David Karol

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

David Karol is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Gender Studies and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, David Karol has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 8 papers in Gender Studies and 7 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in David Karol's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (22 papers), Gender Politics and Representation (8 papers) and Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (7 papers). David Karol is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (22 papers), Gender Politics and Representation (8 papers) and Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (7 papers). David Karol collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. David Karol's co-authors include Hans Noel, John Zaller, Edward Miguel, Seth Masket, Marty Cohen, Kathleen Bawn, Martin Cohen, Ernesto Calvo, Antoine Banks and Shibley Telhami and has published in prestigious journals such as International Organization, The Journal of Politics and Political Science Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

David Karol

28 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

A Theory of Political Parties: Groups, Policy Demands and... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 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. A Theory of Political Parties: Groups, Policy Demands and Nominations in American Politics
    2012 398 citations Kathleen Bawn, Martin Cohen et al. Perspectives on 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
David Karol United States 13 1.2k 460 451 285 253 29 1.4k
Anthony Mughan United States 20 1.4k 1.2× 258 0.6× 622 1.4× 220 0.8× 180 0.7× 54 1.8k
Ethan Scheiner United States 16 1.2k 1.0× 296 0.6× 659 1.5× 89 0.3× 171 0.7× 34 1.4k
Timothy Hellwig United States 19 1.2k 1.1× 325 0.7× 498 1.1× 118 0.4× 85 0.3× 48 1.6k
Ryan Bakker United States 9 1.7k 1.4× 474 1.0× 549 1.2× 285 1.0× 213 0.8× 13 2.0k
Diana Evans United States 9 1.1k 1.0× 287 0.6× 449 1.0× 269 0.9× 185 0.7× 18 1.4k
Scott Desposato United States 19 1.0k 0.9× 236 0.5× 430 1.0× 96 0.3× 316 1.2× 50 1.3k
Carole J. Wilson United States 10 1.6k 1.4× 391 0.8× 494 1.1× 130 0.5× 67 0.3× 13 1.8k
Dennis M. Simon United States 12 873 0.8× 225 0.5× 312 0.7× 86 0.3× 246 1.0× 17 1.0k
Armin Schäfer Germany 20 1.1k 0.9× 177 0.4× 362 0.8× 83 0.3× 136 0.5× 59 1.5k
Erica Edwards United States 8 1.8k 1.6× 556 1.2× 538 1.2× 309 1.1× 232 0.9× 11 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Karol

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Karol

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Karol, David & Zachary Scott. (2024). The Rise of the “Democrat Party”: Republican Elites, Partisan Slurs, and Linguistic Polarization. Political Research Quarterly. 78(1). 3–21.
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Karol, David. (2023). How Does Party Position Change Happen? The Case of LGBT Rights in the U.S.. Political Research Quarterly. 76(4). 1736–1750. 4 indexed citations
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Banks, Antoine, Ernesto Calvo, David Karol, & Shibley Telhami. (2020). #PolarizedFeeds: Three Experiments on Polarization, Framing, and Social Media. The International Journal of Press/Politics. 26(3). 609–634. 42 indexed citations
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Karol, David & Chloe N. Thurston. (2020). From Personal to Partisan: Abortion, Party, and Religion Among California State Legislators. Studies in American Political Development. 34(1). 91–109. 10 indexed citations
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Karol, David, et al.. (2019). “An Inherited Money Dude from Queens County”: How Unseen Candidate Characteristics Affect Voter Perceptions. Political Behavior. 42(3). 915–938. 5 indexed citations
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Karol, David. (2019). Red, Green, and Blue: The Partisan Divide on Environmental Issues. 7 indexed citations
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Karol, David & Chloe N. Thurston. (2017). From Personal to Partisan: Abortion, Party and Religion in the California State Assembly, 1967-1996. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Thurber, James A., Thomas E. Mann, Alan I. Abramowitz, et al.. (2015). American Gridlock. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 28 indexed citations
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Karol, David. (2015). US Presidential Election 2016. Political Insight. 6(2). 24–27. 1 indexed citations
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Bawn, Kathleen, Martin Cohen, David Karol, et al.. (2012). A Theory of Political Parties: Groups, Policy Demands and Nominations in American Politics. Perspectives on Politics. 10(3). 571–597. 398 indexed citations breakdown →
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Citrin, Jack & David Karol. (2009). Nominating the President. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Karol, David. (2009). Party Position Change in American Politics: Coalition Management. 103 indexed citations
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Karol, David. (2009). Party Position Change in American Politics. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 156 indexed citations
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Cohen, Marty, David Karol, Hans Noel, & John Zaller. (2008). The Party Decides. 230 indexed citations
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Karol, David & Edward Miguel. (2007). The Electoral Cost of War: Iraq Casualties and the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election. The Journal of Politics. 69(3). 633–648. 167 indexed citations
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Karol, David. (2007). Has Polling Enhanced Representation? Unearthing Evidence from the Literary Digest Issue Polls. Studies in American Political Development. 21(1). 16–29. 12 indexed citations
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Karol, David. (2005). Party Coalitions, Interest Groups, and the Limits of Unidimensionality. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations
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Karol, David. (2004). The Presidential Nominating Process: A Place for us?. Political Science Quarterly. 119(3). 565–566. 2 indexed citations
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Cohen, Marty, David Karol, Hans Noel, & John Zaller. (2003). Polls or Pols? The Real Driving Force behind Presidential Nominations. The Brookings Review. 21(3). 36–36. 12 indexed citations
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Karol, David. (2000). Divided Government and U.S.Trade Policy: Much Ado About Nothing?. International Organization. 54(4). 825–844. 41 indexed citations

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