Vanessa A. Baird

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 757 citations indexed

About

Vanessa A. Baird is a scholar working on Law, Economics and Econometrics and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Vanessa A. Baird has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 757 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Law, 9 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 7 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Vanessa A. Baird's work include Judicial and Constitutional Studies (12 papers), Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (6 papers) and Legal and Constitutional Studies (5 papers). Vanessa A. Baird is often cited by papers focused on Judicial and Constitutional Studies (12 papers), Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (6 papers) and Legal and Constitutional Studies (5 papers). Vanessa A. Baird collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Philippines. Vanessa A. Baird's co-authors include Gregory A. Caldeira, James L. Gibson, Debra Javeline, Tonja Jacobi, Amy H. Liu, Jennifer Fitzgerald, Lauren M. McLaren and Jennifer Wolak and has published in prestigious journals such as American Political Science Review, The Journal of Politics and Comparative Political Studies.

In The Last Decade

Vanessa A. Baird

18 papers receiving 654 citations

Hit Papers

On the Legitimacy of National High Courts 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 100 200 300
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. On the Legitimacy of National High Courts
    1998 373 citations James L. Gibson, Gregory A. Caldeira et al. American Political Science Review profile →

Peers

Vanessa A. Baird
Chad Westerland United States
Stephen L. Wasby United States
Reginald S. Sheehan United States
Walter F. Murphy United States
Keith E. Whittington United States
Karen O’Connor United States
Carol Mershon United States
Neal Devins United States
Alexander M. Bickel United States
David A. Strauss United States
Chad Westerland United States
Vanessa A. Baird
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Countries citing papers authored by Vanessa A. Baird

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Baird, Vanessa A. & Jennifer Wolak. (2021). Why Some Blame Politics for Their Personal Problems. American Politics Research. 49(5). 478–489. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Amy H. & Vanessa A. Baird. (2012). Linguistic Recognition as a Source of Confidence in the Justice System. Comparative Political Studies. 45(10). 1203–1229. 22 indexed citations
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Javeline, Debra & Vanessa A. Baird. (2011). The Surprisingly Nonviolent Aftermath of the Beslan School Hostage Taking. Problems of Post-Communism. 58(4-5). 3–22. 1 indexed citations
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Fitzgerald, Jennifer & Vanessa A. Baird. (2011). Taking a Step Back: Teaching Critical Thinking by Distinguishing Appropriate Types of Evidence. PS Political Science & Politics. 44(3). 619–624. 17 indexed citations
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Javeline, Debra & Vanessa A. Baird. (2011). After Violence: Participation over Retaliation in Beslan.
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Baird, Vanessa A. & Debra Javeline. (2010). The Effects of National and Local Funding on Judicial Performance: Perceptions of Russia's Lawyers. Law & Society Review. 44(2). 331–364. 3 indexed citations
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Baird, Vanessa A. & Tonja Jacobi. (2009). How the Dissent Becomes the Majority: Using Federalism to Transform Coalitions in the U.S. Supreme Court. Duke Law Journal. 59(2). 183–238. 8 indexed citations
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Baird, Vanessa A. & Tonja Jacobi. (2009). Judicial Agenda Setting Through Signaling and Strategic Litigant Responses. Open Scholarship Institutional Repository (Washington University in St. Louis). 29(1). 215–239. 6 indexed citations
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Baird, Vanessa A. & Debra Javeline. (2007). The Persuasive Power of Russian Courts. Political Research Quarterly. 60(3). 429–442. 11 indexed citations
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Javeline, Debra & Vanessa A. Baird. (2007). Who Sues Government?: Evidence From the Moscow Theater Hostage Case. Comparative Political Studies. 40(7). 858–885. 12 indexed citations
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McLaren, Lauren M. & Vanessa A. Baird. (2006). Of Time and Causality: A Simple Test of the Requirement of Social Capital in Making Democracy Work in Italy. Political Studies. 54(4). 889–897. 10 indexed citations
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Baird, Vanessa A., et al.. (2006). Shattering the Myth of Legality: The Impact of the Media's Framing of Supreme Court Procedures on Perceptions of Fairness. Political Psychology. 27(4). 597–614. 115 indexed citations
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Baird, Vanessa A. & Tonja Jacobi. (2005). How the Dissent Becomes the Majority: Using Federalism to Transform Coalitions in the U.S. Supreme Court. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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Baird, Vanessa A.. (2004). The Effect of Politically Salient Decisions on the U.S. Supreme Court's Agenda. The Journal of Politics. 66(3). 755–772. 40 indexed citations
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Baird, Vanessa A.. (2001). Building Institutional Legitimacy: The Role of Procedural Justice. Political Research Quarterly. 54(2). 333–333. 41 indexed citations
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Baird, Vanessa A.. (2001). Building Institutional Legitiimacy: The Role of Procedural Justice. Political Research Quarterly. 54(2). 333–354. 73 indexed citations
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Baird, Vanessa A.. (2001). The No-Nonsense Guide to Sexual Diversity. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 13 indexed citations
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Gibson, James L., Gregory A. Caldeira, & Vanessa A. Baird. (1998). On the Legitimacy of National High Courts. American Political Science Review. 92(2). 343–358. 373 indexed citations breakdown →

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