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2023

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Economics and Finance

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72
Citations
21866
World Ranking
422
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286

Political Science

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

James M. Snyder 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 M. Snyder sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 255 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James M. Snyder 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 M. Snyder sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index: 76 scientists 21 D-Index: 79 scientists 22 D-Index: 84 scientists 23 D-Index: 68 scientists 24 D-Index: 88 scientists 25 D-Index: 82 scientists 26 D-Index: 76 scientists 27 D-Index: 75 scientists 28 D-Index: 99 scientists 29 D-Index: 96 scientists 30 D-Index: 96 scientists 31 D-Index: 81 scientists 32 D-Index: 86 scientists 33 D-Index: 81 scientists 34 D-Index: 84 scientists 35 D-Index: 72 scientists 36 D-Index: 58 scientists 37 D-Index: 53 scientists 38 D-Index: 48 scientists 39 D-Index: 40 scientists 40 D-Index: 40 scientists 41 D-Index: 32 scientists 42 D-Index: 26 scientists 43 D-Index: 25 scientists 44 D-Index: 33 scientists 45 D-Index: 33 scientists 46 D-Index: 17 scientists 47 D-Index: 21 scientists 48 D-Index: 22 scientists 49 D-Index: 18 scientists 50 D-Index: 19 scientists 51 D-Index: 19 scientists 52 D-Index: 15 scientists 53 D-Index: 14 scientists 54 D-Index: 10 scientists 55 D-Index: 13 scientists 56 D-Index: 9 scientists 57 D-Index: 11 scientists 58 D-Index: 12 scientists 59 D-Index: 10 scientists 60 D-Index: 5 scientists 61 D-Index: 7 scientists 62+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

  • 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
Michael M. Ting
Michael M. Ting Columbia University
Steven D. Levitt
Steven D. Levitt University of Chicago
Olle Folke
Olle Folke Uppsala University
Andrea Prat
Andrea Prat Columbia University
Alan S. Gerber
Alan S. Gerber Yale University
Jens Hainmueller
Jens Hainmueller Stanford University
Robert S. Erikson
Robert S. Erikson Columbia University
James J. Heckman
James J. Heckman University of Chicago
David J. Brady
David J. Brady University of Arizona

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