Roy Pierce

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 736 citations indexed

About

Roy Pierce is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and History. According to data from OpenAlex, Roy Pierce has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 736 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 6 papers in History. Recurrent topics in Roy Pierce's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (12 papers), Political and Social Issues (6 papers) and Political Theory and Influence (5 papers). Roy Pierce is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (12 papers), Political and Social Issues (6 papers) and Political Theory and Influence (5 papers). Roy Pierce collaborates with scholars based in United States. Roy Pierce's co-authors include Philip E. Converse, Anthony Heath, Jacques Thomassen, Richard Herrera, Sören Holmberg, Bernhard Weßels, Peter Esaiasson, Samuel H. Barnes, Henry Valen and Ola Listhaug and has published in prestigious journals such as American Sociological Review, American Political Science Review and American Journal of Political Science.

In The Last Decade

Roy Pierce

32 papers receiving 613 citations

Hit Papers

Political Representation in France 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Political Representation in France
    1986 320 citations Philip E. Converse, Roy Pierce Harvard 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
Roy Pierce United States 13 643 241 139 135 102 37 736
David M. Wood United Kingdom 8 378 0.6× 132 0.5× 84 0.6× 87 0.6× 135 1.3× 34 458
Greg D. Adams United States 5 350 0.5× 125 0.5× 90 0.6× 65 0.5× 120 1.2× 5 399
Everett C. Ladd 9 368 0.6× 222 0.9× 91 0.7× 108 0.8× 44 0.4× 15 510
Bo Särlvik Sweden 9 449 0.7× 183 0.8× 42 0.3× 46 0.3× 60 0.6× 18 525
Gábor Tóka Austria 12 721 1.1× 387 1.6× 129 0.9× 59 0.4× 58 0.6× 27 820
Antoine Yoshinaka United States 15 576 0.9× 187 0.8× 207 1.5× 53 0.4× 93 0.9× 29 680
David F. Damore United States 10 420 0.7× 161 0.7× 162 1.2× 220 1.6× 76 0.7× 27 553
Lieven De Winter Belgium 12 383 0.6× 136 0.6× 68 0.5× 58 0.4× 54 0.5× 94 497
Nicholas Aylott Sweden 16 543 0.8× 116 0.5× 177 1.3× 62 0.5× 52 0.5× 50 642
Jerome H. Black Canada 13 395 0.6× 234 1.0× 79 0.6× 76 0.6× 194 1.9× 22 497

Countries citing papers authored by Roy Pierce

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roy Pierce

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roy Pierce

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pierce, Roy. (2003). Thwarted voters at the 2000 US presidential election. Electoral Studies. 23(4). 601–621. 1 indexed citations
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Pierce, Roy. (1997). Symposium. The Directional Theory of Issue Voting: III. Journal of Theoretical Politics. 9(1). 61–74. 19 indexed citations
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Converse, Philip E. & Roy Pierce. (1993). Comment on Fleury and Lewis-Beck: "Anchoring the French Voter: Ideology versus Party". The Journal of Politics. 55(4). 1110–1117. 11 indexed citations
4.
Pierce, Roy. (1992). Toward the formation of a partisan alignment in France. Political Behavior. 14(4). 443–469. 2 indexed citations
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Pierce, Roy. (1991). The Executive Divided Against Itself: Cohabitation in France, 1986–1988. Governance. 4(3). 270–294. 17 indexed citations
6.
Aron, Raymond & Roy Pierce. (1990). Democracy and totalitarianism : a theory of political systems. University of Michigan Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Pierce, Roy & Philip E. Converse. (1990). Attitudinal Sources of Protest Behavior in France: Differences Between Before and After Measurement. Public Opinion Quarterly. 54(3). 295–295. 16 indexed citations
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Pierce, Roy & Philip E. Converse. (1989). ATTITUDINAL ROOTS OF POPULAR PROTEST: THE FRENCH UPHEAVAL OF MAY 1968. International Journal of Public Opinion Research. 1(3). 221–241. 13 indexed citations
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Converse, Philip E., et al.. (1987). Political Representation in France. The American Historical Review. 92(5). 1223–1223. 17 indexed citations
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Converse, Philip E. & Roy Pierce. (1986). Political Representation in France. Harvard University Press eBooks. 320 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pierce, Roy & Thomas R. Rochon. (1984). Attitudinal Change and Elite Circulation: French Socialist Candidates in 1967 and 1978. American Journal of Political Science. 28(2). 379–379. 6 indexed citations
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Pierce, Roy, Henry Valen, & Ola Listhaug. (1983). Referendum Voting Behavior: The Norwegian and British Referenda on Membership in the European Community. American Journal of Political Science. 27(1). 43–43. 30 indexed citations
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Pierce, Roy. (1980). Conflict and Consensus in France. Edited by Vincent Wright. (Totowa, N.J.: Frank Cass, 1979. Pp. 150. $19.50.). American Political Science Review. 74(3). 871–872. 1 indexed citations
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Converse, Philip E. & Roy Pierce. (1979). Representative Roles and Legislative Behavior in France. Legislative Studies Quarterly. 4(4). 525–525. 20 indexed citations
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Barnes, Samuel H. & Roy Pierce. (1972). LE PREFERENZE POLITICHE DEGLI ITALIANI E DEI FRANCESI. Italian Political Science Review/Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica. 2(2). 335–352. 2 indexed citations
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Barnes, Samuel H. & Roy Pierce. (1971). Public Opinion and Political Preferences in France and Italy. Midwest Journal of Political Science. 15(4). 643–643. 21 indexed citations
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Pierce, Roy. (1963). Liberalism and Democracy in the Thought of Raymond Aron. The Journal of Politics. 25(1). 14–35. 4 indexed citations
18.
Pierce, Roy & Nathan Leites. (1959). Du Malaise Politique en France.. American Sociological Review. 24(1). 116–116.
19.
Pierce, Roy, O.E. Dwyer, & Joseph J. Martin. (1959). Heat transfer and fluid dynamics in mercury‐water spray columns. AIChE Journal. 5(2). 257–262. 12 indexed citations
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Pierce, Roy, Peter Campbell, & Maurice Duverger. (1958). French Electoral Systems and Elections, 1789-1957.. Midwest Journal of Political Science. 2(4). 421–421. 8 indexed citations

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