Austin Ranney

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 984 citations indexed

About

Austin Ranney is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Law and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Austin Ranney has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 984 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 4 papers in Law and 3 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Austin Ranney's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (8 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (5 papers) and Judicial and Constitutional Studies (4 papers). Austin Ranney is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (8 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (5 papers) and Judicial and Constitutional Studies (4 papers). Austin Ranney collaborates with scholars based in United States. Austin Ranney's co-authors include Willmoore Kendall, David Butler, Francis Fukuyama, Leon D. Epstein, Jean-Luc Blondel, Anthony King, Samuel H. Beer, Frank Bealey, Frank Untermyer and Nelson W. Polsby and has published in prestigious journals such as American Sociological Review, American Political Science Review and Foreign Affairs.

In The Last Decade

Austin Ranney

35 papers receiving 739 citations

Hit Papers

The American Party Systems 1954 2026 1978 2002 1954 40 80 120
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. The American Party Systems
    1954 139 citations Austin Ranney, Willmoore Kendall American Political Science Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Austin Ranney United States 13 763 259 182 145 144 40 984
Aage R. Clausen United States 12 707 0.9× 235 0.9× 215 1.2× 172 1.2× 150 1.0× 19 864
Barbara Hinckley United States 15 550 0.7× 193 0.7× 155 0.9× 227 1.6× 92 0.6× 32 676
Joseph A. Schlesinger United States 9 899 1.2× 251 1.0× 274 1.5× 184 1.3× 96 0.7× 18 1.1k
Samuel J. Eldersveld United States 13 547 0.7× 252 1.0× 146 0.8× 88 0.6× 171 1.2× 38 747
Harry M. Scoble United States 9 510 0.7× 346 1.3× 119 0.7× 91 0.6× 161 1.1× 20 824
Malcolm E. Jewell United States 19 1.0k 1.4× 249 1.0× 308 1.7× 268 1.8× 126 0.9× 64 1.2k
John H. Kessel United States 14 363 0.5× 147 0.6× 98 0.5× 99 0.7× 113 0.8× 23 515
Thomas E. Mann United States 15 846 1.1× 290 1.1× 253 1.4× 298 2.1× 191 1.3× 68 1.1k
John E. Schwarz United States 12 501 0.7× 173 0.7× 126 0.7× 68 0.5× 67 0.5× 29 721
Alan Ware United Kingdom 17 549 0.7× 275 1.1× 158 0.9× 67 0.5× 89 0.6× 54 754

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Fields of papers citing papers by Austin Ranney

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Austin Ranney

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fukuyama, Francis, David Butler, & Austin Ranney. (1995). Referendums around the World: The Growing Use of Direct Democracy. Foreign Affairs. 74(3). 168–168. 163 indexed citations
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Ranney, Austin. (1983). Channels of power : the impact of television on American politics. 53 indexed citations
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Ranney, Austin. (1981). The American elections of 1980. 12 indexed citations
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Bonomi, Patricia U., James MacGregor Burns, & Austin Ranney. (1981). The American constitutional system under strong and weak parties. Praeger eBooks. 3 indexed citations
5.
Ranney, Austin & Giovanni Sartori. (1978). Eurocommunism : the Italian case. 11 indexed citations
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Ranney, Austin. (1976). Thirty Years of ‘Psephology’. British Journal of Political Science. 6(2). 217–230. 2 indexed citations
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Ranney, Austin. (1974). Comment on “Changing the Rules Changes the Game”. American Political Science Review. 68(1). 43–44. 6 indexed citations
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Ranney, Austin. (1972). Turnout and Representation in Presidential Primary Elections. American Political Science Review. 66(1). 21–37. 74 indexed citations
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Easton, David, et al.. (1969). Committee on Journals American Political Science Association: Report. PS Political Science & Politics. 2(3). 347–349. 1 indexed citations
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Ranney, Austin. (1968). The Representativeness of Primary Electorates. Midwest Journal of Political Science. 12(2). 224–224. 48 indexed citations
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Untermyer, Frank, Samuel H. Beer, David Butler, et al.. (1966). British Politics in the Collectivist Age.. Midwest Journal of Political Science. 10(3). 394–394. 112 indexed citations
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Epstein, Leon D. & Austin Ranney. (1966). Who Voted for Goldwater: The Wisconsin Case. Political Science Quarterly. 81(1). 82–94. 2 indexed citations
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Ranney, Austin. (1964). Inter-Constituency Movement of British Parliamentary Candidates, 1951–1959. American Political Science Review. 58(1). 36–45.
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Ranney, Austin, et al.. (1963). Politics and voters. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 12 indexed citations
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Ranney, Austin. (1962). The governing of men : an introduction to political science. Holt, Rinehart and Winston eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Ranney, Austin. (1961). Postlude to the Epilogue. The Journal of Politics. 23(3). 566–569.
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Ranney, Austin. (1960). Book Reviews - The Congressional Party. By David B. Truman. (New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 1959. Pp. xii, 336. $7.50.). American Political Science Review. 54(1). 220–221. 69 indexed citations
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Ranney, Austin, et al.. (1959). Parties and Politics: An Institutional and Behavioral Approach.. Midwest Journal of Political Science. 3(1). 107–107. 6 indexed citations
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Ranney, Austin & Willmoore Kendall. (1956). Democracy and the American Party System. The Western Political Quarterly. 9(4). 1015–1015. 61 indexed citations
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Ranney, Austin & Willmoore Kendall. (1954). The American Party Systems. American Political Science Review. 48(2). 477–485. 139 indexed citations breakdown →

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