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 Joshua A. Tucker sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 288 publications — 92nd percentile
92% 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 Joshua A. Tucker sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 62 D-Index — 95th percentile
95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.
Joshua A. Tucker is affiliated with New York University in the United States and focuses primarily on research within the social sciences. Their scholarly work broadly covers several subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Communication, Artificial Intelligence, Political Science and International Relations, and Clinical Psychology.
The main topics of their research encompass Social Media and Politics, Misinformation and Its Impacts, Media Influence and Politics, Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection, Electoral Systems and Political Participation, Media Studies and Communication, and Computational and Text Analysis Methods. These focus areas reflect a multidisciplinary approach combining social science methods with computational techniques.
Tucker has contributed frequently to various academic venues. These include multiple publications in the SSRN Electronic Journal and Harvard Dataverse, alongside contributions to the Journal of Experimental Political Science, Science, and Nature. The diversity of these venues shows engagement with both preprint and peer-reviewed platforms.
Their recent papers illustrate a focus on current political and social issues, including:
Tucker's research collaboration network includes frequent partnerships with Jonathan Nagler, Richard Bonneau, Andrew M. Guess, Megan Brown, and Brendan Nyhan. These coauthors appear across many publications, indicating sustained collaborative efforts.
Jay J. Van Bavel;Katherine Baicker;Paulo S. Boggio;Valerio Capraro
Pablo Barberá;John T. Jost;Jonathan Nagler;Joshua A. Tucker
William J. Brady;Julian A. Wills;John T. Jost;Joshua A. Tucker
Andrew Guess;Jonathan Nagler;Joshua Tucker
Joshua A. Tucker;Andrew Guess;Pablo Barbera;Cristian Vaccari;Cristian Vaccari
Joshua A. Tucker
Eli J. Finkel;Christopher A. Bail;Mina Cikara;Peter H. Ditto
John T. Jost;Pablo Barberá;Richard Bonneau;Melanie Langer
Pablo Barberá;Andreu Casas;Jonathan Nagler;Patrick J. Egan
Joshua A. Tucker;Alexander C. Pacek;Adam J. Berinsky
Joshua A. Tucker;Yannis Theocharis;Margaret E. Roberts;Pablo Barberá
Eleanor Neff Powell;Joshua A. Tucker
Pablo Barberá;Ning Wang;Richard Bonneau;John T. Jost
Joshua A. Tucker
Cristian Vaccari;Cristian Vaccari;Augusto Valeriani;Pablo Barberá;Richard Bonneau
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Gregory Eady;Jonathan Nagler;Andy Guess;Jan Zilinsky
Fuqing Wu;Amy Xiao;Jianbo Zhang;Katya Moniz
Jay J. Van Bavel;Katherine Baicker;Paulo S. Boggio;Valerio Capraro
Marko Klašnja;Joshua A. Tucker
Michael Tomz;Joshua A. Tucker;Jason Wittenberg
Ted Brader;Joshua A. Tucker
Alexander C. Pacek;Grigore Pop-Eleches;Joshua A. Tucker
Marko Klašnja;Joshua A. Tucker;Kevin Deegan-Krause
Grigore Pop-Eleches;Joshua A. Tucker
Joshua A. Tucker
Ted Brader;Joshua A. Tucker;Dominik Duell
Jay J. Van Bavel;Elizabeth A. Harris;Philip Pärnamets;Philip Pärnamets;Steve Rathje
Grigore Pop-Eleches;Joshua A. Tucker
Grigore Pop-Eleches;Grigore Pop-Eleches;Joshua A. Tucker;Joshua A. Tucker
Andrew T. Little;Joshua A. Tucker;Tom LaGatta
Adam Meirowitz;Joshua A. Tucker
Grigore Pop-Eleches;Joshua A. Tucker
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