Amanda Clayton

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
30 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Amanda Clayton is a scholar working on Gender Studies, Political Science and International Relations and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Amanda Clayton has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Gender Studies, 14 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 6 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Amanda Clayton's work include Gender Politics and Representation (24 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (9 papers) and Gender Diversity and Inequality (8 papers). Amanda Clayton is often cited by papers focused on Gender Politics and Representation (24 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (9 papers) and Gender Diversity and Inequality (8 papers). Amanda Clayton collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Amanda Clayton's co-authors include Pär Zetterberg, Diana Z. O’Brien, Jennifer M. Piscopo, Cecilia Josefsson, Vibeke Wang, Sarah Sunn Bush, Pamela Paxton, Melanie M. Hughes, Margaret Levi and John S. Ahlquist and has published in prestigious journals such as American Political Science Review, World Development and American Journal of Political Science.

In The Last Decade

Amanda Clayton

26 papers receiving 952 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

All Male Panels? Representation and Democratic Legitimacy

2018 151 citations Amanda Clayton, Diana Z. O’Brien et al. American Journal of Political Science profile →
Quota Shocks: Electoral Gender Quotas and Government Spending Priorities Worldwide

2018 147 citations Amanda Clayton et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Amanda Clayton United States	15	767	503	293	105	85	30	1.0k
Lisa Baldez United States	15	536 0.7×	499 1.0×	340 1.2×	62 0.6×	61 0.7×	27	822
Sheri Kunovich United States	8	701 0.9×	480 1.0×	358 1.2×	73 0.7×	35 0.4×	10	892
Sarah Sunn Bush United States	14	330 0.4×	391 0.8×	539 1.8×	101 1.0×	47 0.6×	30	914
Susan Franceschet Canada	16	820 1.1×	581 1.2×	344 1.2×	103 1.0×	29 0.3×	36	1.0k
Devin K. Joshi United States	14	211 0.3×	260 0.5×	201 0.7×	42 0.4×	58 0.7×	57	577
Kathleen A. Bratton United States	11	931 1.2×	807 1.6×	340 1.2×	206 2.0×	127 1.5×	16	1.2k
Lyn Kathlene United States	8	408 0.5×	345 0.7×	216 0.7×	93 0.9×	48 0.6×	14	700
Pär Zetterberg Sweden	17	809 1.1×	537 1.1×	347 1.2×	104 1.0×	45 0.5×	42	1.0k
Michele L. Swers United States	14	1.1k 1.4×	898 1.8×	387 1.3×	221 2.1×	62 0.7×	30	1.3k
Meryl Kenny United Kingdom	13	1.0k 1.3×	683 1.4×	402 1.4×	103 1.0×	20 0.2×	35	1.2k

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All Works

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Clayton, Amanda, Diana Z. O’Brien, & Jennifer M. Piscopo. (2025). Electoral Gender Quotas and Democratic Legitimacy. American Political Science Review. 120(1). 123–140.

Jacobs, Jacquelyn, et al.. (2025). Strategic and Performance Planning in US Local Health Departments: A Comparative Analysis of Strategic, Community Health Improvement, and Quality Improvement Plans. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 31(5). 773–782.

Clayton, Amanda, Boniface Dulani, Katrina Kosec, & Amanda Lea Robinson. (2025). Representation increases women's influence in climate deliberations: Evidence from community‐managed forests in Malawi. American Journal of Political Science.

Clayton, Amanda, Diana Z. O’Brien, & Jennifer M. Piscopo. (2023). Women Grab Back: Exclusion, Policy Threat, and Women’s Political Ambition. American Political Science Review. 117(4). 1465–1485. 10 indexed citations

Clayton, Amanda, Diana Z. O’Brien, & Jennifer M. Piscopo. (2023). Founding Narratives and Men's Political Ambition: Experimental Evidence from US Civics Lessons. British Journal of Political Science. 54(1). 129–151. 3 indexed citations

Clayton, Amanda, Diana Z. O’Brien, & Jennifer M. Piscopo. (2023). Exclusion by Design: Locating Power in Mansbridge’s Account of Descriptive Representation. Politics & Gender. 19(4). 1251–1255. 2 indexed citations

Clayton, Amanda, et al.. (2022). Daughters Do Not Affect Political Beliefs in a New Democracy. Journal of Experimental Political Science. 10(1). 137–147. 5 indexed citations

Bush, Sarah Sunn & Amanda Clayton. (2022). Facing Change: Gender and Climate Change Attitudes Worldwide. American Political Science Review. 117(2). 591–608. 65 indexed citations

Clayton, Amanda, et al.. (2021). Gender and policy persuasion. Political Science Research and Methods. 9(4). 818–831. 5 indexed citations

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Clayton, Amanda, Amanda Lea Robinson, Martha C. Johnson, & Ragnhild L. Muriaas. (2019). (How) Do Voters Discriminate Against Women Candidates? Experimental and Qualitative Evidence From Malawi. Comparative Political Studies. 53(3-4). 601–630. 35 indexed citations

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Clayton, Amanda. (2018). Do Gender Quotas Really Reduce Bias? Evidence from a Policy Experiment in Southern Africa. Journal of Experimental Political Science. 5(3). 182–194. 20 indexed citations

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Clayton, Amanda, et al.. (2018). How women’s incumbency affects future elections: Evidence from a policy experiment in Lesotho. World Development. 110. 385–393. 5 indexed citations

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Clayton, Amanda. (2016). Comparative Regional Patterns in Electoral Gender Quota Adoption: A Social Network Approach. 71. 23. 2 indexed citations

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Clayton, Amanda, Cecilia Josefsson, & Vibeke Wang. (2016). Quotas and Women's Substantive Representation: Evidence from a Content Analysis of Ugandan Plenary Debates. Politics & Gender. 13(2). 276–304. 79 indexed citations

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Clayton, Amanda, et al.. (2015). When Elites Meet: Decentralization, Power-Sharing, and Public Goods Provision in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 6 indexed citations

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Clayton, Amanda. (2014). ELECTORAL GENDER QUOTAS AND ATTITUDES TOWARD TRADITIONAL LEADERS: A POLICY EXPERIMENT IN LESOTHO. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 33(4). 1007–1026. 31 indexed citations

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Ahlquist, John S., Amanda Clayton, & Margaret Levi. (2014). Provoking Preferences: Unionization, Trade Policy, and the ILWU Puzzle. International Organization. 68(1). 33–75. 49 indexed citations

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Clayton, Amanda. (2012). From Placeholders to Policymakers: How the Provisions of Electoral Gender Quotas Impact Their Efficacy. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Clayton, Amanda, Robin Williams, & Ian Thomson. (1997). The implementation of cleaner technology. Social and Environmental Accountability Journal. 17(1). 9–14. 2 indexed citations

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Clayton, Amanda & Martin Doornbos. (1983). Not All the King's Men: Inequality as a Political Instrument in Ankole, Uganda. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 16(1). 171–171. 5 indexed citations

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