Eric Plutzer

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Eric Plutzer is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and History and Philosophy of Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric Plutzer has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 21 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 11 papers in History and Philosophy of Science. Recurrent topics in Eric Plutzer's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (15 papers), Evolution and Science Education (11 papers) and Animal and Plant Science Education (10 papers). Eric Plutzer is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (15 papers), Evolution and Science Education (11 papers) and Animal and Plant Science Education (10 papers). Eric Plutzer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Bulgaria. Eric Plutzer's co-authors include Michael Berkman, John F. Zipp, Lee Ann Banaszak, A. Lee Hannah, John Sprague, Robert Huckfeldt, Ann Reid, M. S. McCaffrey, Joshua Rosenau and Minda Berbeco and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Eric Plutzer

57 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Becoming a Habitual Voter: Inertia, Resources, and Growth... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 200 400 600
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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. Becoming a Habitual Voter: Inertia, Resources, and Growth in Young Adulthood
    2002 634 citations Eric Plutzer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eric Plutzer United States 25 1.3k 1.1k 623 367 349 62 2.5k
Elaine Howard Ecklund United States 30 2.0k 1.5× 161 0.2× 240 0.4× 261 0.7× 78 0.2× 122 2.8k
Aldon Morris United States 19 2.5k 2.0× 840 0.8× 338 0.5× 267 0.7× 309 0.9× 68 3.3k
Thomas E. Nelson United States 15 2.0k 1.6× 1.0k 1.0× 455 0.7× 90 0.2× 1.0k 2.9× 29 3.4k
Kristin Waters United States 4 943 0.7× 214 0.2× 516 0.8× 295 0.8× 39 0.1× 10 2.1k
Joan W. Scott United States 13 1.4k 1.1× 412 0.4× 711 1.1× 204 0.6× 46 0.1× 24 2.6k
Carolyn L. Funk United States 17 1.5k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 353 0.6× 81 0.2× 411 1.2× 26 2.4k
Edmund Jephcott 12 1.5k 1.2× 526 0.5× 215 0.3× 166 0.5× 87 0.2× 24 2.9k
George Lipsitz United States 20 1.7k 1.4× 250 0.2× 338 0.5× 380 1.0× 152 0.4× 100 2.9k
Matthew Adamson Hungary 7 1.3k 1.0× 574 0.5× 243 0.4× 518 1.4× 215 0.6× 18 3.2k
Richard Hofstadter United States 23 1.7k 1.3× 1.2k 1.1× 85 0.1× 349 1.0× 275 0.8× 78 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Eric Plutzer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Eric Plutzer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric Plutzer

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

All Works

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Plutzer, Eric & Michael Berkman. (2024). Scaled Paired Comparisons as an Alternative to Ratings and Rankings for Measuring Values. Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology. 13(1). 39–65.
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Branch, Glenn, Eric Plutzer, & Ann Reid. (2023). What’s effective and ineffective in preparing high school biology educators to teach evolution? Evidence from a representative national U.S. survey. Evolution Education and Outreach. 16(1). 2 indexed citations
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Plutzer, Eric, et al.. (2021). A potential new front in health communication to encourage vaccination: Health education teachers. Vaccine. 39(33). 4671–4677. 11 indexed citations
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Adler, Gary J., et al.. (2021). Religion at the Frontline: How Religion Influenced the Response of Local Government Officials to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sociology of Religion. 82(4). 397–425. 13 indexed citations
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Plutzer, Eric, et al.. (2019). Measuring Complex State Policies: Pitfalls and Considerations, with an Application to Race and Welfare Policy. Policy Studies Journal. 47(3). 712–734. 8 indexed citations
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Plutzer, Eric, M. S. McCaffrey, A. Lee Hannah, et al.. (2016). Climate confusion among U.S. teachers. Science. 351(6274). 664–665. 191 indexed citations
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Berkman, Michael & Eric Plutzer. (2012). An Evolving Controversy: The Struggle to Teach Science in Science Classes.. The American Educator. 36(2). 12. 12 indexed citations
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Berkman, Michael & Eric Plutzer. (2011). Local Autonomy versus State Constraints: Balancing Evolution and Creationism in U.S. High Schools. Publius The Journal of Federalism. 41(4). 610–635. 4 indexed citations
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Berkman, Michael & Eric Plutzer. (2010). Evolution, Creationism, and the Battle to Control America's Classrooms. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 97 indexed citations
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Plutzer, Eric & Michael Berkman. (2008). Trends: Evolution, Creationism, and the Teaching of Human Origins in Schools. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Berkman, Michael, et al.. (2008). Evolution and Creationism in America's Classrooms: A National Portrait. PLoS Biology. 6(5). e124–e124. 124 indexed citations
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Zipp, John F. & Eric Plutzer. (2000). From housework to paid work : The implications of women's labor force experiences on class identity. Social Science Quarterly. 81(2). 538–554. 2 indexed citations
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Plutzer, Eric, et al.. (1996). Scientific Information, Elite Attitudes, and the Public Debate Over Food Safety. Policy Studies Journal. 24(1). 42–56. 10 indexed citations
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Plutzer, Eric & John Zaller. (1994). The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion.. Social Forces. 73(1). 345–345. 52 indexed citations
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Plutzer, Eric & Barbara Ryan. (1987). Notifying husbands about an abortion: an empirical look at constitutional and policy dilemmas.. PubMed. 71(3). 183–9. 2 indexed citations
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Plutzer, Eric. (1987). Determinants of Leftist Radical Belief in the United States: A Test of Competing Theories. Social Forces. 65(4). 1002–1019. 5 indexed citations
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Plutzer, Eric. (1986). Attitudes toward abortion : a study of the social and ideological bases of public opinion. University Microfilms International eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Plutzer, Eric. (1986). Fertility and agricultural structure: rural America in 1930. Rural Sociology. 51(2). 156–168. 2 indexed citations
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Zipp, John F. & Eric Plutzer. (1985). Gender Differences in Voting for Female Candidates: Evidence From the 1982 Election. Public Opinion Quarterly. 49(2). 179–179. 53 indexed citations

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