Ada W. Finifter

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Ada W. Finifter is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Ada W. Finifter has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 3 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Ada W. Finifter's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (5 papers), Gender Diversity and Inequality (3 papers) and scientometrics and bibliometrics research (3 papers). Ada W. Finifter is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (5 papers), Gender Diversity and Inequality (3 papers) and scientometrics and bibliometrics research (3 papers). Ada W. Finifter collaborates with scholars based in United States. Ada W. Finifter's co-authors include Ellen Mickiewicz, Paul R. Abramson, John R. Hibbing, Mark Lichbach, Lee Sigelman, Paul J. Wahlbeck, Colin Elman, Anders Westholm, Kenneth N. Waltz and Thomas Christensen and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Political Science Review and American Journal of Political Science.

In The Last Decade

Ada W. Finifter

23 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Political science : the state of the discipline 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 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. Political science : the state of the discipline
    1983 584 citations Ada W. Finifter profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ada W. Finifter United States 11 961 807 285 123 122 24 1.4k
M. Stephen Weatherford United States 16 891 0.9× 660 0.8× 224 0.8× 234 1.9× 127 1.0× 49 1.4k
Ivor Crewe United Kingdom 24 1.4k 1.4× 858 1.1× 407 1.4× 156 1.3× 159 1.3× 68 1.9k
Donald D. Searing United States 18 821 0.9× 632 0.8× 444 1.6× 56 0.5× 132 1.1× 36 1.3k
Samuel H. Barnes United States 17 1.1k 1.1× 902 1.1× 453 1.6× 73 0.6× 131 1.1× 35 1.7k
Mildred A. Schwartz United States 13 712 0.7× 839 1.0× 157 0.6× 75 0.6× 145 1.2× 54 1.4k
Paul Allen Beck United States 18 1.1k 1.1× 968 1.2× 814 2.9× 109 0.9× 172 1.4× 37 1.7k
S. Verba United Kingdom 5 1.2k 1.2× 998 1.2× 552 1.9× 138 1.1× 114 0.9× 6 1.9k
Christopher W. Larimer United States 12 716 0.7× 714 0.9× 304 1.1× 205 1.7× 89 0.7× 25 1.4k
Bradbury Seasholes United States 3 1.1k 1.1× 985 1.2× 627 2.2× 131 1.1× 99 0.8× 3 1.8k
Richard Johnston Canada 21 1.4k 1.4× 1.2k 1.5× 468 1.6× 204 1.7× 229 1.9× 73 2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ada W. Finifter

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Finifter, Ada W.. (1999). American Political Science Review Editor's Report for 1998–99. PS Political Science & Politics. 32(4). 803–811. 1 indexed citations
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Finifter, Ada W., et al.. (1998). PSR volume 92 issue 3 Cover and Front matter. American Political Science Review. 92(3). f1–f8. 1 indexed citations
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Finifter, Ada W.. (1998). The 1997–98 Sail on the Flagship American Political Science Review. PS Political Science & Politics. 31(4). 897–905. 5 indexed citations
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Finifter, Ada W., et al.. (1998). PSR volume 92 issue 2 Cover and Front matter. American Political Science Review. 92(2). f1–f8. 1 indexed citations
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Finifter, Ada W., Mark Lichbach, John R. Hibbing, et al.. (1997). PSR volume 91 issue 4 Cover and Front matter. American Political Science Review. 91(4). f1–f8. 1 indexed citations
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Finifter, Ada W.. (1997). Report of the Editor of the American Political Science Review, 1996–97. PS Political Science & Politics. 30(4). 783–791. 4 indexed citations
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Finifter, Ada W.. (1996). Attitudes toward Individual Responsibility and Political Reform in the Former Soviet Union. American Political Science Review. 90(1). 138–152. 29 indexed citations
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Finifter, Ada W.. (1996). Report of the Editor of the American Political Science Review, 1995–96. PS Political Science & Politics. 29(4). 758–768. 3 indexed citations
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Finifter, Ada W.. (1991). A Discipline Divided: Schools and Sects in Political Science. By Gabriel A. Almond. Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1990. 348p. $39.95 cloth, $18.95 paper.. American Political Science Review. 85(3). 990–992. 118 indexed citations
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Finifter, Ada W., et al.. (1989). Party Identification and Political Adaptation of American Migrants in Australia. The Journal of Politics. 51(3). 599–630. 52 indexed citations
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Finifter, Ada W.. (1983). Political science : the state of the discipline. 584 indexed citations breakdown →
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Abramson, Paul R. & Ada W. Finifter. (1981). On the Meaning of Political Trust: New Evidence from Items Introduced in 1978. American Journal of Political Science. 25(2). 297–297. 53 indexed citations
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Finifter, Ada W.. (1974). The Friendship Group as a Protective Environment for Political Deviants. American Political Science Review. 68(2). 607–625. 44 indexed citations
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Finifter, Ada W.. (1974). The Friendship Group as a Protective Environment for Political Deviants. American Political Science Review. 68(2). 607–625. 123 indexed citations
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Finifter, Ada W.. (1973). The Professional Status of Women Political Scientists: Some Current Data. PS. 6(4). 406–419.
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Finifter, Ada W., et al.. (1973). Alienation and the Social System.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 2(6). 615–615. 40 indexed citations
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Finifter, Ada W.. (1973). The Professional Status of Women Political Scientists: Some Current Data. PS. 6(4). 406–419. 2 indexed citations
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Finifter, Ada W.. (1973). The Professional Status of Women Political Scientists: Some Current Data. PS Political Science & Politics. 6(4). 406–419. 4 indexed citations
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Finifter, Ada W.. (1970). Dimensions of Political Alienation. American Political Science Review. 64(2). 389–410. 198 indexed citations

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