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James A. Stimson 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 James A. Stimson sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 116 publications — 45th percentile

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

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

James A. Stimson 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 James A. Stimson 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

  • 2006 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

James A. Stimson is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research mainly spans the fields of Social Sciences and Business, Management and Accounting, with a focus on several subfields including Political Science and International Relations, Communication, Strategy and Management, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their scholarly work concentrates on topics such as:

  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts

James A. Stimson has frequently collaborated with colleagues including Mary Layton Atkinson, K. Elizabeth Coggins, Frank R. Baumgartner, and Emily Wager.

In terms of book publications, Stimson has contributed to works published by Cambridge University Press. Noteworthy titles include:

  • The Dynamics of Public Opinion (2021)
  • Converging on Truth (2020)

The researcher has been recognized with fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2006 and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2000.

Best Publications

  • Issue Evolution: Race and the Transformation of American Politics

    Edward G. Carmines;James A. Stimson

  • The Macro Polity

    Robert S. Erikson;Michael B. Mackuen;James A. Stimson

  • Public Opinion In America: Moods, Cycles, And Swings

    James A. Stimson

  • Peasants or Bankers? The American Electorate and the U.S. Economy.

    Michael B. MacKuen;Robert S. Erikson;James A. Stimson

  • The Two Faces of Issue Voting

    Edward G. Carmines;James A. Stimson

  • Regression in Space and Time: A Statistical Essay

    James A. Stimson

  • Tides of consent : how public opinion shapes American politics

    James A. Stimson

  • Ideology in America

    Christopher Ellis;James A. Stimson

  • The Least Dangerous Branch Revisited: New Evidence on Supreme Court Responsiveness to Public Preferences

    Kevin T. McGuire;James A. Stimson

  • Public Support for American Presidents A Cyclical Model

    James A. Stimson

  • Belief Systems: Constraint, Complexity, and the 1972 Election

    James A. Stimson

  • ON THE STRUCTURE AND SEQUENCE OF ISSUE EVOLUTION

    Edward G. Carmines;James A. Stimson

  • Bankers or peasants revisited:: economic expectations and presidential approval

    Robert S. Erikson;Michael B. MacKuen;James A. Stimson

  • Issue Evolution, Population Replacement, and Normal Partisan Change

    Edward G. Carmines;James A. Stimson

  • Macropartisanship

    Unknown

  • Unrealized Partisanship: A Theory of Dealignment

    Edward G. Carmines;John P. McIver;James A. Stimson

  • Public Opinion in America

    James Stimson

  • What Moves Macropartisanship? A Response to Green, Palmquist, and Schickler

    Robert S. Erikson;Michael B. Mackuen;James A. Stimson

  • Racial Issues and The Structure of Mass Belief Systems

    Edward G. Carmines;James A. Stimson

  • The Moving Centre: Preferences for Government Activity in Britain, 1950–2005

    John Bartle;Sebastian Dellepiane-Avellaneda;Sebastian Dellepiane-Avellaneda;James Stimson

  • Interpreting U. S. Congressional Elections: The Exposure Thesis

    Unknown

  • Tides of Consent

    James Stimson

  • Congressional Response to Mandate Elections

    David A. M. Peterson;Lawrence J. Grossback;James A. Stimson;Amy Gangl

  • The Macro Polity: Macropartisanship: The Permanent Memory of Party Performance

    Robert S. Erikson;Michael B. Mackuen;James A. Stimson

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert S. Erikson
Robert S. Erikson Columbia University
Michael B. Mackuen
Michael B. Mackuen University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Edward G. Carmines
Edward G. Carmines Indiana University
Paul R. Abramson
Paul R. Abramson University of California, Los Angeles
Adam Przeworski
Adam Przeworski New York University
Susan C. Stokes
Susan C. Stokes University of Chicago
G. Bingham Powell
G. Bingham Powell University of Rochester
Charles W. Ostrom
Charles W. Ostrom Michigan State University

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