2026 Kevin B. Smith: 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	40	485	436	271	231	153	10084

Overview

Kevin B. Smith is affiliated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with a focus on interdisciplinary studies intersecting sociology, political science, cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, general health professions, and social psychology.

The scientist's recent publications cover topics related to political behavior, health, and psychophysiology. Notable papers include:

Politics is making us sick: The negative impact of political engagement on public health during the Trump administration (2022, PLoS ONE)
The Psychophysiology of Political Ideology: Replications, Reanalyses, and Recommendations (2021, The Journal of Politics)
Physiology predicts ideology. Or does it? The current state of political psychophysiology research (2020, Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences)
Political attitudes vary with detection of androstenone (2020, Politics and the Life Sciences)
On pins and needles: anxiety, politics and the 2020 U.S. Presidential election (2023, Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties)

Their work engages with research topics that include:

Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
Social and Intergroup Psychology
Resilience and Mental Health
Cultural Differences and Values
Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Health disparities and outcomes

Kevin B. Smith collaborates frequently with several co-authors, such as:

Peter Hatemi
Costas Panagopoulos
Clarisse Warren
Aaron C. Weinschenk
Timothy Fraser

Their work is published in a range of academic outlets. Frequent publication venues include:

Harvard Dataverse
Politics and the Life Sciences
The Journal of Urology
PLoS ONE
The Journal of Politics

Best Publications

The Public Administration Theory Primer

H. George Frederickson;Kevin B. Smith;Christopher W. Larimer;Michael J. Licari

1479
Citations
Political Attitudes Vary with Physiological Traits

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

893
Citations
Differences in negativity bias underlie variations in political ideology.

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

737
Citations
The Public Policy Theory Primer

Kevin B. Smith;Christopher W. Larimer

652
Citations
Typologies, Taxonomies, and the Benefits of Policy Classification

Kevin B. Smith

371
Citations
Disgust Sensitivity and the Neurophysiology of Left-Right Political Orientations

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

357
Citations
The Case Against School Choice: Politics, Markets and Fools

Kevin B. Smith;Kenneth J. Meier

335
Citations
Predisposed: Liberals, Conservatives, and the Biology of Political Differences

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

331
Citations
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

327
Citations
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

260
Citations
The Politics of Punishment: Evaluating Political Explanations of Incarceration Rates

Kevin B. Smith

255
Citations
RAGS, RICHES, AND BOOTSTRAPS: Beliefs about the Causes of Wealth and Poverty

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236
Citations
Linking Genetics and Political Attitudes: Reconceptualizing Political Ideology

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

232
Citations
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

209
Citations
When All's Fair: Signs of Parity in Media Coverage of Female Candidates

Kevin B. Smith

208
Citations
Nonpolitical Images Evoke Neural Predictors of Political Ideology

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

168
Citations
Ideology Justifies Morality: Political Beliefs Predict Moral Foundations

Peter K. Hatemi;Charles Crabtree;Kevin B. Smith

157
Citations
Genetic and Environmental Transmission of Political Orientations

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

150
Citations
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

146
Citations
Biology, Ideology, and Epistemology: How Do We Know Political Attitudes Are Inherited and Why Should We Care?

Kevin Smith;John R Alford;Peter K. Hatemi;Lindon J. Eaves

134
Citations
Public Choice in Education: Markets and the Demand for Quality Education

Kevin B. Smith;Kenneth J. Meier

117
Citations
Politics, Bureaucrats, and Schools.

Kevin B. Smith;Kenneth J. Meier

104
Citations
The Ideology of Education : The Commonwealth, the Market, and America's Schools

Kevin B. Smith

104
Citations
Do People Really Become More Conservative as They Age

Johnathan C. Peterson;Kevin B. Smith;John R. Hibbing

89
Citations
The Case Against School Choice: Politics, Markets and Fools : Politics, Markets and Fools

Kevin B. Smith;Kenneth J. Meier

3
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. Hibbing University of Nebraska–Lincoln

John R. Alford Rice University

Peter K. Hatemi Pennsylvania State University

Jon R. Bond Texas A&M University

Kenneth J. Meier American University

H. George Frederickson University of Kansas

Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

Xiaosi Gu Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Robert F. Krueger University of Minnesota

Michael Bang Petersen Aarhus University

External Links

Personal website of Kevin B. Smith

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