2026 Richard L. Fox: 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	27	1428	1301	717	631	92	5557

Overview

Richard L. Fox is affiliated with Loyola Marymount University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences, with particular attention to gender studies and political science and international relations. Within these fields, their work addresses topics such as gender politics and representation, electoral systems and political participation, and gender diversity and inequality.

Their recent scholarly contributions include the following publications:

The Invincible Gender Gap in Political Ambition, 2023, PS Political Science & Politics
Knowing the Competition: Gender, Qualifications, and Willingness to Run in Elections, 2022, Political Research Quarterly
JPA volume 97 issue 2 Cover and Front matter, 2023, Journal of Paleontology

Richard L. Fox collaborates frequently with a number of scholars, including Jennifer L. Lawless, Jennifer Pate, Susan J. Carroll, Kelly Dittmar, and Anne Siver.

The venues where they have published reflect a focus on political science and allied disciplines. Their frequent publication outlets include:

PS Political Science & Politics
Political Research Quarterly
Journal of Paleontology

In addition to journal articles, Richard L. Fox has authored a book titled It Takes More Than a Candidate, published by Cambridge University Press, scheduled for 2025.

Best Publications

It Takes a Candidate: Why Women Don't Run for Office

Jennifer L. Lawless;Richard Logan Fox

846
Citations
Entering the Arena? Gender and the Decision to Run for Office

Richard L. Fox;Jennifer L. Lawless

806
Citations
It Still Takes A Candidate: Why Women Don’t Run for Office

Jennifer L. Lawless;Richard Logan Fox

687
Citations
To Run or Not to Run for Office: Explaining Nascent Political Ambition

Richard L. Fox;Jennifer L. Lawless

452
Citations
If Only They’d Ask: Gender, Recruitment, and Political Ambition

Richard L. Fox;Jennifer L. Lawless

424
Citations
Gender dynamics in congressional elections

Richard Logan Fox

355
Citations
Gendered Perceptions and Political Candidacies: A Central Barrier to Women's Equality in Electoral Politics

Richard L. Fox;Jennifer L. Lawless

343
Citations
Gender Stereotyping in State Executive Elections: Candidate Selection and Success

Richard L. Fox;Zoe M. Oxley

342
Citations
Entering the Arena? Gender and the Decision to Run for Office

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314
Citations
Gender and Local Government: A Comparison of Women and Men City Managers.

Richard L. Fox;Robert A. Schuhmann

272
Citations
The Electoral Fortunes of Women Candidates for Congress

Eric R. A. N. Smith;Richard L. Fox

213
Citations
It Takes a Candidate

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209
Citations
The Role of Candidate Sex in Voter Decision-Making

Richard L. Fox;Eric R. A. N. Smith

185
Citations
Political Participation of the Urban Poor

Jennifer L. Lawless;Richard L. Fox

178
Citations
Learning Styles of Political Science Students.

Richard L. Fox;Shirley A. Ronkowski

171
Citations
It Still Takes A Candidate by Jennifer L. Lawless

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161
Citations
Gender and the Decision to Run for Office

Richard L. Fox;Jennifer L. Lawless;Courtney Feeley

153
Citations
It Takes a Candidate: Why Women Don't Run for Office

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145
Citations
Running from Office: Why Young Americans are Turned Off to Politics

Jennifer L. Lawless;Richard Logan Fox

106
Citations
Family Structure, Sex-Role Socialization, and the Decision to Run for Office

Richard L. Fox;Jennifer L. Lawless

83
Citations
Women in Executive Office: Variation Across American States

Zoe M. Oxley;Richard L. Fox

74
Citations
Gaining and Losing Interest in Running for Public Office: The Concept of Dynamic Political Ambition

Richard L. Fox;Jennifer L. Lawless

66
Citations
Reconciling Family Roles with Political Ambition: The New Normal for Women in Twenty-First Century U.S. Politics

Richard L. Fox;Jennifer L. Lawless

42
Citations
Presidential Elections: Gendered Space and the Case of 2008

Georgia Duerst-Lahti;Susan J. Carroll;Richard L. Fox

31
Citations
Introduction: Gender and Electoral Politics into the Twenty-First Century

Susan J. Carroll;Richard L. Fox

20
Citations
Gendered Perceptions and Political Candidacies: A Central Barrier to Women's Equality in Electoral Politics

Jennifer L. Lawless;Richard L. Fox

18
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennifer L. Lawless University of Virginia

External Links

Personal website of Richard L. Fox

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