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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 40 476 427 263 223 177 21869

Robert Y. Shapiro publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert Y. Shapiro between 1980 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert Y. Shapiro published across 45 years, from 1980 to 2024, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2000. 17 of the 198 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2000. 1980: 4 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 3 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 24 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 4 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 2 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 0 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 15 publications
1980 2024

198 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert Y. Shapiro: publications per year, 1980 to 2024
Year Publications
1980 4
1981 0
1982 1
1983 3
1984 5
1985 2
1986 3
1987 2
1988 2
1989 4
1990 0
1991 5
1992 2
1993 3
1994 9
1995 7
1996 5
1997 0
1998 4
1999 7
2000 24
2001 8
2002 5
2003 1
2004 4
2005 4
2006 3
2007 5
2008 3
2009 8
2010 2
2011 9
2012 4
2013 3
2014 2
2015 1
2016 2
2017 3
2018 14
2019 1
2020 0
2021 4
2022 3
2023 2
2024 15
Total 198
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Robert Y. Shapiro 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 Robert Y. Shapiro sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
20 40 60 80
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 333+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 97. Most scientists, 97, have 333+ publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 176–180 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 10 scientists 41–45 publications: 11 scientists 46–50 publications: 25 scientists 51–55 publications: 27 scientists 56–60 publications: 44 scientists 61–65 publications: 52 scientists 66–70 publications: 62 scientists 71–75 publications: 62 scientists 76–80 publications: 79 scientists 81–85 publications: 71 scientists 86–90 publications: 82 scientists 91–95 publications: 65 scientists 96–100 publications: 85 scientists 101–105 publications: 76 scientists 106–110 publications: 66 scientists 111–115 publications: 78 scientists 116–120 publications: 67 scientists 121–125 publications: 73 scientists 126–130 publications: 73 scientists 131–135 publications: 64 scientists 136–140 publications: 45 scientists 141–145 publications: 53 scientists 146–150 publications: 44 scientists 151–155 publications: 45 scientists 156–160 publications: 33 scientists 161–165 publications: 32 scientists 166–170 publications: 28 scientists 171–175 publications: 31 scientists 176–180 publications: 29 scientists 181–185 publications: 27 scientists 186–190 publications: 36 scientists 191–195 publications: 27 scientists 196–200 publications: 24 scientists 201–205 publications: 16 scientists 206–210 publications: 16 scientists 211–215 publications: 19 scientists 216–220 publications: 16 scientists 221–225 publications: 17 scientists 226–230 publications: 18 scientists 231–235 publications: 23 scientists 236–240 publications: 17 scientists 241–245 publications: 13 scientists 246–250 publications: 17 scientists 251–255 publications: 9 scientists 256–260 publications: 13 scientists 261–265 publications: 8 scientists 266–270 publications: 12 scientists 271–275 publications: 8 scientists 276–280 publications: 10 scientists 281–285 publications: 13 scientists 286–290 publications: 13 scientists 291–295 publications: 5 scientists 296–300 publications: 6 scientists 301–305 publications: 11 scientists 306–310 publications: 9 scientists 311–315 publications: 6 scientists 316–320 publications: 4 scientists 321–325 publications: 4 scientists 326–330 publications: 2 scientists 331–332 publications: 5 scientists 333+ publications: 97 scientists
36–40 publications 333+

This scientist: 177 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Political Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 2,033 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 10
41–45 11
46–50 25
51–55 27
56–60 44
61–65 52
66–70 62
71–75 62
76–80 79
81–85 71
86–90 82
91–95 65
96–100 85
101–105 76
106–110 66
111–115 78
116–120 67
121–125 73
126–130 73
131–135 64
136–140 45
141–145 53
146–150 44
151–155 45
156–160 33
161–165 32
166–170 28
171–175 31
176–180 29 177
181–185 27
186–190 36
191–195 27
196–200 24
201–205 16
206–210 16
211–215 19
216–220 16
221–225 17
226–230 18
231–235 23
236–240 17
241–245 13
246–250 17
251–255 9
256–260 13
261–265 8
266–270 12
271–275 8
276–280 10
281–285 13
286–290 13
291–295 5
296–300 6
301–305 11
306–310 9
311–315 6
316–320 4
321–325 4
326–330 2
331–332 5
333+ 97
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Robert Y. Shapiro 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 Robert Y. Shapiro sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 43 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 62+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 100. Most scientists, 100, have 62+ D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 40 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 40 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Political Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 2,033 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 76
21 79
22 84
23 68
24 88
25 82
26 76
27 75
28 99
29 96
30 96
31 81
32 86
33 81
34 84
35 72
36 58
37 53
38 48
39 40
40 40 40
41 32
42 26
43 25
44 33
45 33
46 17
47 21
48 22
49 18
50 19
51 19
52 15
53 14
54 10
55 13
56 9
57 11
58 12
59 10
60 5
61 7
62+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert Y. Shapiro is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and specializes primarily in the Social Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Communication, and Artificial Intelligence.

