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.
The Calculus of Consent.
19621.4k citationsWilliam H. Riker, Gordon Tullock et al.Midwest Journal of Political Scienceprofile →
A Theory of the Calculus of Voting
19681.3k citationsWilliam H. Riker, Peter C. OrdeshookAmerican Political Science Reviewprofile →
A Theory of the Calculus of Voting
19681.1k citationsWilliam H. Riker, Peter C. OrdeshookAmerican Political Science Reviewprofile →
The Theory of Political Coalitions.
1963775 citationsAlfred J. Hotz, William H. RikerMidwest Journal of Political Scienceprofile →
Liberalism Against Populism: A Confrontation Between the Theory of Democracy and the Theory of Social Choice
1982720 citationsWilliam H. RikerMedical Entomology and Zoologyprofile →
Federalism: origin, operation, significance
1964617 citationsWilliam H. RikerMedical Entomology and Zoologyprofile →
An Introduction to Positive Political Theory
1973594 citationsWilliam H. Riker, Peter C. OrdeshookMedical Entomology and Zoologyprofile →
Perspectives on Positive Political Economy
1990517 citationsJames Ε. Alt, Peter C. Ordeshook et al.Cambridge University Press eBooksprofile →
Countries citing papers authored by William H. Riker
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This map shows the geographic impact of William H. Riker's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by William H. Riker with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites William H. Riker more than expected).
Fields of papers citing papers by William H. Riker
This network shows the impact of papers produced by William H. Riker. 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 William H. Riker. The network helps show where William H. Riker may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of William H. Riker
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William H. Riker.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William H. Riker 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 William H. Riker. William H. Riker is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
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