2026 Juan J. Linz: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	43	392	220	164	29074

Research.com Recognitions

1996 - Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science For his global investigation of the fragility of democracy in the face of the authoritarian threat, characterized by methodological versatility and historical and sociological breadth.
1993 - Helen Dinerman Prize, World Association of Public Opinion Research
1963 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Juan J. Linz was affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on social sciences, specifically within the subfield of sociology and political science.

The main topics covered by their work involved:

Religion and Society in Latin America
Religious and Theological Studies
Religion and Society Interactions

Their publication record included several papers published in notable venues. Recent works featured:

El uso religioso de la política y/o el uso político de la religión la ideología-sucedáneo "versus" la religión-sucedáneo (2024) in Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas
Del autoritarismo a la democracia (2023) in Estudios Públicos
Transiciones a la democracia (2024) in Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas
Index (2024) in Manchester University Press eBooks

Frequent publication venues for their work included:

Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas
Estudios Públicos
Manchester University Press eBooks

Collaborations often involved the following coauthors:

Ian Ayres
Jack M. Balkin
Guido Calabresi
Mirjan Damaska
Stephen Darwall

Juan J. Linz was recognized with several awards, including:

Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science (1996) for investigation of the fragility of democracy in the face of authoritarian threats, characterized by methodological versatility and historical and sociological breadth
Helen Dinerman Prize from the World Association of Public Opinion Research (1993)
Fellowship at the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1963)

Best Publications

Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation: Southern Europe, South America, and Post-Communist Europe

Juan J. Linz;Alfred C. Stepan

11720
Citations
The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes

Juan J. Linz;Alfred C. Stepan;Arturo Valenzuela

2600
Citations
Democracy in Developing Countries: Latin America

Abraham F. Lowenthal;Larry Diamond;Juan J. Linz;Seymour Martin Lipset

1573
Citations
Democracy in Developing Countries

Larry Jay Diamond;Juan J. Linz;Seymour Martin Lipset

1569
Citations
The Perils of Presidentialism

Juan J. Linz

1558
Citations
Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes

Unknown

1304
Citations
Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes

Juan José Linz

1073
Citations
Toward Consolidated Democracy

Juan J. Linz;Alfred C. Stepan

1048
Citations
The Failure of Presidential Democracy

Unknown

766
Citations
The failure of presidential democracy

Juan José Linz;Arturo Valenzuela

634
Citations
Presidential or parliamentary democracy: Does it make a difference?

Unknown

624
Citations
The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes

Unknown

436
Citations
Political parties: Old concepts and New Challenges

Richard Gunther;José Ramón Montero;Juan J. Linz

410
Citations
The Virtues of Parliamentarism

Juan J. Linz

264
Citations
Crafting State-Nations: India and Other Multinational Democracies

Alfred C. Stepan;Juan J. Linz;Yogendra Yadav

236
Citations
Democracy's Victory and Crisis

Unknown

220
Citations
Las crisis del presidencialismo

Arturo Valenzuela;Juan José Linz

216
Citations
Democratization Theory and the "Arab Spring"

Alfred Stepan;Juan J. Linz

189
Citations
Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation: Southern Europe, South America, and Post-Communist Europe

Francis Fukuyama;Juan J. Linz;Alfred Stepan

156
Citations
THE PARTY SYSTEMS OF SPAIN: OLD CLEAVAGES AND NEW CHALLENGES

Juan José Linz;José Ramón Montero Gibert

151
Citations
The breakdown of democratic regimes : crisis, breakdown, & reequilibration

Juan J. Linz

135
Citations
La quiebra de las democracias

Juan José Linz

133
Citations
Comparative Perspectives on Inequality and the Quality of Democracy in the United States

Alfred Stepan;Juan J. Linz

124
Citations
State building and nation building

Juan J. Linz

117
Citations
Democracy's Time Constraints:

Juan J. Linz

117
Citations
Passion, Craft, and Method in Comparative Politics

Gerardo L. Munck;Richard Snyder;Gabriel Abraham Almond;Barrington Moore

115
Citations
Democracy in Developing Countries: Latin America

Larry Diamond;Jonathan Hartlyn;Juan Linz;Seymour Martin Lipset

76
Citations
Low Tide after the Third Wave: Exploring Politics under Authoritarianism

Jason M. Brownlee;H. E. Chehabi;Juan J. Linz;Dirk Vandewalle

72
Citations
The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes: Latin America

Juan J. Linz;Juan José Linz;Alfred Stepan

71
Citations
The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes

John C. Campbell;Juan J. Linz;Alfred Stepan

28
Citations
Democracy in Developing Countries: Latin America

Torcuato S. di Tella;Larry Diamond;Juan J. Linz;Seymour Martin Lipset

14
Citations
Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation: Southern Europe, South America, and Post-Communist Europe

Scott Mainwaring;Juan J. Linz;Alfred Stepan

1
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfred Stepan Columbia University

Larry Diamond Stanford University

Seymour Martin Lipset George Mason University

José Ramón Montero Autonomous University of Madrid

Richard Gunther The Ohio State University

Arend Lijphart University of California, San Diego

Donald L. Horowitz Duke University

Douglas L. Kruse Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

James C. Scott Yale University

David Collier University of California, Berkeley

External Links

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