Scott Desposato

Scott Desposato 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 Scott Desposato sits on this spectrum.

Scott Desposato 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 Scott Desposato sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Parties for Rent? Ambition, Ideology, and Party Switching in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies

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  421
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• The Gender Gap in Latin America: Contextual and individual influences on gender and political participation

  Scott Desposato;Barbara Norrander

  264
  Citations

• The Variable Incumbency Advantage: New Voters, Redistricting, and the Personal Vote

  Scott W. Desposato;John R. Petrocik

  199
  Citations

• Constituency Building in Multimember Districts: Collusion or Conflict?

  Brian F. Crisp;Scott W. Desposato

  164
  Citations

• The Partisan Consequences of Majority-Minority Redistricting in the South, 1992 and 1994

  John R. Petrocik;Scott W. Desposato

  138
  Citations

• The Impact of Electoral Rules on Legislative Parties: Lessons from the Brazilian Senate and Chamber of Deputies

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  105
  Citations

• The Impact of Federalism on National Party Cohesion in Brazil

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  97
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• The New Federalism of Mexico's Party System

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  84
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• Governmental Centralization and Party Affiliation: Legislator Strategies in Brazil and Japan

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  81
  Citations

• Choice sets, gender, and candidate choice in Brazil

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  78
  Citations

• Correcting for Small Group Inflation of Roll-Call Cohesion Scores

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  76
  Citations

• Less is more: The paradox of choice in voting behavior

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  74
  Citations

• Ballot Structure, Candidate Race, and Vote Choice in Brazil

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  62
  Citations

• Who Gives, Who Receives, and Who Wins? Transforming Capital Into Political Change Through Nongovernmental Organizations

  David S. Brown;J. Christopher Brown;Scott W. Desposato

  55
  Citations

• Legislative Politics in Authoritarian Brazil

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  42
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• Subjects and Scholars’ Views on the Ethics of Political Science Field Experiments

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  38
  Citations

• Comparing Group and Subgroup Cohesion Scores: A Nonparametric Method with an Application to Brazil

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  34
  Citations

• Using Cosponsorship to Estimate Ideal Points

  Scott W. Desposato;Matthew C. Kearney;Brian F. Crisp

  30
  Citations

• Promoting and Preventing Political Change Through Internationally Funded NGO Activity

  David Stacy Brown;J. Christopher Brown;Scott W. Desposato

  28
  Citations

• Legislative Pivots, Presidential Powers, and Policy Stability

  Brian F. Crisp;Scott W. Desposato;Kristin Kanthak

  24
  Citations