Christopher Kam

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 693 citations indexed

About

Christopher Kam is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Kam has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 693 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 5 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 3 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Christopher Kam's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (9 papers), Historical Economic and Social Studies (4 papers) and Political and Economic history of UK and US (4 papers). Christopher Kam is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (9 papers), Historical Economic and Social Studies (4 papers) and Political and Economic history of UK and US (4 papers). Christopher Kam collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Christopher Kam's co-authors include Indridi Indridason, Regina Smyth, William T. Bianco, Itai Sened, Anthony M. Bertelli, Balázs Fehér, Brett K. Hayes, Evan Heit, David Armstrong and Jeffrey A. Karp and has published in prestigious journals such as American Political Science Review, Comparative Political Studies and Political Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Kam

14 papers receiving 638 citations

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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.

Party Discipline and Parliamentary Politics

2009 344 citations Christopher Kam Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher Kam Canada	8	637	200	152	135	92	15	693
E. Scott Adler United States	11	500 0.8×	215 1.1×	109 0.7×	92 0.7×	141 1.5×	19	583
Thomas Saalfeld Germany	15	656 1.0×	246 1.2×	179 1.2×	143 1.1×	36 0.4×	51	752
Shigeo Hirano United States	15	634 1.0×	203 1.0×	144 0.9×	265 2.0×	228 2.5×	34	769
Gail McElroy Ireland	12	566 0.9×	267 1.3×	175 1.2×	128 0.9×	57 0.6×	22	676
Hee Min Kim United States	2	797 1.3×	305 1.5×	76 0.5×	193 1.4×	113 1.2×	3	901
Eduardo Alemán United States	16	704 1.1×	117 0.6×	55 0.4×	203 1.5×	111 1.2×	46	794
Rory Costello Ireland	12	704 1.1×	282 1.4×	39 0.3×	101 0.7×	76 0.8×	21	780
Alexander Fouirnaies United States	10	333 0.5×	225 1.1×	77 0.5×	130 1.0×	87 0.9×	23	422
Eleanor Neff Powell United States	8	402 0.6×	178 0.9×	58 0.4×	158 1.2×	60 0.7×	15	489
Sam Depauw Belgium	14	605 0.9×	180 0.9×	192 1.3×	122 0.9×	70 0.8×	38	642

Countries citing papers authored by Christopher Kam

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher Kam

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15 of 15 papers shown

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Armstrong, David, et al.. (2022). Covid-19 Policy Convergence in Response to Knightian Uncertainty. Political Studies Review. 21(3). 625–635. 5 indexed citations

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Dewan, Torun, Christopher Kam, Jaakko Meriläinen, & Janne Tukiainen. (2021). Class, Social Mobility, and Voting: Evidence from Historical Voting Records. UTUPub (University of Turku).

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Kam, Christopher, et al.. (2020). The Electoral System, the Party System and Accountability in Parliamentary Government. American Political Science Review. 114(3). 744–760. 18 indexed citations

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Nicholson, Stephen P., Christopher Carman, Aidan Feeney, et al.. (2018). The Nature of Party Categories in Two‐Party and Multiparty Systems. Political Psychology. 39(S1). 279–304. 5 indexed citations

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Kam, Christopher. (2016). The Secret Ballot and the Market for Votes at 19th-Century British Elections. Comparative Political Studies. 50(5). 594–635. 31 indexed citations

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Kam, Christopher. (2014). Enfranchisement, Malapportionment, and Institutional Change in Great Britain, 1832–1868. Legislative Studies Quarterly. 39(4). 503–530. 3 indexed citations

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Bianco, William T., Christopher Kam, Itai Sened, & Regina Smyth. (2014). Party relevance and party survival in new democracies. International Area Studies Review. 17(3). 251–261. 3 indexed citations

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Kam, Christopher. (2012). Enfranchisement, Malapportionment, and Electoral Responsiveness in Great Britain, 1832-1868. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Kam, Christopher, William T. Bianco, Itai Sened, & Regina Smyth. (2010). Ministerial Selection and Intraparty Organization in the Contemporary British Parliament. American Political Science Review. 104(2). 289–306. 75 indexed citations

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Kam, Christopher. (2009). Party Discipline and Parliamentary Politics. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 344 indexed citations breakdown →

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Indridason, Indridi & Christopher Kam. (2008). Cabinet Reshuffles and Ministerial Drift. British Journal of Political Science. 38(4). 621–656. 113 indexed citations

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Kam, Christopher. (2007). Four Lessons about Corruption from Victorian Britain. 1 indexed citations

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Kam, Christopher. (2006). Demotion and Dissent in the Canadian Liberal Party. British Journal of Political Science. 36(3). 561–574. 21 indexed citations

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Kam, Christopher & Indridi Indridason. (2005). The Timing of Cabinet Reshuffles in Five Westminster Parliamentary Systems. Legislative Studies Quarterly. 30(3). 327–363. 65 indexed citations

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Kam, Christopher. (2000). Not Just Parliamentary ‘Cowboys and Indians’: Ministerial Responsibility and Bureaucratic Drift. Governance. 13(3). 365–392. 8 indexed citations

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