Leon D. Epstein

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Leon D. Epstein is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Leon D. Epstein has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 3 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Leon D. Epstein's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (9 papers), Political Systems and Governance (7 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (7 papers). Leon D. Epstein is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (9 papers), Political Systems and Governance (7 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (7 papers). Leon D. Epstein collaborates with scholars based in United States. Leon D. Epstein's co-authors include David R. Mayhew, Michael D. Cohen, James G. March, Ann Tukey Harrison, Donald Stokes, David Butler, Stein Rokkan, Seymour Martin Lipset, Roy C. Macridis and David A. Leuthold and has published in prestigious journals such as American Political Science Review, Public Administration Review and The Journal of Higher Education.

In The Last Decade

Leon D. Epstein

59 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Leadership and Ambiguity: The American College President 1975 2026 1992 2009 1975 200 400 600
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. Leadership and Ambiguity: The American College President
    1975 722 citations Ann Tukey Harrison, Michael D. Cohen et al. AAUP Bulletin profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leon D. Epstein United States 21 1.7k 651 507 307 250 67 2.6k
Adam Przeworski 4 1.4k 0.8× 1.4k 2.1× 367 0.7× 264 0.9× 114 0.5× 4 2.7k
Michel Crozier Germany 16 606 0.4× 909 1.4× 464 0.9× 256 0.8× 118 0.5× 88 2.6k
Val Burris United States 16 580 0.3× 1.4k 2.2× 409 0.8× 217 0.7× 269 1.1× 43 2.5k
Robert H. Salisbury United States 20 1.0k 0.6× 662 1.0× 976 1.9× 176 0.6× 61 0.2× 41 1.9k
Richard Mulgan Australia 21 845 0.5× 792 1.2× 530 1.0× 210 0.7× 182 0.7× 64 2.4k
George C. Edwards United States 20 1.5k 0.9× 613 0.9× 442 0.9× 486 1.6× 101 0.4× 76 2.2k
Robert T. Holt United States 10 797 0.5× 782 1.2× 201 0.4× 153 0.5× 68 0.3× 23 1.6k
Francis X. Sutton United States 8 397 0.2× 513 0.8× 778 1.5× 266 0.9× 124 0.5× 26 2.3k
Dwaine Marvick United States 11 2.0k 1.2× 1.0k 1.6× 468 0.9× 851 2.8× 59 0.2× 34 3.0k
David H. Rosenbloom United States 24 769 0.4× 618 0.9× 506 1.0× 322 1.0× 75 0.3× 96 2.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Epstein, Leon D.. (1995). Conflict of Loyalty, by Geoffrey Howe. Political Science Quarterly. 110(3). 495–496. 64 indexed citations
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Epstein, Leon D.. (1987). Books for Teaching British Politics. British Journal of Political Science. 17(1). 93–107. 2 indexed citations
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Epstein, Leon D.. (1980). What Happened to the British Party Model?. American Political Science Review. 74(1). 9–22. 22 indexed citations
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Epstein, Leon D.. (1978). Political Science and Presidential Nominations. Political Science Quarterly. 93(2). 177–195. 5 indexed citations
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Epstein, Leon D.. (1977). A Comparative Study of Australian Parties. British Journal of Political Science. 7(1). 1–21. 8 indexed citations
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Epstein, Leon D.. (1976). Class in a Capitalist Society: A Study of Contemporary Britain, by John Westergaard and Henrietta Resler. Political Science Quarterly. 91(3). 551–552. 6 indexed citations
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Harrison, Ann Tukey, Michael D. Cohen, James G. March, & Leon D. Epstein. (1975). Leadership and Ambiguity: The American College President. AAUP Bulletin. 61(3). 255–255. 722 indexed citations breakdown →
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Epstein, Leon D.. (1975). British Cabinet Ministers: The Roles of Politicians in Executive Office, by Bruce Headey. Political Science Quarterly. 90(2). 377–379. 12 indexed citations
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Epstein, Leon D.. (1973). The Myths of Cabinet Government, by Richard H. S. Crossman. Political Science Quarterly. 88(2). 307–308. 11 indexed citations
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Epstein, Leon D., et al.. (1970). The Shadow Cabinet in British Politics.. Midwest Journal of Political Science. 14(2). 343–343. 4 indexed citations
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Epstein, Leon D. & Austin Ranney. (1966). Who Voted for Goldwater: The Wisconsin Case. Political Science Quarterly. 81(1). 82–94. 2 indexed citations
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Birch, A. H., et al.. (1964). Representative and Responsible Government. An Essay on the British Constitution.. Midwest Journal of Political Science. 8(4). 460–460. 32 indexed citations
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Epstein, Leon D., et al.. (1964). Crisis. The Inside Story of the Suez Conspiracy. International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis. 20(1). 118–118. 12 indexed citations
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Epstein, Leon D.. (1962). British Class Consciousness and The Labour Party. Journal of British Studies. 1(2). 136–150. 3 indexed citations
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Epstein, Leon D.. (1962). Who Makes Party Policy: British Labour, 1960-61. Midwest Journal of Political Science. 6(2). 165–165. 3 indexed citations
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Epstein, Leon D.. (1960). British M.P.S and their Local Parties: The Suez Cases. American Political Science Review. 54(2). 374–390. 7 indexed citations
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Epstein, Leon D.. (1959). Britain and the H-bomb, 1955–1958. The Review of Politics. 21(3). 511–529. 1 indexed citations
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Epstein, Leon D.. (1956). Size of Place and the Division of the Two-Party Vote in Wisconsin. The Western Political Quarterly. 9(1). 138–150. 6 indexed citations
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Epstein, Leon D.. (1956). Cohesion of British Parliamentary Parties. American Political Science Review. 50(2). 360–377. 13 indexed citations
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Epstein, Leon D.. (1953). British Labour's Foreign Policy. World Politics. 6(1). 106–121. 2 indexed citations

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