2026 John W. Patty: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	21	1920	1771	962	862	97	2267

John W. Patty 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 John W. Patty sits on this spectrum.

36 publications 333+

This scientist: 97 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John W. Patty 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 John W. Patty sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 21 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% 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

1940 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John W. Patty is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and specializes in social sciences, with a particular focus on public policy, administration research, and ethical impacts of artificial intelligence.

Their research spans several subfields including safety research, economics and econometrics, strategy and management, public administration, and cognitive neuroscience. The main topics covered by their work include public policy and administration research, ethics and social impacts of AI, psychology of moral and emotional judgment, political influence and corporate strategies, regulation and compliance studies, decision-making and behavioral economics, and innovation and knowledge management.

John W. Patty has published extensively in notable venues, including:

Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy (4 publications)
arXiv (Cornell University) (4 publications)
Journal of Theoretical Politics (2 publications)
American Journal of Political Science (2 publications)
The Journal of Politics (1 publication)

Recent papers showcase a range of interests and methodologies, with titles such as:

Ex Post Review and Expert Policy Making: When Does Oversight Reduce Accountability? (2020, The Journal of Politics)
Algorithmic Fairness and Statistical Discrimination (2022, Philosophy Compass)
Identity and Information in Organizations (2020, Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy)
Working Towards Policy: A Theory of Organizational Implementation and Management (2023, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory)
Ban the Box? Information, Incentives, and Statistical Discrimination (2023, Quarterly Journal of Political Science)

Collaborations have been a part of their research, with frequent co-authors including Elizabeth Maggie Penn, Ian R. Turner, Torun Dewan, Tom Clark, and Emily H. Moore.

John W. Patty was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

Slackers and Zealots: Civil Service, Policy Discretion, and Bureaucratic Expertise

Sean Gailmard;John W. Patty

668
Citations
Learning While Governing: Expertise and Accountability in the Executive Branch

Sean Gailmard;John W. Patty

290
Citations
Formal Models of Bureaucracy

Sean Gailmard;John W. Patty

251
Citations
A Theory of Voting in Large Elections

Richard D. McKelvey;John W. Patty

161
Citations
Equilibrium Party Government

John W. Patty

127
Citations
Business as usual: interest group access and representation across policy-making venues

Frederick J. Boehmke;Sean Gailmard;John W. Patty

104
Citations
Whose Ear to Bend? Information Sources and Venue Choice in Policy-Making

Frederick J. Boehmke;Sean Gailmard;John Wiggs Patty

87
Citations
Social Choice and Legitimacy: The Possibilities of Impossibility

John W. Patty;Elizabeth Maggie Penn

64
Citations
Social Choice and Legitimacy

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64
Citations
Preventing Prevention

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56
Citations
Signaling through obstruction

John W. Patty

38
Citations
Manipulation and Single‐Peakedness: A General Result

Elizabeth Maggie Penn;John W. Patty;Sean Gailmard

37
Citations
Letting the good times roll: A theory of voter inference and experimental evidence

John W. Patty;Roberto A. Weber

35
Citations
Loss aversion, presidential responsibility, and midterm congressional elections

John Wiggs Patty

34
Citations
Generic difference of expected vote share and probability of victory maximization in simple plurality elections with probabilistic voters

John W. Patty

33
Citations
The Politics of Biased Information

John W. Patty

29
Citations
Local equilibrium equivalence in probabilistic voting models

John Wiggs Patty

27
Citations
Equivalence of Objectives in Two Candidate Elections

John W. Patty

26
Citations
Analyzing Big Data: Social Choice and Measurement

John W. Patty;Elizabeth Maggie Penn

25
Citations
The House Discharge Procedure and Majoritarian Politics

John W. Patty

22
Citations
THE SELECTION OF POLICIES FOR BALLOT INITIATIVES: WHAT VOTERS CAN LEARN FROM LEGISLATIVE INACTION

Frederick J. Boehmke;John W. Patty

21
Citations
Two's Company, Three's an Equilibrium: Strategic Voting and Multicandidate Elections

John W. Patty;James M. Snyder;Michael M. Ting

19
Citations
Participation, process and policy: the informational value of politicised judicial review

Sean Gailmard;John W. Patty

16
Citations
Valence and Campaigns

Jennifer Carter;John W. Patty

15
Citations
Ex Post Review and Expert Policy Making: When Does Oversight Reduce Accountability?

John W. Patty;Ian R. Turner

10
Citations
Separation of Powers, Information, and Bureaucratic Structure 1

Sean Gailmard;John W. Patty

7
Citations
Dilatory or anticipatory? Voting on the Journal in the House of Representatives

John W. Patty

7
Citations
Ex Post Review and Expert Policymaking: When Does Oversight Reduce Accountability?

John W. Patty;Ian R. Turner

4
Citations
Voter Information and Cues in Direct Legislation Settings

Frederick J Boehmke;John W Patty

2
Citations
Giving Advice Versus Making Decisions: Transparency, Information, and Delegation

Sean Gailmard;John W. Patty

2
Citations
Information & Contestation: A Formal Model of Notice and Comment á

Sean Gailmard;John W. Patty

1
Citations
Whose Ear (or Arm) to Bend? Information Sources and Venue Choice in Policy Making

Frederick J. Boehmke;Sean Gailmard;John W. Patty

1
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederick J. Boehmke University of Iowa

Roberto A. Weber University of Zurich

James M. Snyder Harvard University

Brian F. Crisp Washington University in St. Louis

Michael M. Ting Columbia University

External Links

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