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Political Theory and Influence

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Jonathan Leader Maynard
Yale University
2
Alexander Bryan
Bridge University
3
Sean Ingham
University of California San Diego
4
Jan Kandiyali
University of Sheffield
5
Matthew Landauer
University of Chicago
6
Thomas Kestler
University of Würzburg
7
Samuel Bagg
McGill University
8
Ari Helo
University of Helsinki
9
Katrina Forrester
Harvard University Press
10
Hrishikesh Joshi
University of Arizona

Rising Stars Papers

1
The logic of idealization in political theory
American Journal of Political Science|2024
15 cit.
2
Making fair comparisons in political theory
American Journal of Political Science|2024
13 cit.
3
Capitalism and the Organization of Displacement: Selma James’s Internationalism of the Unwaged
Political Theory|2024
10 cit.
4
The duty to listen
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research|2024
6 cit.
5
What is Political Moralism?
Topoi|2024
5 cit.
6
Big Data and Ideational Institutionalism. Reconsidering the Possibilities and Limitations of Google Ngram in the Study of Ideas
Politische Vierteljahresschrift|2024
5 cit.
7
What is constitutional in Platonic ‘constitutional rule’? On Melissa Lane’s <i>Of Rule and Office: Plato’s Ideas of the Political</i>
History of European Ideas|2024
1 cit.
8
Comparative Historical Analysis in Political Theory
Res Publica|2024
1 cit.
9
The censor's burden
Noûs|2024
1 cit.
10
Responsibility fictionalism
Inquiry|2024
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Μanolis Μanioudis
University of Patras
2
Nico Perrino
Unknown
3
Michelle Schwarze
University of Wisconsin–Madison
4
Frank Lovett
Washington University in St. Louis
5
Adrien Lutz
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
6
William Selinger
University of Oklahoma
7
Trevor Latimer
Princeton University
8
Mariaenrica Giannuzzi
Cornell University
9
Anthony Taylor
Procter & Gamble (United Kingdom)
10
Tânia Maria Rodrigues Lopes
Universidade Estadual do Ceará

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Broad strokes towards a grand theory in the analysis of sustainable development: a return to the classical political economy
New Political Economy|2022
279 cit.
2
Creative Economy and Sustainable Regional Growth: Lessons from the Implementation of Entrepreneurial Discovery Process at the Regional Level
Sustainability|2023
30 cit.
3
Default Nudge and Street Lightning Conservation: Towards a Policy Proposal for the Current Energy Crisis
Journal of the Knowledge Economy|2023
25 cit.
4
Instituting Thought: Three Paradigms of Political Ontology
Cultural Critique|2022
19 cit.
5
The historical evolution of the Greek retail trade: a first overview of its organisational-functional and spatial restructuring
Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship|2023
13 cit.
6
The Historical Evolution of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Greece: The Exploration of Growth Policies Aiming to Accelerate Innovation-Based Economic Transformation and Knowledge Economy
Journal of the Knowledge Economy|2024
8 cit.
7
Adam Smith on Education as a Means to Political Judgment
Political Research Quarterly|2022
7 cit.
8
From totalitarianism to populism: Claude Lefort’s overlooked legacy
Philosophy & Social Criticism|2023
6 cit.
9
Domination and democratic legislation
Politics Philosophy & Economics|2022
5 cit.
10
Stability, Autonomy, and the Foundations of Political Liberalism
Law and Philosophy|2022
4 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Scott L. Feld
Purdue University West Lafayette
2
Daniel Wincott
Cardiff University
3
Philip Pettit
Princeton University
4
Holly Lawford‐Smith
Australian National University
5
Jeffrey Kopstein
University of California, Irvine
6
Crawford Spence
Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA)
7
Marcel Gauchet
Groupement d'Intérêt Economique
8
James Tully
University of Victoria
9
Stewart Clegg
The University of Sydney
10
Joel Schwartz
Harvard University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
The Focused Organization of Social Ties
American Journal of Sociology|1981
1.9k cit.
2
The End of Organized Capitalism.
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews|1989
1.7k cit.
3
The Reasoning Voter: Communication and Persuasion in Presidential Campaigns.
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews|1992
1.6k cit.
4
Communication Networks: Toward a New Paradigm for Research.
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews|1982
1.3k cit.
5
Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and Government.
The Philosophical Review|1999
1.1k cit.
6
Bad Civil Society
Political Theory|2001
637 cit.
7
Aggregating Sets of Judgments: An Impossibility Result
Economics and Philosophy|2002
629 cit.
8
Social Structural Determinants of Similarity among Associates
American Sociological Review|1982
599 cit.
9
Why Your Friends Have More Friends Than You Do
American Journal of Sociology|1991
586 cit.
10
Responsibility Incorporated
Ethics|2007
559 cit.

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