Sarah Sunn Bush

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 914 citations indexed

About

Sarah Sunn Bush is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Sarah Sunn Bush has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 914 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 12 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 9 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Sarah Sunn Bush's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (10 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (10 papers) and Gender Politics and Representation (9 papers). Sarah Sunn Bush is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (10 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (10 papers) and Gender Politics and Representation (9 papers). Sarah Sunn Bush collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and United Arab Emirates. Sarah Sunn Bush's co-authors include Lauren Prather, Pär Zetterberg, Amaney Jamal, Amanda Clayton, Jennifer Hadden, Eleanor Gao, Aaron Erlich, Alauna Safarpour, Melina Platas and Sarah S. Stroup and has published in prestigious journals such as American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science and International Organization.

In The Last Decade

Sarah Sunn Bush

27 papers receiving 838 citations

Hit Papers

International Politics and the Spread of Quotas for Women... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 50 100 150 200
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. International Politics and the Spread of Quotas for Women in Legislatures
    2011 234 citations Sarah Sunn Bush International Organization profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sarah Sunn Bush United States 14 539 391 330 163 101 30 914
Elisabeth Jay Friedman United States 17 518 1.0× 422 1.1× 338 1.0× 161 1.0× 76 0.8× 44 974
Nils‐Christian Bormann Switzerland 10 644 1.2× 537 1.4× 93 0.3× 106 0.7× 80 0.8× 22 1.0k
Eitan Tzelgov United States 15 542 1.0× 473 1.2× 59 0.2× 102 0.6× 60 0.6× 27 906
Valeriya Mechkova Sweden 14 357 0.7× 327 0.8× 96 0.3× 69 0.4× 36 0.4× 27 686
Jacqueline H.R. DeMeritt United States 11 499 0.9× 374 1.0× 83 0.3× 94 0.6× 61 0.6× 17 760
Arne Niemann Germany 18 511 0.9× 892 2.3× 139 0.4× 103 0.6× 186 1.8× 78 1.3k
James Igoe Walsh United States 17 568 1.1× 393 1.0× 68 0.2× 48 0.3× 41 0.4× 56 913
Elizabeth N. Saunders United States 15 603 1.1× 705 1.8× 45 0.1× 122 0.7× 94 0.9× 29 955
Aurel Croissant Germany 20 997 1.8× 858 2.2× 51 0.2× 100 0.6× 56 0.6× 111 1.3k
Wayne Sandholtz United States 10 340 0.6× 791 2.0× 108 0.3× 113 0.7× 190 1.9× 15 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Sarah Sunn Bush

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sarah Sunn Bush

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sarah Sunn Bush

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bush, Sarah Sunn, et al.. (2025). Crowded Out. Cambridge University Press eBooks.
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Bush, Sarah Sunn, et al.. (2024). Zombies ahead: Explaining the rise of low-quality election monitoring. The Review of International Organizations. 20(2). 261–291. 4 indexed citations
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Bush, Sarah Sunn & Melina Platas. (2024). National Identity and Democracy Ratings. Comparative Political Studies. 58(6). 1141–1170. 1 indexed citations
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Bush, Sarah Sunn & Sarah S. Stroup. (2023). Stay off my field: policing boundaries in human rights and democracy promotion. International Theory. 15(2). 263–290. 1 indexed citations
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Bush, Sarah Sunn, et al.. (2023). International Rewards for Gender Equality Reforms in Autocracies. American Political Science Review. 118(3). 1189–1203. 11 indexed citations
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Bush, Sarah Sunn & Lauren Prather. (2022). Monitors and Meddlers. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 12 indexed citations
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Bush, Sarah Sunn & Amanda Clayton. (2022). Facing Change: Gender and Climate Change Attitudes Worldwide. American Political Science Review. 117(2). 591–608. 65 indexed citations
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Safarpour, Alauna, Sarah Sunn Bush, & Jennifer Hadden. (2022). Participation incentives in a survey of international non-profit professionals. Research & Politics. 9(3). 6 indexed citations
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Bush, Sarah Sunn & Lauren Prather. (2020). Islam, gender segregation, and political engagement: evidence from an experiment in Tunisia. Political Science Research and Methods. 9(4). 728–744. 7 indexed citations
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Bush, Sarah Sunn & Lauren Prather. (2020). Foreign Meddling and Mass Attitudes Toward International Economic Engagement. International Organization. 74(3). 584–609. 30 indexed citations
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Bush, Sarah Sunn & Lauren Prather. (2017). The Promise and Limits of Election Observers in Building Election Credibility. The Journal of Politics. 79(3). 921–935. 38 indexed citations
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Bush, Sarah Sunn & Eleanor Gao. (2017). Small Tribes, Big Gains: The Strategic Uses of Gender Quotas in the Middle East. Comparative Politics. 49(2). 149–167. 24 indexed citations
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Bush, Sarah Sunn, et al.. (2016). The Effects of Authoritarian Iconography. Comparative Political Studies. 49(13). 1704–1738. 34 indexed citations
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Bush, Sarah Sunn. (2015). When and why is civil society support “made-in-America”? Delegation to non-state actors in American democracy promotion. The Review of International Organizations. 11(3). 361–385. 12 indexed citations
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Bush, Sarah Sunn & Amaney Jamal. (2014). Anti-Americanism, Authoritarian Politics, and Attitudes about Women's Representation: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Jordan. International Studies Quarterly. 59(1). 34–45. 70 indexed citations
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Bush, Sarah Sunn & Amaney Jamal. (2012). Anti-Americanism, Authoritarianism, and Attitudes about Women in Politics: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Jordan.
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Bush, Sarah Sunn. (2011). International Politics and the Spread of Quotas for Women in Legislatures. International Organization. 65(1). 103–137. 234 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bush, Sarah Sunn. (2011). The Democracy Establishment. 4 indexed citations
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Bush, Sarah Sunn. (2010). International Politics and the Spread of Quotas for Women in Legislatures. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Bush, Sarah Sunn. (1987). The silk industry. Medical Entomology and Zoology.

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