The statistics shown below contain data since 1 November 2018
and are powered by Altmetrics.
Impactful Papers from the Journal
‘Comparative Political Studies’
1
Altmetric Attention Score: 331
Populism as a Problem of Social Integration
Comparative Political Studies2019-10-17
Political Science
2
Altmetric Attention Score: 318
Drinking Alone: Local Socio-Cultural Degradation and Radical Right Support—The Case of British Pub Closures
Comparative Political Studies2021-03-10
Political Science
3
Altmetric Attention Score: 145
Strangers in Hostile Lands: Exposure to Refugees and Right-Wing Support in Germany’s Eastern Regions
Comparative Political Studies2020-09-14
Political Science
4
Altmetric Attention Score: 137
Public Good Provision and Traditional Governance in Indigenous Communities in Oaxaca, Mexico
Comparative Political Studies2019-07-12
Political Science
5
Altmetric Attention Score: 122
Team and Nation: Sports, Nationalism, and Attitudes Toward Refugees
Comparative Political Studies2021-03-10
Political Science
6
Altmetric Attention Score: 117
State-building and the European Union: Markets, War, and Europe's Uneven Political Development
Comparative Political Studies2021-10-16
Political Science
7
Altmetric Attention Score: 102
Parliamentary Representation and the Normalization of Radical Right Support
Comparative Political Studies2021-03-17
Political Science
8
Altmetric Attention Score: 98
The Declining Middle: Occupational Change, Social Status, and the Populist Right
Comparative Political Studies2020-04-08
Political Science
 
Altmetric Attention Score: 98
Competing for Loyalists? How Party Positioning Affects Populist Radical Right Voting
Comparative Political Studies2021-03-17
Political Science
 
Altmetric Attention Score: 98
Building Credibility and Cooperation in Low-Trust Settings: Persuasion and Source Accountability in Liberia During the 2014–2015 Ebola Crisis
Comparative Political Studies2020-01-21
Political Science
11
Altmetric Attention Score: 97
Gender and Dynastic Political Selection
Comparative Political Studies2020-07-03
Political Science
 
Altmetric Attention Score: 97
Measuring Populism in Political Parties: Appraisal of a New Approach
Comparative Political Studies2020-07-06
Political Science
13
Altmetric Attention Score: 96
How “Us” and “Them” Relates to Voting Behavior—Social Structure, Social Identities, and Electoral Choice
Comparative Political Studies2021-03-08
Political Science
14
Altmetric Attention Score: 85
Political Corruption Cycles: High-Frequency Evidence from Argentina’s Notebooks Scandal
Comparative Political Studies2020-07-08
Political Science
15
Altmetric Attention Score: 84
When “Fake News” Becomes Real: The Consequences of False Government Denials in an Authoritarian Country
Comparative Political Studies2020-09-15
Political Science
16
Altmetric Attention Score: 80
The Politics of Vigilantism
Comparative Political Studies2020-09-22
Political Science
 
Altmetric Attention Score: 80
When the State Becomes Complicit: Mayors, Criminal Actors, and the Deliberate Weakening of the Local State in Colombia
Comparative Political Studies2022-11-12
Political Science
18
Altmetric Attention Score: 78
How Soft Propaganda Persuades
Comparative Political Studies2022-02-04
Political Science
19
Altmetric Attention Score: 73
(Dis)courtesy Bias: “Methodological Cognates,” Data Validity, and Ethics in Violence-Adjacent Research
Comparative Political Studies2021-07-12
Political Science
20
Altmetric Attention Score: 70
Patterns of Regime Breakdown Since the French Revolution
Comparative Political Studies2019-10-17
Political Science
21
Altmetric Attention Score: 69
How Dictators Control the Internet: A Review Essay
Comparative Political Studies2020-03-24
Political Science
22
Altmetric Attention Score: 61
Testing the “China Model” of Meritocratic Promotions: Do Democracies Reward Less Competent Ministers Than Autocracies?
Comparative Political Studies2019-07-04
Political Science
23
Altmetric Attention Score: 60
Erosion of Civilian Control in Democracies: A Comprehensive Framework for Comparative Analysis
Comparative Political Studies2021-02-01
Political Science
 
Altmetric Attention Score: 60
Why Monarchy? The Rise and Demise of a Regime Type
Comparative Political Studies2020-07-13
Political Science
 
