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Daniel A. Smith 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 Daniel A. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 127 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Daniel A. Smith 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 Daniel A. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 31 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Daniel A. Smith is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Social Sciences, with a strong focus on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Communication, Artificial Intelligence, and Economics and Econometrics.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting
  • Gender Politics and Representation
  • Media Influence and Politics
  • Fiscal Policies and Political Economy
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology

Daniel A. Smith has contributed to multiple publications in well-known venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Election Law Journal Rules Politics and Policy
  • Political Research Quarterly
  • American Politics Research
  • Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties

Their recent research papers are:

  • "Voting by Mail and Ballot Rejection: Lessons from Florida for Elections in the Age of the Coronavirus" (2020), Election Law Journal Rules Politics and Policy
  • "Determinants of Rejected Mail Ballots in Georgia's 2018 General Election" (2021), Political Research Quarterly
  • "Vote-by-mail Ballot Rejection and Experience with Mail-in Voting" (2021), American Politics Research
  • "Voting Lines, Equal Treatment, and Early Voting Check-In Times in Florida" (2020), State Politics & Policy Quarterly
  • "Pandemic politics: COVID-19, health concerns, and vote choice in the 2020 General Election" (2021), Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties

Throughout their career, Daniel A. Smith has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, among them:

  • Seth C. McKee
  • Enrijeta Shino
  • William D. Hicks
  • Charles S. Bullock
  • M. V. Hood

Best Publications

  • Educated by Initiative: The Effects of Direct Democracy on Citizens and Political Organizations in the American States

    Daniel A. Smith;Caroline J. Tolbert

  • The Effects of Ballot Initiatives on Voter Turnout in the American States

    Caroline J. Tolbert;John A. Grummel;Daniel A. Smith

  • Enhancing Civic Engagement: The Effect of Direct Democracy on Political Participation and Knowledge

    Caroline J. Tolbert;Ramona S. McNeal;Daniel A. Smith

  • Tax crusaders and the politics of direct democracy

    Daniel A. Smith

  • The Educative Effects of Ballot Initiatives on Voter Turnout

    Caroline J. Tolbert;Daniel A. Smith

  • A Principle or a Strategy? Voter Identification Laws and Partisan Competition in the American States:

    William D. Hicks;Seth C. McKee;Mitchell D. Sellers;Daniel A. Smith

  • Development and Benchmarking of Open Force Field v1.0.0-the Parsley Small-Molecule Force Field.

    Yudong Qiu;Daniel G. A. Smith;Simon Boothroyd;Hyesu Jang

  • The Initiative to Party Partisanship and Ballot Initiatives in California

    Daniel A. Smith;Caroline J. Tolbert

  • Veiled Political Actors and Campaign Disclosure Laws in Direct Democracy

    Elizabeth Garrett;Daniel A. Smith

  • Political Engagement, Mobilization, and Direct Democracy

    Todd Donovan;Caroline J. Tolbert;Daniel A. Smith

  • Delegating Direct Democracy: Interparty Legislative Competition and the Adoption of the Initiative in the American States

    Daniel A. Smith;Dustin Fridkin

  • Priming Presidential Votes by Direct Democracy

    Todd Donovan;Caroline J. Tolbert;Daniel A. Smith

  • Same-Sex Marriage Ballot Measures and the 2004 Presidential Election

    Daniel A. Smith;Matthew DeSantis;Jason Kassel

  • Race, Party, and the Consequences of Restricting Early Voting in Florida in the 2012 General Election

    Michael C. Herron;Daniel A. Smith

  • The Instrumental and Educative Effects of Ballot Measures: Research on Direct Democracy in the American States:

    Danial A. Smith;Caroline J. Tolbert

  • Souls to the Polls: Early Voting in Florida in the Shadow of House Bill 1355

    Michael C. Herron;Michael C. Herron;Michael C. Herron;Daniel A. Smith;Daniel A. Smith;Daniel A. Smith

  • State and Local Politics: Institutions and Reform

    Todd Donovan;Christopher Z. Mooney;Daniel A. Smith;Tracy Osborn

  • Media matters: evaluating the role of the media in Ghana's 2000 Elections

    Jonathan Temin;Daniel A. Smith

  • Consolidating democracy? The structural underpinnings of Ghana's 2000 elections

    Daniel A. Smith

  • Strategic Voting and Legislative Redistricting Reform: District and Statewide Representational Winners and Losers

    Caroline J. Tolbert;Daniel A. Smith;John C. Green

  • Educated by Initiative

    Daniel A. Smith;Caroline Tolbert

  • For the Many or the Few: The Initiative, Public Policy, and American Democracy

    Daniel A. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Caroline J. Tolbert
Caroline J. Tolbert University of Iowa
Michael C. Herron
Michael C. Herron Dartmouth College
Todd Donovan
Todd Donovan Western Washington University
Seth C. McKee
Seth C. McKee Oklahoma State University
John C. Green
John C. Green University of Akron
Christopher Z. Mooney
Christopher Z. Mooney University of Illinois at Chicago
Michael P. McDonald
Michael P. McDonald University of Florida
Treavor H. Boyer
Treavor H. Boyer Arizona State University
Charles S. Bullock
Charles S. Bullock University of Georgia

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