Takaichi clinches two thirds majority

Scholar power: 74.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 63%, Sociology 16%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ian Bremmer	52%	23	74.8%

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Scholar power

57.0%

16.5 h

146

74.8%

Ranking score

0.587

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Matthew Søberg Shugart

49%

Scholar power: 49.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 63%, Sociology 16%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Matthew Søberg Shugart	75%	43	49.2%

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Scholar power

48.0%

16.8 h

111

49.2%

Ranking score

0.183

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Naomi Wolf

6%

Scholar power: 6.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 63%, Sociology 16%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Naomi Wolf	20%	11	6.6%

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Scholar power

63.0%

21.9 h

2773

6.6%

Ranking score

0.135

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

by Ian Bremmer

74%

Scholar power: 74.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 63%, Sociology 16%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ian Bremmer	52%	23	74.8%

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Scholar power

64.0%

23.7 h

5

74.8%

Ranking score

0.565

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Brigid Laffan

35%

Scholar power: 35.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 63%, Sociology 16%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Brigid Laffan	68%	27	35.3%

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Scholar power

55.0%

18.5 h

19

35.3%

Ranking score

0.103

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Matthew Søberg Shugart

49%

Scholar power: 49.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 63%, Sociology 16%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Matthew Søberg Shugart	75%	43	49.2%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Scholar power

54.0%

19.6 h

4

49.2%

Ranking score

0.093

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

by Daniel P. Aldrich

56%

Scholar power: 56.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 63%, Sociology 16%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Daniel P. Aldrich	30%	39	56.2%

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Scholar power

69.0%

21.1 h

0

56.2%

Ranking score

0.083

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Daniel Aldrich

@danielaldrich.bsky.social

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a sweeping mandate from voters for her economic agenda and tough stances on immigration and China www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/w...

Japan’s Leader Wins in a Landslide, Clearing Way for Hard-Line Agenda

www.nytimes.com

February 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM

by Gerry Hassan

41%

Scholar power: 41.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 63%, Sociology 16%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Gerry Hassan	46%	9	41.4%

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Scholar power

69.0%

20.9 h

0

41.4%

Ranking score

0.065

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Gerry Hassan

@gerryhassan.bsky.social

Japan's Sanae Takaichi has won a landslide election. She presents herself as a new broom & a break from past leaders with her love of heavy metal & motorbikes. But she is an ultra-conservative & leader of the Liberal Democratic Party who have dominated post-war Japanese politics.

February 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM

Reposted by Lars P. Feld

16%

Scholar power: 16.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 63%, Sociology 16%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Lars P. Feld	23%	50	16.3%

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Scholar power

50.0%

17.9 h

12

16.3%

Ranking score

0.043

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Roger A. Pielke

0%

Scholar power: 0.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 63%, Sociology 16%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Roger A. Pielke	1%	49	0.7%

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Scholar power

48.0%

17.0 h

157

0.7%

Ranking score

0.013

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

by Alicia Garcı́a-Herrero

8%

Scholar power: 8.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 63%, Sociology 16%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Alicia Garcı́a-Herrero	5%	35	8.9%

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Scholar power

49.0%

8.7 h

0

8.9%

Ranking score

0.012

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Alicia Garcia Herrero 艾西亞

@aligarciaherrero.bsky.social

#Japan’s #Takaichi landslide victory puts us back positive for stocks and negative for Japanese bonds
aliciagarciaherrero.substack.com/p/japans-tak...

February 9, 2026 at 7:39 AM

Reposted by Adam S. Posen

1%

Scholar power: 1.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 63%, Sociology 16%, Communication & Media Studies 11%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Adam S. Posen	3%	33	1.7%

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Scholar power

46.0%

4.9 h

0

1.7%

Ranking score

0.006

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

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Scholar power: 74.8%

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