Mark Peffley

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Mark Peffley is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Communication. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Peffley has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 26 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 6 papers in Communication. Recurrent topics in Mark Peffley's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (22 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (12 papers) and Crime Patterns and Interventions (8 papers). Mark Peffley is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (22 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (12 papers) and Crime Patterns and Interventions (8 papers). Mark Peffley collaborates with scholars based in United States and Israel. Mark Peffley's co-authors include Jon Hurwitz, Robert Rohrschneider, Pia Knigge, John T. Williams, James M. Avery, Lee Sigelman, Marc L. Hutchison, Michal Shamir, Jeffery J. Mondak and Kirby Goidel 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

Mark Peffley

40 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

How are Foreign Policy Attitudes Structured? A Hierarchic... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 100 200 300 400 500
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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. How are Foreign Policy Attitudes Structured? A Hierarchical Model
    1987 502 citations Jon Hurwitz, Mark Peffley American Political Science 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
Mark Peffley United States 25 2.1k 1.8k 412 247 236 42 2.9k
Jon Hurwitz United States 23 2.1k 1.0× 1.6k 0.9× 368 0.9× 259 1.0× 272 1.2× 33 2.8k
Vincent L. Hutchings United States 18 2.7k 1.3× 1.7k 0.9× 868 2.1× 323 1.3× 543 2.3× 30 3.6k
John Sides United States 26 2.3k 1.1× 2.1k 1.2× 893 2.2× 122 0.5× 374 1.6× 64 3.5k
Geoffrey C. Layman United States 20 2.1k 1.0× 2.4k 1.3× 750 1.8× 197 0.8× 550 2.3× 46 3.3k
Tom van der Meer Netherlands 29 2.0k 0.9× 1.4k 0.8× 451 1.1× 138 0.6× 138 0.6× 78 2.9k
André Krouwel Netherlands 26 1.6k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 480 1.2× 292 1.2× 214 0.9× 114 2.6k
Tom W. Rice United States 22 887 0.4× 1.3k 0.7× 297 0.7× 217 0.9× 216 0.9× 72 2.3k
Carolyn L. Funk United States 17 1.5k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 411 1.0× 351 1.4× 353 1.5× 26 2.4k
Kathleen M. McGraw United States 26 1.5k 0.7× 1.0k 0.6× 578 1.4× 608 2.5× 265 1.1× 38 2.7k
Brian Schaffner United States 25 1.4k 0.7× 1.6k 0.9× 628 1.5× 111 0.4× 594 2.5× 78 2.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Peffley, Mark & Robert Rohrschneider. (2024). Populism and Support for Limiting the Power of Constitutional Courts: The Case of Germany. Political Behavior. 46(4). 2497–2518. 2 indexed citations
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Peffley, Mark, Marc L. Hutchison, & Michal Shamir. (2022). Terrorism and Political Tolerance toward “Fellow Travelers”. Journal of Conflict Resolution. 66(7-8). 1208–1234. 1 indexed citations
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Peffley, Mark, et al.. (2017). Taking a Step Back. Racial Injustice in America. Kentucky law journal. 105(4). 5. 1 indexed citations
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Peffley, Mark, Jon Hurwitz, & Jeffery J. Mondak. (2017). Racial Attributions in the Justice System and Support for Punitive Crime Policies. American Politics Research. 45(6). 1032–1058. 29 indexed citations
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Peffley, Mark, Marc L. Hutchison, & Michal Shamir. (2015). The Impact of Persistent Terrorism on Political Tolerance: Israel, 1980 to 2011. American Political Science Review. 109(4). 817–832. 71 indexed citations
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Peffley, Mark & Jon Hurwitz. (2010). Justice in America. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 182 indexed citations
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Peffley, Mark & Jon Hurwitz. (2010). Justice in America: The Separate Realities of Blacks and Whites. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 86 indexed citations
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Peffley, Mark, Michal Shamir, & Marc L. Hutchison. (2008). The Dynamics of External Threats and Israeli Political Tolerance, 1980-2005.
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Hurwitz, Jon & Mark Peffley. (2001). RACIAL POLARIZATION ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE ISSUES: SOURCES AND POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES OF FAIRNESS JUDGMENTS. 9 indexed citations
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Peffley, Mark, Pia Knigge, & Jon Hurwitz. (2001). A Multiple Values Model of Political Tolerance. Political Research Quarterly. 54(2). 379–379. 6 indexed citations
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Peffley, Mark, Pia Knigge, & Jon Hurwitz. (2001). A Reply to Miller et al.: Replication Made Simple. Political Research Quarterly. 54(2). 421–429. 3 indexed citations
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Horton, Hayward Derrick, Jon Hurwitz, & Mark Peffley. (2001). Perception and Prejudice: Race and Politics in the United States. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 30(1). 20–20. 39 indexed citations
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Hurwitz, Jon, Mark Peffley, & Mitchell A. Seligson. (1993). Foreign Policy Belief Systems in Comparative Perspective: The United States and Costa Rica. International Studies Quarterly. 37(3). 245–245. 53 indexed citations
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Peffley, Mark & Jon Hurwitz. (1993). Models of attitude constraint in foreign affairs. Political Behavior. 15(1). 61–90. 62 indexed citations
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Peffley, Mark & Lee Sigelman. (1990). Intolerance of Communists during the McCarthy Era: A General Model. The Western Political Quarterly. 43(1). 93–93. 16 indexed citations
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Hurwitz, Jon & Mark Peffley. (1990). Public Images of the Soviet Union: The Impact on Foreign Policy Attitudes. The Journal of Politics. 52(1). 3–28. 96 indexed citations
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Hurwitz, Jon, et al.. (1989). PRESIDENTIAL SUPPORT DURING THE IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR. American Politics Quarterly. 17(4). 359–385. 5 indexed citations
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Peffley, Mark. (1989). Presidential image and economic performance: A dynamic analysis. Political Behavior. 11(4). 309–333. 9 indexed citations
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Hurwitz, Jon & Mark Peffley. (1987). How are Foreign Policy Attitudes Structured? A Hierarchical Model. American Political Science Review. 81(4). 1099–1120. 502 indexed citations breakdown →
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Peffley, Mark. (1984). The voter as juror: Attributing responsibility for economic conditions. Political Behavior. 6(3). 275–294. 100 indexed citations

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