2026 Gerald C. Wright: 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	33	904	818	474	407	192	6363

Gerald C. Wright 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 Gerald C. Wright sits on this spectrum.

36 publications 333+

This scientist: 192 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gerald C. Wright 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 Gerald C. Wright sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gerald C. Wright is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States and has contributed to research across social sciences and medicine. Their work spans multiple interconnected fields including political science and international relations, gender studies, economics and econometrics, social psychology, and surgery.

The scientist's research covers several prominent topics, such as electoral systems and political participation, gender politics and representation, social policy and reform studies, policy transfer and learning, fiscal policies and political economy, music therapy and health, and enhanced recovery after surgery.

Gerald C. Wright's recent scholarly output includes publications in journals that focus on both political science and medical fields. The notable papers authored or co-authored by them are:

Income Inequality and State Parties: Who Gets Represented? (2020), published in State Politics & Policy Quarterly
Evaluating Policy Mood Measures in the American States (2022), published in State Politics & Policy Quarterly
Humanistic Approach to Postoperative Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Pragmatic Sleep Protocol in Surgical Oncology Patients (2022), published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Partial Nephrectomy as Management of Oligometastatic Cancer with Limited Systemic Treatment Options (2025), published in Journal of Kidney Cancer and VHL

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wright include Elizabeth Rigby, Jeffrey J. Harden, Julianna Pacheco, Kathrine A. Kelly-Schuette, and Lauren M. Blanck. These collaborations illustrate interdisciplinary connections across social sciences and medical research.

Their publication venues further indicate a dual focus, with contributions mainly appearing in:

State Politics & Policy Quarterly (2 publications)
Journal of the American College of Surgeons (1 publication)
Journal of Kidney Cancer and VHL (1 publication)

Best Publications

Statehouse Democracy: Public Opinion and Policy in the American States

Robert S. Erikson;Gerald C. Wright;John P. McIver

2325
Citations
Measuring State Partisanship and Ideology with Survey Data

Gerald C. Wright;Robert S. Erikson;John P. McIver

487
Citations
Political Parties, Public Opinion, and State Policy in the United States

Robert S. Erikson;Gerald C. Wright;John P. McIver

465
Citations
Public Opinion and Policy Liberalism in the American States

Gerald C. Wright;Robert S. Erikson;John P. McIver

428
Citations
Teams without Uniforms: The Nonpartisan Ballot in State and Local Elections

Brian F Schaffner;Matthew Streb;Gerald Wright

426
Citations
Candidates and Policy in United States Senate Elections

Gerald C. Wright;Michael B. Berkman

366
Citations
The Influence of Party: Evidence from the State Legislatures

Gerald C. Wright;Brian F. Schaffner

355
Citations
Contextual Models of Electoral Behavior: The Southern Wallace Vote

Gerald C. Wright

309
Citations
State and national factors in gubernatorial and senatorial elections

Thomas M. Carsey;Gerald C. Wright

307
Citations
State Political Culture and Public Opinion

Robert S. Erikson;John P. McIver;Gerald C. Wright

279
Citations
The Primacy Principle: Attitude Change and Political Socialization

Donald Searing;Gerald Wright;George Rabinowitz

227
Citations
Policy representation of constituency interests

Robert S. Erikson;Gerald C. Wright

224
Citations
Errors in Measuring Vote Choice in the National Election Studies, 1952-88

Gerald C. Wright

199
Citations
Political Parties and Representation of the Poor in the American States

Elizabeth Rigby;Gerald C. Wright

189
Citations
Linear Models for Evaluating Conditional Relationships

Gerald C. Wright

179
Citations
Public Opinion in the States: A Quarter Century of Change and Stability

Robert S. Erikson;Gerald C. Wright;John P. Mciver

120
Citations
The impact of no-fault divorce law reform on divorce in American states

Gerald C. Wright;Dorothy M. Stetson

112
Citations
Policy Voting in the U.S. Senate: Who Is Represented?

Gerald C. Wright

110
Citations
Misreports of Vote Choice in the 1988 NES Senate Election Study

Gerald C. Wright

102
Citations
Statehouse Democracy

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98
Citations
Candidates' Policy Positions and Voting in U. S. Congressional Elections

Gerald C. Wright

89
Citations
Registration, Turnout, and the Electoral Representativeness of U.S. State Electorates

Robert A. Jackson;Robert D. Brown;Gerald C. Wright

86
Citations
Teams without Uniforms: The Nonpartisan Ballot in State and Local Elections

Unknown

56
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert S. Erikson Columbia University

Thomas M. Carsey University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Seth E. Masket University of Denver

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