James W. Prothro

1.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 966 citations indexed

About

James W. Prothro is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, James W. Prothro has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 966 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 7 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 2 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in James W. Prothro's work include Race, History, and American Society (6 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (3 papers) and Political Science Research and Education (3 papers). James W. Prothro is often cited by papers focused on Race, History, and American Society (6 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (3 papers) and Political Science Research and Education (3 papers). James W. Prothro collaborates with scholars based in United States. James W. Prothro's co-authors include Charles M. Grigg, Donald R. Matthews, Leonard Reissman, George Rabinowitz, William G. Jacoby, John M. Kuhlman, Rod Bush, Phillips Cutright, Ernest Q. Campbell and Stuart Elaine Macdonald and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and American Political Science Review.

In The Last Decade

James W. Prothro

27 papers receiving 754 citations

Hit Papers

Fundamental Principles of Democracy: Bases of Agreement a... 1960 2026 1982 2004 1960 1967 100 200 300 400
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. Fundamental Principles of Democracy: Bases of Agreement and Disagreement
    1960 420 citations James W. Prothro, Charles M. Grigg The Journal of Politics profile →
  2. Negroes and the New Southern Politics.
    1967 242 citations Leonard Reissman, Donald R. Matthews et al. American Sociological Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James W. Prothro United States 10 573 553 139 105 73 32 966
Dennis Forcese Canada 10 614 1.1× 543 1.0× 186 1.3× 114 1.1× 56 0.8× 17 1.0k
Jack Dennis United States 18 447 0.8× 462 0.8× 322 2.3× 109 1.0× 113 1.5× 30 903
J. Merrill Shanks United States 9 528 0.9× 792 1.4× 266 1.9× 165 1.6× 42 0.6× 12 1.1k
John C. Wahlke United States 13 251 0.4× 597 1.1× 116 0.8× 135 1.3× 129 1.8× 33 871
Roberta S. Sigel United States 12 612 1.1× 856 1.5× 321 2.3× 251 2.4× 80 1.1× 35 1.4k
Milton C. Cummings United States 9 274 0.5× 294 0.5× 56 0.4× 48 0.5× 43 0.6× 20 744
Michael Parenti United States 15 451 0.8× 275 0.5× 223 1.6× 56 0.5× 57 0.8× 57 873
James M. Fendrich United States 14 629 1.1× 287 0.5× 68 0.5× 95 0.9× 87 1.2× 31 909
M. Margaret Conway United States 16 795 1.4× 693 1.3× 370 2.7× 258 2.5× 100 1.4× 35 1.3k
Timothy Bledsoe United States 13 602 1.1× 406 0.7× 63 0.5× 165 1.6× 64 0.9× 23 862

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James W. Prothro

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Prothro, James W. & Charles M. Grigg. (1995). Fundamental Principles of Democracy 1960. Open Scholarship Institutional Repository (Washington University in St. Louis). 231.
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Prothro, James W. & Rod Bush. (1986). The New Black Vote: Politics and Power in Four American Cities.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 15(3). 469–469. 8 indexed citations
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Rabinowitz, George, James W. Prothro, & William G. Jacoby. (1982). Salience as a Factor in the Impact of Issues on Candidate Evaluation. The Journal of Politics. 44(1). 41–63. 79 indexed citations
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Prothro, James W., et al.. (1974). Public Opinion and the Movement of Chilean Government to the Left, 1952-72. The Journal of Politics. 36(1). 2–43. 21 indexed citations
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Prothro, James W., et al.. (1973). Political Values and Professional Values: The Recognition of Conflict in Both as Essential to Education in Political Science. PS Political Science & Politics. 6(4). 404–405. 1 indexed citations
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Prothro, James W.. (1972). Stateways Versus Folkways Revisited: An Error in Prediction. The Journal of Politics. 34(2). 352–364. 4 indexed citations
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Keech, William R. & James W. Prothro. (1968). American Government. The Journal of Politics. 30(2). 417–442. 1 indexed citations
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Cutright, Phillips, Donald R. Matthews, & James W. Prothro. (1967). Negroes and the New Southern Politics.. Social Forces. 46(1). 124–124. 7 indexed citations
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Reissman, Leonard, Donald R. Matthews, & James W. Prothro. (1967). Negroes and the New Southern Politics.. American Sociological Review. 32(5). 833–833. 242 indexed citations breakdown →
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Matthews, Donald R. & James W. Prothro. (1963). Political Factors And Negro Voter Registration In The South. American Political Science Review. 57(2). 355–367. 28 indexed citations
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Matthews, Donald R. & James W. Prothro. (1963). Social and Economic Factors and Negro Voter Registration in the South. American Political Science Review. 57(1). 24–44. 49 indexed citations
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Prothro, James W.. (1962). Public Opinion and American Democracy.V. O. Key, Jr.. The Journal of Politics. 24(4). 788–790. 2 indexed citations
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Matthews, Donald R. & James W. Prothro. (1962). Southern Racial Attitudes: Conflict, Awareness, and Political Change. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 344(1). 108–121. 5 indexed citations
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Prothro, James W.. (1960). News and Notes. The Journal of Politics. 22(3). 593–594. 2 indexed citations
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Prothro, James W. & Charles M. Grigg. (1960). Societal Coordination by the Educated Minority. 3(5). 7–8. 1 indexed citations
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Lineberry, Robert L., et al.. (1959). Readings on the politics of American democracy. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
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Prothro, James W.. (1956). Verbal Shifts in the American Presidency: A Content Analysis. American Political Science Review. 50(3). 726–739. 16 indexed citations
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Prothro, James W., et al.. (1955). the psychic cost of segregation. Adult Education. 5(3). 179–181. 3 indexed citations
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Prothro, James W., et al.. (1955). The Dollar Decade, Business Ideas in the 1920's. The Western Political Quarterly. 8(2). 307–307. 8 indexed citations

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