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Political Analysis
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Political Analysis

1047-1987

Published by: Cambridge University Press

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/political-analysis

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Political Science 47 32 38 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 42
Documents by Best Scientists*: 55
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 89
SCIMAGO SJR: 4.353
Impact Factor: 5.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Political Analysis?

The journal focuses on Econometrics, Politics, Statistics, Estimator and Voting. Monte Carlo method, Inference, Bayesian probability and Variables are some topics wherein Econometrics research discussed in the journal have an impact. It explores topics in Politics which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Social psychology and Positive economics.

  • Econometrics (36.91%)
  • Politics (16.16%)
  • Statistics (13.87%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Understanding Interaction Models: Improving Empirical Analyses (4044 citations)
  • Logistic Regression in Rare Events Data (2597 citations)
  • Matching as Nonparametric Preprocessing for Reducing Model Dependence in Parametric Causal Inference (2567 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Political Analysis:

The most cited publications mainly tackle studies in Econometrics, Statistics, Estimator, Politics and Variables. Aside from investigating topics in Panel data under Econometrics, the most cited articles also explore concepts in Estimation. Aside from discussions in Politics, the most cited publications also deal with the subject of Social psychology which intersects with The Internet, Mode (statistics) and Voting disciplines.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Statistics
  • Law
  • World War II

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of Political Analysis are Econometrics, Politics, Artificial intelligence, Statistics and Machine learning. The journal emphasizes research on Econometrics, which includes concerns such as Covariate. The studies in Politics featured incorporate elements of Political economy, Mathematical economics, Public relations, Legislature and Constraint (information theory).

Topics in Artificial intelligence were tackled in line with various other fields like Social polarization, Content analysis, Measure (physics) and Computer vision. The Statistics study presented in it encompasses related topics like Proportional hazards model, Randomized experiment and Pairwise comparison and also examines its connection to subjects such as Attrition. The studies in Missing data, Supervised learning and Selection (genetic algorithm) under the umbrella field of Machine learning overlap with concepts in Placebo.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • On the Use of Two-Way Fixed Effects Regression Models for Causal Inference with Panel Data (28 citations)
  • Achieving Statistical Significance with Control Variables and Without Transparency (23 citations)
  • Automated Text Classification of News Articles: A Practical Guide (14 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Political Analysis (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gary King (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nathaniel Beck (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kosuke Imai (12 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • R. Michael Alvarez (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Donald P. Green (10 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Political Analysis (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harvard University (54 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Stanford University (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Princeton University (28 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Michigan (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (24 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 64.71% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.17% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 25.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.67% of all publications and 29.17% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Paths for Aspiring Political Analysts

One of the missing sections in the article is a career guidance piece for individuals specifically interested in politics, public policy, social psychology, and positive economics who aspire to be Political Analysts. This section would be both beneficial and insightful in providing a clear roadmap of what this career path entails. If you are interested in research, politics and the social sciences, you may have considered becoming a political analyst. Analysts often have strong backgrounds in areas such as politics, social psychology, positive economics, and econometrics. In fact, it has become increasingly common for Political Analysts to also work in the field of Librarianship, where they can utilize their research skills in a practical, hands-on way.

One of the key benefits of being a librarian is the opportunity to be at the heart of information and knowledge, as libraries are often considered the gatekeepers of unbiased, truthful, and comprehensive resources. A librarian in this field can provide valuable research assistance and knowledge management, which can be useful in many political research contexts.

If you are interested in combining your love for politics and research with a practical application, you might consider becoming a librarian. For more information on this process, especially if you are in Utah, feel free to visit our guide on how to become a librarian in Utah.

Regardless of the path you take, remember that becoming a Political Analyst requires an in-depth understanding of political systems, as well as the ability to critically analyze statistics and data. So whether you choose to pursue research, politics, librarianship, or a combination of these fields, you can undoubtedly make a lasting impact in the realm of political analysis.

Top Publications

  • Measuring Subgroup Preferences in Conjoint Experiments

    Thomas J. Leeper;Sara B. Hobolt;James Tilley

    (2020)
    537 Citations
  • Does Conjoint Analysis Mitigate Social Desirability Bias?

    (2021)
    160 Citations
  • Using Conjoint Experiments to Analyze Election Outcomes: The Essential Role of the Average Marginal Component Effect

    Unknown

    (2022)
    125 Citations
  • Automated Text Classification of News Articles: A Practical Guide

    Pablo Barberá;Amber E. Boydstun;Suzanna Linn;Ryan McMahon

    (2021)
    109 Citations
  • Profiling Compliers and Noncompliers for Instrumental-Variable Analysis

    Moritz Marbach;Dominik Hangartner

    (2020)
    60 Citations
  • Using Eye-Tracking to Understand Decision-Making in Conjoint Experiments

    Libby Jenke;Kirk Bansak;Jens Hainmueller;Dominik Hangartner

    (2021)
    52 Citations
  • Optimizing the Measurement of Sexism in Political Surveys

    (2021)
    42 Citations
  • Assessing Data Quality: An Approach and An Application

    Kelly McMann;Daniel Pemstein;Brigitte Seim;Jan Teorell

    (2021)
    38 Citations
  • Measuring the Competitiveness of Elections

    Gary W. Cox;Jon H. Fiva;Daniel M. Smith

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Crowdsourcing Reliable Local Data

    Jane Lawrence Sumner;Emily M. Farris;Mirya R. Holman

    (2020)
    35 Citations

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