Gerald M. Pomper

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Gerald M. Pomper is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Communication. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerald M. Pomper has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Communication. Recurrent topics in Gerald M. Pomper's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (17 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (7 papers) and Social Media and Politics (5 papers). Gerald M. Pomper is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (17 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (7 papers) and Social Media and Politics (5 papers). Gerald M. Pomper collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands and United States. Gerald M. Pomper's co-authors include Richard R. Lau, Marc D. Weiner, Kay Lawson, Theodore J. Lowi and Charles O. Jones and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Political Science Review and American Journal of Political Science.

In The Last Decade

Gerald M. Pomper

54 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

  1. It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism
    2013 198 citations Gerald M. Pomper Political Science Quarterly profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gerald M. Pomper Netherlands 19 1.5k 705 595 388 273 60 1.9k
Raymond E. Wolfinger United States 22 1.5k 1.0× 797 1.1× 420 0.7× 216 0.6× 409 1.5× 42 2.0k
David A. Leuthold United States 7 1.2k 0.8× 418 0.6× 235 0.4× 379 1.0× 273 1.0× 10 1.5k
David Butler Ireland 16 1.9k 1.3× 917 1.3× 281 0.5× 218 0.6× 383 1.4× 60 2.6k
Thomas M. Holbrook United States 21 1.4k 0.9× 713 1.0× 487 0.8× 353 0.9× 525 1.9× 55 1.8k
Richard Johnston Canada 21 1.4k 0.9× 1.2k 1.7× 468 0.8× 229 0.6× 204 0.7× 73 2.0k
Samuel C. Patterson United States 28 1.9k 1.3× 590 0.8× 432 0.7× 566 1.5× 431 1.6× 82 2.3k
Samuel Kernell United States 16 1.9k 1.3× 694 1.0× 378 0.6× 499 1.3× 795 2.9× 49 2.3k
Walter J. Stone United States 25 1.6k 1.1× 545 0.8× 309 0.5× 442 1.1× 342 1.3× 56 1.9k
V. O. Key United States 9 1.4k 1.0× 709 1.0× 308 0.5× 373 1.0× 285 1.0× 14 2.0k
Helmut Norpoth United States 26 2.1k 1.4× 999 1.4× 508 0.9× 430 1.1× 796 2.9× 89 2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerald M. Pomper

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pomper, Gerald M.. (2013). It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism. Political Science Quarterly. 128(1). 162–163. 198 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weiner, Marc D. & Gerald M. Pomper. (2006). The 2.4% Solution: What Makes a Mandate?. The Forum. 4(2). 2 indexed citations
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Pomper, Gerald M.. (2004). Ordinary heroes & American democracy. Yale University Press eBooks.
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Pomper, Gerald M.. (1996). They Only Look Dead: Why Progressives Will Dominate the Next Political Era, by E. J. Dionne. Political Science Quarterly. 111(3). 548–549. 19 indexed citations
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Pomper, Gerald M.. (1992). Passions and Interests. University Press of Kansas eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Pomper, Gerald M.. (1992). Passions and Interests. University Press of Kansas eBooks. 9 indexed citations
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Pomper, Gerald M.. (1991). Reviewing Political Science on a Local School Board. PS Political Science & Politics. 24(2). 223–225. 1 indexed citations
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Pomper, Gerald M.. (1986). The political state of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Pomper, Gerald M.. (1984). Practicing Political Science on a Local School Board. PS. 17(2). 220–225. 2 indexed citations
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Pomper, Gerald M.. (1980). Party Renewal in America: Theory and Practice. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 11 indexed citations
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Pomper, Gerald M.. (1979). New Rules and New Games in Presidential Nominations. The Journal of Politics. 41(3). 784–805. 8 indexed citations
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Pomper, Gerald M., et al.. (1977). Voter's Choice: Varieties of American Electoral Behavior.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 6(3). 337–337. 6 indexed citations
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Pomper, Gerald M.. (1977). From Confusion to Confusion. American Political Science Review. 71(4). 1596–1597. 6 indexed citations
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Pomper, Gerald M., et al.. (1975). Variability in Electoral Behavior: Longitudinal Perspectives from Causal Modeling. American Journal of Political Science. 19(1). 1–1. 41 indexed citations
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Pomper, Gerald M.. (1972). The performance of American Government: checks and minuses. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Pomper, Gerald M.. (1971). Factionalism in the 1968 National Conventions: An Extension of Research Findings. The Journal of Politics. 33(3). 826–830. 6 indexed citations
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Pomper, Gerald M.. (1967). Classification of Presidential Elections. The Journal of Politics. 29(3). 535–566. 63 indexed citations
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Pomper, Gerald M.. (1966). Nominating the President : the politics of convention choice, with a new postscript on 1964. W.W. Norton eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Pomper, Gerald M.. (1966). Ethnic and Group Voting in Nonpartisan Municipal Elections. Public Opinion Quarterly. 30(1). 79–79. 46 indexed citations
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Pomper, Gerald M.. (1965). New Jersey County Chairmen. The Western Political Quarterly. 18(1). 186–197. 2 indexed citations

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