Walter Dean Burnham

2.7k citations
41 papers · 1.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 15
Topics
Electoral Systems and Political Participation (6 papers)American Constitutional Law and Politics (5 papers)Politics and Society in Latin America (2 papers)
Partner nations
United States

In The Last Decade

Walter Dean Burnham

39 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Critical Elections and the Mainsprings of American Politics.196520261985200519711965100200300400500

Peers

Walter Dean Burnham
Comparison fields: 5 of 68
  • Political Science and International Relations 1.3k
  • Sociology and Political Science 549
  • Economics and Econometrics 317
  • Strategy and Management 290
  • Communication 141
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All Works

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#WorkIndexed citations
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The American prospect reader in American politics
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2 4
3 26
4 9
5 1
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A Commentary on Harry Eckstein.
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7 3
8 16
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Democracy in the Making: American Government and Politics
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The current crisis in American politics
143
11 55
12 11
13 68
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Politics/America : the cutting edge of change
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Critical Elections and the Mainsprings of American Politics.breakdown →
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16 112
17 94
18 3
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The Changing Shape of the American Political Universebreakdown →
237
20 3

About Walter Dean Burnham

Walter Dean Burnham is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Marketing and Economics and Econometrics, having authored 41 papers that have together received 1.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (6 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (5 papers) and Politics and Society in Latin America (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Political Science and International Relations (1.3k citations), Public Administration (87 citations) and Communication (141 citations). Walter Dean Burnham has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include Richard Boyd, William Nisbet Chambers, Robert W. Johannsen, Roy F. Nichols, Frank J. Sorauf, John Sprague, John Gerring, Paul Kleppner, Samuel P. Hays and Richard Jensen. Their work appears in journals such as American Political Science Review, The American Historical Review and The Journal of Politics.

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