James Druckman

38.7k total citations · 22 hit papers
223 papers, 18.7k citations indexed

About

James Druckman is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Communication. According to data from OpenAlex, James Druckman has authored 223 papers receiving a total of 18.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 96 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 75 papers in Communication. Recurrent topics in James Druckman's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (89 papers), Social Media and Politics (73 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (30 papers). James Druckman is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (89 papers), Social Media and Politics (73 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (30 papers). James Druckman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Canada. James Druckman's co-authors include Dennis Chong, Toby Bolsen, Thomas J. Leeper, Jeremy Freese, Matthew Levendusky, Kjersten Nelson, Fay Lomax Cook, Arthur Lupia, Mary C. McGrath and Kevin Mullinix and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

James Druckman

210 papers receiving 17.3k citations

Hit Papers

Framing Theory 2001 2026 2009 2017 2007 2015 2001 2001 2007 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
What are hit papers?

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. Framing Theory
    2007 2.0k citations Dennis Chong, James Druckman profile →
  2. The Generalizability of Survey Experiments
    2015 856 citations Thomas J. Leeper, James Druckman et al. profile →
  3. The Implications of Framing Effects for Citizen Competence
    2001 828 citations James Druckman profile →
  4. On the Limits of Framing Effects: Who Can Frame?
    2001 770 citations James Druckman profile →
  5. A Theory of Framing and Opinion Formation in Competitive Elite Environments
    2007 717 citations Dennis Chong, James Druckman profile →
  6. Framing Public Opinion in Competitive Democracies
    2007 702 citations Dennis Chong, James Druckman profile →
  7. Political Preference Formation: Competition, Deliberation, and the (Ir)relevance of Framing Effects
    2004 586 citations James Druckman profile →
  8. The Influence of Partisan Motivated Reasoning on Public Opinion
    2013 546 citations Toby Bolsen, James Druckman et al. profile →
  9. Framing and Deliberation: How Citizens' Conversations Limit Elite Influence
    2003 528 citations James Druckman et al. profile →
  10. The Demographic and Political Composition of Mechanical Turk Samples
    2016 514 citations James Druckman et al. profile →
  11. Political sectarianism in America
    2020 461 citations David G. Rand, James Druckman et al. profile →
  12. The evidence for motivated reasoning in climate change preference formation
    2019 419 citations James Druckman et al. profile →
  13. Cambridge Handbook of Experimental Political Science
    2011 365 citations James Druckman et al. profile →
  14. What Do We Measure When We Measure Affective Polarization?
    2019 324 citations James Druckman et al. profile →
  15. The crisis of democracy and the science of deliberation
    2019 273 citations James Druckman et al. profile →
  16. Affective polarization, local contexts and public opinion in America
    2020 267 citations James Druckman et al. Nature Human Behaviour profile →
  17. Prevalence and Correlates of Long COVID Symptoms Among US Adults
    2022 229 citations Roy H. Perlis, Mauricio Santillana et al. JAMA Network Open profile →
  18. Counteracting the Politicization of Science
    2015 197 citations Toby Bolsen, James Druckman profile →
  19. How Affective Polarization Undermines Support for Democratic Norms
    2021 155 citations James Druckman et al. profile →
  20. Cognitive–motivational mechanisms of political polarization in social-communicative contexts
    2022 116 citations James Druckman et al. profile →
  21. Interventions reducing affective polarization do not necessarily improve anti-democratic attitudes
    2022 82 citations Jan G. Voelkel, Michael N. Stagnaro et al. Nature Human Behaviour profile →
  22. Association of Post–COVID-19 Condition Symptoms and Employment Status
    2023 60 citations Roy H. Perlis, Kristin Lunz Trujillo et al. JAMA Network Open profile →

