Neil Malhotra

18.4k total citations · 8 hit papers
105 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Neil Malhotra is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Communication. According to data from OpenAlex, Neil Malhotra has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 58 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 21 papers in Communication. Recurrent topics in Neil Malhotra's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (58 papers), Social Media and Politics (21 papers) and Media Influence and Politics (17 papers). Neil Malhotra is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (58 papers), Social Media and Politics (21 papers) and Media Influence and Politics (17 papers). Neil Malhotra collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and United Kingdom. Neil Malhotra's co-authors include Andrew Healy, Matthew Levendusky, Gábor Simonovits, Annie Franco, Sean Westwood, Yphtach Lelkes, Shanto Iyengar, Cecilia Hyunjung Mo, Alexander Kuo and Yotam Margalit and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Neil Malhotra

100 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The Origins and Consequences of Affective Polarization in the United States

2018 1.5k citations Matthew Levendusky, Neil Malhotra et al. profile →
Publication bias in the social sciences: Unlocking the file drawer

2014 941 citations Annie Franco, Neil Malhotra et al. Science profile →
Myopic Voters and Natural Disaster Policy

2009 552 citations Andrew Healy, Neil Malhotra American Political Science Review profile →
Retrospective Voting Reconsidered

2013 378 citations Andrew Healy, Neil Malhotra profile →
Political Homophily in Social Relationships: Evidence from Online Dating Behavior

2016 333 citations Gregory A. Huber, Neil Malhotra profile →
Economic Explanations for Opposition to Immigration: Distinguishing between Prevalence and Conditional Impact

2013 277 citations Neil Malhotra, Yotam Margalit et al. American Journal of Political Science profile →
The Economic Consequences of Partisanship in a Polarized Era

2017 239 citations Christopher McConnell, Yotam Margalit et al. American Journal of Political Science profile →
Does Media Coverage of Partisan Polarization Affect Political Attitudes?

2015 232 citations Matthew Levendusky, Neil Malhotra profile →

Peers

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Alan S. Gerber United States

Ian McAllister Australia

Jeremy Freese United States

Randall Collins United States

Michèle Lamont United States

Pamela Paxton United States

Gregory A. Huber United States

Michael S. Lewis‐Beck United States

Ole R. Holsti United States

Robert Y. Shapiro United States

Alan S. Gerber United States

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Countries citing papers authored by Neil Malhotra

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Neil Malhotra

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Neil Malhotra. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Neil Malhotra based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Neil Malhotra. Neil Malhotra is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Malhotra, Neil, et al.. (2025). The Politics of Small Business Owners. British Journal of Political Science. 55.

Malhotra, Neil, et al.. (2024). Policy Impact and Voter Mobilization: Evidence from Farmers’ Trade War Experiences. American Political Science Review. 119(2). 847–869.

Clark, Chelsey S., Elizabeth Levy Paluck, Sean Westwood, et al.. (2023). Effects of a US Supreme Court ruling to restrict abortion rights. Nature Human Behaviour. 8(1). 63–71. 13 indexed citations

Fong, Christian, Neil Malhotra, & Yotam Margalit. (2019). Political Legacies: Understanding Their Significance to Contemporary Political Debates. PS Political Science & Politics. 52(3). 451–456. 11 indexed citations

McConnell, Christopher, Yotam Margalit, Neil Malhotra, & Matthew Levendusky. (2017). The Economic Consequences of Partisanship in a Polarized Era. American Journal of Political Science. 62(1). 5–18. 239 indexed citations breakdown →

Franco, Annie, et al.. (2017). Developing Standards for Post-Hoc Weighting in Population-Based Survey Experiments. Journal of Experimental Political Science. 4(2). 161–172. 70 indexed citations

Fair, C. Christine, Patrick M. Kuhn, Neil Malhotra, & Jacob N. Shapiro. (2017). Natural Disasters and Political Engagement: Evidence from the 2010–11 Pakistani Floods. Quarterly Journal of Political Science. 12(1). 99–141. 42 indexed citations

Franco, Annie, Neil Malhotra, & Gábor Simonovits. (2014). Publication bias in the social sciences: Unlocking the file drawer. Science. 345(6203). 1502–1505. 941 indexed citations breakdown →

Healy, Andrew, Alexander Kuo, & Neil Malhotra. (2014). Partisan Bias in Blame Attribution: When Does it Occur?. Journal of Experimental Political Science. 1(2). 144–158. 30 indexed citations

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Michelson, Melissa R., Neil Malhotra, Andrew Healy, et al.. (2012). The Effect of Prepaid Postage on Turnout: A Cautionary Tale for Election Administrators. Election Law Journal Rules Politics and Policy. 11(3). 279–290. 6 indexed citations

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Malhotra, Neil & Gregory A. Huber. (2012). Political Sorting in Social Relationships: Evidence from an Online Dating Community. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations

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Malhotra, Neil, Melissa R. Michelson, & Ali A. Valenzuela. (2012). Emails from Official Sources Can Increase Turnout. Quarterly Journal of Political Science. 7(3). 321–332. 40 indexed citations

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Fair, C. Christine, et al.. (2011). DRAFT. PLEASE DO NOT CITE OR CIRCULATE WITHOUT PERMISSION.∗. 1 indexed citations

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Meredith, Marc & Neil Malhotra. (2011). Convenience Voting Can Affect Election Outcomes. Election Law Journal Rules Politics and Policy. 10(3). 227–253. 20 indexed citations

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Healy, Andrew & Neil Malhotra. (2010). Random Events, Economic Losses, and Retrospective Voting: Implications for Democratic Competence. Quarterly Journal of Political Science. 5(2). 193–208. 125 indexed citations

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Malhotra, Neil, Jon A. Krosnick, & Randall K. Thomas. (2009). Optimal Design of Branching Questions to Measure Bipolar Constructs. SSRN Electronic Journal.

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Meredith, Marc & Neil Malhotra. (2008). Can October Surprise? A Natural Experiment Assessing Late Campaign Effects. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations

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Malhotra, Neil. (2008). Completion Time and Response Order Effects in Web Surveys. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Gerber, Alan S. & Neil Malhotra. (2008). Do Statistical Reporting Standards Affect What Is Published? Publication Bias in Two Leading Political Science Journals. Quarterly Journal of Political Science. 3(3). 313–326. 161 indexed citations

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Malhotra, Neil & Jon A. Krosnick. (2007). Procedures for Updating Classification Systems: A Study of Biotechnology and the Standard Occupational Classification System. Journal of Official Statistics. 23(3). 409–432. 1 indexed citations

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