Michael Thrasher

1.8k total citations
107 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Michael Thrasher is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Thrasher has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 14 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Michael Thrasher's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (52 papers), Political and Economic history of UK and US (28 papers) and Political Systems and Governance (21 papers). Michael Thrasher is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (52 papers), Political and Economic history of UK and US (28 papers) and Political Systems and Governance (21 papers). Michael Thrasher collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Bangladesh and United States. Michael Thrasher's co-authors include Colin Rallings, Galina Borisyuk, Susan Banducci, Jeffrey A. Karp, Ron Johnston, Richard Webber, Henk van der Kolk, Daniel Dorling, Scott Orford and David Denver and has published in prestigious journals such as Organization Studies, Urban Studies and Environment and Planning A Economy and Space.

In The Last Decade

Michael Thrasher

94 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Thrasher United Kingdom 18 827 361 184 176 99 107 1.1k
Colin Rallings United Kingdom 16 731 0.9× 325 0.9× 173 0.9× 164 0.9× 87 0.9× 87 973
Spencer Piston United States 17 594 0.7× 653 1.8× 244 1.3× 63 0.4× 118 1.2× 32 1.0k
Richard J. Timpone United States 11 425 0.5× 229 0.6× 69 0.4× 160 0.9× 108 1.1× 15 682
Monika L. McDermott United States 17 1.1k 1.3× 582 1.6× 834 4.5× 175 1.0× 193 1.9× 28 1.5k
Chappell Lawson United States 15 445 0.5× 503 1.4× 56 0.3× 79 0.4× 287 2.9× 27 907
Danny Hayes United States 19 917 1.1× 750 2.1× 677 3.7× 86 0.5× 511 5.2× 36 1.6k
Min Reuchamps Belgium 16 581 0.7× 276 0.8× 38 0.2× 28 0.2× 318 3.2× 126 929
Wilbur C. Rich United States 9 360 0.4× 493 1.4× 173 0.9× 37 0.2× 74 0.7× 38 815
Benjamin Ginsberg United States 14 491 0.6× 296 0.8× 48 0.3× 90 0.5× 95 1.0× 44 796
Lester K. Spence United States 14 308 0.4× 367 1.0× 64 0.3× 323 1.8× 37 0.4× 25 913

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Thrasher

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Thrasher

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rallings, Colin & Michael Thrasher. (2018). Britain Votes 6.
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Thrasher, Michael, Galina Borisyuk, Colin Rallings, & Richard Webber. (2015). Candidate Ethnic Origins and Voter Preferences: Examining Name Discrimination in Local Elections in Britain. British Journal of Political Science. 47(2). 413–435. 27 indexed citations
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Thrasher, Michael, et al.. (2012). BAME Candidates in Local Elections in Britain. Parliamentary Affairs. 66(2). 286–304. 8 indexed citations
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Borisyuk, Galina, Ron Johnston, Colin Rallings, & Michael Thrasher. (2010). Parliamentary Constituency Boundary Reviews and Electoral Bias: How Important are Variations in Constituency Size?. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Rallings, Colin, et al.. (2010). Parties, Recruitment and Modernisation: Evidence from Local Election Candidates. Local Government Studies. 36(3). 361–379. 14 indexed citations
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Rallings, Colin & Michael Thrasher. (2008). The Demise of New Labour? The British 'Mid-Term' Elections of 2008. The Forum. 6(2).
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Borisyuk, Galina, Colin Rallings, Michael Thrasher, & Henk van der Kolk. (2007). Voter Support for Minor Parties. Party Politics. 13(6). 669–693. 15 indexed citations
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Rallings, Colin & Michael Thrasher. (2006). ‘Just Another Expensive Talking Shop’: Public Attitudes and the 2004 Regional Assembly Referendum in the North East of England. Regional Studies. 40(8). 927–936. 24 indexed citations
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Kolk, Henk van der, Colin Rallings, & Michael Thrasher. (2006). THE EFFECTIVE USE OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY VOTE IN MAYORAL ELECTIONS: LONDON 2000 AND 2004. Representation. 42(2). 91–102. 7 indexed citations
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Rallings, Colin & Michael Thrasher. (2005). Not All ‘Second-Order’ Contests are the Same: Turnout and Party Choice at the Concurrent 2004 Local and European Parliament Elections in England. The British Journal of Politics and International Relations. 7(4). 584–597. 55 indexed citations
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Borisyuk, Galina, et al.. (2005). A new algorithm for estimating voter turnout when the number of ballot papers issued is unknown. Electoral Studies. 25(1). 59–71. 3 indexed citations
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Rallings, Colin, Michael Thrasher, & David Denver. (2005). Trends in Local Elections in Britain, 1975–2003. Local Government Studies. 31(4). 393–413. 15 indexed citations
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Thrasher, Michael, et al.. (2003). Explaining Split-Ticket Voting at the 1979 and 1997 General and Local Elections in England. Political Studies. 51(3). 558–572. 22 indexed citations
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Rallings, Colin, Michael Thrasher, & Galina Borisyuk. (2003). Seasonal factors, voter fatigue and the costs of voting. Electoral Studies. 22(1). 65–79. 44 indexed citations
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Downe, James, Colin Rallings, & Michael Thrasher. (2000). Turnout at local government elections: Influences on levels of voter registration and electoral participation. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University). 3 indexed citations
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Laver, Michael, Colin Rallings, & Michael Thrasher. (1998). Policy Payoffs in Local Government. British Journal of Political Science. 28(2). 333–353. 15 indexed citations
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Rallings, Colin, et al.. (1996). Comparing local electoral turnout in Great Britain and France: More similarities than differences?. European Journal of Political Research. 30(2). 241–257. 29 indexed citations
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Ross, Leslie, et al.. (1990). Decision strategies in neuropsychology I: Determination of lateralized cerebral dysfunction. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 5(3). 273–285. 5 indexed citations
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Laver, Michael, Colin Rallings, & Michael Thrasher. (1987). Coalition Theory and Local Government: Coalition Payoffs in Britain. British Journal of Political Science. 17(4). 501–509. 17 indexed citations

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