2026 William H. Riker: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	46	309	176	109	20870

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Political Science

309

176

109

20870

Research.com Recognitions

1982 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1974 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

William H. Riker was affiliated with the University of Rochester in the United States throughout their academic career.

The researcher held memberships and honors including becoming a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1982 and being elected as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1974.

The scientific contributions of William H. Riker spanned multiple areas, though specific fields of study, subfields, or main topics were not detailed in the available data.

There are no recorded publications, frequent co-authors, or dominant publication venues associated with their profile in the provided information.

William H. Riker is noted as deceased.

Best Publications

A Theory of the Calculus of Voting

William H. Riker;Peter C. Ordeshook

4015
Citations
The Theory of Political Coalitions

William H. Riker

3054
Citations
The Theory of Political Coalitions.

Unknown

1551
Citations
The art of political manipulation

William H. Riker

1498
Citations
Liberalism Against Populism: A Confrontation Between the Theory of Democracy and the Theory of Social Choice

William H. Riker

1489
Citations
An Introduction to Positive Political Theory

William H. Riker;Peter C. Ordeshook

1140
Citations
Federalism: origin, operation, significance

William H. Riker

1055
Citations
The Two-party System and Duverger's Law: An Essay on the History of Political Science

William H. Riker

998
Citations
Implications from the Disequilibrium of Majority Rule for the Study of Institutions

William H. Riker

886
Citations
Perspectives on positive political economy

James E. Alt;Kenneth A. Shepsle

774
Citations
Implications from the Disequilibrium of Majority Rule for the Study of Institutions

Unknown

724
Citations
A Theory of the Calculus of Voting

Unknown

394
Citations
The Two-party System and Duverger's Law: An Essay on the History of Political Science

Unknown

361
Citations
The Strategy of Rhetoric: Campaigning for the American Constitution

Unknown

360
Citations
The Paradox of Vote Trading

William H. Riker;Steven J. Brams

331
Citations
Farquharson and Fenno: Sophisticated Voting and Home Style

Arthur Denzau;William Riker;Kenneth Shepsle

259
Citations
The Heresthetics of Constitution-Making: The Presidency in 1787, with Comments on Determinism and Rational Choice

William H. Riker

241
Citations
The Strategy of Rhetoric: Campaigning for the American Constitution.

Unknown

226
Citations
The Number of Political Parties: A Reexamination of Duverger's Law

William H. Riker

197
Citations
ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION AND THE COHERENCE OF LEGISLATION

David Austen-Smith;William H. Riker

184
Citations
The Justification of Bicameralism

William H. Riker

180
Citations
An Assessment of the Merits of Selective Nuclear Proliferation

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita;William H. Riker

175
Citations
Voting and the Summation of Preferences: An interpretive Bibliographical Review of Selected Developments During the Last Decade

William H. Riker

162
Citations
The development of American federalism

William H. Riker

156
Citations
Democracy in the United States

William H. Riker

155
Citations
The Effects of Zoning and Externalities on the Price of Land: An Empirical Analysis of Monroe County, New York

Steven M. Maser;William H. Riker;Richard N. Rosett

153
Citations
The Paradox of Voting and Congressional Rules for Voting on Amendments.

William H. Riker

143
Citations
Perspectives on Positive Political Economy: Political science and rational choice

Unknown

124
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David L. Weimer University of Wisconsin–Madison

David Austen-Smith Northwestern University

Vincent Ostrom Indiana University

Gordon Tullock George Mason University

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita New York University

Kenneth A. Shepsle Harvard University

External Links

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