Their work explores several topics, with notable focus on:

  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
  • Complex Network Analysis Techniques
  • Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
  • Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism
  • Populism, Right-Wing Movements

Shapiro has contributed to a range of recent papers, including:

  • "American Attitudes Toward COVID-19: More Trumpism Than Partisanship," 2021, American Politics Research
  • "Uncovering the Online Social Structure Surrounding COVID-19," 2021, Journal of Social Computing
  • "The Nature of Partisan Conflict in Public Opinion: Asymmetric or Symmetric?", 2020, American Politics Research
  • "Meddling in the Ballot Box: The Causes and Effects of Partisan Electoral Intervention," 2021, Political Science Quarterly
  • "AAPOR Award for Exceptionally Distinguished Achievement," 2022, Public Opinion Quarterly

The frequent co-authors of Shapiro include:

  • Brigitte L. Nacos
  • Yaeli Bloch-Elkon
  • Philip Waggoner
  • Samuel Frederick
  • Ming Gong

Publication venues frequently featuring Shapiro's work are:

  • American Politics Research
  • Journal of Social Computing
  • Political Science Quarterly
  • Public Opinion Quarterly
  • Columbia University Press eBooks

Shapiro has also published a book titled "Hate Speech and Political Violence" in 2024 through Columbia University Press, which has garnered citations within the academic community.

Among awards received, Shapiro was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • The Rational Public: Fifty Years of Trends in Americans' Policy Preferences

    Benjamin I. Page;Robert Y. Shapiro

  • Effects of Public Opinion on Policy

    Benjamin I. Page;Robert Y. Shapiro;Robert Y. Shapiro

  • The new American voter

    Robert Y. Shapiro;Warren E. Miller;J. Merrill Shanks

  • Politicians Don't Pander: Political Manipulation and the Loss of Democratic Responsiveness

    Lawrence R. Jacobs;Robert Y. Shapiro

  • Gender Differences in Policy Preferences: A Summary of Trends from the 1960s to the 1980s

    Robert Y. Shapiro;Harpreet Mahajan

  • What moves public opinion

    Benjamin I. Page;Robert Y. Shapiro;Glenn R. Dempsey

  • A New Partisan Voter

    Joseph Bafumi;Robert Y. Shapiro

  • The Confidence Gap: Business, Labor, and Government in the Public Mind.

    Robert Y. Shapiro;Seymour Martin Lipset;William Schneider

  • ISSUES, CANDIDATE IMAGE, AND PRIMING: THE USE OF PRIVATE POLLS IN KENNEDY'S 1960 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN

    Lawrence R. Jacobs;Robert Y. Shapiro

  • Foreign Policy and the Rational Public

    Robert Y. Shapiro;Benjamin I. Page

  • Public Opinion and American Democracy

    Robert Y. Shapiro

  • Studying Substantive Democracy

    Lawrence R. Jacobs;Robert Y. Shapiro

  • Constituency, Party, and Representation in Congress

    Benjamin I. Page;Benjamin I. Page;Robert Y. Shapiro;Paul W. Gronke;Robert M. Rosenberg

  • THE RISE OF PRESIDENTIAL POLLING THE NIXON WHITE HOUSE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

    Lawrence R. Jacobs;Robert Y. Shapiro

  • Business Political Power: The Case of Taxation.

    Dennis P. Quinn;Robert Y. Shapiro

  • Stealth Democracy: Americans' Beliefs about How Government Should Workby John R. Hibbing and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse

    Robert Shapiro

  • The polls-trends: Welfare

    R. Kent Weaver;Robert Y. Shapiro;Lawrence R. Jacobs

  • Changes in Americans' Policy Preferences, 1935–1979

    Benjamin I. Page;Robert Y. Shapiro

  • DO THE FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES? PARTISAN DISAGREEMENT AS A CHALLENGE TO DEMOCRATIC COMPETENCE

    Robert Y. Shapiro;Yaeli Bloch-Elkon

  • Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert D. Putnam

    Robert Y. Shapiro

  • The Rational Public: Fifty Years of Trends in American Policy Preferences

    Stewart J. H. McCann;Benjamin I. Page;Robert Y. Shapiro

  • The Voice of the People: Public Opinion and Democracy. By James S. Fishkin. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1995. 204p. $20.00.

    Robert Y. Shapiro

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence R. Jacobs
Lawrence R. Jacobs University of Minnesota
Benjamin I. Page
Benjamin I. Page Northwestern University
Brigitte L. Nacos
Brigitte L. Nacos Columbia University
Paul Gronke
Paul Gronke Reed College
Jack Snyder
Jack Snyder Columbia University
James S. Fishkin
James S. Fishkin Stanford University
Michael X. Delli Carpini
Michael X. Delli Carpini University of Pennsylvania
Costas Panagopoulos
Costas Panagopoulos Northeastern University
John Dewey
John Dewey Columbia University
Robert Smith
Robert Smith University of Liverpool

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