V. O. Key

4.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
14 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

V. O. Key is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Social Psychology and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, V. O. Key has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 1 paper in Social Psychology and 1 paper in Law. Recurrent topics in V. O. Key's work include American Constitutional Law and Politics (4 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (3 papers) and Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies (1 paper). V. O. Key is often cited by papers focused on American Constitutional Law and Politics (4 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (3 papers) and Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies (1 paper). V. O. Key collaborates with scholars based in United States. V. O. Key's co-authors include Harry M. Scoble, Donald R. Matthews, Andrew Hacker, Allan P. Sindler, Milton C. Cummings, George W. Snedecor, Lyman A. Kellstedt, John Kennedy, Joseph A. Schlesinger and Leon D. Epstein and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, American Sociological Review and American Political Science Review.

In The Last Decade

V. O. Key

14 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Public Opinion and American Democracy.

1962 589 citations Harry M. Scoble, V. O. Key Midwest Journal of Political Science profile →
Politics, Parties, and Pressure Groups.

1958 583 citations Donald R. Matthews, V. O. Key American Sociological Review profile →
Public Opinion and American Democracy

1962 338 citations Andrew Hacker, V. O. Key The Yale Law Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
V. O. Key United States	9	1.4k	709	373	308	285	14	2.0k
Donald R. Matthews United States	14	1.2k 0.9×	584 0.8×	366 1.0×	181 0.6×	257 0.9×	23	1.7k
Maurice Duverger France	13	1.9k 1.3×	814 1.1×	386 1.0×	154 0.5×	340 1.2×	70	2.4k
Walter Dean Burnham United States	15	1.3k 0.9×	549 0.8×	290 0.8×	141 0.5×	317 1.1×	41	1.6k
Raymond E. Wolfinger United States	22	1.5k 1.1×	797 1.1×	216 0.6×	420 1.4×	409 1.4×	42	2.0k
David A. Leuthold United States	7	1.2k 0.8×	418 0.6×	379 1.0×	235 0.8×	273 1.0×	10	1.5k
Gerald M. Pomper Netherlands	19	1.5k 1.0×	705 1.0×	388 1.0×	595 1.9×	273 1.0×	60	1.9k
Feliks Gross United States	7	893 0.6×	657 0.9×	154 0.4×	152 0.5×	184 0.6×	36	1.4k
William H. Flanigan United States	13	1.0k 0.7×	422 0.6×	234 0.6×	181 0.6×	238 0.8×	28	1.2k
Joseph LaPalombara United States	15	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 1.5×	331 0.9×	150 0.5×	151 0.5×	54	2.2k
Samuel C. Patterson United States	28	1.9k 1.3×	590 0.8×	566 1.5×	432 1.4×	431 1.5×	82	2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by V. O. Key

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Fields of papers citing papers by V. O. Key

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of V. O. Key

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

All Works

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14 of 14 papers shown

1.

Key, V. O., et al.. (1970). The Responsible Electorate: Rationality in Presidential Voting, 1936-1960.. American Sociological Review. 35(3). 565–565. 52 indexed citations

2.

Kellstedt, Lyman A., V. O. Key, & Milton C. Cummings. (1966). The Responsible Electorate: Rationality in Presidential Voting 1936-1960.. Midwest Journal of Political Science. 10(4). 513–513. 6 indexed citations

3.

Scoble, Harry M. & V. O. Key. (1962). Public Opinion and American Democracy.. Midwest Journal of Political Science. 6(3). 297–297. 589 indexed citations breakdown →

4.

Hacker, Andrew & V. O. Key. (1962). Public Opinion and American Democracy. The Yale Law Journal. 71(8). 1583–1583. 338 indexed citations breakdown →

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Key, V. O., et al.. (1960). Light in the Shadows of the Domes. Public Administration Review. 20(3). 161–161. 1 indexed citations

6.

Key, V. O.. (1960). The Politically Relevant in Surveys. Public Opinion Quarterly. 24(1). 54–54. 17 indexed citations

7.

Key, V. O.. (1959). Secular Realignment and the Party System. The Journal of Politics. 21(2). 198–210. 169 indexed citations

8.

Matthews, Donald R. & V. O. Key. (1958). Politics, Parties, and Pressure Groups.. American Sociological Review. 23(5). 596–596. 583 indexed citations breakdown →

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Key, V. O.. (1958). The State of the Discipline. American Political Science Review. 52(4). 961–971. 42 indexed citations

10.

Key, V. O., et al.. (1957). American State Politics: An Introduction.. Midwest Journal of Political Science. 1(2). 189–189. 135 indexed citations

11.

Kennedy, John, et al.. (1956). Profiles in Courage. The New England Quarterly. 29(4). 535–535. 1 indexed citations

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Snedecor, George W. & V. O. Key. (1955). A Primer of Statistics for Political Scientists.. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 50(270). 608–608. 9 indexed citations

13.

Key, V. O.. (1954). The Direct Primary and Party Structure: A Study of State Legislative Nominations. American Political Science Review. 48(1). 1–26. 6 indexed citations

14.

Key, V. O.. (1953). Partisanship and County Office: The Case of Ohio. American Political Science Review. 47(2). 525–532. 8 indexed citations

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