Robert S. Erikson

24.7k total citations · 9 hit papers
197 papers, 15.2k citations indexed

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Robert S. Erikson is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert S. Erikson has authored 197 papers receiving a total of 15.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 58 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 56 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Robert S. Erikson's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (86 papers), Fiscal Policies and Political Economy (34 papers) and Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (24 papers). Robert S. Erikson is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (86 papers), Fiscal Policies and Political Economy (34 papers) and Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (24 papers). Robert S. Erikson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and United Kingdom. Robert S. Erikson's co-authors include John H. Goldthorpe, Michael MacKuen, James A. Stimson, Glenn Deane, Christopher Wlezien, Lucienne Portocarero, Gerald Wright, Jan Ö. Jönsson, James Stimson and John P. McIver and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert S. Erikson

188 papers receiving 12.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Constant Flux: A Study of Class Mobility in Industrial Societies.

1994 1.5k citations Robert S. Erikson et al. profile →
The Macro Polity

2001 843 citations Robert S. Erikson, Michael MacKuen et al. profile →
Intergenerational Class Mobility in Three Western European Societies: England, France and Sweden

1979 839 citations Robert S. Erikson et al. profile →
Dynamic Representation

1995 807 citations James Stimson, Michael MacKuen et al. American Political Science Review profile →
Peasants or Bankers? The American Electorate and the U.S. Economy

1992 741 citations Michael MacKuen, Robert S. Erikson et al. American Political Science Review profile →
The Constant Flux: A Study of Class Mobility in Industrial Societies

1993 673 citations Robert S. Erikson et al. profile →
The Constant Flux: A Study of Class Mobility in Industrial Societies.

1993 647 citations Robert S. Erikson et al. profile →
Social Class of Men, Women and Families

1984 483 citations Robert S. Erikson profile →
Malapportionment, Gerrymandering, and Party Fortunes in Congressional Elections

1972 186 citations Robert S. Erikson American Political Science Review profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Robert S. Erikson	8.1k	7.6k	3.6k	1.6k	1.6k	197	15.2k
Theda Skocpol	8.9k 1.1×	9.1k 1.2×	1.9k 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	694 0.4×	227	16.8k
Seymour Martin Lipset	9.9k 1.2×	11.3k 1.5×	1.8k 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	321	19.1k
Kenneth J. Meier	5.5k 0.7×	5.3k 0.7×	2.2k 0.6×	2.8k 1.7×	1.6k 1.0×	340	15.9k
John H. Goldthorpe	4.7k 0.6×	12.1k 1.6×	2.3k 0.6×	359 0.2×	3.0k 1.9×	199	18.1k
Henry E. Brady	6.5k 0.8×	7.0k 0.9×	1.0k 0.3×	1.1k 0.7×	807 0.5×	90	12.2k
Fritz Stern	5.4k 0.7×	6.8k 0.9×	1.5k 0.4×	681 0.4×	464 0.3×	371	13.0k
Neil J. Smelser	2.2k 0.3×	6.4k 0.8×	1.9k 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	694 0.4×	183	12.6k
Donald P. Moynihan	3.4k 0.4×	4.2k 0.5×	1.6k 0.5×	1.9k 1.1×	576 0.4×	215	12.6k
Pippa Norris	14.0k 1.7×	14.3k 1.9×	982 0.3×	1.5k 0.9×	999 0.6×	295	26.2k
Kay Lehman Schlozman	6.2k 0.8×	6.4k 0.8×	600 0.2×	1.0k 0.6×	847 0.5×	68	11.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Erikson, Robert S. & Kent L. Tedin. (2023). American Public Opinion. 3 indexed citations

Erikson, Robert S. & Christopher Wlezien. (2020). Forecasting the 2020 Presidential Election: Leading Economic Indicators, Polls, and the Vote. PS Political Science & Politics. 54(1). 55–58. 4 indexed citations

Bafumi, Joseph, Robert S. Erikson, & Christopher Wlezien. (2018). Forecasting the 2018 Midterm Election using National Polls and District Information. PS Political Science & Politics. 51(S1). 7–11. 2 indexed citations

Bukodi, Erzsébet, Sandra Buchholz, Alessandra Minello, et al.. (2017). Linking the macro to the micro: a multidimensional approach to educational inequalities in four European countries. European Societies. 20(1). 26–64. 28 indexed citations

Erikson, Robert S.. (2016). Is it enough to be bright? Parental background, cognitive ability and educational attainment. European Societies. 18(2). 117–135. 53 indexed citations

Erikson, Robert S. & Rocío Titiunik. (2015). Using Regression Discontinuity to Uncover the Personal Incumbency Advantage. Quarterly Journal of Political Science. 10(1). 101–119. 64 indexed citations

Rudolphi, Frida & Robert S. Erikson. (2010). Change in Social Selection to Upper Secondary School - Primary and Secondary Effects in Sweden. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

Bafumi, Joseph, Robert S. Erikson, & Christopher Wlezien. (2010). Forecasting the House of Representatives' Seat Division in the 2010 Midterm Election. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Erikson, Robert S. & Lorraine C. Minnite. (2009). Modeling Problems in the Voter Identification—Voter Turnout Debate. Election Law Journal Rules Politics and Policy. 8(2). 85–101. 73 indexed citations

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Erikson, Robert S. & Christopher Wlezien. (2009). Are Political Markets Really Superior to Polls as Election Predictors. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Torssander, Jenny & Robert S. Erikson. (2009). Marital partner and mortality: the effects of the social positions of both spouses. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 63(12). 992–998. 48 indexed citations

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Hughes, William, et al.. (2005). FAA Tests E- and H-field Antennas to Characterize Improved Loran-C Availability During P-Static Events. 551–568. 1 indexed citations

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MacKuen, Michael, James Stimson, & Robert S. Erikson. (2003). Electoral Accountability and the Efficacy of the Political System in the United States: A Counterfactual Analysis. Revue française de science politique. 53(6). 887–909. 1 indexed citations

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Erikson, Robert S. & Jan Ö. Jönsson. (2002). Varför består den sociala snedrekryteringen. Bulletin Monumental. 7(3). 210. 5 indexed citations

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Erikson, Robert S., et al.. (2001). Welfare in transition : a survey of living conditions in Sweden, 1968-1981. 57 indexed citations

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Erikson, Robert S. & Jan Ö. Jönsson. (1996). Can education be equalized? : the Swedish case in comparative perspective. 474 indexed citations

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Erikson, Robert S.. (1987). Welfare in transition. 47 indexed citations

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Erikson, Robert S.. (1987). The Scandinavian model : welfare states and welfare research. 151 indexed citations

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Erikson, Robert S.. (1979). The SRC Panel Data and Mass Political Attitudes. British Journal of Political Science. 9(1). 89–114. 77 indexed citations

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Hopkins, Raymond F., Richard W. Mansbach, Robert S. Erikson, et al.. (1972). PSR volume 66 issue 4 Cover and Front matter. American Political Science Review. 66(4). f1–f9. 1 indexed citations

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