Peers

James Druckman
Jon A. Krosnick United States
Shanto Iyengar United States
Donald P. Green United States
William A. Gamson United States
Dietram A. Scheufele United States
Robert M. Entman United States
Pippa Norris United States
Clifford Geertz United States
Sidney Verba United States
Thomas Luckmann Germany
Jon A. Krosnick United States
James Druckman
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Druckman, James, Katherine Ognyanova, Matthew Baum, et al.. (2025). Characterizing population-level changes in human behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(37). e2500655122–e2500655122. 1 indexed citations
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Druckman, James, Kirsten Ellenbogen, Dietram A. Scheufele, & Itzhak Yanovitzky. (2025). An agenda for science communication research and practice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(27). e2400932122–e2400932122. 2 indexed citations
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Jaywant, Abhishek, Faith M. Gunning, Lauren E. Oberlin, et al.. (2024). Cognitive Symptoms of Post–COVID-19 Condition and Daily Functioning. JAMA Network Open. 7(2). e2356098–e2356098. 18 indexed citations
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Chu, James, Jan G. Voelkel, Michael N. Stagnaro, et al.. (2024). Academics are more specific, and practitioners more sensitive, in forecasting interventions to strengthen democratic attitudes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(3). e2307008121–e2307008121. 3 indexed citations
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Voelkel, Jan G., James Chu, Michael N. Stagnaro, James Druckman, & Robb Willer. (2024). How to design and conduct a megastudy. Nature Human Behaviour. 8(12). 2257–2260. 1 indexed citations
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Safarpour, Alauna, et al.. (2024). Divisive or Descriptive?: How Americans Understand Critical Race Theory. The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg College (Gettysburg College). 9(1). 157–181. 4 indexed citations
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Perlis, Roy H., Kristin Lunz Trujillo, Jon Green, et al.. (2023). Misinformation, Trust, and Use of Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19. JAMA Health Forum. 4(9). e233257–e233257. 20 indexed citations
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Solomonov, Nili, Jon Green, Alexi Quintana, et al.. (2023). A 50-state survey study of thoughts of suicide and social isolation among older adults in the United States. Journal of Affective Disorders. 334. 43–49. 8 indexed citations
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Perlis, Roy H., Kristin Lunz Trujillo, Alauna Safarpour, et al.. (2023). Association of Post–COVID-19 Condition Symptoms and Employment Status. JAMA Network Open. 6(2). e2256152–e2256152. 60 indexed citations breakdown →
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Druckman, James, James Chu, Michael N. Stagnaro, et al.. (2023). Correcting misperceptions of out-partisans decreases American legislators’ support for undemocratic practices. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(23). e2301836120–e2301836120. 25 indexed citations
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Green, Jon, James Druckman, Matthew Baum, et al.. (2022). Using General Messages to Persuade on a Politicized Scientific Issue. British Journal of Political Science. 53(2). 698–706. 16 indexed citations
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Pink, Sophia L., James Chu, James Druckman, David G. Rand, & Robb Willer. (2021). Elite party cues increase vaccination intentions among Republicans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(32). 113 indexed citations
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Druckman, James, et al.. (2019). How Private Politics Alters Legislative Responsiveness. Quarterly Journal of Political Science. 14(1). 115–130. 11 indexed citations
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Druckman, James, et al.. (2015). The influence of race on attitudes about college athletics. Sport in Society. 19(7). 1020–1039. 5 indexed citations
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Bolsen, Toby, James Druckman, & Fay Lomax Cook. (2013). How Frames Can Stunt Support for Scientific Adaptations: Politicization and the Status Quo Bias. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Druckman, James, et al.. (2011). Framing and Biased Information Search. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Druckman, James & Andrew Roberts. (2007). Measuring portfolio salience in Eastern European parliamentary democracies. European Journal of Political Research. 47(1). 101–134. 27 indexed citations
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Chong, Dennis & James Druckman. (2007). The Influence of Democratic Competition on Public Opinion. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Warwick, Paul & James Druckman. (2006). The portfolio allocation paradox: An investigation into the nature of a very strong but puzzling relationship. European Journal of Political Research. 45(4). 635–665. 163 indexed citations
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Druckman, James & Paul Warwick. (2005). The missing piece: Measuring portfolio salience in Western European parliamentary democracies. European Journal of Political Research. 44(1). 17–42. 126 indexed citations

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