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.
Building Democratic Institutions: Party Systems in Latin America
1995647 citationsScott Mainwaring, Timothy R. Scully et al.profile →
Presidentialism and Democracy in Latin America
1997571 citationsScott Mainwaring, Matthew Søberg Shugart et al.Cambridge University Press eBooksprofile →
Countries citing papers authored by Scott Mainwaring
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Fields of papers citing papers by Scott Mainwaring
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Scott Mainwaring. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Scott Mainwaring. The network helps show where Scott Mainwaring may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Scott Mainwaring
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Scott Mainwaring.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Scott Mainwaring based on the total number of
citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges
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Mainwaring, Scott & Aníbal Pérez‐Liñán. (2015). LA DEMOCRACIA A LA DERIVA EN AMÉRICA LATINA. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 20(2). 267–294.2 indexed citations
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Chalmers, Douglas & Scott Mainwaring. (2012). Problems Confronting Contemporary Democracies: Essays in Honor of Alfred Stepan. University of Notre Dame Press eBooks.5 indexed citations
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Mainwaring, Scott, et al.. (2003). Christian democracy in Latin America : electoral competition and regime conflicts. Stanford University Press eBooks.42 indexed citations
Mainwaring, Scott, Daniel M. Brinks, & Aníbal Pérez‐Liñán. (2001). Classifying Political Regimes in Latin. Studies in Comparative International Development. 36(1). 37–65.142 indexed citations
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Mainwaring, Scott. (1999). La durabilidad de la democracia en América Latina, 1940-1998. Politica Y Gobierno. 6(2). 315–363.1 indexed citations
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Mainwaring, Scott. (1999). Rethinking Party Systems in the Third Wave of Democratization. Stanford University Press eBooks.399 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mainwaring, Scott. (1999). Multipartidismo, federalismo robusto y presidencialismo en Brasil. Araucaria. 1(2). 4.2 indexed citations
Mainwaring, Scott, Matthew Søberg Shugart, Brian F. Crisp, et al.. (1997). Presidentialism and Democracy in Latin America. Cambridge University Press eBooks.571 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mainwaring, Scott & Matthew Søberg Shugart. (1996). Presidencialismo y sistema de partidos en América Latina. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 9–40.11 indexed citations
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Mainwaring, Scott & Timothy R. Scully. (1995). La institucionalización de los sistemas de partidos en América Latina. 17. 63–101.16 indexed citations
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Mainwaring, Scott. (1995). Presidencialismo, multipartidismo y democracia: la difícil combinación. Revista de Estudios Políticos. 115–144.5 indexed citations
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Mainwaring, Scott. (1989). A igreja Católica e a política no Brasil (1916-1985).15 indexed citations
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Mainwaring, Scott, et al.. (1986). Transicao pela transacao : democratizacao no brasil e na espanha. Dados. 29(2). 207–236.11 indexed citations
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Mainwaring, Scott, et al.. (1986). Transiciones vía transacción: La democratización en Brasil y en España. Revista de Estudios Políticos.2 indexed citations
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