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World Ranking
1956
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937

Pamela Paxton publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pamela Paxton sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 104 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Pamela Paxton D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pamela Paxton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Pamela Paxton is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research spans primarily within the broad field of Social Sciences, with a focus on Sociology and Political Science. Additional subfields of study include Health, Strategy and Management, Public Administration, and General Health Professions.

The main research topics covered in their work include Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering, Religion, Society, and Development, Political Conflict and Governance, Political Influence and Corporate Strategies, Public Policy and Administration Research, Social Capital and Networks, and Intimate Partner and Family Violence.

Paxton has a significant number of publications in well-established academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • American Sociological Review
  • Social Currents
  • American Journal of Sociology
  • Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Pamela Paxton include:

  • Does Use of Emotion Increase Donations and Volunteers for Nonprofits?, 2020, American Sociological Review
  • V-Dem Codebook v11, 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • V-Dem Dataset v11.1, 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • V-Dem Codebook V10, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • V-Dem Codebook v14, 2024, SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Paxton include:

  • Kristopher Velasco
  • Michael Coppedge
  • John Gerring
  • Carl Henrik Knutsen
  • Staffan I. Lindberg

Best Publications

  • IS SOCIAL CAPITAL DECLINING IN THE UNITED STATES? A MULTIPLE INDICATOR ASSESSMENT

    Pamela Marie Paxton

  • An Empirical Evaluation of the Use of Fixed Cutoff Points in RMSEA Test Statistic in Structural Equation Models

    Feinian Chen;Patrick J. Curran;Kenneth A. Bollen;James Kirby

  • Social Capital and Democracy: An Interdependent Relationship

    Pamela Marie Paxton

  • Conceptualizing and Measuring Democracy: A New Approach

    Michael Coppedge;Michael Coppedge;John Gerring;David Altman;Michael Bernhard

  • Women, Politics, and Power: A Global Perspective

    Pamela M.Marie Paxton;Melanie M. Hughes

  • Improper Solutions in Structural Equation Models Causes, Consequences, and Strategies

    Feinian Chen;Kenneth A. Bollen;Pamela Paxton;Patrick J. Curran

  • V-Dem Dataset V6.2

    Michael Coppedge;John Gerring;Staffan I. I. Lindberg;Svend-Erik Skaaning

  • Women's Political Representation: The Importance of Ideology

    Pamela Marie Paxton;Sheri Kunovich

  • Gender in Politics

    Pamela Paxton;Sheri Kunovich;Melanie M. Hughes

  • Subjective Measures of Liberal Democracy

    Kenneth A. Bollen;Pamela Paxton

  • Association Memberships and Generalized Trust: A Multilevel Model Across 31 Countries

    Pamela Marie Paxton

  • V-Dem Codebook V8

    Michael Coppedge;John Gerring;Carl Henrik Knutsen;Staffan I. Lindberg

  • How do We Learn to Trust? A Confirmatory Tetrad Analysis of the Sources of Generalized Trust:

    Jennifer L. Glanville;Pamela Paxton

  • Monte Carlo Experiments: Design and Implementation

    Pamela Marie Paxton;Patrick J. Curran;Kenneth A. Bollen;Jim Kirby

  • The international women's movement and women's political representation, 1893-2003

    Pamela Marie Paxton;Melanie M. Hughes;Jennifer L. Green

  • Women in National Legislatures: A Cross-National Analysis☆☆☆★

    Pamela Paxton

  • Pathways to Power: The Role of Political Parties in Women’s National Political Representation

    Sheri L. Kunovich;Pamela Paxton

  • Growth in women's political representation: A longitudinal exploration of democracy, electoral system and gender quotas

    Pamela Paxton;Melanie M. Hughes;Matthew A. Painter

  • Women’s Political Empowerment: A New Global Index, 1900-2012

    Aksel Sundström;Pamela Paxton;Yi Ting Wang;Yi Ting Wang;Staffan I. Lindberg

  • Individual and Country-Level Factors Affecting Support for Foreign Aid

    Pamela Marie Paxton;Stephen Knack

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth A. Bollen
Kenneth A. Bollen University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jeffrey K. Staton
Jeffrey K. Staton Emory University
Staffan I. Lindberg
Staffan I. Lindberg University of Gothenburg
Patrick J. Curran
Patrick J. Curran University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Michael Coppedge
Michael Coppedge University of Notre Dame
Jan Teorell
Jan Teorell Stockholm University
M. Steven Fish
M. Steven Fish University of California, Berkeley
David Altman
David Altman Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
John Gerring
John Gerring The University of Texas at Austin
Svend-Erik Skaaning
Svend-Erik Skaaning Aarhus University

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