Ian Budge

12.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
107 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Ian Budge is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Strategy and Management and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian Budge has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 16 papers in Strategy and Management and 11 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Ian Budge's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (43 papers), Social Policy and Reform Studies (20 papers) and Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (16 papers). Ian Budge is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (43 papers), Social Policy and Reform Studies (20 papers) and Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (16 papers). Ian Budge collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Ian Budge's co-authors include Michael D. McDonald, Judith Bara, Andrea Volkens, Hans‐Dieter Klingemann, Eric Tanenbaum, Derek J Hearl, Hans Keman, D. J. G. Farlie, Jaap Woldendorp and David Robertson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and American Political Science Review.

In The Last Decade

Ian Budge

99 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

Mapping Policy Preferences: Estimates for P... 1976 2026 1992 2009 2001 2001 1987 1976 250 500 750
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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. Mapping Policy Preferences: Estimates for Parties, Electors, and Governments 1945-1998
    2001 990 citations Ian Budge et al. profile →
  2. Mapping Policy Preferences
    2001 898 citations Ian Budge, Michael D. McDonald et al. profile →
  3. Ideology, Strategy and Party Change
    1987 450 citations Ian Budge et al. profile →
  4. Party identification and beyond: Representations of voting and party competition
    1976 218 citations Ian Budge, Ivor Crewe et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ian Budge United Kingdom 34 6.1k 2.1k 1.5k 1.1k 661 107 6.9k
Michael Laver Ireland 32 4.5k 0.7× 1.6k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 1.3k 1.2× 306 0.5× 127 5.3k
Michael Laver United States 25 4.1k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 758 0.7× 687 1.0× 53 5.4k
Hans‐Dieter Klingemann Germany 19 3.6k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 1.3k 0.9× 529 0.5× 583 0.9× 75 4.4k
Simon Hix United Kingdom 42 7.3k 1.2× 2.6k 1.3× 1.1k 0.7× 628 0.6× 447 0.7× 119 8.1k
Christoffer Green‐Pedersen Denmark 36 3.9k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 496 0.5× 596 0.9× 95 4.7k
David R. Mayhew United States 16 3.7k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 959 0.6× 1.3k 1.2× 405 0.6× 43 4.5k
Mark N. Franklin United States 35 5.0k 0.8× 1.0k 0.5× 1.6k 1.0× 821 0.7× 936 1.4× 115 5.7k
Harold D. Clarke United States 38 4.1k 0.7× 626 0.3× 2.4k 1.6× 888 0.8× 837 1.3× 178 5.3k
Catherine E. De Vries Netherlands 37 5.2k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 421 0.4× 724 1.1× 93 6.0k
Kaare W. Strøm United States 27 3.6k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 947 0.6× 721 0.7× 327 0.5× 70 4.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Best, Robin E., Ian Budge, & Michael D. McDonald. (2011). Representation as a median mandate: Taking cross‐national differences seriously. European Journal of Political Research. 51(1). 1–23. 21 indexed citations
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Budge, Ian. (2008). Implementing popular preferences. 1 indexed citations
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Budge, Ian. (2007). uses and abuses of citation: how valid are the indices? and what are the wider research implications?. European Political Science. 6(3). 302–305. 3 indexed citations
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Budge, Ian. (2006). jean blondel and the development of european political science. European Political Science. 5(3). 315–327. 4 indexed citations
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McDonald, Michael D., Ian Budge, & Paul Pennings. (2004). Choice versus sensitivity: Party reactions to public concerns. European Journal of Political Research. 43(6). 845–868. 20 indexed citations
6.
Budge, Ian, Ivor Crewe, Ken Newton, & David McKay. (2003). The new British politics. 3rd edition. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 4 indexed citations
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Budge, Ian. (2003). Anthony Downs, maestro di molti modelli. Italian Political Science Review/Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica. 33(3). 375–408. 1 indexed citations
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Budge, Ian. (2000). Expert judgements of party policy positions: uses and limitations in political research. European Journal of Political Research. 37(1). 103–113. 1 indexed citations
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McDonald, Michael D., Ian Budge, & Richard I. Hofferbert. (1999). Party mandate theory and time series analysis: a theoretical and methodological response. Electoral Studies. 18(4). 587–596. 5 indexed citations
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Woldendorp, Jaap, Hans Keman, & Ian Budge. (1998). Party government in 20 democracies: an update (1990–1995). European Journal of Political Research. 33(1). 125–164. 6 indexed citations
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Budge, Ian. (1994). A New Spatial Theory of Party Competition: Uncertainty, Ideology and Policy Equilibria Viewed Comparatively and Temporally. British Journal of Political Science. 24(4). 443–467. 316 indexed citations
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Woldendorp, Jaap, et al.. (1993). Political Data Handbook 1993. European Journal of Political Research. 24(1). 1–121. 65 indexed citations
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Budge, Ian. (1985). Party Factions and Government Reshuffles: a General Hypothesis Tested against Data from 20 Post-war Democracies. European Journal of Political Research. 13(3). 327–333. 13 indexed citations
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Budge, Ian. (1983). The New British political system : government and society in the 1980s. Longman eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Budge, Ian, D. J. G. Farlie, & Galen A. Irwin. (1981). Predicting Parliamentary Careers: A Quantitative Index Generated and Tested with Dutch Data. European Journal of Political Research. 9(2). 201–208. 1 indexed citations
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Budge, Ian & D. J. G. Farlie. (1978). The Potentiality of Dimensional Analyses for Explaining Voting and Party Competition [1]. European Journal of Political Research. 6(2). 203–231. 12 indexed citations
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Farlie, D. J. G. & Ian Budge. (1977). Newtonian Mechanics and Predictive Election Theory. British Journal of Political Science. 7(3). 413–418. 5 indexed citations
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Budge, Ian. (1973). Recent Legislative Research: Assumptions and Strategies. European Journal of Political Research. 1(4). 317–330. 2 indexed citations
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Budge, Ian. (1973). The Scientific Status of Political Science: A Comment on Self-fulfilling and Self-defeating Predictions. British Journal of Political Science. 3(2). 249–250.
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Budge, Ian & Derek W. Urwin. (1966). Scottish political behaviour : a case study in British homogeneity. 12 indexed citations

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