Benny Geys

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
144 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Benny Geys is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Benny Geys has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 64 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 50 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Benny Geys's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (50 papers), Local Government Finance and Decentralization (46 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (36 papers). Benny Geys is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (50 papers), Local Government Finance and Decentralization (46 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (36 papers). Benny Geys collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Belgium and Germany. Benny Geys's co-authors include Hilde Coffé, Bruno Heyndels, João Cancela, Gianmarco Daniele, John Ashworth, Kristof De Witte, Zuzana Murdoch, Rune J. Sørensen, Jan Vermeir and Wim Moesen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and European Journal of Operational Research.

In The Last Decade

Benny Geys

140 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Explaining voter turnout: A review of aggregate-level research

2005 554 citations Benny Geys profile →
Explaining voter turnout: A meta-analysis of national and subnational elections

2016 284 citations Benny Geys et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benny Geys Norway	31	2.4k	1.6k	1.4k	425	324	144	3.9k
Bradford Jones United States	16	2.4k 1.0×	874 0.5×	2.0k 1.4×	626 1.5×	496 1.5×	26	4.3k
Frederico Finan United States	20	1.2k 0.5×	1.4k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	283 0.7×	268 0.8×	45	3.4k
Thomas Brambor United States	7	1.9k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	719 1.7×	364 1.1×	12	4.6k
Keith Dowding Australia	34	2.1k 0.9×	700 0.4×	1.3k 1.0×	345 0.8×	213 0.7×	160	3.7k
Jan Teorell Sweden	34	2.9k 1.2×	1.0k 0.6×	3.9k 2.8×	483 1.1×	254 0.8×	142	6.0k
Martín Paldam Denmark	35	1.8k 0.8×	2.3k 1.4×	2.2k 1.6×	500 1.2×	129 0.4×	128	5.2k
Craig Volden United States	28	3.4k 1.4×	1.3k 0.8×	679 0.5×	1.1k 2.6×	429 1.3×	61	4.5k
James Ε. Alt United States	29	2.7k 1.1×	2.8k 1.7×	1.0k 0.7×	566 1.3×	104 0.3×	56	4.6k
John G. Matsusaka United States	32	2.2k 0.9×	2.2k 1.3×	626 0.5×	737 1.7×	178 0.5×	88	4.0k
Daniel W. Drezner United States	32	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	631 1.5×	58 0.2×	87	4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Benny Geys

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Fields of papers citing papers by Benny Geys

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benny Geys

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Benny Geys. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Benny Geys based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Benny Geys. Benny Geys is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Geys, Benny & Rune J. Sørensen. (2025). The Causal Effect of Affluence on Voter Turnout: New Evidence from Lottery Winnings. British Journal of Political Science. 55. 1 indexed citations

Geys, Benny, Per Lægreid, Zuzana Murdoch, & Susan Webb Yackee. (2024). I’m a Survivor: Political Dynamics in Bureaucratic Elites’ Partisan Identification. American Political Science Review. 119(3). 1115–1129. 2 indexed citations

Murdoch, Zuzana, et al.. (2024). Intraorganizational mobility and employees’ work-related contact patterns: evidence from panel data in the European Commission. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. 34(4). 598–610. 1 indexed citations

Bækgaard, Martin, et al.. (2023). The politics of distributing blame and credit: Evidence from a survey experiment with Norwegian local politicians. European Journal of Political Research. 63(2). 599–620. 1 indexed citations

Geys, Benny & Rune J. Sørensen. (2023). A post‐politics earnings penalty? Evidence from politicians' lifetime income trajectories (1970–2019). Kyklos. 77(1). 57–76. 2 indexed citations

Geys, Benny, Per Lægreid, Zuzana Murdoch, & Jarle Trondal. (2023). The impact of terrorism on civil servants: Longitudinal evidence from the July 22, 2011 attack in Norway. Public Administration Review. 83(6). 1772–1784. 2 indexed citations

Geys, Benny, Per Lægreid, Zuzana Murdoch, & Jarle Trondal. (2023). Organizational stability and resocialization in public administrations: Theory and evidence from Norwegian civil servants (1986–2016). Public Administration. 102(3). 1137–1155. 4 indexed citations

Murdoch, Zuzana, Muiris MacCárthaigh, & Benny Geys. (2023). It's about time! Temporal dynamics and longitudinal research designs in public administration. Public Administration Review. 83(6). 1727–1736. 13 indexed citations

Witte, Kristof De, et al.. (2021). Political Donations, Public Procurement and Government Efficiency. Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo). 13 indexed citations

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Geys, Benny, et al.. (2021). Comparing the effect of cross-group friendship on generalized trust to its effect on prejudice: The mediating role of threat perceptions and negative affect. PLoS ONE. 16(2). e0245983–e0245983. 4 indexed citations

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Geys, Benny, Sara Connolly, Hussein Kassim, & Zuzana Murdoch. (2020). Follow the Leader? Leader Succession and Staff Attitudes in Public Sector Organizations. Public Administration Review. 80(4). 555–564. 10 indexed citations

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Geys, Benny, et al.. (2020). Popular Support for Environmental Protection: A Life-Cycle Perspective. British Journal of Political Science. 51(3). 1348–1355. 17 indexed citations

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Trondal, Jarle, Zuzana Murdoch, & Benny Geys. (2014). On Trojan Horses and revolving doors: Assessing the autonomy of national officials in the European Commission. European Journal of Political Research. 54(2). 249–270. 15 indexed citations

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Geys, Benny. (2013). Looks Good, You’re Hired? Evidence from Extra-Parliamentary Activities of German Parliamentarians. German Economic Review. 16(1). 1–12. 7 indexed citations

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Dahan, Momi, et al.. (2012). The Impact of the Economic Costs of Conflict on Individuals' Political Attitudes. Peace Economics Peace Science and Public Policy. 18(2). 3 indexed citations

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Geys, Benny, et al.. (2011). Civic engagement and corruption in 20 European democracies. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 20. 3 indexed citations

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Geys, Benny, et al.. (2011). CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND CORRUPTION IN 20 EUROPEAN DEMOCRACIES. European Societies. 14(1). 57–81. 21 indexed citations

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Coffé, Hilde & Benny Geys. (2007). Participation in Bridging and Bonding Associations and Civic Attitudes: Evidence from Flanders. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 18(4). 385–406. 47 indexed citations

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Geys, Benny, Bruno Heyndels, & Jan Vermeir. (2006). Explaining the formation of minimal coalitions: Anti‐system parties and anti‐pact rules. European Journal of Political Research. 45(6). 957–984. 19 indexed citations

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Ashworth, John, et al.. (2006). Political and Local Government Performance: evidence from Flemish municipalities. VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). 1 indexed citations

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