Altmetric Attention Score: 60
Ethnographic Approaches to Contentious Politics: The What, How, and Why
Comparative Political Studies2021-06-25
Political Science
26
Altmetric Attention Score: 59
Containing Nationalism: Culture, Economics and Indirect Rule in Corsica
Comparative Political Studies2020-10-06
Political Science
27
Altmetric Attention Score: 55
The Price of Collaboration: How Authoritarian States Retain Control
Comparative Political Studies2020-04-16
Political Science
28
Altmetric Attention Score: 52
Institutions, Climate Change, and the Foundations of Long-Term Policymaking
Comparative Political Studies2022-01-17
Political Science
29
Altmetric Attention Score: 51
State Dependency and the Limits of Middle Class Support for Democracy
Comparative Political Studies2020-07-07
Political Science
30
Altmetric Attention Score: 50
The Logic of Criminal Territorial Control: Military Intervention in Rio de Janeiro
Comparative Political Studies2021-08-16
Political Science
 
Altmetric Attention Score: 50
What Happens When Coups Fail? The Problem of Identifying and Weakening the Enemy Within
Comparative Political Studies2022-01-18
Political Science
32
Altmetric Attention Score: 49
The Politics of Ethnic Identity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Comparative Political Studies2020-11-12
Political Science
33
Altmetric Attention Score: 47
Living in Fear: The Dynamics of Extortion in Mexico’s Drug War
Comparative Political Studies2019-10-30
Political Science
 
Altmetric Attention Score: 47
Brokering Bureaucrats: How Bureaucrats and Civil Society Facilitate Clientelism Where Parties are Weak
Comparative Political Studies2022-08-07
Political Science
35
Altmetric Attention Score: 46
The Power to Resist: Mobilization and the Logic of Terrorist Attacks in Civil War
Comparative Political Studies2020-04-08
Political Science
36
Altmetric Attention Score: 44
Bureaucracy and Growth
Comparative Political Studies2020-04-13
Political Science
37
Altmetric Attention Score: 43
Cross-National Social Influence: How Foreign Votes Can Affect Domestic Public Opinion
Comparative Political Studies2022-05-26
Political Science
 
Altmetric Attention Score: 43
The Electoral Consequences of International Migration in Sending Countries: Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe
Comparative Political Studies2022-05-30
Political Science
 
Altmetric Attention Score: 43
Insurgency and Ivory: The Territorial Origins of Illicit Resource Extraction in Civil Conflicts
Comparative Political Studies2020-09-22
Political Science
40
Altmetric Attention Score: 41
Geographic Divides and Cosmopolitanism: Evidence From Switzerland
Comparative Political Studies2020-03-24
Political Science
41
Altmetric Attention Score: 40
Civilian Contention in Civil War: How Ideational Factors Shape Community Responses to Armed Groups
Comparative Political Studies2020-04-14
Political Science
 
Altmetric Attention Score: 40
Networks of Grievances: Social Capital and Mainstream Party Decline
Comparative Political Studies2022-06-13
Political Science
 
Altmetric Attention Score: 40
Borders of Compassion: Immigration Preferences and Parochial Altruism
Comparative Political Studies2020-07-07
Political Science
44
Altmetric Attention Score: 39
Electoral Rules, Women’s Representation and the Qualification of Politicians
Comparative Political Studies2022-01-20
Political Science
 
Altmetric Attention Score: 39
Disaggregating “China, Inc.”: The Hierarchical Politics of WTO Entry
Comparative Political Studies2020-04-16
Political Science
46
Altmetric Attention Score: 37
Personal Proximity and Reactions to Terrorism
Comparative Political Studies2021-03-17
Political Science
47
Altmetric Attention Score: 36
Political Institutions and Coups in Dictatorships
Comparative Political Studies2021-03-05
Political Science
 
Altmetric Attention Score: 36
Strategic State Capacity: How States Counter Opposition to Climate Policy
Comparative Political Studies2021-07-17
Political Science
49
Altmetric Attention Score: 35
Follow the Money: Gender, Incumbency, and Campaign Funding in Chile
Comparative Political Studies2021-07-02
Political Science
 
Altmetric Attention Score: 35
Candidacy Eligibility Criteria and Party Unity
Comparative Political Studies2020-01-13
Political Science