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Political Science
USA
2023

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Political Science

D-Index
72
Citations
22424
World Ranking
47
National Ranking
26

Economics and Finance

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72
Citations
21866
World Ranking
422
National Ranking
286

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2003 - Heinz I. Eulau Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)

Overview

James M. Snyder is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on genetics and molecular biology alongside interdisciplinary work in political science, sociology, and economics.

The main fields of study covered by their research include:

  • Medicine
  • Genetics
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Molecular Biology

Their research interests span a diverse range of topics, including:

  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Media Influence and Politics
  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
  • Meningioma and schwannoma management
  • Brain Metastases and Treatment
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Snyder showcase work across neurology, oncology, and political studies:

  • "Publicising Malfeasance: When the Local Media Structure Facilitates Electoral Accountability in Mexico," 2020, The Economic Journal
  • "Molecular classification to refine surgical and radiotherapeutic decision-making in meningioma," 2024, Nature Medicine
  • "Detection of diagnostic and prognostic methylation-based signatures in liquid biopsy specimens from patients with meningiomas," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Randomized prospective trial of fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery with chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone for bevacizumab-resistant high-grade glioma," 2020, Journal of Neuro-Oncology
  • "The economic impact of glioma survivorship," 2020, Neurology

Snyder frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Michael P. Olson
  • Tobias Walbert
  • Ian Lee
  • Houtan Noushmehr
  • Steven N. Kalkanis

Their scholarly work has been published in a range of venues, notably:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Neurology
  • The Journal of Politics

James M. Snyder has received awards such as:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2007
  • Heinz I. Eulau Award, American Political Science Association (APSA), 2003

Best Publications

  • Why is There So Little Money in U.S. Politics

    Stephen Ansolabehere;John M de Figueiredo;James M Snyder

  • Press Coverage and Political Accountability

    James M Snyder;David Strömberg

  • "The Strength of Issues: Using Multiple Measures to Gauge Preference Stability, Ideological Constraint, and Issue Voting"

    Stephen Ansolabehere;Jonathan Rodden;James M. Snyder

  • Candidate Positioning in U.S. House Elections

    James M. Snyder;Stephen Ansolabehere

  • Estimating Party Influence in Congressional Roll-Call Voting

    James M. Snyder;Tim Groseclose

  • Political Parties and the Distribution of federal Outlays

    James M. Snyder;Steven Levitt

  • The Impact of Federal Spending on House Election Outcomes

    Steven D. Levitt;James M. Snyder

  • An Informational Rationale for Political Parties

    James M. Snyder;Michael M. Ting

  • Linear Probability Models of the Demand for Attributes with an Empirical application to Estimating the Preferences of Legislators

    James J Heckman;James M Snyder

  • "Old Voters, New Voters, and the personal Vote: Using Redistricting to Estimate the Incumbency Advantage"

    James M. Snyder;Stephen Ansolabehere;Charles Stewart

  • Valence politics and equilibrium in spatial election models

    Stephen Ansolabehere;James M. Snyder

  • On the validity of the regression discontinuity design for estimating electoral effects: : new evidence from over 40,000 close races

    Andrew C. Eggers;Anthony Fowler;Jens Hainmueller;Andrew B. Hall

  • Election Goals and the Allocation of Campaign Resources

    James M. Snyder

  • Campaign Contributions as Investments: The U.S. House of Representatives, 1980-1986

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  • Partisan bias in economic news: Evidence on the agenda-setting behavior of U.S. newspapers☆

    Valentino Larcinese;Riccardo Puglisi;James M Snyder

  • Comparing Interest Group Scores across Time and Chambers: Adjusted ADA Scores for the U.S. Congress

    Tim Groseclose;Steven D. Levitt;James M. Snyder

  • The Incumbency Advantage in U.S. Elections: An Analysis of State and Federal Offices, 1942–2000

    Stephen Ansolabehere;James M. Snyder

  • Buying Supermajorities

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  • Party Control of State Government and the Distribution of Public Expenditures

    Stephen Ansolabehere;James M. Snyder

  • The Effects of Party and Preferences on Congressional Roll Call Voting

    Stephen Ansolabehere;James M. Snyder;Charles Stewart

  • Long-Term Investing in Politicians; Or, Give Early, Give Often

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  • Are PAC Contributions and Lobbying Linked? New Evidence from the 1995 Lobby Disclosure Act

    Stephen Ansolabehere;James M. Snyder;Micky Tripathi

  • ON BUYING LEGISLATURES

    James M. Snyder

  • Newspaper Coverage of Political Scandals

    Riccardo Puglisi;James M. Snyder

  • Equal Votes, Equal Money: Court-Ordered Redistricting and Public Expenditures in the American States

    Stephen Ansolabehere;Alan Gerber;Jim Snyder

  • An Empirical Investigation of the Dynamics of PAC Contributions

    James M. Snyder;Thomas Romer

  • Legislative Bargaining under Weighted Voting

    James M. Snyder Jr.;Michael M. Ting;Stephen Ansolabehere

  • Legislative Effectiveness and Legislative Careers

    Gerard Padró I Miquel;James M. Snyder

  • Comparing Committee and Floor Preferences

    James M. Snyder;John Londregan

  • The Impact of Federal Spending on House Election Outcomes

    Steven D. Levitt;Steven D. Levitt;Steven D. Levitt;James M. Snyder

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen Ansolabehere
Stephen Ansolabehere Harvard University
Steven D. Levitt
Steven D. Levitt University of Chicago
Alan S. Gerber
Alan S. Gerber Yale University
Andrea Prat
Andrea Prat Columbia University
Jens Hainmueller
Jens Hainmueller Stanford University
James J. Heckman
James J. Heckman University of Chicago
Robert S. Erikson
Robert S. Erikson Columbia University
David J. Brady
David J. Brady University of Arizona
Richard G. Niemi
Richard G. Niemi University of Rochester
Thomas M. Carsey
Thomas M. Carsey University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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