2026 Brandice Canes-Wrone: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	23	1733	1590	866	768	56	5573

Brandice Canes-Wrone publication distribution in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Political Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brandice Canes-Wrone sits on this spectrum.

36 publications 333+

This scientist: 56 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

Brandice Canes-Wrone D-index placement in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brandice Canes-Wrone sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 23 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Brandice Canes-Wrone is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their primary field of study is Social Sciences, with a focus on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Strategy and Management, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Communication.

Their research covers a range of topics including:

Electoral Systems and Political Participation
Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
Reproductive Health and Contraception
American Constitutional Law and Politics
Media Influence and Politics
Social and Cultural Dynamics
Social Media and Politics

Brandice Canes-Wrone has published multiple academic papers in various peer-reviewed venues. Notable recent papers include:

"The Real Cost of Political Polarization: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic" (2020) in SSRN Electronic Journal
"Out-of-District Donors and Representation in the US House" (2021) in Legislative Studies Quarterly
"Foreign direct investment screening and congressional backlash politics in the United States" (2020) in The British Journal of Politics and International Relations
"Out of Step and Still in Congress? Electoral Consequences of Incumbent and Challenger Positioning Across Time" (2022) in Quarterly Journal of Political Science

The frequent publication venues for their work include Harvard Dataverse, SSRN Electronic Journal, Legislative Studies Quarterly, The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, and Quarterly Journal of Political Science.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Brandice Canes-Wrone are:

Kenneth M. Miller
Joshua D. Clinton
Christian Ponce de León
Sebastian Thieme
Jonathan Rothwell

Brandice Canes-Wrone has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an honor awarded in 2016.

Best Publications

Out of Step, Out of Office: Electoral Accountability and House Members' Voting

Brandice Canes-Wrone;David W. Brady;John F. Cogan

1160
Citations
Leadership and Pandering: A Theory of Executive Policymaking

Brandice Canes-Wrone;Michael C. Herron;Kenneth W. Shotts

679
Citations
Who Leads Whom?: Presidents, Policy, and the Public

Brandice Canes-Wrone

563
Citations
Presidential Approval and Legislative Success

Brandice Canes-Wrone;Scott de Marchi

371
Citations
The President's Legislative Influence from Public Appeals

Brandice Canes-Wrone

328
Citations
The Conditional Nature of Presidential Responsiveness to Public Opinion

Brandice Canes-Wrone;Kenneth W. Shotts

310
Citations
Toward a Broader Understanding of Presidential Power: A Reevaluation of the Two Presidencies Thesis

Brandice Canes-Wrone;William G. Howell;David E. Lewis

276
Citations
Why Has US Policy Uncertainty Risen since 1960

Scott R Baker;Nicholas Bloom;Brandice Canes-Wrone;Steven J Davis

191
Citations
Judicial Selection and Death Penalty Decisions

Brandice Canes-Wrone;Tom S. Clark;Jason P. Kelly

181
Citations
Partisan Labels and Democratic Accountability: An Analysis of State Supreme Court Abortion Decisions

Richard P. Caldarone;Brandice Canes-Wrone;Tom S. Clark

161
Citations
Judicial independence and retention elections

Brandice Canes-Wrone;Tom S. Clark;Jee Kwang Park

149
Citations
Ideologically Sophisticated Donors: Which Candidates Do Individual Contributors Finance?

Michael J. Barber;Brandice Canes‐Wrone;Sharece Thrower

142
Citations
Electoral business cycles in OECD countries

Brandice Canes-Wrone;Jee Kwang Park

133
Citations
From Mass Preferences to Policy

Brandice Canes-Wrone

113
Citations
The Real Cost of Political Polarization: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic

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110
Citations
Bureaucratic Decisions and the Composition of the Lower Courts

Brandice Canes-Wrone

90
Citations
A Theory of Presidents' Public Agenda Setting:

Brandice Canes-Wrone

87
Citations
The Public Presidency, Personal Approval Ratings, and Policy Making

Brandice Canes-Wrone

76
Citations
When Do Elections Encourage Ideological Rigidity

Brandice Canes-Wrone;Kenneth W. Shotts

63
Citations
Issue Accountability and the Mass Public

Brandice Canes-Wrone;William Minozzi;Jessica Bonney Reveley

38
Citations
Out‐of‐District Donors and Representation in the US House

Brandice Canes‐Wrone;Kenneth M. Miller

31
Citations
Elections, uncertainty and irreversible investment

Brandice Canes-Wrone;Jee Kwang Park

23
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas Bloom Stanford University

Steven J. Davis Hoover Institution

Kenneth W. Shotts Stanford University

Jonathan Rodden Stanford University

Michael C. Herron Dartmouth College

Sophie Meunier Princeton University

William G. Howell Johns Hopkins University

David W. Brady Stanford University

David Lewis Princeton University

Steven J. Davis Stanford University

External Links

Personal website of Brandice Canes-Wrone

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