Jon Elster
Impact in
- General Decision Sciences top 0.1%
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
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- Political Philosophy and Ethics
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
Papers in
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- Political Economy and Marxism 13
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- Political Philosophy and Ethics 16
- Political Theory and Influence 15
- American Constitutional Law and Politics 13
- Co-authors
- Mary K. Farmer (1 shared paper)George Loewenstein (3 shared papers)David G. Wagner (1 shared paper)Diego Gambetta (2 shared papers)Adam Przeworski (4 shared papers)James D. Fearon (2 shared papers)Susan C. Stokes (2 shared papers)Ulrich K. Preuß (7 shared papers)
- Journals
- Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (10 papers)European Journal of Sociology (7 papers)Inquiry (5 papers)The University of Chicago Law Review (4 papers)The Economic Journal (4 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesFranceNorway
In The Last Decade
Jon Elster
317 papers receiving 19.6k citations
Jon Elster's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 180
- General Decision Sciences 1.9k
- Political Science and International Relations 8.3k
- Safety Research 2.5k
- Sociology and Political Science 10.9k
- Public Administration 804
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Social Norms and Economic Theory Hit paper breakdown → | 1989 | 1312 |
| 2 | Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences Hit paper breakdown → | 1989 | 1309 |
| 3 | Social Mechanisms Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 1294 |
| 4 | Deliberative Democracy Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 1287 |
| 5 | Democracy, Accountability, and Representation Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 1129 |
| 6 | The cement of society a study of social order Hit paper breakdown → | 1989 | 1027 |
| 7 | Sour Grapes Hit paper breakdown → | 1983 | 961 |
| 8 | Sour Grapes. Studies in the Subversion of Rationality. Hit paper breakdown → | 1984 | 862 |
| 9 | Emotions and Economic Theory Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 745 |
| 10 | Ulysses and the Sirens Hit paper breakdown → | 1979 | 682 |
| 11 | Ulysses and the Sirens: Studies in Rationality and Irrationality. Hit paper breakdown → | 1981 | 597 |
| 12 | Making Sense of Marx Hit paper breakdown → | 1985 | 584 |
| 13 | Explaining Social Behavior Hit paper breakdown → | 2007 | 546 |
| 14 | Choice Over Time Hit paper breakdown → | 1992 | 519 |
| 15 | Alchemies of the Mind Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 505 |
| 16 | The Cement of Society Hit paper breakdown → | 1989 | 496 |
| 17 | Explaining social behavior: more nuts and bolts for the social sciences Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 472 |
| 18 | 1998 | 454 | |
| 19 | 2000 | 370 | |
| 20 | 1986 | 365 |
About Jon Elster
Jon Elster is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics, Safety Research and Law, having authored 364 papers that have together received 25.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Economic Theory and Institutions (30 papers), Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (20 papers), Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (18 papers), Political Philosophy and Ethics (16 papers), Political Theory and Influence (15 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (13 papers), Political Economy and Marxism (13 papers) and Judicial and Constitutional Studies (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in General Decision Sciences (1.9k citations), Political Science and International Relations (8.3k citations), Safety Research (2.5k citations), Sociology and Political Science (10.9k citations) and Public Administration (804 citations). Jon Elster has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Norway. Frequent co-authors include Mary K. Farmer, George Loewenstein, David G. Wagner, Diego Gambetta, Adam Przeworski, James D. Fearon, Susan C. Stokes, Ulrich K. Preuß, Claus Offe and Gerry Mackie. Their work appears in journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, European Journal of Sociology, Inquiry, The University of Chicago Law Review and The Economic Journal.
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