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54
Citations
15024
World Ranking
173
National Ranking
108

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John R. Hibbing is affiliated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States. Their primary field of study is Social Sciences, with a notable focus on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, and Cognitive Neuroscience, along with contributions to Gender Studies and Demography.

Their research encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Populism, Right-Wing Movements
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • Gender Politics and Representation

John R. Hibbing has multiple recent papers demonstrating a focus on governance, political behavior, and authoritarianism. These include:

  • "Who do the people want to govern?" (2021), published in Party Politics
  • "Populists, authoritarians, or securitarians? Policy preferences and threats to democratic governance in the modern age" (2022), published in Global Public Policy and Governance
  • "Donald Trump's contribution to the study of politics and the life sciences" (2023), published in Politics and the Life Sciences
  • "Why Do Trump's Authoritarian Followers Resist COVID-19 Authorities? Because They Are Not Really Authoritarian Followers" (2022), published in Frontiers in Political Science

They have also contributed indirectly to research such as "Black Trust in US Legislatures" (2022), though the primary author is different.

John R. Hibbing has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

  • Elizabeth Theiss-Morse
  • Matthew V. Hibbing
  • David Fortunato
  • Ernest Dupree
  • Kristen D. Deppe

Their works have appeared in a range of publication venues, highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of their research, including:

  • Party Politics
  • Global Public Policy and Governance
  • Legislative Studies Quarterly
  • Politics and the Life Sciences
  • Frontiers in Political Science

John R. Hibbing is also the author of a book titled The Securitarian Personality, published by Oxford University Press in 2020, which has accumulated citations reflecting engagement within the academic community.

The scientist has received recognition in the form of awards such as being named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2013 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Stealth Democracy: Americans' Beliefs About How Government Should Work

    John R. Hibbing;Elizabeth Theiss-Morse

  • Are Political Orientations Genetically Transmitted

    John R. Alford;Carolyn L. Funk;John R. Hibbing

  • Political Attitudes Vary with Physiological Traits

    Douglas R. Oxley;Kevin B. Smith;John R. Alford;Matthew V. Hibbing

  • Differences in negativity bias underlie variations in political ideology.

    John R. Hibbing;Kevin B. Smith;John R. Alford

  • Congress as Public Enemy: Public Attitudes toward American Political Institutions

    John R. Hibbing;Elizabeth Theiss-Morse

  • The effects of charges of corruption on voting behavior in congressional elections, 1982-1990

    Susan Welch;John R. Hibbing

  • CITIZENSHIP AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

    Elizabeth Theiss-Morse;John R. Hibbing

  • Disgust Sensitivity and the Neurophysiology of Left-Right Political Orientations

    Kevin B. Smith;Douglas R. Oxley;Matthew V. Hibbing;John R. Alford

  • The political left rolls with the good and the political right confronts the bad: connecting physiology and cognition to preferences.

    Michael D. Dodd;Amanda Balzer;Carly M. Jacobs;Michael W. Gruszczynski

  • Congress as Public Enemy

    Elizabeth Theiss-Morse;John R. Hibbing

  • Process Preferences and American Politics: What the People Want Government to Be

    John R. Hibbing;Elizabeth Theiss-Morse

  • The Politics of Mate Choice

    John R. Alford;Peter K. Hatemi;John R. Hibbing;Nicholas G. Martin

  • The Electoral Impact of Economic Conditions: Who is Held Responsible?

    John R. Hibbing;John R. Alford

  • The Origin of Politics: An Evolutionary Theory of Political Behavior

    John R. Alford;John R. Hibbing

  • Not by twins alone: Using the extended family design to investigate genetic influence on political beliefs

    Peter K. Hatemi;John R. Hibbing;Sarah E. Medland;Matthew C. Keller

  • Is There a “Party” in Your Genes?:

    Peter K. Hatemi;John R. Alford;John R. Hibbing;Nicholas G. Martin

  • Increased Incumbency Advantage in the House

    John R. Alford;John R. Hibbing

  • Linking Genetics and Political Attitudes: Reconceptualizing Political Ideology

    Kevin B. Smith;Douglas R. Oxley;Matthew V. Hibbing;John R. Alford

  • Intuitive Ethics and Political Orientations: Testing Moral Foundations as a Theory of Political Ideology

    Kevin B. Smith;John R. Alford;John R. Hibbing;Nicholas G. Martin

  • What Is It About Government That Americans Dislike

    John R. Hibbing;Elizabeth Theiss-Morse

  • Financial Conditions, Gender, and Voting in American National Elections

    Susan Welch;John Hibbing

  • Legislative careers: Why and how we should study them

    John R. Hibbing

  • Accepting Authoritative Decisions: Humans as Wary Cooperators

    John R. Hibbing;John R. Alford

  • Nonpolitical Images Evoke Neural Predictors of Political Ideology

    Woo Young Ahn;Kenneth T. Kishida;Xiaosi Gu;Xiaosi Gu;Terry Lohrenz

  • Genetic and Environmental Transmission of Political Orientations

    Carolyn L. Funk;Kevin B. Smith;John R. Alford;Matthew V. Hibbing

  • Reflective liberals and intuitive conservatives: A look at the Cognitive Reflection Test and ideology

    Kristen D. Deppe;Frank J. Gonzalez;Jayme L. Neiman;Carly Jacobs

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin B. Smith
Kevin B. Smith University of Nebraska–Lincoln
John R. Alford
John R. Alford Rice University
Peter K. Hatemi
Peter K. Hatemi Pennsylvania State University
Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Samuel C. Patterson
Samuel C. Patterson The Ohio State University
P. Read Montague
P. Read Montague Virginia Tech
Xiaosi Gu
Xiaosi Gu Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Robert F. Krueger
Robert F. Krueger University of Minnesota
Susan Welch
Susan Welch Pennsylvania State University
Sarah E. Medland
Sarah E. Medland QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

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