Brian Wampler

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Brian Wampler is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Public Administration and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Wampler has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 19 papers in Public Administration and 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Brian Wampler's work include Local Government Finance and Decentralization (21 papers), Public Policy and Administration Research (19 papers) and Politics and Society in Latin America (7 papers). Brian Wampler is often cited by papers focused on Local Government Finance and Decentralization (21 papers), Public Policy and Administration Research (19 papers) and Politics and Society in Latin America (7 papers). Brian Wampler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Russia. Brian Wampler's co-authors include Michael Touchton, Leonardo Avritzer, Carew Boulding, Stephanie McNulty, Natasha Borges Sugiyama, Janette Hartz‐Karp, Benjamín Goldfrank, Paolo Spada, Tiago Peixoto and Ross E. Burkhart and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Political Science Review and World Development.

In The Last Decade

Brian Wampler

55 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Participatory Budgeting in Brazil: Contestation, Cooperat... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300
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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. Participatory Budgeting in Brazil: Contestation, Cooperation, and Accountability
    2009 305 citations Brian Wampler Scholar Works (Boise State University) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian Wampler United States 23 1.1k 620 525 306 231 60 1.8k
Gianpaolo Baiocchi United States 21 823 0.8× 886 1.4× 393 0.7× 163 0.5× 355 1.5× 65 1.9k
Leonardo Avritzer Brazil 19 860 0.8× 933 1.5× 222 0.4× 105 0.3× 328 1.4× 67 1.6k
Yannis Papadopoulos Switzerland 22 1.1k 1.0× 490 0.8× 461 0.9× 130 0.4× 101 0.4× 78 1.8k
Patrick Heller United States 20 824 0.8× 995 1.6× 117 0.2× 359 1.2× 242 1.0× 48 1.9k
M. Shamsul Haque Singapore 24 604 0.6× 563 0.9× 520 1.0× 217 0.7× 67 0.3× 72 1.6k
Peter K. Eisinger United States 18 805 0.7× 1.2k 2.0× 277 0.5× 349 1.1× 273 1.2× 43 2.1k
R. Kent Weaver United States 20 1.4k 1.3× 674 1.1× 379 0.7× 360 1.2× 58 0.3× 47 2.3k
Guy Peters United States 10 843 0.8× 455 0.7× 349 0.7× 209 0.7× 72 0.3× 18 1.6k
Ching Kwan Lee United States 20 1.6k 1.5× 1.6k 2.6× 537 1.0× 141 0.5× 125 0.5× 46 2.7k
Yves Sintomer France 18 611 0.6× 784 1.3× 219 0.4× 109 0.4× 356 1.5× 81 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Wampler

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Wampler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Wampler

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brian Wampler. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brian Wampler 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 Brian Wampler. Brian Wampler is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Touchton, Michael & Brian Wampler. (2023). Democratizing Public Health: Participatory Policymaking Institutions, Mosquito Control, and Zika in the Americas. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 8(1). 38–38. 1 indexed citations
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Touchton, Michael, Natasha Borges Sugiyama, & Brian Wampler. (2023). Participatory Health Governance and HIV/AIDS in Brazil. Latin American Politics and Society. 66(1). 158–177.
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Touchton, Michael, Stephanie McNulty, & Brian Wampler. (2022). Participatory Budgeting and Community Development: A Global Perspective. American Behavioral Scientist. 67(4). 520–536. 9 indexed citations
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Wampler, Brian, et al.. (2019). The Difference in Design: Participatory Budgeting in Brazil and the United States. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15(1). 18 indexed citations
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Touchton, Michael, Brian Wampler, & Tiago Peixoto. (2019). Of Governance and Revenue: Participatory Institutions and Tax Compliance in Brazil. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 16 indexed citations
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Wampler, Brian & Michael Touchton. (2018). Designing institutions to improve well‐being: Participation, deliberation and institutionalisation. European Journal of Political Research. 58(3). 915–937. 25 indexed citations
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Wampler, Brian. (2018). Developing Political Strategies across a New Democratic and State Architecture. Latin American Research Review. 53(4). 708–725. 2 indexed citations
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Touchton, Michael, Natasha Borges Sugiyama, & Brian Wampler. (2017). Democracy at Work: Moving Beyond Elections to Improve Well-Being. American Political Science Review. 111(1). 68–82. 57 indexed citations
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Touchton, Michael & Brian Wampler. (2014). Improving Social Well-Being Through New Democratic Institutions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Wampler, Brian. (2013). Participation, Transparency and Accountability: Innovations in South Korea, Brazil, and the Philippines. 5 indexed citations
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Touchton, Michael & Brian Wampler. (2013). Improving Social Well-Being Through New Democratic Institutions. Comparative Political Studies. 47(10). 1442–1469. 148 indexed citations
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Wampler, Brian. (2012). Re-Engineering the Local State: Participation, Social Justice and Interlocking Institutions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17(61). 1 indexed citations
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Goodhart, Michael, Archon Fung, Varun Gauri, et al.. (2012). Democratic Imperatives: Innovations in Rights, Participation, and Economic Citizenship. 5 indexed citations
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Wampler, Brian & Stephanie McNulty. (2011). Does Participatory Governance Matter?: Exploring the Nature and Impact of Participatory Reforms. 17 indexed citations
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Wampler, Brian, et al.. (2011). Exploring Public Participation in the Treasure Valley Preliminary Research Findings. 1 indexed citations
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Wampler, Brian. (2011). Entering the State: Civil Society Activism and Participatory Governance in Brazil. Political Studies. 60(2). 341–362. 31 indexed citations
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Wampler, Brian. (2009). Participatory Budgeting in Brazil: Contestation, Cooperation, and Accountability. Scholar Works (Boise State University). 305 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wampler, Brian, et al.. (2009). Should I Stay or Should I Go? Explaining Why Most Mexican Immigrants are Choosing to Remain Permanently in the United States. Latino Studies. 7(1). 83–104. 25 indexed citations
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Wampler, Brian. (2008). A difusão do Orçamento Participativo brasileiro: "boas práticas" devem ser promovidas?. Opinião Pública. 14(1). 65–95. 29 indexed citations
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Wampler, Brian. (1999). Orçamento participativo: os paradoxos da participação e governo no Recife. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15(2). 2 indexed citations

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