2026 Michael Jones-Correa: 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	25	1581	1448	791	700	74	4600

Overview

Michael Jones-Correa is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and works predominantly within the social sciences. Their research primarily addresses topics related to electoral systems, political participation, social media and politics, social capital and networks, migration and labor dynamics, migration, refugees and integration, migration, health and trauma, as well as race, history, and American society.

Their recent publications include:

"Welcoming, Trust, and Civic Engagement: Immigrant Integration in Metropolitan America" (2020) published in The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
"Political Incorporation, Interrupted? The Effects of Loss and Distress Following the 2016 U.S. Elections on the Civic Attitudes and Involvement of Latino Immigrants" (2021) published in Political Behavior
"Not Just White Soccer Moms: Voting in Suburbia in the 2016 and 2020 Elections" (2023) published in RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences
"Shared Space and Civic Engagement: Block Parties and Voter Turnout in Philadelphia" (2024) published in Urban Affairs Review
"Reassessing Race and Ethnicity through a Migration Lens" (2021) published in Mélanges de la Casa de Velázquez

Frequent coauthors of Jones-Correa include:

James A. McCann
Dina G. Okamoto
Linda R. Tropp
Helen B. Marrow
Ankit Rastogi

The venues where Jones-Correa often publishes include:

Political Behavior
The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences
Urban Affairs Review
Mélanges de la Casa de Velázquez

Jones-Correa's book publication record includes a title published with the Russell Sage Foundation:

Holding Fast (2020)

Their fields of study are focused mainly on social sciences, with subfields such as sociology and political science, political science and international relations, communication, and clinical psychology. Their work spans a diverse range of topics that intersect migration studies with political participation and social networks.

Best Publications

Between Two Nations: The Political Predicament of Latinos in New York City

Michael Jones-Correa

825
Citations
Political Participation: Does Religion Matter?

Michael A. Jones-Correa;David L. Leal

497
Citations
Different paths: gender, immigration and political participation.

Michael Jones-Correa

420
Citations
Under Two Flags: Dual Nationality in Latin America and Its Consequences for Naturalization in the United States

Michael Jones-Correa

352
Citations
Becoming "Hispanic": secondary panethnic identification among latin American-origin populations in the United States

Michael Jones-Correa;David L. Leal

315
Citations
The Origins and Diffusion of Racial Restrictive Covenants

Michael Jones-Correa

213
Citations
Theorising migration policy in multilevel states: the multilevel governance perspective

Tiziana Caponio;Michael Jones-Correa

173
Citations
Institutional and Contextual Factors in Immigrant Naturalization and Voting

Michael Jones-Correa

169
Citations
Latinos in the New Millennium: An Almanac of Opinion, Behavior, and Policy Preferences

Luis R. Fraga;John A. Garcia;Rodney E. Hero;Michael Jones-Correa

156
Citations
Spatial and Temporal Proximity: Examining the Effects of Protests on Political Attitudes

Sophia J. Wallace;Chris Zepeda-Millán;Michael Jones-Correa

153
Citations
Outsiders no more? : models of immigrant political incorporation

Jennifer Hochschild;Jacqueline Chattopadhyay;Michael Jones-Correa

98
Citations
Su Casa Es Nuestra Casa: Latino Politics Research and the Development of American Political Science

Luis R. Fraga;John A. Garcia;Rodney E. Hero;Michael Jones-Correa

86
Citations
Language provisions under the voting rights act : How effective are they?

Michael Jones-Correa

82
Citations
Latino Immigration and Citizenship

Christine Marie Sierra;Teresa Carrillo;Louis DeSipio;Michael Jones-Correa

79
Citations
Assessing the Causes and Effects of Political Trust Among U.S. Latinos

Marisa A. Abrajano;R. Michael Alvarez

39
Citations
How Contact Experiences Shape Welcoming: Perspectives from U.S.-Born and Immigrant Groups:

Linda R. Tropp;Dina G. Okamoto;Helen B. Marrow;Michael Jones-Correa

31
Citations
Looking Back to See Ahead: Unanticipated Changes in Immigration from 1986 to the Present and Their Implications for American Politics Today

Michael Jones-Correa;Els de Graauw

30
Citations
The Logic of Institutional Interdependency: The Case of Day Laborer Policy in Suburbia

Lorrie A. Frasure;Michael Jones-Correa

30
Citations
The Illegality Trap: The Politics of Immigration & the Lens of Illegality

Michael Jones-Correa;Els de Graauw

27
Citations
The Impact of Large‐Scale Collective Action on Latino Perceptions of Commonality and Competition with African Americans

Michael Jones-Correa;Sophia J. Wallace;Chris Zepeda-Millán

23
Citations
Governing American Cities: Inter-Ethnic Coalitions, Competition, and Conflict

Michael Jones-Correa

21
Citations
Mass Deportations and the Future of Latino Partisanship

Alex Street;Chris Zepeda-Millán;Michael Jones-Correa

18
Citations
Latinos in the New Millennium

Luis R. Fraga;John A. Garcia;Rodney E. Hero;Michael Jones-Correa

9
Citations
Between Two Nations: The Political Predicament of Latinos in New York City

Jose Zapata Calderon;Michael Jones-Correa

8
Citations
Border games: Policing the U.S.–Mexico divide

Michael Jones-Correa

5
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary M. Segura Stanford University

Rodney E. Hero Arizona State University

Linda R. Tropp University of Massachusetts Amherst

David L. Leal The University of Texas at Austin

Jennifer L. Hochschild Harvard University

External Links

Personal website of Michael Jones-Correa

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