Brian Schaffner

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
78 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Brian Schaffner is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Communication. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Schaffner has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 37 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 21 papers in Communication. Recurrent topics in Brian Schaffner's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (53 papers), Social Media and Politics (21 papers) and Gender Politics and Representation (16 papers). Brian Schaffner is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (53 papers), Social Media and Politics (21 papers) and Gender Politics and Representation (16 papers). Brian Schaffner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Italy. Brian Schaffner's co-authors include Stephen Ansolabehere, Matthew J. Streb, Gerald Wright, Tatishe Nteta, Matthew C. MacWilliams, Raymond J. La Raja, Eitan Hersh, Patrick Sellers, Jesse H. Rhodes and David L. Eckles and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Political Science Review and American Journal of Political Science.

In The Last Decade

Brian Schaffner

74 papers receiving 2.4k 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. Does Survey Mode Still Matter? Findings from a 2010 Multi-Mode Comparison
    2014 383 citations Brian Schaffner et al. profile →
  2. Understanding White Polarization in the 2016 Vote for President: The Sobering Role of Racism and Sexism
    2018 292 citations Brian Schaffner et al. profile →

Author Peers

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

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Brian Schaffner 1.6k 1.4k 628 594 361 78 2.6k
David Broockman 1.7k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 614 1.0× 686 1.2× 417 1.2× 59 2.8k
Kyle L. Saunders 1.5k 0.9× 1.5k 1.1× 898 1.4× 358 0.6× 276 0.8× 30 2.6k
James G. Gimpel 2.2k 1.4× 2.2k 1.6× 867 1.4× 355 0.6× 384 1.1× 81 3.6k
Jan E. Leighley 2.2k 1.4× 1.4k 1.0× 873 1.4× 538 0.9× 281 0.8× 44 2.9k
Jeffrey A. Karp 2.9k 1.8× 1.5k 1.1× 887 1.4× 777 1.3× 499 1.4× 63 3.6k
Elisabeth Gidengil 2.0k 1.3× 1.4k 1.0× 914 1.5× 967 1.6× 308 0.9× 94 3.2k
John Sides 2.1k 1.3× 2.3k 1.7× 893 1.4× 374 0.6× 236 0.7× 64 3.5k
Jeremy C. Pope 1.5k 1.0× 926 0.7× 567 0.9× 370 0.6× 392 1.1× 36 2.0k
Barry C. Burden 2.1k 1.3× 828 0.6× 347 0.6× 547 0.9× 473 1.3× 77 2.7k
Susan Banducci 2.0k 1.3× 1.0k 0.7× 687 1.1× 669 1.1× 449 1.2× 77 2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Schaffner

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Schaffner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Schaffner

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schaffner, Brian, et al.. (2025). Do conservatives really have better mental well-being than liberals?. PLoS ONE. 20(4). e0321573–e0321573.
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Schaffner, Brian, Jesse H. Rhodes, & Raymond J. La Raja. (2024). Are local policy attitudes distinct?. Political Science Research and Methods. 14(1). 53–70.
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Schaffner, Brian, et al.. (2023). Donald Trump and the Democratic Shift among College-Educated Suburban White Voters. The Forum. 21(1). 75–96. 1 indexed citations
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Raja, Raymond J. La & Brian Schaffner. (2022). A cash lottery increases voter turnout. PLoS ONE. 17(6). e0268640–e0268640. 1 indexed citations
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Yair, Omer & Brian Schaffner. (2022). Response Decoupling and Partisans' Evaluations of Politicians' Transgressions. Political Behavior. 45(4). 1711–1733. 2 indexed citations
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Green, Jon, et al.. (2022). Strategic Discrimination in the 2020 Democratic Primary. Public Opinion Quarterly. 86(4). 886–898. 6 indexed citations
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Schaffner, Brian. (2020). The Heightened Importance of Racism and Sexism in the 2018 US Midterm Elections. British Journal of Political Science. 52(1). 492–500. 41 indexed citations
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Barney, David J. & Brian Schaffner. (2019). Reexamining the Effect of Mass Shootings on Public Support for Gun Control. British Journal of Political Science. 49(4). 1555–1565. 22 indexed citations
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Costa, Mia, et al.. (2018). Walking the walk? Experiments on the effect of pledging to vote on youth turnout. PLoS ONE. 13(5). e0197066–e0197066. 12 indexed citations
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Rhodes, Jesse H., Brian Schaffner, & Raymond J. La Raja. (2018). Detecting and Understanding Donor Strategies in Midterm Elections. Political Research Quarterly. 71(3). 503–516. 19 indexed citations
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Nithyanand, Rishab, Brian Schaffner, & Phillipa Gill. (2017). Measuring Offensive Speech in Online Political Discourse. USENIX Security Symposium. 5 indexed citations
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Schaffner, Brian, et al.. (2017). Misinformation or Expressive Responding?. Public Opinion Quarterly. 82(1). 135–147. 106 indexed citations
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Rhodes, Jesse H., et al.. (2017). Is America More Divided by Race or Class? Race, Income, and Attitudes among Whites, African Americans, and Latinos. The Forum. 15(1). 71–91. 6 indexed citations
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Rhodes, Jesse H. & Brian Schaffner. (2017). Testing Models of Unequal Representation: Democratic Populists and Republican Oligarchs?. Quarterly Journal of Political Science. 12(2). 185–204. 24 indexed citations
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Raja, Raymond J. La & Brian Schaffner. (2013). Buying Voters: The Effect of Financial Incentives on Intentions to Vote. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Schaffner, Brian, et al.. (2013). Understanding Political Science Research Methods. 7 indexed citations
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Eckles, David L. & Brian Schaffner. (2011). Priming Risk: The Accessibility of Uncertainty in Public Policy Decision Making. Journal of Insurance Issues. 34(2). 151–171. 2 indexed citations
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Schaffner, Brian, et al.. (2011). Assessing the Importance of Financial and Human Capital for Interest Group Sector Strength across American Communities. British Journal of Political Science. 41(3). 557–580. 2 indexed citations
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Schaffner, Brian, et al.. (2004). Incumbents Out, Party In? Term Limits and Partisan Redistricting in State Legislatures. State Politics & Policy Quarterly. 4(4). 396–414. 11 indexed citations
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Schaffner, Brian, Matthew J. Streb, & Gerald Wright. (2001). Teams without Uniforms: The Nonpartisan Ballot in State and Local Elections. Political Research Quarterly. 54(1). 7–7. 86 indexed citations

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