Cara Wong

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Cara Wong is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Cara Wong has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 12 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 3 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Cara Wong's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (10 papers), Migration, Refugees, and Integration (6 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (5 papers). Cara Wong is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (10 papers), Migration, Refugees, and Integration (6 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (5 papers). Cara Wong collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Iran. Cara Wong's co-authors include Jack Citrin, Christopher P. Muste, Donald P. Green, Andrea Louise Campbell, Grace E. Cho, Jake Bowers, David O. Sears, Kathryn Simmons, Bruce E. Cain and Vincent L. Hutchings and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Politics and Public Opinion Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Cara Wong

25 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Public Opinion Toward Immigration Reform: The Role of Eco... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 250 500 750
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. Public Opinion Toward Immigration Reform: The Role of Economic Motivations
    1997 780 citations Jack Citrin, Donald P. Green et al. The Journal of Politics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cara Wong United States 10 1.4k 671 139 106 90 26 1.5k
Christopher P. Muste United States 6 1.0k 0.8× 492 0.7× 113 0.8× 46 0.4× 104 1.2× 8 1.2k
Gallya Lahav United States 17 1.5k 1.1× 797 1.2× 198 1.4× 56 0.5× 117 1.3× 30 1.8k
Allison Harell Canada 16 765 0.6× 369 0.5× 78 0.6× 118 1.1× 127 1.4× 53 1.0k
Anastasia Gorodzeisky Israel 20 1.8k 1.3× 625 0.9× 211 1.5× 95 0.9× 90 1.0× 47 2.1k
Brent J. Steele United States 19 1.3k 1.0× 1.1k 1.6× 65 0.5× 162 1.5× 57 0.6× 73 1.7k
Ami Pedahzur Israel 21 1.1k 0.8× 375 0.6× 102 0.7× 47 0.4× 71 0.8× 70 1.3k
Deborah J. Schildkraut United States 17 908 0.7× 518 0.8× 70 0.5× 157 1.5× 93 1.0× 36 1.1k
S. Karthick Ramakrishnan United States 18 1.2k 0.9× 605 0.9× 203 1.5× 159 1.5× 245 2.7× 42 1.5k
Mia Bloom United States 17 1.5k 1.1× 293 0.4× 191 1.4× 172 1.6× 93 1.0× 49 1.6k
Liz Fekete United Kingdom 15 949 0.7× 421 0.6× 199 1.4× 103 1.0× 72 0.8× 52 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Cara Wong

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cara Wong

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cara Wong

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Cara Wong. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Cara Wong 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 Cara Wong. Cara Wong 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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Guay, Brian, Tyler Marghetis, Cara Wong, & David Landy. (2025). Quirks of cognition explain why we dramatically overestimate the size of minority groups. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(14). e2413064122–e2413064122. 3 indexed citations
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Winters, Matthew S., et al.. (2024). Ballots beyond borders: attitudes towards external voting in Colombia. Democratization. 32(2). 466–494. 1 indexed citations
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Hayes, Matthew, et al.. (2022). Elected Officials, Empowered Voters: The Impact of Descriptive Representation on Voter Turnout. Political Behavior. 46(1). 185–207. 2 indexed citations
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Wong, Cara, et al.. (2020). The Value of Citizenship and Service to the Nation. RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences. 6(3). 96–116. 2 indexed citations
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Wong, Cara, et al.. (2018). Maps in People’s Heads: Assessing a New Measure of Context. Political Science Research and Methods. 8(1). 160–168. 9 indexed citations
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Wong, Cara. (2014). Would We Know ‘Integration’ If We Were to See It? Measurement and The Imperative of Integration. Political Studies Review. 12(3). 353–360. 2 indexed citations
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Hutchings, Vincent L. & Cara Wong. (2014). RACISM, GROUP POSITION, AND ATTITUDES ABOUT IMMIGRATION AMONG BLACKS AND WHITES1. Du Bois Review Social Science Research on Race. 11(2). 419–442. 24 indexed citations
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Solomon, Jonathan, et al.. (2012). Streets in the Sky.. Volume !. 44. 1 indexed citations
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Wong, Cara, et al.. (2012). Bringing the Person Back In: Boundaries, Perceptions, and the Measurement of Racial Context. The Journal of Politics. 74(4). 1153–1170. 90 indexed citations
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Wong, Cara. (2010). Boundaries of Obligation in American Politics. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 92 indexed citations
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Wong, Cara. (2009). “Little” and “Big” Pictures in Our Heads: Race, Local Context, and Innumeracy About Racial Groups in the United States. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Wong, Cara. (2007). WHO FIGHTS. Du Bois Review Social Science Research on Race. 4(1). 167–188. 9 indexed citations
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Wong, Cara & Grace E. Cho. (2005). Two‐Headed Coins or Kandinskys: White Racial Identification. Political Psychology. 26(5). 699–720. 51 indexed citations
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Citrin, Jack, David O. Sears, Christopher P. Muste, & Cara Wong. (2001). Multiculturalism in American Public Opinion. British Journal of Political Science. 31(2). 247–275. 96 indexed citations
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Citrin, Jack, et al.. (2000). The Meaning of American Identity: Patterns of Ethnic Conflict and Consensus. 5 indexed citations
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Wong, Cara, et al.. (1998). Group Closeness 1997 National Election Study Pilot Report. 1 indexed citations
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Citrin, Jack, Donald P. Green, Christopher P. Muste, & Cara Wong. (1997). Public Opinion Toward Immigration Reform: The Role of Economic Motivations. The Journal of Politics. 59(3). 858–881. 780 indexed citations breakdown →
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Citrin, Jack, Donald P. Green, Christopher P. Muste, & Cara Wong. (1995). Public Opinion Toward Immigration Reform: How Much Does the Economy Matter?. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 3 indexed citations

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