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715
National Ranking
378

Bruce E. Cain 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 Bruce E. Cain sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 196 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bruce E. Cain 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 Bruce E. Cain sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 35 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% 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

  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Bruce E. Cain is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States, contributing extensively to research in the social sciences with a focus on political science and international relations as well as public administration.

Their research spans several subfields including:

  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Public Administration

Cain's work addresses multiple topics such as:

  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Public Policy and Administration Research
  • Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts

Frequent collaboration has been with several coauthors, including:

  • Iris Hui
  • Elisabeth R. Gerber
  • Celina Scott-Buechler
  • Nicole M. Ardoin
  • Catherine Fraser

Cain's published papers cover topics broadly in public administration, governance, and environmental policy. Notable recent papers include:

  • Communities conditionally support deployment of direct air capture for carbon dioxide removal in the United States (2024, Communications Earth & Environment)
  • The Challenge of Externally Generated Collaborative Governance: California's Attempt at Regional Water Management (2020, The American Review of Public Administration)
  • Public Perceptions of Collaborative Governance in Transportation Policy (2020, Political Research Quarterly)
  • Baptism by Wildfire? Wildfire Experiences and Public Support for Wildfire Adaptation Policies (2021, American Politics Research)
  • Getting bipartisan support for sea level rise adaptation policies (2020, Ocean & Coastal Management)

Publication venues where Cain frequently appears include:

  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • American Politics Research
  • The American Review of Public Administration
  • Political Research Quarterly
  • Ocean & Coastal Management

Cain has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2000.

Best Publications

  • The personal vote

    Bruce Cain;John Ferejohn;Morris Fiorina

  • The Personal Vote: Constituency Service and Electoral Independence

    Bruce E. Cain;John A. Ferejohn;Morris P. Fiorina

  • The Personal Vote: Constituency Service and Electoral Independence.

    William H. Flanigan;Bruce Cain;John Ferejohn;Morris Fiorina

  • The Personal Vote

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  • Democracy Transformed?: Expanding Political Opportunities in Advanced Industrial Democracies

    Russell J. Dalton;Susan E Scarrow;Bruce E. Cain

  • Political participation of ethnic minorities in the 1980s

    Carole J. Uhlaner;Bruce E. Cain;D. Roderick Kiewiet

  • The Acquisition of Partisanship by Latinos and Asian Americans

    Bruce E. Cain;D. Roderick Kiewiet;Carole J. Uhlaner

  • Strategic voting in Britain

    Bruce E. Cain

  • Congressional Redistricting: Comparative and Theoretical Perspectives

    David Butler;Bruce E. Cain

  • The Constituency Service Basis of the Personal Vote for U.S. Representatives and British Members of Parliament

    Bruce E. Cain;John A. Ferejohn;Morris P. Fiorina

  • Assessing the Partisan Effects of Redistricting

    Bruce E. Cain

  • The reapportionment puzzle

    Bruce E. Cain

  • ADVANCED DEMOCRACIES AND THE NEW POLITICS

    Russell J. Dalton;Susan E. Scarrow;Bruce E. Cain

  • Restructuring territoriality : Europe and the United States compared

    Christopher K. Ansell;Giuseppe Di Palma

  • New Forms of Democracy? Reform and Transformation of Democratic Institutions

    Russell J. Dalton;Susan E. Scarrow;Bruce E. Cain

  • The Legal Status of Political Parties: A Reassessment of Competing Paradigms

    Nathaniel Persily;Bruce E. Cain

  • Redistricting Commissions: A Better Political Buffer?

    Bruce E Cain

  • Democratic Publics and Democratic Institutions

    Russell J. Dalton;Bruce E. Cain;Susan E. Scarrow

  • Adapting to Term Limits: Recent Experiences and New Directions

    Bruce E. Cain;Thad Kousser

  • Ethnic Context, Race Relations and California Politics

    Cara J Wong;Bruce Cain;Jack Citrin

  • 7.1 The Personal Vote

    Bruce Cain;John Ferejohn;Morris Fiorina

  • The acquisition of partisanship by Latinos and Asian-Americans : immigrants and native-born citizens

    Bruce E. Cain;D. Roderick Kiewart;Carole J. Uhlaner

Frequent Co-Authors

John Ferejohn
John Ferejohn New York University
Morris P. Fiorina
Morris P. Fiorina Stanford University
Elisabeth R. Gerber
Elisabeth R. Gerber University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Roger G. Noll
Roger G. Noll Stanford University
D. Roderick Kiewiet
D. Roderick Kiewiet California Institute of Technology
Russell J. Dalton
Russell J. Dalton University of California, Irvine
Susan E. Scarrow
Susan E. Scarrow University of Houston
Shaun Bowler
Shaun Bowler University of California, Riverside
John O. Dabiri
John O. Dabiri California Institute of Technology
Donald P. Green
Donald P. Green Columbia University

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