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Kenneth Scheve 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 Kenneth Scheve sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 87 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth Scheve 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 Kenneth Scheve sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index: 76 scientists 21 D-Index: 79 scientists 22 D-Index: 84 scientists 23 D-Index: 68 scientists 24 D-Index: 88 scientists 25 D-Index: 82 scientists 26 D-Index: 76 scientists 27 D-Index: 75 scientists 28 D-Index: 99 scientists 29 D-Index: 96 scientists 30 D-Index: 96 scientists 31 D-Index: 81 scientists 32 D-Index: 86 scientists 33 D-Index: 81 scientists 34 D-Index: 84 scientists 35 D-Index: 72 scientists 36 D-Index: 58 scientists 37 D-Index: 53 scientists 38 D-Index: 48 scientists 39 D-Index: 40 scientists 40 D-Index: 40 scientists 41 D-Index: 32 scientists 42 D-Index: 26 scientists 43 D-Index: 25 scientists 44 D-Index: 33 scientists 45 D-Index: 33 scientists 46 D-Index: 17 scientists 47 D-Index: 21 scientists 48 D-Index: 22 scientists 49 D-Index: 18 scientists 50 D-Index: 19 scientists 51 D-Index: 19 scientists 52 D-Index: 15 scientists 53 D-Index: 14 scientists 54 D-Index: 10 scientists 55 D-Index: 13 scientists 56 D-Index: 9 scientists 57 D-Index: 11 scientists 58 D-Index: 12 scientists 59 D-Index: 10 scientists 60 D-Index: 5 scientists 61 D-Index: 7 scientists 62+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Kenneth Scheve is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research encompasses a broad range of topics primarily intersecting economics, political science, and environmental policy.

The scientist's recent work includes several papers published between 2020 and 2022. These include:

  • The Economic Origins of Authoritarian Values: Evidence From Local Trade Shocks in the United Kingdom, 2021, Comparative Political Studies
  • Economic Decline, Social Identity, and Authoritarian Values in the United States, 2021, International Studies Quarterly
  • City limits to partisan polarization in the American public, 2021, Political Science Research and Methods
  • Constant carbon pricing increases support for climate action compared to ramping up costs over time, 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • Improving public support for climate action through multilateralism, 2022, Nature Communications

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Kenneth Scheve include:

  • Michael M. Bechtel
  • Elisabeth Van Lieshout
  • David Stasavage
  • Ronald Rogowski
  • Martha Finnemore

The scholar publishes regularly in several academic venues, with a notable number of contributions in:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • International Organization
  • Comparative Political Studies
  • Political Science Research and Methods
  • The Journal of Politics

Kenneth Scheve's work spans multiple subfields of study, including:

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Demography

The main topics explored in their publications cover:

  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Demographic Modeling and Climate Adaptation
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation

Kenneth Scheve was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Analyzing Incomplete Political Science Data: An Alternative Algorithm for Multiple Imputation

    Gary King;James Honaker;Anne Joseph;Kenneth Scheve

  • Labor-Market Competition and Individual Preferences Over Immigration Policy

    Kenneth F. Scheve;Matthew J. Slaughter

  • What determines individual trade-policy preferences?

    Kenneth F. Scheve;Matthew J. Slaughter

  • Economic Insecurity and the Globalization of Production

    Kenneth Scheve;Matthew J. Slaughter

  • Religion and Preferences for Social Insurance

    Kenneth Scheve;David Stasavage

  • Analyzing Incomplete Political Science Data: An Alternative Algorithm for Multiple Imputation

    Gary King;James Honaker;Anne Joseph O'Connell;Kenneth Scheve

  • Globalization and the Perceptions of American Workers

    Kenneth F. Scheve;Matthew J. Slaughter

  • Public Finance and Individual Preferences over Globalization Strategies

    Gordon H. Hanson;Kenneth Scheve;Matthew J. Slaughter

  • Mass support for global climate agreements depends on institutional design

    Michael M. Bechtel;Kenneth F. Scheve

  • The Conscription of Wealth: Mass Warfare and the Demand for Progressive Taxation

    Kenneth Scheve;David Stasavage

  • Estimating the Effect of Elite Communications on Public Opinion Using Instrumental Variables

    Matthew Gabel;Kenneth Scheve

  • Democracy, War, and Wealth: Lessons from Two Centuries of Inheritance Taxation

    Kenneth Scheve;David Stasavage

  • Taxing the Rich: A History of Fiscal Fairness in the United States and Europe

    Kenneth F. Scheve;David Stasavage

  • Institutions, Partisanship, and Inequality in the Long Run

    Kenneth Scheve;David Stasavage

  • Mixed Messages: Party Dissent and Mass Opinion on European Integration

    Matthew Gabel;Kenneth Scheve

  • Social Identity, Political Speech, and Electoral Competition:

    Eric S. Dickson;Kenneth Scheve

  • The Structure of American Income Tax Policy Preferences

    Cameron Ballard-Rosa;Lucy Martin;Kenneth F. Scheve

  • Inequity Aversion and the International Distribution of Trade Protection

    Xiaobo Lü;Kenneth Scheve;Matthew J. Slaughter

  • Public Inflation Aversion and the Political Economy of Macroeconomic Policymaking

    Kenneth Scheve

  • A New Deal for Globalization

    Kenneth F. Scheve;Matthew J. Slaughter

  • AMELIA: A Program for Missing Data (software)

    Anne Joseph O'Connell;James Honaker;Gary King;Kenneth Scheve

  • Labor-Market Competition and Individual Preferences Over Immigration Policy

    Kenneth Scheve;Matthew J. Slaughter;Matthew J. Slaughter

  • Immigration and the U.S. Economy: Labor-Market Impacts, Illegal Entry, and Policy Choices

    Gordon H. Hanson;Gordon H. Hanson;Kenneth Scheve;Matthew J. Slaughter;Matthew J. Slaughter;Antonio Spilimbergo;Antonio Spilimbergo;Antonio Spilimbergo

  • Individual Preferences over High-Skilled Immigration in the United States *

    Gordon H. Hanson;Kenneth Scheve;Matthew J. Slaughter

  • Economic Decline, Social Identity, and Authoritarian Values in the United States

    Cameron Ballard-Rosa;Amalie Jensen;Kenneth Scheve

  • Electoral Surprise and the Midterm Loss in US Congressional Elections

    Kenneth Scheve;Michael Tomz

  • Inequality and redistribution behavior in a give-or-take game

    Michael M. Bechtel;Roman Liesch;Kenneth F. Scheve

  • Self-Centered Inequity Aversion and the Mass Politics of Taxation

    Xiabo Lü;Kenneth F. Scheve

  • Interstate Competition and Welfare Policy

    Paul E Peterson;Mark Carl Rom;Kenneth F. Scheve;Sanford F. Schram

  • Interests, Norms and Support for the Provision of Global Public Goods: The Case of Climate Cooperation

    Michael M. Bechtel;Federica Genovese;Kenneth Scheve

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew J. Slaughter
Matthew J. Slaughter Dartmouth College
David Stasavage
David Stasavage New York University
Gail Hanson
Gail Hanson University of California, Riverside
Gary King
Gary King Harvard University
Antonio Spilimbergo
Antonio Spilimbergo International Monetary Fund
Matthew Gabel
Matthew Gabel Washington University in St. Louis
Paul E. Peterson
Paul E. Peterson Harvard University
Thomas Piketty
Thomas Piketty Paris School of Economics
Sanford F. Schram
Sanford F. Schram City University of New York

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