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Melinda Gann Hall 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 Melinda Gann Hall sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 57 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Melinda Gann Hall 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 Melinda Gann Hall sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 26 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

Overview

Melinda Gann Hall is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences and includes focused work in business, management, and accounting.

Their publication record reveals an emphasis on judicial and constitutional studies, as well as topics related to law, rights, and freedoms. The main fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Business, Management and Accounting

Within these fields, subfields of study encompass:

  • Law
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Strategy and Management
  • Political Science and International Relations

The topics of their research work highlight aspects of law and politics, covering:

  • Law, Rights, and Freedoms
  • Judicial and Constitutional Studies
  • Law in Society and Culture
  • Dispute Resolution and Class Actions
  • American Constitutional Law and Politics

Melinda Gann Hall has published academic papers that include:

  • Review of Judicial Merit Selection: Institutional Design and Performance for State Courts (2020) in American Review of Politics

They have also contributed to book publishing, with a title available through Stanford University Press eBooks:

  • Attacking Judges (2020)

Their publication venues include:

  • American Review of Politics

Best Publications

  • Electoral Politics and Strategic Voting in State Supreme Courts

    Melinda Gann Hall

  • State Supreme Courts in American Democracy: Probing the Myths of Judicial Reform

    Melinda Gann Hall

  • In Defense of Judicial Elections

    Chris W. Bonneau;Melinda Gann Hall

  • Measuring the Preferences of State Supreme Court Judges

    Paul Brace;Laura Langer;Melinda Gann Hall

  • The Interplay of Preferences, Case Facts, Context, and Rules in the Politics of Judicial Choice

    Paul R. Brace;Melinda Gann Hall

  • Constituent Influence in State Supreme Courts: Conceptual Notes and a Case Study

    Melinda Gann Hall

  • Neo-Institutionalism and Dissent in State Supreme Courts

    Paul Brace;Melinda Gann Hall

  • Studying Courts Comparatively: The View from the American States

    Paul Brace;Melinda Gann Hall

  • Integrated Models of Judicial Dissent

    Paul Brace;Melinda Gann Hall

  • Does Quality Matter? Challengers in State Supreme Court Elections

    Melinda Gann Hall;Chris W. Bonneau

  • Justices as Representatives Elections and Judicial Politics in the American States

    Melinda Gann Hall

  • Toward an Integrated Model of Judicial Voting Behavior

    Melinda Gann Hall;Paul Brace

  • Order in the Courts: a Neo-Institutional Approach to Judicial Consensus:

    Melinda Gann Hall;Paul Brace

  • "Haves" versus "have nots" in state supreme courts: Allocating docket space and wins in power asymmetric cases

    Paul Brace;Melinda Gann Hall

  • Mobilizing Interest: The Effects of Money on Citizen Participation in State Supreme Court Elections

    Melinda Gann Hall;Chris W. Bonneau

  • Voting in State Supreme Court Elections: Competition and Context as Democratic Incentives

    Melinda Gann Hall

  • Predicting Challengers in State Supreme Court Elections: Context and the Politics of Institutional Design

    Chris W. Bonneau;Melinda Gann Hall

  • Justices' Responses To Case Facts: An Interactive Model

    Melinda Gann Hall;Paul Brace

  • Voluntary Retirements from State Supreme Courts: Assessing Democratic Pressures to Relinquish the Bench

    Melinda Gann Hall

  • Judicial Choice and the Politics of Abortion: Institutions, Context, and the Autonomy of Courts

    Paul Brace;Melinda Gann Hall;Laura Langer

  • Placing State Supreme Courts in State Politics

    Paul Brace;Melinda Gann Hall;Laura Langer

  • Attacking Judges: How Campaign Advertising Influences State Supreme Court Elections

    Melinda Gann Hall

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Brace
Paul Brace Rice University
Herbert M. Kritzer
Herbert M. Kritzer University of Minnesota

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