2026 Paul E. Peterson: 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	53	184	161	110	92	454	12487

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

1295
Citations
The Urban Underclass.

Christopher Jencks;Paul E. Peterson

964
Citations
When federalism works

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

485
Citations
The Education Gap: Vouchers and Urban Schools

William G. Howell;Paul E. Peterson

391
Citations
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

374
Citations
No Child Left Behind?: The Politics and Practice of School Accountability

Paul E. Peterson;Martin R West

354
Citations
Effectiveness of School Choice: The Milwaukee Experiment.

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

345
Citations
Welfare Magnets: A New Case for a National Standard

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

342
Citations
School Vouchers and Academic Performance: Results from Three Randomized Field Trials

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

309
Citations
School Politics, Chicago Style

Paul E. Peterson

297
Citations
American Federalism, Welfare Policy, and Residential Choices

Paul E. Peterson;Mark Rom

289
Citations
The politics of school reform, 1870-1940

Paul E Peterson

276
Citations
The Efficacy of Choice Threats Within School Accountability Systems: Results from Legislatively Induced Experiments

Martin R. West;Paul E. Peterson

254
Citations
The Urban Underclass and the Poverty Paradox

Paul E. Peterson

231
Citations
"Targeting Within Universalism: Politically Viable Policies to Combat Poverty in the United States"

Theda Skocpol;Christopher Jencks;Paul E Peterson

228
Citations
The New Direction in American Politics

Paul E Peterson;John E. Chubb

177
Citations
Can the Government Govern

Paul E Peterson;John E. Chubb

163
Citations
Interstate Competition and Welfare Policy

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

156
Citations
Learning from School Choice

Paul E. Peterson;Bryan C. Hassel

152
Citations
The New Urban Reality.

Paul E. Peterson

144
Citations
Our Schools and Our Future: Are We Still at Risk?

Paul E. Peterson

137
Citations
Earning and Learning: How Schools Matter.

Susan E. Mayer;Paul E. Peterson

118
Citations
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

88
Citations
The Efficacy of Choice Threats within School Accountability Systems: Results from Legislatively Induced Experiments. PEPG 05-01.

Martin R. West;Paul E. Peterson

3
Citations
When Federalism Works

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

0
Citations
The Price for Federalism

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

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin R. West Harvard University

William G. Howell Johns Hopkins University

Eric A. Hanushek Hoover Institution

Ludger Woessmann Ifo Institute for Economic Research

David E. Campbell University of Notre Dame

Barry G. Rabe University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Patrick J. Wolf University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

Kenneth K. Y. Wong University of Hong Kong

Frederick M. Hess American Enterprise Institute

Herbert J. Walberg University of Illinois at Chicago

External Links

Wikipedia of Paul E. Peterson Personal website of Paul E. Peterson

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