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Mitchell A. Seligson

Mitchell A. Seligson

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 46 320 183 169 9993

Mitchell A. Seligson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mitchell A. Seligson between 1972 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mitchell A. Seligson published across 51 years, from 1972 to 2022, averaging 3.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2009. 2 of the 173 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2009. 1972: 3 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 6 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 5 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 3 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 1 publication 2022: 1 publication
1972 2022

173 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mitchell A. Seligson: publications per year, 1972 to 2022
Year Publications
1972 3
1973 1
1974 0
1975 0
1976 2
1977 2
1978 6
1979 5
1980 5
1981 1
1982 1
1983 3
1984 5
1985 0
1986 0
1987 7
1988 6
1989 5
1990 1
1991 1
1992 3
1993 3
1994 5
1995 2
1996 3
1997 0
1998 1
1999 3
2000 3
2001 3
2002 4
2003 2
2004 1
2005 5
2006 5
2007 5
2008 9
2009 19
2010 9
2011 3
2012 5
2013 2
2014 3
2015 2
2016 7
2017 0
2018 3
2019 6
2020 1
2021 1
2022 1
Total 173
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Mitchell A. Seligson 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 Mitchell A. Seligson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
20 40 60 80
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 333+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 97. Most scientists, 97, have 333+ publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 166–170 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 10 scientists 41–45 publications: 11 scientists 46–50 publications: 25 scientists 51–55 publications: 27 scientists 56–60 publications: 44 scientists 61–65 publications: 52 scientists 66–70 publications: 62 scientists 71–75 publications: 62 scientists 76–80 publications: 79 scientists 81–85 publications: 71 scientists 86–90 publications: 82 scientists 91–95 publications: 65 scientists 96–100 publications: 85 scientists 101–105 publications: 76 scientists 106–110 publications: 66 scientists 111–115 publications: 78 scientists 116–120 publications: 67 scientists 121–125 publications: 73 scientists 126–130 publications: 73 scientists 131–135 publications: 64 scientists 136–140 publications: 45 scientists 141–145 publications: 53 scientists 146–150 publications: 44 scientists 151–155 publications: 45 scientists 156–160 publications: 33 scientists 161–165 publications: 32 scientists 166–170 publications: 28 scientists 171–175 publications: 31 scientists 176–180 publications: 29 scientists 181–185 publications: 27 scientists 186–190 publications: 36 scientists 191–195 publications: 27 scientists 196–200 publications: 24 scientists 201–205 publications: 16 scientists 206–210 publications: 16 scientists 211–215 publications: 19 scientists 216–220 publications: 16 scientists 221–225 publications: 17 scientists 226–230 publications: 18 scientists 231–235 publications: 23 scientists 236–240 publications: 17 scientists 241–245 publications: 13 scientists 246–250 publications: 17 scientists 251–255 publications: 9 scientists 256–260 publications: 13 scientists 261–265 publications: 8 scientists 266–270 publications: 12 scientists 271–275 publications: 8 scientists 276–280 publications: 10 scientists 281–285 publications: 13 scientists 286–290 publications: 13 scientists 291–295 publications: 5 scientists 296–300 publications: 6 scientists 301–305 publications: 11 scientists 306–310 publications: 9 scientists 311–315 publications: 6 scientists 316–320 publications: 4 scientists 321–325 publications: 4 scientists 326–330 publications: 2 scientists 331–332 publications: 5 scientists 333+ publications: 97 scientists
36–40 publications 333+

This scientist: 169 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Political Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 2,033 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 10
41–45 11
46–50 25
51–55 27
56–60 44
61–65 52
66–70 62
71–75 62
76–80 79
81–85 71
86–90 82
91–95 65
96–100 85
101–105 76
106–110 66
111–115 78
116–120 67
121–125 73
126–130 73
131–135 64
136–140 45
141–145 53
146–150 44
151–155 45
156–160 33
161–165 32
166–170 28 169
171–175 31
176–180 29
181–185 27
186–190 36
191–195 27
196–200 24
201–205 16
206–210 16
211–215 19
216–220 16
221–225 17
226–230 18
231–235 23
236–240 17
241–245 13
246–250 17
251–255 9
256–260 13
261–265 8
266–270 12
271–275 8
276–280 10
281–285 13
286–290 13
291–295 5
296–300 6
301–305 11
306–310 9
311–315 6
316–320 4
321–325 4
326–330 2
331–332 5
333+ 97
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Mitchell A. Seligson 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 Mitchell A. Seligson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 43 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 62+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 100. Most scientists, 100, have 62+ D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 46 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 46 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Political Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 2,033 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 76
21 79
22 84
23 68
24 88
25 82
26 76
27 75
28 99
29 96
30 96
31 81
32 86
33 81
34 84
35 72
36 58
37 53
38 48
39 40
40 40
41 32
42 26
43 25
44 33
45 33
46 17 46
47 21
48 22
49 18
50 19
51 19
52 15
53 14
54 10
55 13
56 9
57 11
58 12
59 10
60 5
61 7
62+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Helen Dinerman Prize, World Association of Public Opinion Research

Overview

Mitchell A. Seligson was affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States. Their research intersected multiple disciplines including sociology, political science, cognitive neuroscience, and social psychology.

Their work covered a diverse range of topics such as social and intergroup psychology, psychology of moral and emotional judgment, and cultural differences and values.

