Keith Dowding

8.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
160 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Keith Dowding is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Keith Dowding has authored 160 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 39 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 28 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Keith Dowding's work include Political Philosophy and Ethics (29 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (21 papers) and Public Policy and Administration Research (18 papers). Keith Dowding is often cited by papers focused on Political Philosophy and Ethics (29 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (21 papers) and Public Policy and Administration Research (18 papers). Keith Dowding collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Keith Dowding's co-authors include Peter John, Torun Dewan, Martin van Hees, Stephen Biggs, Thanos Mergoupis, Samuel Berlinski, Mark van Vugt, Paul Anand, Graham Hunter and Ian Carter 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

Keith Dowding

150 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Model or Metaphor? A Critical Review of the Policy Networ... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 100 200 300

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Keith Dowding Australia 34 2.1k 1.3k 700 575 345 160 3.7k
Rosemary C. R. Taylor United States 8 2.0k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 486 0.7× 412 0.7× 606 1.8× 21 3.7k
Paul E. Peterson United States 34 1.6k 0.7× 1.6k 1.2× 902 1.3× 435 0.8× 284 0.8× 278 5.1k
Lawrence R. Jacobs United States 28 2.0k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 697 1.0× 392 0.7× 381 1.1× 120 3.7k
Edwin Amenta United States 28 1.9k 0.9× 1.6k 1.2× 361 0.5× 379 0.7× 572 1.7× 68 3.4k
Joshua Cohen United States 17 2.0k 1.0× 1.5k 1.2× 284 0.4× 321 0.6× 290 0.8× 33 3.6k
Margaret Levi United States 28 1.8k 0.8× 2.7k 2.0× 766 1.1× 407 0.7× 434 1.3× 87 4.6k
Diane Stone United Kingdom 27 2.1k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 412 0.6× 634 1.1× 878 2.5× 70 3.8k
Fred Block United States 26 1.4k 0.6× 1.7k 1.3× 923 1.3× 341 0.6× 509 1.5× 105 3.9k
Desmond King United Kingdom 27 1.9k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 336 0.5× 409 0.7× 216 0.6× 129 3.1k
Claus Offe Germany 31 2.5k 1.2× 2.1k 1.6× 473 0.7× 517 0.9× 361 1.0× 132 4.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Keith Dowding

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Keith Dowding

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dowding, Keith, et al.. (2025). Do citizens approve of technocrats? Analyzing attitudes toward technocrats in thirty-one European democracies 1999–2021. Comparative European Politics. 23(6). 1122–1141.
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Dowding, Keith. (2022). Rational Choice and Political Power. Bristol University Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Dowding, Keith, et al.. (2022). Nudges, Regulations and Liberty. British Journal of Political Science. 53(1). 204–220. 10 indexed citations
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Dowding, Keith. (2020). It's the Government, Stupid!. Policy Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Dowding, Keith & Charles Miller. (2019). On prediction in political science. European Journal of Political Research. 58(3). 1001–1018. 20 indexed citations
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Dowding, Keith. (2019). Rational Choice and Political Power. Bristol University Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Dowding, Keith. (2019). Rational Choice and Political Power. Bristol University Press eBooks. 14 indexed citations
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Dowding, Keith & Patrick Dumont. (2015). Introduction Agency rent, adverse selection and moral hazard. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Luxembourg). 3 indexed citations
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Dowding, Keith, Andrew Hindmoor, & Aaron Martin. (2015). The Comparative Policy Agendas Project: theory, measurement and findings. Journal of Public Policy. 36(1). 3–25. 31 indexed citations
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Dowding, Keith & Thanos Mergoupis. (2007). Fragmentation, Fiscal Mobility, and Efficiency. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 3 indexed citations
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Dewan, Torun & Keith Dowding. (2005). The Corrective Effect of Ministerial Resignations on Government Popularity. American Journal of Political Science. 49(1). 46–46. 2 indexed citations
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Dowding, Keith & Oliver James. (2004). Analysing Bureau-Shaping Models: Comments on Marsh, Smith and Richards. British Journal of Political Science. 34(1). 183–189. 5 indexed citations
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Dowding, Keith, Alan Finlayson, Colin Hay, & R. A. W. Rhodes. (2004). Interpretive Methodology and Political Science: A Roundtable. The British Journal of Politics and International Relations. 6(2). 3 indexed citations
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Dowding, Keith, et al.. (2002). FISCAL MOBILITY IN METROPOLITAN ENGLAND. 1 indexed citations
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Dowding, Keith, James Hughes, & Helen Margetts. (2001). Challenges to democracy : ideas, involvement, and institutions : the PSA yearbook 2000. Palgrave eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Dowding, Keith, John E. Hughes, & Helen Margetts. (2001). Challenges to Democracy - Ideas, Involvement and Institutions. UCL Discovery (University College London). 12 indexed citations
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John, Peter, Keith Dowding, & Stephen Biggs. (1995). Residential mobility in London: a micro test of the behavioural assumptions of the Tiebout model. British Journal of Political Science. 25. 5 indexed citations
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Dowding, Keith. (1992). Choice: Its Increase and its Value. British Journal of Political Science. 22(3). 301–314. 35 indexed citations
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Dowding, Keith, et al.. (1987). Political stability and the science of comparative politics. European Journal of Political Research. 15(1). 103–122. 5 indexed citations
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Dowding, Keith, et al.. (1983). The Meaning and Use of ‘Political Stability’. European Journal of Political Research. 11(3). 229–243. 46 indexed citations

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