Paula D. McClain

1.7k total citations
45 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Paula D. McClain is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Paula D. McClain has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 11 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 6 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Paula D. McClain's work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (10 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (7 papers) and Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (6 papers). Paula D. McClain is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (10 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (7 papers) and Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (6 papers). Paula D. McClain collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Paula D. McClain's co-authors include Albert K. Karnig, Eugene Walton, Jessica D. Johnson Carew, Harold M. Rose, Niambi M. Carter, Monique L. Lyle, Shayla C. Nunnally, Gerald F. Lackey, Jeffrey D. Grynaviski and James Kendrick and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Political Science Review and Social Forces.

In The Last Decade

Paula D. McClain

44 papers receiving 936 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paula D. McClain United States 14 823 492 208 96 90 45 1.1k
Michael W. Combs United States 12 679 0.8× 352 0.7× 159 0.8× 50 0.5× 74 0.8× 20 912
Victor E. Kappeler United States 15 1.0k 1.3× 687 1.4× 172 0.8× 30 0.3× 312 3.5× 24 1.3k
Yasmeen Abu‐Laban Canada 15 712 0.9× 282 0.6× 109 0.5× 24 0.3× 51 0.6× 45 906
Rebecca E. Klatch United States 10 435 0.5× 186 0.4× 240 1.2× 35 0.4× 27 0.3× 19 663
Liz Fekete United Kingdom 15 949 1.2× 421 0.9× 103 0.5× 72 0.8× 29 0.3× 52 1.2k
Rod Bush United States 6 444 0.5× 168 0.3× 84 0.4× 64 0.7× 21 0.2× 8 623
Hilary Pilkington United Kingdom 17 640 0.8× 268 0.5× 142 0.7× 66 0.7× 21 0.2× 56 894
Raymond Tatalovich United States 14 257 0.3× 346 0.7× 93 0.4× 48 0.5× 27 0.3× 67 625
Ethel Klein 5 254 0.3× 164 0.3× 314 1.5× 30 0.3× 116 1.3× 7 550
James W. Button United States 14 294 0.4× 285 0.6× 186 0.9× 23 0.2× 31 0.3× 39 623

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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McClain, Paula D. & Joseph Stewart. (2021). “Can We All Get Along?”. 1 indexed citations
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McClain, Paula D. & Joseph Stewart. (2019). “Can We All Get Along?”. 1 indexed citations
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McClain, Paula D., Gerald F. Lackey, Efrén O. Pérez, et al.. (2011). Intergroup relations in three southern cities. 201–241. 7 indexed citations
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McClain, Paula D., et al.. (2010). American government in Black and White. 7 indexed citations
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McClain, Paula D., Eugene Walton, Niambi M. Carter, et al.. (2009). Black and White Americans and Latino Immigrants: A Preliminary Look at Attitudes in Three Southern Cities. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1–1. 4 indexed citations
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McClain, Paula D.. (2006). Presidential Address. “Racial Intergroup Relations in a Set of Cities: A Twenty-Year Perspective”. The Journal of Politics. 68(4). 757–770. 16 indexed citations
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McClain, Paula D., et al.. (2005). Gender and Black Presidential Politics: From Chisholm to Moseley Braun. Journal of Women Politics & Policy. 27(1-2). 51–68. 10 indexed citations
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Meier, Kenneth J., et al.. (2004). Divided or Together? Conflict and Cooperation between African Americans and Latinos. Political Research Quarterly. 57(3). 399–399. 3 indexed citations
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McClain, Paula D., et al.. (1998). Black and Latino Socioeconomic and Political Competition. American Politics Quarterly. 26(2). 237–252. 30 indexed citations
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McClain, Paula D. & Joseph Stewart. (1995). W(h)ither the Voting Rights Act After Shaw v. Reno: Advancing to the Past?. PS Political Science & Politics. 28(1). 24–26. 1 indexed citations
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McClain, Paula D.. (1994). Black Faces, Black Interests: The Representation of African Americans in Congress.Carol M. Swain. The Journal of Politics. 56(4). 1145–1148. 1 indexed citations
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McClain, Paula D., Bernard Grofman, & Chandler Davidson. (1993). Controversies in Minority Voting: The Voting Rights Act in Perspective.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 22(3). 391–391. 53 indexed citations
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Fingerhut, Lois A., Harold M. Rose, & Paula D. McClain. (1992). Race, Place, and Risk: Black Homicide in Urban America.. Social Forces. 70(3). 847–847. 7 indexed citations
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McClain, Paula D. & Albert K. Karnig. (1990). Black and Hispanic Socioeconomic and Political Competition. American Political Science Review. 84(2). 535–545. 93 indexed citations
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McClain, Paula D.. (1989). AGENDA SETTING, PUBLIC POLICY, AND MINORITY GROUP INFLUENCE: AN INTRODUCTION1. Review of Policy Research. 9(2). 263–272. 6 indexed citations
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McClain, Paula D.. (1989). Urban Black Neighborhood Environment and Homicide. Urban Affairs Quarterly. 24(4). 584–596. 7 indexed citations
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Karnig, Albert K. & Paula D. McClain. (1985). The New South and Black Economic and Political Development: Changes From 1970 To 1980. The Western Political Quarterly. 38(4). 539–550. 8 indexed citations
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McClain, Paula D.. (1982). Environment of Risk and Determinants of Racial Attitudes Toward Gun Regulation: A Test of the Social Reality Thesis. Journal of Environmental Systems. 12(3). 229–248. 3 indexed citations
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McClain, Paula D.. (1982). Black female homicide offenders and victims: Are they from the same population?. Death Education. 6(3). 265–278. 7 indexed citations
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McClain, Paula D.. (1981). Social and Environmental Characteristics of Black Female Homicide Offenders.. ˜The œWestern journal of black studies. 5(3). 3 indexed citations

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