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Interest Groups

Interest Groups is an organized association of individuals or entities that seeks to influence public policy and political decision-making through advocacy and lobbying efforts, distinguished from other political actors by its primary focus on promoting specific collective interests rather than seeking electoral office or exercising governmental authority.

1.2K

Publications

89.1K

Citations

1.3K

Authors

574

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

211

Variants

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Publications

1.2K

Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens

Martin Gilens, Benjamin I. Page · Perspectives on Politics · 2014 · 2.7K citations · Full text

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The logic of congressional action

Choice Reviews Online · 1991 · 1.8K citations

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The Governmental Process: Political Interests and Public Opinion

Charles M. Hardin, David B. Truman · The Western Political Quarterly · 1951 · 1.3K citations

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Focusing Events, Mobilization, and Agenda Setting

Thomas A. Birkland · Journal of Public Policy · 1998 · 1K citations

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Buying Time: Moneyed Interests and the Mobilization of Bias in Congressional Committees

Richard Hall, Frank Whelon Wayman · American Political Science Review · 1990 · 940 citations

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Authors

1.3K

  1. DL
    David Lowery

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    39 publications · 3.4K citations

    33

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  2. VG
    Virginia Gray

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    31 publications · 2.5K citations

    26

    h-index

  3. DH
    Darren Halpin

    Australian National University, Australia

    21 publications · 1.1K citations

    19

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  4. JB
    Jan Beyers

    University of Antwerp, Belgium

    19 publications · 2.1K citations

    18

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  5. HK
    Heike Klüver

    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

    19 publications · 1.7K citations

    18

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Institutions

574

  1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    30 h-index

    66 publications

    5.8K citations

  2. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    29 h-index

    55 publications

    3.8K citations

  3. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    24 h-index

    48 publications

    2.7K citations

  4. University of Antwerp

    Antwerp, Belgium

    21 h-index

    41 publications

    3K citations

  5. Aarhus University

    Aarhus, Denmark

    20 h-index

    46 publications

    3.8K citations

  6. Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University

    Balashikha, Russia

    19 h-index

    26 publications

    2.1K citations

  7. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    18 h-index

    21 publications

    2.6K citations

  8. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    17 h-index

    22 publications

    1.1K citations

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Venues

  1. The Journal of Politics

    JP · 55 publications · 6.2K citations

    40

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  2. Journal of European Public Policy

    JEPP · 51 publications · 4.5K citations

    36

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  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 44 publications · 5.6K citations

    28

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  4. American Journal of Political Science

    AJPS · 29 publications · 4K citations

    26

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  5. West European Politics

    WEP · 35 publications · 2.5K citations

    25

    h-index

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