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Political Science
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2023

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Political Science D-index 61 Citations 28,528 176 World Ranking 50 National Ranking 28

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Political Science in United States Leader Award

2005 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

2004 - William H. Riker Prize for Political Science For advancing the scientific study of politics by integrating the theoretical and empirical analysis of democratic institutions.

1998 - Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)

1996 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

1995 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • Politics
  • Democracy

Gary W. Cox mainly investigates Public administration, Legislature, Politics, Voting and Democracy. His Legislature research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Government, Cabinet and Presidency. His studies deal with areas such as Fiscal policy and Political economy as well as Politics.

His research in Voting intersects with topics in Index and Newspaper. In his study, Electoral reform, Single non-transferable vote, Short run and Liberalism is strongly linked to Presidential system, which falls under the umbrella field of Democracy. Gary W. Cox combines subjects such as Test, Party switching, Cartel and Politics of the United States with his study of House of Representatives.

His most cited work include:

  • Legislative Leviathan: Party Government in the House (1569 citations)
  • Making Votes Count: Strategic Coordination in the World's Electoral Systems (1564 citations)
  • Setting the Agenda: Responsible Party Government in the U.S. House of Representatives (803 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Gary W. Cox spends much of his time researching Public administration, Political economy, Legislature, Law and Politics. His Public administration research incorporates themes from House of Representatives, Voting, Control, Power and Caucus. His Political economy study which covers Democracy that intersects with Panel data.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Legislation, Opposition, Government, Cabinet and Law and economics in addition to Legislature. His Law study focuses on House of Commons in particular. His study in Politics focuses on Comparative politics in particular.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Public administration (32.84%)
  • Political economy (26.87%)
  • Legislature (25.87%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2021)?

  • Political economy (26.87%)
  • Legislature (25.87%)
  • Democracy (15.42%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of study are Political economy, Legislature, Democracy, Politics and Economic system. His Political economy study combines topics in areas such as Control, Representation, Ideology and Blame. His work deals with themes such as Mandate, Liberian dollar, Government, Public administration and Law and economics, which intersect with Legislature.

His work carried out in the field of Public administration brings together such families of science as Committee system, Multi-party system, Delegation, Motion of no confidence and Proportionality. His studies in Democracy integrate themes in fields like Panel data, Accountability and Political stability. The Politics study combines topics in areas such as Monetary economics and Economic geography.

Between 2011 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Sovereign Debt and Regime Type: Reconsidering the Democratic Advantage (74 citations)
  • Shadowing Ministers: Monitoring Partners in Coalition Governments (74 citations)
  • Was the Glorious Revolution a Constitutional Watershed (43 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • Politics
  • Democracy

Gary W. Cox focuses on Proportional representation, Politics, Competition, Turnout and State. His Proportional representation research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Electoral reform, Microeconomics and Law and economics. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Norm and Public relations.

Gary W. Cox has included themes like Spillover effect, Development economics and Blame in his Competition study. He has researched Turnout in several fields, including Public administration, Mobilization and Electoral system. His State research includes themes of Marketing, Polity, Revenue and Monopoly.

This overview was generated by a machine learning system which analysed the scientist’s body of work. If you have any feedback, you can contact us here.

Best Publications

Legislative Leviathan: Party Government in the House

Gary W. Cox;Mathew D. McCubbins.
(1993)

4568 Citations

Setting the Agenda: Responsible Party Government in the U.S. House of Representatives

Gary W. Cox;Mathew D. McCubbins.
(2005)

2448 Citations

Electoral Politics as a Redistributive Game

Gary W. Cox;Mathew D. McCubbins.
(1986)

1677 Citations

Political Structure and Economic Policy: The Institutional Determinants of Policy Outcomes

Gary W. Cox;Mathew D. McCubbins.
(2007)

736 Citations

Agenda Power in Brazil's Camara dos Deputados, 1989-98

Octavio Amorim Neto;Gary W. Cox;Mathew D. McCubbins.
(2003)

331 Citations

On Measuring Partisanship in Roll-Call Voting: The U.S. House of Representatives, 1877-1999

Gary W. Cox;Keith T. Poole.
(2002)

241 Citations

Bonding, Structure and the Stability of Political Parties: Party Government in the House

Gary W. Cox;Mathew D. McCubbins.
(1994)

203 Citations

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