David Altman

20.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
155 papers, 13.8k citations indexed

About

David Altman is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, David Altman has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 13.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 28 papers in General Health Professions and 27 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in David Altman's work include Politics and Society in Latin America (22 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (20 papers) and Political Conflict and Governance (13 papers). David Altman is often cited by papers focused on Politics and Society in Latin America (22 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (20 papers) and Political Conflict and Governance (13 papers). David Altman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and United Kingdom. David Altman's co-authors include J M. Bland, John M. Bland, J Martin Bland, Julian P. T. Higgins, Jonathan J Deeks, Steven A. Julious, Michael J. Campbell, S M Gore, Martin J. Gardner and Stuart Pocock and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, PEDIATRICS and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

David Altman

148 papers receiving 12.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Statistics notes: Cronbach's alpha: Table 1

1997 4.0k citations J M. Bland, David Altman BMJ profile →
Statistics notes: Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence

1995 1.1k citations David Altman, John M. Bland BMJ profile →
Statistics notes: Measurement error

1996 704 citations David Altman et al. BMJ profile →
Chapter 16: Special Topics in Statistics

2008 631 citations David Altman et al. profile →
Statistical guidelines for contributors to medical journals.

1983 498 citations David Altman, S M Gore et al. BMJ profile →
Statistics and ethics in medical research: III How large a sample?

1980 479 citations David Altman BMJ profile →
Conceptualizing and Measuring Democracy: A New Approach

2011 445 citations David Altman, Michaël Bernhard et al. profile →
25 Years of Autocratization - Democracy Trumped? Democracy Report 2025

2025 15 citations David Altman, Staffan I. Lindberg et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
David Altman	2.1k	1.8k	1.7k	1.4k	1.1k	155	13.8k
David R. Jones	2.6k 1.3×	1.2k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	440 0.3×	700 0.6×	122	12.7k
Harvey Goldstein	2.7k 1.3×	4.1k 2.2×	1.5k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	686 0.6×	368	26.9k
Kosuke Imai	1.6k 0.7×	4.9k 2.7×	854 0.5×	2.9k 2.1×	550 0.5×	146	20.4k
Marie Davidian	1.6k 0.8×	3.3k 1.8×	932 0.6×	492 0.4×	345 0.3×	134	21.0k
Edward C. Norton	4.5k 2.1×	3.1k 1.7×	1.1k 0.7×	685 0.5×	472 0.4×	232	14.7k
Huw Davies	4.9k 2.3×	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	618 0.5×	291 0.3×	227	11.8k
Kate E. Pickett	4.9k 2.4×	3.5k 1.9×	1.8k 1.1×	519 0.4×	1.1k 1.0×	213	14.8k
Julius Sim	3.8k 1.8×	2.4k 1.3×	2.5k 1.5×	194 0.1×	1.1k 1.0×	197	19.4k
John Green	3.4k 1.6×	1.8k 1.0×	2.1k 1.3×	225 0.2×	427 0.4×	350	12.5k
David R. Thomas	2.2k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	201 0.1×	2.5k 2.2×	242	14.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Altman, David. (2024). Strengthening Democratic Quality: Reactive Deliberation in the Context of Direct Democracy. Figshare.

Altman, David, et al.. (2023). A Man with Worsening Scaling Plaques and a New Onset Large Draining Ulcerated Tumor. SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine. 7(2). 696–699.

Altman, David, et al.. (2020). An interactive model of democratic peace. Journal of Peace Research. 58(3). 384–398. 10 indexed citations

Edgell, Amanda B., Valeriya Mechkova, David Altman, Michaël Bernhard, & Staffan I. Lindberg. (2017). When and where do elections matter? A global test of the democratization by elections hypothesis, 1900–2010. Democratization. 25(3). 422–444. 28 indexed citations

King, Sara N., et al.. (2011). Discovering the leader in you: how to realize your leadership potential. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 5 indexed citations

Altman, David. (2011). Where is Knowledge Generated? On the Productivity and Impact of Political Science Departments in Latin America. European Political Science. 11(1). 71–87. 31 indexed citations

Schriger, David L., et al.. (2010). REPORTING OF CONTINUOUS OUTCOME MEASURES IN RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS: IS THE WHOLE STORY BEING TOLD?. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 58. 175–176. 1 indexed citations

Leroy, Sylvie, Carla Romanello, Vladislav Smolkin, et al.. (2010). Prediction of High-Grade Vesico-Ureteral Reflux after a First Urinary Tract Infection in Children: Construction and Internal Validation of a Clinical Decision Rule. Pediatric Nephrology. 25. 1852–1852. 3 indexed citations

Altman, David & Rossana Castiglioni. (2009). GABINETES MINISTERIALES Y REFORMAS ESTRUCTURALES EN AMÉRICA LATINA, 1985-2000. Americanae (AECID Library). 18(1). 15–39. 6 indexed citations

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Altman, David. (2008). Uruguay: A prodigious user of direct democracy mechanisms. Americanae (AECID Library). 1 indexed citations

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Altman, David & Juan Pablo Luna. (2007). Desafección cívica, polarización\nideológica y calidad de la\ndemocracia: una introducción al\nanuario político de América Latina. Redalyc (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México). 8 indexed citations

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Altman, David & Rossana Castiglioni. (2006). The 2004 Uruguayan elections: A political earthquake foretold. Electoral Studies. 25(1). 147–154. 5 indexed citations

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Altman, David. (2005). Democracia directa en el continente americano: ¿autolegitimación gubernamental o censura ciudadana?. Americanae (AECID Library). 12(2). 203–232. 23 indexed citations

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Julious, Steven A., Michael J. Campbell, & David Altman. (1999). ESTIMATING SAMPLE SIZES FOR CONTINUOUS, BINARY, AND ORDINAL OUTCOMES IN PAIRED COMPARISONS: PRACTICAL HINTS. Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics. 9(2). 241–251. 45 indexed citations

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Bland, J M. & David Altman. (1997). Statistics notes: Cronbach's alpha: Table 1. BMJ. 314(7080). 572–572. 4007 indexed citations breakdown →

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Altman, David & John M. Bland. (1995). Statistics notes: Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. BMJ. 311(7003). 485–485. 1133 indexed citations breakdown →

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Altman, David, Joseph R. DiFranza, Ellen C. Feighery, et al.. (1992). Report of the Tobacco Policy Research Study Group on Access to Tobacco Products in the United States. Tobacco Control. 1(Suppl 1). S45–S51. 14 indexed citations

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Altman, David, S M Gore, Martin J. Gardner, & Stuart Pocock. (1983). Statistical guidelines for contributors to medical journals.. BMJ. 286(6376). 1489–1493. 498 indexed citations breakdown →

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Altman, David. (1980). Statistics and ethics in medical research: III How large a sample?. BMJ. 281(6251). 1336–1338. 479 indexed citations breakdown →

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Altman, David. (1980). Statistics and ethics in medical research. Collecting and screening data.. BMJ. 281(6252). 1399–1401. 18 indexed citations

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