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Walter J. Stone 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 Walter J. Stone sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 76 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Walter J. Stone 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 Walter J. Stone sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 35 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Walter J. Stone is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields related primarily to political science and computational methods.

Their recent publications cover a variety of topics and venues, including:

  • It's Trump's Party and I'll Cry if I Want To, 2020, The Forum
  • "Extending the Referendum Model of Presidential Election Outcomes: Both Candidates Matter", 2023, American Politics Research
  • Reconciling Candidate Extremism and Spatial Voting, 2020, Legislative Studies Quarterly
  • Index, 2021, Cambridge University Press eBooks
  • simulation2.do, 2020, Harvard Dataverse

Frequent co-authors working with Walter J. Stone include:

  • Benjamin Highton
  • James A. McCann
  • Ronald B. Rapoport
  • Jack Reilly

The scholar has contributed extensively to specific publication venues. Their work appears most frequently in Harvard Dataverse, with 41 publications. Other venues include The Forum, American Politics Research, Legislative Studies Quarterly, and Cambridge University Press eBooks.

Among book publications, Walter J. Stone has a title published by Cambridge University Press titled Republic at Risk in 2021.

Their research encompasses several academic fields such as:

  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Economics and Econometrics

Key topics explored in their work include:

  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • American Constitutional Law and Politics
  • Graph Theory and Algorithms
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social and Cultural Dynamics
  • Fiscal Policies and Political Economy
  • Political Conflict and Governance

Walter J. Stone's scholarly output involves interdisciplinary approaches combining political science with computational and mathematical techniques, often focusing on electoral systems, political behavior, and governance dynamics.

Best Publications

  • The Sense of a Woman: Gender, Ambition, and the Decision to Run for Congress

    Sarah A. Fulton;Cherie D. Maestas;L. Sandy Maisel;Walter J. Stone

  • Candidate Valence and Ideological Positions in U.S. House Elections

    Walter J. Stone;Elizabeth N. Simas

  • When to Risk It? Institutions, Ambitions, and the Decision to Run for the U.S. House

    Cherie D. Maestas;Sarah Fulton;L. Sandy Maisel;Walter J. Stone

  • Quality Counts: Extending the Strategic Politician Model of Incumbent Deterrence

    Walter J. Stone;L. Sandy Maisel;Cherie D. Maestas

  • The Not-So-Simple Calculus of Winning: Potential U.S. House Candidates' Nomination and General Election Prospects

    Walter J. Stone;L. Sandy Maisel

  • Candidates Matter: Policy and Quality Differences in Congressional Elections

    Matthew K. Buttice;Walter J. Stone

  • When Candidates Value Good Character: A Spatial Model with Applications to Congressional Elections

    James Adams;Samuel Merrill;Elizabeth N. Simas;Walter J. Stone

  • Winning May Not Be Everything, But It's More than We Thought: Presidential Party Activists in 1980

    Walter J. Stone;Alan I. Abramowitz

  • The Bush Effect: Polarization, Turnout, and Activism in the 2004 Presidential Election

    Alan I. Abramowitz;Walter J. Stone

  • Determinants of Candidate Emergence in U. S. House Elections: An Exploratory Study

    L. Sandy Maisel;Walter J. Stone

  • Incumbency Reconsidered: Prospects, Strategic Retirement, and Incumbent Quality in U.S. House Elections

    Walter J. Stone;Sarah A. Fulton;Cherie D. Maestas;L. Sandy Maisel

  • Three's A Crowd: The Dynamic of Third Parties, Ross Perot, and Republican Resurgence

    Ronald B. Rapoport;Walter J. Stone

  • Measuring Constituency-Representative Linkages: Problems and Prospects

    Walter J. Stone

  • Turning On or Turning Off? Mobilization and Demobilization Effects of Participation in Presidential Nomination Campaigns

    Walter J. Stone;Lonna Rae Atkeson;Ronald B. Rapoport

  • The Carryover Effect in Presidential Elections

    Walter J. Stone

  • Hand Delivery of Self-Administered Questionnaires

    Robert V. Stover;Walter J. Stone

  • Reassessing Proximity Voting: Expertise, Party, and Choice in Congressional Elections

    Danielle A. Joesten;Walter J. Stone

  • Candidate Support in Presidential Nomination Campaigns: The Case of Iowa in 1984

    Walter J. Stone;Ronald B. Rapoport;Alan I. Abramowitz

  • Do Endorsements Matter? Group Influence in the 1984 Democratic Caucuses

    Ronald B. Rapoport;Walter J. Stone;Alan I. Abramowitz

  • Do Moderate Voters Weigh Candidates’ Ideologies? Voters’ Decision Rules in the 2010 Congressional Elections

    James Adams;Erik Engstrom;Danielle Joeston;Walt Stone

  • Nomination politics: Party activists and presidential choice

    Alan Abramowitz;Walter J. Stone

  • A Simulation Model of Presidential Nomination Choice

    Walter J. Stone;Ronald B. Rapoport;Lonna Rae Atkeson

  • National Party Efforts to Recruit State Legislators to Run for the U.S. House

    Cherie D. Maestas;L. Sandy Maisel;Walter J. Stone

  • Candidate Valence and Ideological Positioning in U.S. House Elections

    Walter J. Stone;Elizabeth Simas

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald B. Rapoport
Ronald B. Rapoport William & Mary
Cherie D. Maestas
Cherie D. Maestas Purdue University West Lafayette
Alan I. Abramowitz
Alan I. Abramowitz Emory University
Lonna Rae Atkeson
Lonna Rae Atkeson Florida State University
James Adams
James Adams University of California, Davis
Randolph M. Siverson
Randolph M. Siverson University of California, Davis
Samuel Merrill
Samuel Merrill Wilkes University
Benjamin Highton
Benjamin Highton University of California, Davis

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