André Blais

18.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
268 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

André Blais is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, André Blais has authored 268 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 212 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 84 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 69 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in André Blais's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (184 papers), Social Media and Politics (50 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (38 papers). André Blais is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (184 papers), Social Media and Politics (50 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (38 papers). André Blais collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. André Blais's co-authors include Richard Nadeau, Elisabeth Gidengil, Neil Nevitte, Agnieszka Dobrzynska, Stéphane Dion, R. Kenneth Carty, Louis Massicotte, Patrick Fournier, Damien Bol and Peter John Loewen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Journal of Political Science and The Journal of Politics.

In The Last Decade

André Blais

256 papers receiving 9.5k 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.

  1. To vote or not to vote? the merits and limits of rational choice theory
    2000 540 citations André Blais profile →
  2. Losers' Consent
    2005 488 citations André Blais, Shaun Bowler et al. profile →
  3. WHAT AFFECTS VOTER TURNOUT?
    2005 456 citations André Blais profile →
  4. The effect of COVID‐19 lockdowns on political support: Some good news for democracy?
    2020 426 citations Damien Bol, André Blais et al. European Journal of Political Research profile →
  5. Turnout in Electoral Democracies
    1998 420 citations André Blais, Agnieszka Dobrzynska European Journal of Political Research profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
André Blais 8.5k 4.1k 2.2k 2.1k 1.4k 268 10.6k
Stephen Ansolabehere 6.0k 0.7× 3.8k 0.9× 1.9k 0.9× 2.3k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 164 9.2k
Richard G. Niemi 5.7k 0.7× 4.5k 1.1× 2.4k 1.1× 1.8k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 186 9.8k
Morris P. Fiorina 6.3k 0.7× 2.9k 0.7× 1.5k 0.7× 2.3k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 79 8.5k
Benjamin I. Page 6.9k 0.8× 3.7k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 1.9k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 81 9.8k
Larry M. Bartels 5.6k 0.7× 3.6k 0.9× 1.9k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 915 0.6× 78 7.7k
Henry E. Brady 6.5k 0.8× 7.0k 1.7× 3.5k 1.6× 1.0k 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 90 12.2k
Robert Y. Shapiro 4.6k 0.5× 4.0k 1.0× 1.8k 0.8× 1.0k 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 122 8.5k
John Zaller 9.3k 1.1× 8.2k 2.0× 5.2k 2.3× 1.2k 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 49 14.4k
Donald R. Kinder 5.9k 0.7× 7.6k 1.8× 3.0k 1.4× 1.0k 0.5× 1.5k 1.0× 64 12.0k
Russell J. Dalton 7.4k 0.9× 5.4k 1.3× 3.3k 1.5× 592 0.3× 865 0.6× 127 10.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by André Blais

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Blais, André, et al.. (2024). Party Prediction for Twitter. Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media. 18. 1174–1192. 1 indexed citations
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Blais, André, et al.. (2023). Are women election averse?. Electoral Studies. 86. 102712–102712. 3 indexed citations
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Daoust, Jean‐François, Carolina Plescia, & André Blais. (2021). Are People More Satisfied with Democracy When They Feel They Won the Election? No. Political Studies Review. 21(1). 162–171. 21 indexed citations
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Blais, André, et al.. (2021). Are Tax Cuts Supporters Self-Interested and/or Partisan? The Case of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. American Politics Research. 50(3). 416–427. 3 indexed citations
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Blais, André, Damien Bol, Shaun Bowler, et al.. (2021). What Kind of Electoral Outcome do People Think is Good for Democracy?. Political Studies. 71(4). 1068–1089. 5 indexed citations
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Plescia, Carolina, et al.. (2021). Who Likes to Vote by Mail?. American Politics Research. 49(4). 381–385. 7 indexed citations
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Blais, André, et al.. (2021). Are voters' views about proportional outcomes shaped by partisan preferences? A survey experiment in the context of a real election. Political Science Research and Methods. 10(2). 445–451. 2 indexed citations
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Garnett, Holly Ann & André Blais. (2020). The ABCs of Electoral Reform: The Impact of Reading Levels on Knowledge, Interest and Opinion. Canadian Journal of Political Science. 53(4). 872–886. 1 indexed citations
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Plescia, Carolina, Jean‐François Daoust, & André Blais. (2020). Do European elections enhance satisfaction with European Union democracy?. European Union Politics. 22(1). 94–113. 14 indexed citations
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Blais, André, et al.. (2020). Party preference representation. Party Politics. 28(1). 48–60. 2 indexed citations
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Blais, André, et al.. (2020). Do Lawyers Get More Votes?. The American Review of Canadian Studies. 50(2). 216–228. 4 indexed citations
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Blais, André, et al.. (2019). Does Compulsory Voting Foster Civic Duty to Vote?. Election Law Journal Rules Politics and Policy. 19(1). 19–44. 7 indexed citations
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Blais, André, et al.. (2019). Is It a Duty to Vote and to be Informed?. Political Studies Review. 17(4). 328–339. 3 indexed citations
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Blais, André, et al.. (2010). Personality traits, political attitudes and the propensity to vote. European Journal of Political Research. 50(3). 395–417. 116 indexed citations
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Blais, André, Elisabeth Gidengil, Patrick Fournier, & Neil Nevitte. (2008). Information, visibility and elections: Why electoral outcomes differ when voters are better informed. European Journal of Political Research. 48(2). 256–280. 28 indexed citations
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Blais, André, et al.. (2004). Where does turnout decline come from?. European Journal of Political Research. 43(2). 221–236. 290 indexed citations
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Blais, André & Agnieszka Dobrzynska. (1998). Turnout in Electoral Democracies. European Journal of Political Research. 33(2). 239–261. 3 indexed citations
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Blais, André & Louis Massicotte. (1997). Electoral formulas: A macroscopic perspective. European Journal of Political Research. 32(1). 107–129.
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Blais, André & R. Kenneth Carty. (1990). Does proportional representation foster voter turnout?. European Journal of Political Research. 18(2). 167–181. 236 indexed citations
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Blais, André. (1988). The classification of electoral systems. European Journal of Political Research. 16(1). 99–110. 32 indexed citations

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