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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 29 1233 1117 619 539 102 6164

Scott L. Althaus publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Scott L. Althaus between 1996 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Scott L. Althaus published across 29 years, from 1996 to 2024, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2024. 18 of the 138 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2024. 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 6 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 17 publications
1996 2024

138 publications in total across all disciplines

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Scott L. Althaus: publications per year, 1996 to 2024
Year Publications
1996 2
1997 1
1998 1
1999 1
2000 3
2001 3
2002 14
2003 16
2004 6
2005 7
2006 4
2007 0
2008 8
2009 4
2010 1
2011 6
2012 2
2013 0
2014 2
2015 6
2016 2
2017 0
2018 2
2019 2
2020 7
2021 8
2022 12
2023 1
2024 17
Total 138
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Scott L. Althaus 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 L. Althaus 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, 101–105 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: 102 publications — 34th percentile

34% 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 76 102
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
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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Scott L. Althaus 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 L. Althaus 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, 29 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: 29 D-Index — 40th percentile

40% 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 29
30 96
31 81
32 86
33 81
34 84
35 72
36 58
37 53
38 48
39 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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Best Publications

  • Patterns of Internet and Traditional News Media Use in a Networked Community

    Scott L. Althaus;David Tewksbury

  • Information Effects in Collective Preferences

    Scott L. Althaus

  • Agenda Setting and the “New” News Patterns of Issue Importance Among Readers of the Paper and Online Versions of the New York Times

    Scott L. Althaus;David Tewksbury

  • Differences in knowledge acquisition among readers of the paper and online versions of a national newspaper

    David Tewksbury;Scott L. Althaus

  • Computer‐mediated communication in the university classroom: An experiment with on‐line discussions

    Scott L. Althaus

  • Collective Preferences in Democratic Politics

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  • When News Norms Collide, Follow the Lead: New Evidence for Press Independence

    Scott L. Althaus

  • Revising the indexing hypothesis: Officials, media, and the Libya crisis

    Scott L. Althaus;Jill A. Edy;Robert M. Entman;Patricia Phalen

  • Priming Effects in Complex Information Environments: Reassessing the Impact of News Discourse on Presidential Approval

    Scott L. Althaus;Young Mie Kim

  • Using Substitutes for Full-Text News Stories in Content Analysis: Which Text Is Best?

    Scott L. Althaus;Jill A. Edy;Patricia F. Phalen

  • What's Good and Bad in Political Communication Research? Normative Standards for Evaluating Media and Citizen Performance

    Scott L. Althaus

  • American News Consumption during Times of National Crisis

    Scott L. Althaus

  • Media Supply, Audience Demand, and the Geography of News Consumption in the United States

    Scott L. Althaus;Anne M. Cizmar;James G. Gimpel

  • When War Hits Home The Geography of Military Losses and Support for War in Time and Space

    Scott L. Althaus;Brittany H. Bramlett;James G. Gimpel

  • When Osama Became Saddam: Origins and Consequences of the Change in America's Public Enemy #1

    Scott L. Althaus;Devon M. Largio

  • Candidate Appearances in Presidential Elections, 1972-2000

    Scott L. Althaus;Peter F. Nardulli;Daron R. Shaw

  • Priming Patriots Social Identity Processes and the Dynamics of Public Support for War

    Scott L. Althaus;Kevin Coe

  • False starts, dead ends, and new opportunities in public opinion research

    Scott L. Althaus

  • An examination of motivations for using the World Wide Web

    David Tewksbury;Scott L. Althaus

  • A Progressive Supervised-learning Approach to Generating Rich Civil Strife Data

    Peter F. Nardulli;Scott L. Althaus;Matthew Hayes

Frequent Co-Authors

James G. Gimpel
James G. Gimpel University of Maryland, College Park
May R. Berenbaum
May R. Berenbaum University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mark Bevir
Mark Bevir University of California, Berkeley
Robert M. Entman
Robert M. Entman George Washington University
Susan C. Stokes
Susan C. Stokes University of Chicago
George E. Marcus
George E. Marcus Williams College
Daron R. Shaw
Daron R. Shaw The University of Texas at Austin
Rogers M. Smith
Rogers M. Smith University of Pennsylvania
Arthur Lupia
Arthur Lupia University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Hélène Landemore
Hélène Landemore Yale University

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