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D-Index
30
Citations
5261
World Ranking
1156
National Ranking
586

Brian D. Silver 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 Brian D. Silver sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 87 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brian D. Silver 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 Brian D. Silver sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index: 76 scientists 21 D-Index: 79 scientists 22 D-Index: 84 scientists 23 D-Index: 68 scientists 24 D-Index: 88 scientists 25 D-Index: 82 scientists 26 D-Index: 76 scientists 27 D-Index: 75 scientists 28 D-Index: 99 scientists 29 D-Index: 96 scientists 30 D-Index: 96 scientists 31 D-Index: 81 scientists 32 D-Index: 86 scientists 33 D-Index: 81 scientists 34 D-Index: 84 scientists 35 D-Index: 72 scientists 36 D-Index: 58 scientists 37 D-Index: 53 scientists 38 D-Index: 48 scientists 39 D-Index: 40 scientists 40 D-Index: 40 scientists 41 D-Index: 32 scientists 42 D-Index: 26 scientists 43 D-Index: 25 scientists 44 D-Index: 33 scientists 45 D-Index: 33 scientists 46 D-Index: 17 scientists 47 D-Index: 21 scientists 48 D-Index: 22 scientists 49 D-Index: 18 scientists 50 D-Index: 19 scientists 51 D-Index: 19 scientists 52 D-Index: 15 scientists 53 D-Index: 14 scientists 54 D-Index: 10 scientists 55 D-Index: 13 scientists 56 D-Index: 9 scientists 57 D-Index: 11 scientists 58 D-Index: 12 scientists 59 D-Index: 10 scientists 60 D-Index: 5 scientists 61 D-Index: 7 scientists 62+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 30 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Brian D. Silver is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their academic work spans several areas within their field, although detailed information on specific research topics or the number of publications is not available.

There are no recorded recent papers, frequent co-authors, or common publication venues tied to their profile at this time. Additionally, there is no data on book publications associated with Brian D. Silver.

Details regarding main fields of study, subfields, and specific research topics have not been provided, which limits further elaboration on the scope or focus of their scientific contributions.

No awards or honors have been recorded in connection with Brian D. Silver, and there is no indication that they are deceased.

Best Publications

  • Civil Liberties vs. Security: Public Opinion in the Context of the Terrorist Attacks on America

    Darren W. Davis;Brian D. Silver

  • Who Overreports Voting

    Brian D. Silver;Barbara A. Anderson;Paul R. Abramson

  • Stereotype Threat and Race of Interviewer Effects in a Survey on Political Knowledge

    Darren W. Davis;Brian D. Silver

  • THE EFFECTS OF THE RACE OF THE INTERVIEWER ON RACE-RELATED ATTITUDES OF BLACK RESPONDENTS IN SRC/CPS NATIONAL ELECTION STUDIES

    Barbara A. Anderson;Brian D. Silver;Paul R. Abramson

  • Social Capital, Ethnicity and Support for Democracy in the Post-Communist States

    Kathleen M. Dowley;Brian D. Silver

  • THE EFFECTS OF RACE OF THE INTERVIEWER ON MEASURES OF ELECTORAL PARTICIPATION BY BLACKS IN SRC NATIONAL ELECTION STUDIES

    Barbara A. Anderson;Brian D. Silver;Paul R. Abramson

  • Measurement and Mismeasurement of the Validity of the Self-reported Vote*

    Barbara A. Anderson;Brian D. Silver

  • Soviet Citizen Participation on the Eve of Democratization

    Donna L. Bahry;Brian D. Silver

  • Infant mortality in the Soviet Union: regional differences and measurement issues.

    Barbara A. Anderson;Brian D. Silver

  • Measuring Political Culture in Multiethnic Societies: Reaggregating the World Values Survey

    Brian D. Silver;Kathleen M. Dowley

  • The Presence of Others and Overreporting of Voting in American National Elections

    Brian D. Silver;Paul R. Abramson;Barbara A. Anderson

  • Demographic sources of the changing ethnic composition of the Soviet Union

    Barbara A. Anderson;Brian D. Silver

  • Social Mobilization and the Russification of Soviet Nationalities

    Brian Silver

  • Civil Liberties vs. Security: Public Opinion in the Context of the Terrorist Attacks on America

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  • The Motherland Is Calling: Views of Homeland among Russians in the Near Abroad

    Lowell W. Barrington;Erik S. Herron;Brian D. Silver

  • Postmaterialism in World Societies: Is It Really a Value Dimension?

    Darren W. Davis;Kathleen M. Dowley;Brian D. Silver

  • ESTIMATING RUSSIFICATION OF ETHNIC IDENTITY AMONG NON-RUSSIANS IN THE USSR

    Barbara A. Anderson;Brian D. Silver

  • Issues of data quality in assessing mortality trends and levels in the New Independent States.

    Anderson Ba;Silver Bd

  • The validity of survey responses on abortion: Evidence from Estonia

    Barbara A. Anderson;Kalev Katus;Allan Puur;Brian D. Silver

  • SUBNATIONAL AND NATIONAL LOYALTY: CROSS-NATIONAL COMPARISONS

    Kathleen M. Dowley;Brian D. Silver

  • The status of national minority languages in Soviet education: An assessment of recent changes

    Brian D. Silver

  • Equality, Efficiency, and Politics in Soviet Bilingual Education Policy, 1934-1980

    Barbara A. Anderson;Brian D. Silver

  • Intimidation and the Symbolic Uses of Terror in the USSR

    Donna Bahry;Brian D. Silver

  • Ethnic Differences in Fertility and Sex Ratios at Birth in China: Evidence from Xinjiang

    Barbara A. Anderson;Brian D. Silver

  • A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: Political Science Department Reputation and the Reputation of the University.

    Robert C. Lowry;Brian D. Silver

  • Levels of Sociocultural Development Among Soviet Nationalities: A Partial Test of the Equalization Hypothesis

    Brian Silver

  • The changing shape of Soviet mortality, 1958-1985: an evaluation of old and new evidence.

    Barbara A. Anderson;Brian D. Silver;Brian D. Silver

  • Developments and prospects for population statistics in countries of the former Soviet Union.

    Barbara A. Anderson;Kalev Katus;Brian D. Silver

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Paul R. Abramson
Paul R. Abramson University of California, Los Angeles

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