 University of ChicagoUnited States 30 works
- 6 University of MannheimGermany 29 works
- 7 University of AmsterdamNetherlands 29 works
- 8 Princeton UniversityUnited States 29 works
- 9 New York UniversityUnited States 28 works
- 10 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 28 works
Who are the leading researchers in Electoral Systems and Political Participation?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Electoral Systems and Political Participation include Gordon Tullock and Alberto Alesina.
- 1 Gordon Tullock United States 3.2k citations
- 2 Alberto Alesina United States 2.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Electoral Systems and Political Participation research done?
The largest centres of Electoral Systems and Political Participation research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), New York (United States), Washington D.C. (United States) and Berlin (Germany). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Mannheim and Princeton.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 96 works
- 2 New York United States 81 works
- 3 Washington D.C. United States 66 works
- 4 Berlin Germany 51 works
- 5 Paris France 51 works
- 6 Mannheim Germany 49 works
- 7 Chicago United States 45 works
- 8 Los Angeles United States 43 works
- 9 Vienna Austria 42 works
- 10 Oslo Norway 39 works
Where it is the local speciality
- MannheimDE · 49.2 works45×
- PrincetonUS · 32.0 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Electoral Systems and Political Participation than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Electoral Systems and Political Participation?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Amsterdam, University of Gothenburg and University of Zurich score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of AmsterdamNetherlands | 81.9 | 73.1% | 12.1× | 29 | +49.3% |
| 2 | University of GothenburgSweden | 78.1 | 70.2% | 14.1× | 25 | +46.2% |
| 3 | University of ZurichSwitzerland | 76.8 | 66.1% | 9.7× | 24 | +68.1% |
| 4 | University of BergenNorway | 76.4 | 68.2% | 14.1× | 17 | +117.4% |
| 5 | University of ViennaAustria | 74.7 | 65.7% | 10.1× | 23 | +60.5% |
| 6 | Aarhus UniversityDenmark | 73.7 | 55.9% | 10.4× | 34 | +10.7% |
| 7 | University of AntwerpBelgium | 72.1 | 59.9% | 14.7× | 20 | +74.2% |
| 8 | Masaryk UniversityCzechia | 71.9 | 54.5% | 14.7× | 16 | +599.1% |
| 9 | European University InstituteItaly | 71.0 | 69.7% | 49.0× | 17 | +43.5% |
| 10 | London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom | 70.9 | 55.7% | 29.2× | 32 | +11.8% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Electoral Systems and Political Participation research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Electoral Systems and Political Participation.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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