American Journal of Political Science

262.0k citations

3.1k papers · · active since 1950

Impact in

Political Science and International Relations top 0.05%
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
Communication top 0.2%
- Social Media and Politics

Papers in

Political Science and International Relations 2.1k
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation 1.5k
- Social Policy and Reform Studies 208
Communication 278
- Social Media and Politics 270

Top scholars: Stanley Feldman Larry M. Bartels Gary King John R. Petrocik Terry M. Moe Craig Volden Wendy M. Rahn Charles S. Taber

In The Last Decade

American Journal of Political Science

2.8k papers receiving 224.6k citations

Peers

American Journal of Political Science

Comparison fields: 5 of 229

Political Science and International Relations 157.0k Communication 33.4k Public Administration 13.4k Gender Studies 30.0k Development 10.7k Sociology and Political Science 115.1k Strategy and Management 39.2k Economics and Econometrics 59.5k Law 17.9k Safety Research 8.5k General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 7.3k General Social Sciences 2.8k Demography 8.7k General Decision Sciences 1.2k Finance 5.1k Accounting 5.1k Statistics and Probability 3.5k Health 3.2k Management Science and Operations Research 4.7k Social Psychology 6.9k Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 3.8k Marketing 2.6k General Health Professions 6.7k General Energy 259 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2.2k Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2.5k Applied Psychology 1.0k Urban Studies 1.1k Philosophy 2.1k Education 4.9k Literature and Literary Theory 1.7k Artificial Intelligence 5.1k Global and Planetary Change 3.1k Linguistics and Language 602 Clinical Psychology 2.8k History 1.3k Cognitive Neuroscience 2.4k Information Systems and Management 856 Transportation 822 Soil Science 1.2k Information Systems 2.5k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1.5k Modeling and Simulation 479 Management of Technology and Innovation 696 Business and International Management 191 Management Information Systems 756 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 129 Cultural Studies 666 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 651 Anthropology 590 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 957 Geography, Planning and Development 305 Media Technology 478 Building and Construction 726 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 379 Nature and Landscape Conservation 621 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 62 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 74 Computer Science Applications 253 General Psychology 49 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1.0k Pollution 407 History and Philosophy of Science 158 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 398 Environmental Engineering 404 Pharmacy 141 Music 87 Language and Linguistics 265 Computational Mathematics 15 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 128 Developmental and Educational Psychology 311 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 463 Ocean Engineering 349 Emergency Medical Services 158 Human-Computer Interaction 119 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 183 Reproductive Medicine 169 Religious studies 97 Health Informatics 26 Ecological Modeling 77 Epidemiology 616 Speech and Hearing 114 Ecology 390 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 72 Pharmacology 125 Museology 44 Health Information Management 57 Industrial relations 7 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 236 Food Science 218 Automotive Engineering 130 Infectious Diseases 202 Library and Information Sciences 16 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 90 Space and Planetary Science 13 Physiology 264 Research and Theory 9 Computer Networks and Communications 219 Water Science and Technology 131 Computational Theory and Mathematics 147 Genetics 253 Nutrition and Dietetics 139 Family Practice 19 Civil and Structural Engineering 183 Signal Processing 90 Atmospheric Science 148 Life-span and Life-course Studies 7 Plant Science 298 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 32 Emergency Medicine 71 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 14 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 139 Conservation 22 Human Factors and Ergonomics 15 Sensory Systems 31 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 61 Psychiatry and Mental health 87 Forestry 21 Agronomy and Crop Science 52 Environmental Chemistry 50 Small Animals 36 Obstetrics and Gynecology 38 Geriatrics and Gerontology 18 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 14 Archeology 45 Behavioral Neuroscience 16 Toxicology 15 Pharmacology 73 Control and Systems Engineering 95 Insect Science 43 Leadership and Management 4 Aerospace Engineering 77 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 174 Virology 14 Software 11 Astronomy and Astrophysics 47 Applied Mathematics 28 Fuel Technology 2 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 14 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 56 Occupational Therapy 10 Oceanography 29 Developmental Biology 5 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 18 Classics 7 Geometry and Topology 17 Medical Laboratory Technology 3 Paleontology 14 Archeology 2 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 6 Molecular Biology 130 Oncology 51 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 43 Endocrinology 9 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 31 Periodontics 8 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 27 Mechanical Engineering 59 Rehabilitation 10 Animal Science and Zoology 14 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 44 Aquatic Science 9 Analytical Chemistry 12 Mathematical Physics 11 Computational Mechanics 25 Aging 2 General Dentistry 2 Parasitology 7 Surgery 47 Biophysics 6 Horticulture 1 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 19 Geochemistry and Petrology 6 Condensed Matter Physics 12 Electrochemistry 6 Microbiology 6 Biomedical Engineering 41 Neurology 14 Geology 5 Molecular Medicine 4 Immunology 17 Earth-Surface Processes 5 Complementary and alternative medicine 6 Catalysis 5 Architecture 1 Rheumatology 10 Ophthalmology 6 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 19 Geophysics 8 Hardware and Architecture 4 Biotechnology 5 Mechanics of Materials 14 Internal Medicine 2 Cancer Research 8 Hepatology 4 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 3 Cell Biology 8 Neurology 4 Materials Chemistry 22 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 6 Radiation 4 Orthodontics 2 Nephrology 3 Oral Surgery 3 Biological Psychiatry 1 Transplantation 1 Gastroenterology 2 Process Chemistry and Technology 1 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 2 Instrumentation 1 Polymers and Plastics 4 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 2 Genetics 3 Organic Chemistry 8 Hematology 3 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 2 Algebra and Number Theory 1 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 4 Inorganic Chemistry 3 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 Numerical Analysis 1 Spectroscopy 3 Biochemistry 1 Immunology and Allergy 1 Urology 1 Clinical Biochemistry 1 Biochemistry 1 Dermatology 1 Biomaterials 1

Political Science and International Relations 157.0k
Communication 33.4k
Public Administration 13.4k
Gender Studies 30.0k
Development 10.7k

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About American Journal of Political Science

The 3.1k papers published in American Journal of Political Science in the last decades have received a total of 262.0k indexed citations . Papers published in American Journal of Political Science usually cover Political Science and International Relations (2.1k papers), Communication (278 papers), Public Administration (131 papers), Economics and Econometrics (889 papers) and Development (105 papers) specifically the topics of Electoral Systems and Political Participation (1.5k papers), Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (378 papers), Fiscal Policies and Political Economy (308 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (286 papers), Social Media and Politics (270 papers), Media Influence and Politics (212 papers), Judicial and Constitutional Studies (210 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (208 papers). The most active scholars publishing in American Journal of Political Science are Stanley Feldman, Larry M. Bartels, Gary King, John R. Petrocik, Terry M. Moe, Craig Volden, Wendy M. Rahn, Charles S. Taber, Gary W. Cox and Milton Lodge.

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