Robert Leonardi

12.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
48 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Robert Leonardi is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Leonardi has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 17 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 15 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Robert Leonardi's work include Regional Development and Policy (10 papers), Historical and Environmental Studies (10 papers) and Diverse academic and cultural studies (9 papers). Robert Leonardi is often cited by papers focused on Regional Development and Policy (10 papers), Historical and Environmental Studies (10 papers) and Diverse academic and cultural studies (9 papers). Robert Leonardi collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. Robert Leonardi's co-authors include Raffaella Y. Nanetti, Robert D. Putnam, C. Paraskevopoulos, Gianfranco Pasquino, Filippo Sabetti, Raimondo Catanzaro, Piergiorgio Corbetta, Michael A. Pagano, Mark A. Pollack and Giuliano Amato and has published in prestigious journals such as American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science and Political Science Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Robert Leonardi

43 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

Making Democracy Work 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 1994 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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. Making Democracy Work
    1994 4.7k citations Robert D. Putnam, Robert Leonardi et al. Princeton University Press eBooks profile →
  2. Making Democracy Work
    1994 2.5k citations Robert D. Putnam, Robert Leonardi et al. Princeton University Press eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Leonardi United Kingdom 19 4.4k 2.4k 1.6k 734 665 48 8.0k
Raffaella Y. Nanetti United States 12 4.3k 1.0× 2.0k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 732 1.0× 653 1.0× 35 7.5k
Neil J. Smelser United States 36 6.4k 1.4× 2.2k 0.9× 1.9k 1.2× 1.0k 1.4× 652 1.0× 183 12.6k
Fritz Stern United States 40 6.8k 1.5× 5.4k 2.3× 1.5k 0.9× 755 1.0× 754 1.1× 371 13.0k
Erik Olín Wright United States 44 4.7k 1.1× 2.2k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 1.4k 1.9× 327 0.5× 139 8.1k
Michael Woolcock United States 30 5.6k 1.3× 1.3k 0.5× 2.1k 1.3× 1.2k 1.7× 621 0.9× 105 10.2k
John G. Richardson United States 14 6.4k 1.4× 1.3k 0.5× 630 0.4× 1.2k 1.7× 825 1.2× 51 11.4k
Bo Rothstein Sweden 42 5.9k 1.3× 3.9k 1.6× 1.8k 1.1× 800 1.1× 953 1.4× 163 9.7k
Charles W. Mills United States 29 6.5k 1.5× 2.3k 1.0× 552 0.3× 990 1.3× 382 0.6× 124 11.7k
David O'Shea United States 5 6.3k 1.4× 1.2k 0.5× 621 0.4× 1.2k 1.6× 802 1.2× 12 11.1k
Ann Swidler United States 23 5.4k 1.2× 1.2k 0.5× 418 0.3× 869 1.2× 630 0.9× 54 8.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Leonardi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Leonardi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Leonardi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Leonardi 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 Robert Leonardi. Robert Leonardi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Leonardi, Robert, et al.. (2016). The Challenge of the Digital Economy. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 3 indexed citations
2.
Leonardi, Robert & Raffaella Y. Nanetti. (2010). Effetto regione in basilicata: le sinergie dello sviluppo. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science).
3.
Leonardi, Robert & Raffaella Y. Nanetti. (2008). La sfida di Napoli : capitale sociale, sviluppo e sicurezza. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 0–0. 4 indexed citations
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Pagano, Michael A. & Robert Leonardi. (2007). The Dynamics of Federalism in National and Supranational Political Systems. Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks. 13 indexed citations
5.
Leonardi, Robert. (2005). Cohesion Policy in the European Union: The Building of Europe. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 34 indexed citations
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Paraskevopoulos, C. & Robert Leonardi. (2004). Introduction: adaptational pressures and social learning in European regional policy – cohesion (Greece, Ireland and Portugal) vs. CEE (Hungary, Poland) countries. Regional & Federal Studies. 14(3). 315–354. 29 indexed citations
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Leonardi, Robert, et al.. (1996). Italy : politics and policy. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 8 indexed citations
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Putnam, Robert D., Robert Leonardi, & Raffaella Y. Nanetti. (1994). Making Democracy Work. Princeton University Press eBooks. 2490 indexed citations breakdown →
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Leonardi, Robert. (1992). The role of sub‐national institutions in European integration. 2(1-2). 1–13. 5 indexed citations
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Leonardi, Robert, et al.. (1992). Conclusions: Sub‐national elites and the European community. 2(1-2). 247–274. 4 indexed citations
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Leonardi, Robert & Raffaella Y. Nanetti. (1990). The Regions and European Integration: The Case of Emilia Romagna. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 36 indexed citations
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Leonardi, Robert, Robert D. Putnam, & Raffaella Y. Nanetti. (1987). Il caso Basilicata : l'effetto regione dal 1970 al 1986. Il Mulino eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Putnam, Robert D., Robert Leonardi, & Raffaella Y. Nanetti. (1985). La pianta e le radici : il radicamento dell'istituto regionale nel sistema politico italiano. 27 indexed citations
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Putnam, Robert D., Robert Leonardi, & Raffaella Y. Nanetti. (1982). L'istituzionalizzazione delle Regioni in Italia. 10. 1 indexed citations
15.
Leonardi, Robert, et al.. (1981). Devolution as a Political Process: The Case of Italy. CrossRef Listing of Deleted DOIs. 11(1). 95–95. 14 indexed citations
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Putnam, Robert D., Robert Leonardi, & Raffaella Y. Nanetti. (1980). Le regioni "misurate". il Mulino. 217–245.
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Nanetti, Raffaella Y. & Robert Leonardi. (1979). Participatory Planning: The P.C.I.'S New Approach to Municipal Government. European Journal of Political Research. 7(1). 49–65. 1 indexed citations
18.
Leonardi, Robert, Raffaella Y. Nanetti, & Gianfranco Pasquino. (1978). Institutionalization of Parliament and Parliamentarization of Parties in Italy. Legislative Studies Quarterly. 3(1). 161–161. 14 indexed citations
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Leonardi, Robert, et al.. (1977). La politica estera americana nei confronti della sinistra italiana, 1945-1976. il Mulino. 546–573. 2 indexed citations
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Leonardi, Robert. (1974). Un'analisi del "si" in Emilia-Romagna. il Mulino. 453–468. 1 indexed citations

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