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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 55 1956 1769 937 836 104 25551

Pamela Paxton publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pamela Paxton between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pamela Paxton published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 3.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 2007. 3 of the 110 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 2007. 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1997 2025

110 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pamela Paxton: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 4
1998 3
1999 2
2000 2
2001 3
2002 2
2003 5
2004 2
2005 4
2006 6
2007 9
2008 7
2009 4
2010 3
2011 5
2012 2
2013 2
2014 3
2015 4
2016 6
2017 6
2018 5
2019 4
2020 3
2021 8
2022 1
2023 2
2024 2
2025 1
Total 110
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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.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 104–113 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 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.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406 104
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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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.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 55 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
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.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137 55
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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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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