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D-Index
53
Citations
12487
World Ranking
184
National Ranking
110

Paul E. Peterson 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 Paul E. Peterson sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 454 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul E. Peterson 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 Paul E. Peterson sits on this spectrum.

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: 53 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1982 - Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)
  • 1977 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Paul E. Peterson is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their primary research field is Social Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Education, Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Communication, and Information Systems and Management.

The main topics of their research are diverse, covering various aspects of education and political systems. These topics include:

  • School Choice and Performance
  • Parental Involvement in Education
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Populism, Right-Wing Movements
  • Educational Assessment and Improvement
  • Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

Recent publications by Paul E. Peterson and their close collaborators include:

  • "A Half Century of Progress in US Student Achievement: Agency and Flynn Effects, Ethnic and SES Differences" (2022), published in Educational Psychology Review
  • "Status, Growth, and Perceptions of School Quality" (2021), published in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
  • "Changes in the Performance of Students in Charter and District Sectors of U. S. Education: An Analysis of Nationwide Trends" (2020), published in Journal of School Choice
  • "The Nation's Charter Report Card: A New Ranking of States by Charter Student Performance" (2023), published in Journal of School Choice
  • "Long-Run Trends in the U.S. SES-Achievement Gap" (2020), published in SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Peterson in multiple works include M. Danish Shakeel, Martin R. West, Michael Henderson, Ludger Woessmann, and Eric A. Hanushek.

The most common venues for publication include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of School Choice
  • Brown Digital Repository
  • Educational Psychology Review
  • Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Paul E. Peterson has been recognized with several awards over their career. These accolades include being named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1996, receiving the Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award from the American Political Science Association in 1982, and being a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation since 1977.

Best Publications

  • The price of federalism

    Paul E Peterson

  • The Urban Underclass.

    Christopher Jencks;Paul E. Peterson

  • When federalism works

    Paul E. Peterson;Barry George Rabe;Kenneth K. Wong

  • The Education Gap: Vouchers and Urban Schools

    William G. Howell;Paul E. Peterson

  • It's easier to pick a good teacher than to train one: Familiar and new results on the correlates of teacher effectiveness

    Matthew M. Chingos;Paul E. Peterson

  • No Child Left Behind?: The Politics and Practice of School Accountability

    Paul E. Peterson;Martin R West

  • Effectiveness of School Choice: The Milwaukee Experiment.

    Jay P. Greene;Paul E. Peterson;Jiangtao Du

  • Welfare Magnets: A New Case for a National Standard

    Robert D. Plotnick;Paul E. Peterson;Mark C. Rom

  • School Vouchers and Academic Performance: Results from Three Randomized Field Trials

    William G. Howell;Patrick J. Wolf;David E. Campbell;Paul E. Peterson

  • School Politics, Chicago Style

    Paul E. Peterson

  • American Federalism, Welfare Policy, and Residential Choices

    Paul E. Peterson;Mark Rom

  • The politics of school reform, 1870-1940

    Paul E Peterson

  • The Efficacy of Choice Threats Within School Accountability Systems: Results from Legislatively Induced Experiments

    Martin R. West;Paul E. Peterson

  • The Urban Underclass and the Poverty Paradox

    Paul E. Peterson

  • "Targeting Within Universalism: Politically Viable Policies to Combat Poverty in the United States"

    Theda Skocpol;Christopher Jencks;Paul E Peterson

  • The New Direction in American Politics

    Paul E Peterson;John E. Chubb

  • Can the Government Govern

    Paul E Peterson;John E. Chubb

  • Interstate Competition and Welfare Policy

    Mark Carl Rom;Paul E. Peterson;Kenneth F. Scheve

  • Learning from School Choice

    Paul E. Peterson;Bryan C. Hassel

  • The New Urban Reality.

    Paul E. Peterson

  • Our Schools and Our Future: Are We Still at Risk?

    Paul E. Peterson

  • Earning and Learning: How Schools Matter.

    Susan E. Mayer;Paul E. Peterson

  • School Choice in New York City After Three Years: An Evaluation of the School Choice Scholarships Program

    Paul E Peterson;Daniel P. Mayer;David E. Myers;Christina Clark Tuttle

  • The Efficacy of Choice Threats within School Accountability Systems: Results from Legislatively Induced Experiments. PEPG 05-01.

    Martin R. West;Paul E. Peterson

  • When Federalism Works

    David A. Caputo;Paul E. Peterson;Barry G. Rabe;Kenneth K. Wong

  • The Price for Federalism

    Paul E Peterson;David T. Canon;John J. Coleman;Kenneth R.. Mayer

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin R. West
Martin R. West Harvard University
William G. Howell
William G. Howell Johns Hopkins University
Eric A. Hanushek
Eric A. Hanushek Hoover Institution
Ludger Woessmann
Ludger Woessmann Ifo Institute for Economic Research
David E. Campbell
David E. Campbell University of Notre Dame
Barry G. Rabe
Barry G. Rabe University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Patrick J. Wolf
Patrick J. Wolf University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Kenneth K. Y. Wong
Kenneth K. Y. Wong University of Hong Kong
Frederick M. Hess
Frederick M. Hess American Enterprise Institute
Herbert J. Walberg
Herbert J. Walberg University of Illinois at Chicago

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