2026 Matthew Soberg Shugart: 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	45	326	289	186	156	197	21693

Overview

Matthew Soberg Shugart is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research spans primarily within the social sciences, focusing extensively on political science and its intersections with law, gender studies, strategy and management, and sociology.

Within the subfields of study, their work includes:

Political Science and International Relations
Law
Gender Studies
Strategy and Management
Sociology and Political Science

The main topics covered by their research consist of:

Electoral Systems and Political Participation
Judicial and Constitutional Studies
American Constitutional Law and Politics
Gender Politics and Representation
Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
Political Conflict and Governance
Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics

Shugart's notable recent papers include:

"Juan Linz, Presidentialism, and Democracy: A Critical Appraisal" (2024), published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
"Multi-seat Districts and Larger Assemblies Produce More Diverse Racial Representation" (2021), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
"The Party Personnel Datasets: Advancing Comparative Research in Party Behavior and Legislative Organization Across Electoral Systems" (2021), published in Legislative Studies Quarterly
"Predicting Party Systems from Electoral Systems" (2020), published in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
"Majoritarian politics in a consensus democracy: how judicialization of politics helped lay bare the contradictions of Israel's constitution" (2025), published in Frontiers in Political Science

The frequent coauthors associated with their work are:

Cory L. Struthers
Steven Taylor
Arend Lijphart
Matthew E. Bergman
Robert J. Pekkanen

In terms of publication venues, Shugart has contributed frequently to the following:

Yale University Press eBooks
SSRN Electronic Journal
Legislative Studies Quarterly
Frontiers in Political Science
OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Shugart's book publications include:

Party Personnel Strategies (2021), published by Oxford University Press
A Different Democracy (2020), published by Yale University Press

Best Publications

Presidents and Assemblies: Constitutional Design and Electoral Dynamics

Matthew Soberg Shugart;John M. Carey

5365
Citations
Incentives to cultivate a personal vote: A rank ordering of electoral formulas☆

John M Carey;Matthew Soberg Shugart

3488
Citations
Presidentialism and democracy in Latin America

Scott Mainwaring;Matthew Soberg Shugart

1354
Citations
Presidents and Assemblies: Index

Unknown

1236
Citations
Presidents, Parties, and Prime Ministers: How the Separation of Powers Affects Party Organization and Behavior

David J. Samuels;Matthew Soberg Shugart

714
Citations
Looking for Locals: Voter Information Demands and Personal Vote‐Earning Attributes of Legislators under Proportional Representation

Matthew Soberg Shugart;Melody Ellis Valdini;Kati Suominen

689
Citations
Executive decree authority

John M. Carey;Matthew Soberg Shugart

656
Citations
Mixed-member electoral systems : the best of both worlds?

Matthew Soberg Shugart;Martin P. Wattenberg

604
Citations
Juan Linz, Presidentialism, and Democracy: A Critical Appraisal

Scott Mainwaring;Matthew S. Shugart

497
Citations
Comparative Electoral Systems Research: The Maturation of a Field and New Challenges Ahead

Matthew Søberg Shugart

417
Citations
Semi-Presidential Systems: Dual Executive And Mixed Authority Patterns

Matthew Søberg Shugart

413
Citations
Presidentialism and Democracy in Latin America: Rethinking the Terms of the Debate

Matthew Soberg Shugart;Scott Mainwaring

409
Citations
The Electoral Cycle and Institutional Sources of Divided Presidential Government

Matthew Soberg Shugart

407
Citations
Presidents, Parties, and Prime Ministers

Unknown

407
Citations
Conclusion: Presidentialism and the Party System

Scott Mainwaring;Matthew Soberg Shugart

339
Citations
PREDICTING THE NUMBER OF PARTIES: A QUANTITATIVE MODEL OF DUVERGER'S MECHANICAL EFFECT

Rein Taagepera;Matthew Soberg Shugart

301
Citations
The Inverse Relationship Between Party Strength and Executive Strength: A Theory of Politicians' Constitutional Choices

Matthew Soberg Shugart

296
Citations
Presidentialism, Elections and Representation

David J. Samuels;Matthew Soberg Shugart

280
Citations
Electoral “efficiency” and the move to mixed-member systems

Matthew Soberg Shugart

202
Citations
Juan Linz, Presidentialism, and Democracy: A Critical Appraisal

Unknown

191
Citations
Strategic Voting Under Proportional Representation

Gary W. Cox;Matthew Soberg Shugart

187
Citations
Mixed-Member Electoral Systems

Matthew Soberg Shugart;Martin P. Wattenberg

163
Citations
THE ACCOUNTABILITY DEFICIT IN LATIN AMERICA

Matthew Soberg Shugart;Erika Moreno;Brian F. Crisp

133
Citations
Party nomination strategies in flexible-list systems Do preference votes matter?

Audrey André;Sam Depauw;Matthew S Shugart;Roman Chytilek

128
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Rein Taagepera University of California, Irvine

David J. Samuels University of Minnesota

Scott Mainwaring University of Notre Dame

John M. Carey Dartmouth College

David M. Farrell University College Dublin

Gary W. Cox Stanford University

Arend Lijphart University of California, San Diego

Brian F. Crisp Washington University in St. Louis

Bernard Grofman University of California, Irvine

Mathew D. McCubbins Duke University

External Links

Wikipedia of Matthew Soberg Shugart Personal website of Matthew Soberg Shugart

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