Among the documented papers, two can be highlighted: "How Bad is Bad?: Dispositional Negativity in Political Judgment" (2021), published in Political Behavior, and "Replication Data for: The Effects of US Foreign Assistance on Democracy Building, 1990-2003" (2022), published in Harvard Dataverse.

Frequent collaborators in their research included Damarys Canache, Jeffery J. Mondak, Bryce Tuggle, Juliana Martínez Franzoni, and Aníbal Pérez-Liñán.

Their publications appeared primarily in the venues Political Behavior and Harvard Dataverse.

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Social Psychology

  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Cultural Differences and Values

  • Damarys Canache
  • Jeffery J. Mondak
  • Bryce Tuggle
  • Juliana Martínez Franzoni
  • Aníbal Pérez-Liñán

  • Political Behavior
  • Harvard Dataverse

Mitchell A. Seligson received the Helen Dinerman Prize from the World Association of Public Opinion Research in 2020.

Best Publications

  • The Impact of Corruption on Regime Legitimacy: A Comparative Study of Four Latin American Countries

    Mitchell A. Seligson

  • Personality and Civic Engagement: An Integrative Framework for the Study of Trait Effects on Political Behavior

    Jeffery J. Mondak;Matthew V. Hibbing;Damarys Canache;Mitchell A. Seligson

  • Inequality and Insurgency

    Edward N. Muller;Mitchell A. Seligson

  • Meaning and Measurement in Cross-National Research on Satisfaction with Democracy

    Damarys Canache;Jeffery J. Mondak;Mitchell A. Seligson

  • Civic Culture and Democracy: The Question of Causal Relationships.

    Edward N. Muller;Mitchell A. Seligson

  • Elites and Democratic Consolidation in Latin America and Southern Europe.

    Mitchell A. Seligson;John Hiley;Richard Gunther

  • The Effects of U.S. Foreign Assistance on Democracy Building, 1990–2003

    Steven E. Finkel;Aníbal Pérez-Liñán;Mitchell A. Seligson

  • The Measurement and Impact of Corruption Victimization: Survey Evidence from Latin America

    Mitchell A. Seligson

  • The Legitimacy Puzzle in Latin America: Political Support and Democracy in Eight Nations

    John A. Booth;Mitchell A. Seligson

  • Diffuse Political Support and Antisystem Political Behavior: A Comparative Analysis

    Edward N. Muller;Thomas O. Jukam;Mitchell A. Seligson

  • Pitfalls of Power to the People: Decentralization, Local Government Performance, and System Support in Bolivia

    Jonathan T. Hiskey;Mitchell A. Seligson

  • THE RISE OF POPULISM AND THE LEFT IN LATIN AMERICA

    Mitchell A. Seligson

  • Economic Crisis, Incumbent Performance and Regime Support: A Comparison of Longitudinal Data from West Germany and Costa Rica

    Steven E. Finkel;Edward N. Muller;Mitchell A. Seligson

  • Foreign Policy Belief Systems in Comparative Perspective: The United States and Costa Rica

    Jon Hurwitz;Mark Peffley;Mitchell A. Seligson

  • Trust, Efficacy and Modes of Political Participation: A Study of Costa Rican Peasants

    Mitchell A. Seligson

  • Land Inequality and Political Violence

    Edward N. Muller;Mitchell A. Seligson;Hung-der Fu;Manus I. Midlarsky

  • Development and Underdevelopment: The Political Economy of Global Inequality

    Mitchell A. Seligson;John T. Passé-Smith

  • Authoritarians and Democrats: Regime Transition in Latin America

    Robert D. Crassweller;James Malloy;Mitchell Seligson

  • Political Support, Political Skepticism, and Political Stability in New Democracies: An Empirical Examination of Mass Support for Coups d’Etat in Peru

    Mitchell A. Seligson;Julio F. Carrión

  • The Participatory Personality: Evidence from Latin America

    Jeffery J Mondak;Damarys Josefina Canache;Mitchell A. Seligson;Matthew V. Hibbing

  • The Concept of Political Participation: Toward a Definition@@@Political Action: Mass Participation in Five Western Democracies@@@Access to Power: Politics and the Urban Poor in Developing Nations@@@Political Participation in Latin America: Volume 1, Citizen and State@@@Political Participation in Latin America: Volume 2, Politics and the Poor

    Patrick J. Conge;Samuel H. Barnes;Max Kaase;Joan M. Nelson

  • The Impact of Corruption on Regime Legitimacy: A Comparative Study of Four Latin

    Mitchell A. Seligson

  • Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP).

    Mitchell Seligson

  • Land Reform and Democratic Development

    Mitchell A. Seligson;Roy L. Prosterman;Jeffrey M. Riedinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Damarys Canache
Damarys Canache University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jeffery J. Mondak
Jeffery J. Mondak University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Steven E. Finkel
Steven E. Finkel University of Pittsburgh
Aníbal Pérez-Liñán
Aníbal Pérez-Liñán University of Notre Dame
Karen L. Remmer
Karen L. Remmer Duke University
Juan J. Linz
Juan J. Linz Yale University
Larry Diamond
Larry Diamond Stanford University
Seymour Martin Lipset
Seymour Martin Lipset George Mason University
Marc Edelman
Marc Edelman City University of New York
Richard Gunther
Richard Gunther The Ohio State University

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