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 Jan E. Leighley sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 62 publications — 6th percentile
6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.
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 Jan E. Leighley sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 27 D-Index — 31st percentile
31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.
Jan E. Leighley is affiliated with American University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of social sciences with a particular focus on political science and international relations.
The scientist's research explores a variety of topics within political science, highlighting areas such as electoral systems and political participation, social policy and reform studies, politics and society in Latin America, social media and politics, migration, refugees, and integration, judicial and constitutional studies, as well as survey methodology and nonresponse.
Jan E. Leighley has authored several recent papers including:
Books authored include a work published by Princeton University Press titled Strength in Numbers? (2021).
Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jan E. Leighley are:
Jan E. Leighley's publications have appeared predominantly in the following venues:
The researcher's academic output is centered in social sciences, with a significant number of publications in political science and international relations, complemented by work in sociology and political science, communication, law, and economics and econometrics.
Jan E. Leighley was awarded the Frank J. Goodnow Award by the American Political Science Association (APSA) in 2019, recognizing contributions to the field.
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Jonathan Nagler;R. Michael Alvarez
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Kim Quaile Hill;Jan E. Leighley
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Kim Quaile Hill;Jan E. Leighley;Angela Hinton-Andersson
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Evan J. Ringquist;Kim Quaile Hill;Jan E. Leighley;Angela Hinton-Anderson
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