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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 25 1558 1427 774 685 46 10398

Wendy M. Rahn publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wendy M. Rahn between 1990 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wendy M. Rahn published across 33 years, from 1990 to 2022, averaging 1.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 5 publications in 2000. 3 of the 51 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
1 2 3 4 5
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 5. Peak 5 publications in 2000. 1990: 3 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 5 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 2 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 1 publication 2014: 0 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 3 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 1 publication
1990 2022

51 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wendy M. Rahn: publications per year, 1990 to 2022
Year Publications
1990 3
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 2
1995 1
1996 2
1997 1
1998 3
1999 3
2000 5
2001 1
2002 5
2003 0
2004 0
2005 2
2006 1
2007 1
2008 2
2009 1
2010 0
2011 0
2012 1
2013 1
2014 0
2015 1
2016 3
2017 2
2018 3
2019 0
2020 3
2021 2
2022 1
Total 51
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Wendy M. Rahn 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 Wendy M. Rahn 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, 46–50 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: 46 publications — 1st percentile

1% 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 46
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
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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Wendy M. Rahn 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 Wendy M. Rahn 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, 25 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: 25 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% 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 25
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
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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Overview

Wendy M. Rahn is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, focusing on subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, Accounting, Finance, Political Science and International Relations, and Physiology.

The main topics explored in their research include:

  • Housing Market and Economics
  • Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
  • Fiscal Policies and Political Economy
  • Banking stability, regulation, efficiency
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention

The scientist has published in several academic venues, including:

  • The Journal of Economic History
  • Journal of Financial Economics
  • World Medical & Health Policy
  • RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Wendy M. Rahn's recent papers include:

  • Financial Asset Ownership and Political Partisanship: Liberty Bonds and Republican Electoral Success in the 1920s, 2020, The Journal of Economic History
  • When Uncle Sam introduced Main Street to Wall Street: Liberty Bonds and the transformation of American finance, 2021, Journal of Financial Economics
  • Chronic health conditions and voter turnout: Results from the 2012 United States presidential election, 2021, World Medical & Health Policy
  • Life-Course Transitions in Rural Residence and Old-Age Mortality in Iowa, 1930-2014, 2022, RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences
  • When Uncle Sam Introduced Main Street to Wall Street: Liberty Bonds and the Transformation of American Finance, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent co-authors with whom Wendy M. Rahn has collaborated include:

  • Eric Hilt
  • Matthew Jaremski
  • Cydney M. McGuire
  • Sarah E. Gollust
  • Evan Roberts

Best Publications

  • Individual-Level Evidence for the Causes and Consequences of Social Capital

    John Brehm;Wendy M Rahn

  • The Role of Partisan Stereotypes in Information Processing about Political Candidates

    Wendy M. Rahn

  • The Origins and Consequences of Public Trust in Government: A Time Series Analysis

    Virginia A. Chanley;Thomas J. Rudolph;Wendy M. Rahn

  • Rise of the Trumpenvolk: Populism in the 2016 Election

    J. Eric Oliver;Wendy M. Rahn

  • Social Trust and Value Change: The Decline of Social Capital in American Youth, 1976-1995

    Wendy M. Rahn;John E. Transue

  • A Social Cognitive Model of Candidate Appraisal

    Wendy M. Rahn;John H. Aldrich;Eugene Borgida;John L. Sullivan

  • Rationalization and Derivation Processes in Survey Studies of Political Candidate Evaluation

    Wendy M. Rahn;Jon A. Krosnick;Marijke Breuning

  • A Tale of Political Trust in American Cities

    Wendy M. Rahn;Thomas J. Rudolph

  • INDIVIDUAL AND CONTEXTUAL VARIATIONS IN POLITICAL CANDIDATE APPRAISAL

    Wendy M. Rahn;John H. Aldrich;Eugene Borgida

  • National Elections as Institutions for Generating Social Capital

    Wendy M. Rahn;John Brehm;Neil Carlson

  • National Elections as Institutions for Building Social Capital

    Wendy M. Rahn;John Brehm;Neil Carlson

  • Affect as Information: The Role of Public Mood in Political Reasoning

    Wendy M. Rahn

  • Candidate Appraisal and Human Nature: Man and Superman in the 1984 Election

    John L. Sullivan;John H. Aldrich;Eugene Borgida;Wendy M Rahn

  • A Framework for the Study of Public Mood

    Wendy M. Rahn;Brian Kroeger;Cynthia M. Kite

  • Political Advertising and Public Mood: A Study of Children's Political Orientations

    Wendy M. Rahn;Rebecca M Hirshorn

  • Public Trust in Government in the Reagan Years and Beyond

    Jenny Chanley;Thomas J. Rudolph;Wendy M. Rahn

  • Geographies of Trust

    Wendy M. Rahn;Kwang Suk Yoon;Michael Garet;Steven Lipson

  • The Bodies Politic: Chronic Health Conditions and Voter Turnout in the 2008 Election

    Sarah E. Gollust;Wendy M. Rahn

  • Activation and application of political party stereotypes: The role of television

    Wendy M. Rahn;Katherine J. Cramer

  • Trust in Local Governments

    Wendy M. Rahn;Thomas J. Rudolph

  • Physical inactivity and risk of poor quality of life among elderly cancer survivors compared to women without cancer: the Iowa Women’s Health Study

    Cindy K. Blair;Kim Robien;Maki Inoue-Choi;Wendy M Rahn

  • Framing Food Policy: The Case of Raw Milk

    Wendy M. Rahn;Sarah E. Gollust;Xuyang Tang

  • Turning Citizens into Investors: Promoting Savings with Liberty Bonds During World War I

    Eric Hilt;Wendy M. Rahn

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas J. Rudolph
Thomas J. Rudolph University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Eugene Borgida
Eugene Borgida University of Minnesota
Sarah E. Gollust
Sarah E. Gollust University of Minnesota
John L. Sullivan
John L. Sullivan University of Minnesota
John H. Aldrich
John H. Aldrich Duke University
Jon A. Krosnick
Jon A. Krosnick Stanford University
James N. Druckman
James N. Druckman University of Rochester
George E. Marcus
George E. Marcus Williams College
Larry M. Bartels
Larry M. Bartels Vanderbilt University

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