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Michael B. Berkman

h-index: 20
Works: 56
Citations: 1,929

Most-cited papers

Legislative Professionalism and Incumbent Reelection: The Development of Institutional Boundaries
William D. Berry, Michael B. Berkman, S. Schneiderman
2000American Political Science Review239 citations Open access
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Candidates and Policy in United States Senate Elections
Gerald C. Wright, Michael B. Berkman
1986American Political Science Review224 citations
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Evolution and Creationism in America's Classrooms: A National Portrait
Michael B. Berkman, Julianna Pacheco, E. Plutzer
2008PLoS Biology179 citations Open access
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Do Women Legislators Matter?
Michael B. Berkman, R. O'Connor
1993American Politics Quarterly167 citations
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Defeating Creationism in the Courtroom, But Not in the Classroom
Michael B. Berkman, E. Plutzer
2011Science151 citations
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Do Governors Matter? Budgeting Rules and the Politics of State Policymaking
Charles J. Barrilleaux, Michael B. Berkman
2003130 citations
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Ten Thousand Democracies: Politics and Public Opinion in America's School Districts
Michael B. Berkman
2005128 citations
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Trends Evolution, Creationism, and the Teaching of Human Origins in Schools
E. Plutzer, Michael B. Berkman
200875 citations Open access
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Gray Peril or Loyal Support? The Effects of the Elderly on Educational Expenditures*
Michael B. Berkman, E. Plutzer
200468 citations
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State Legislators in Congress: Strategic Politicians, Professional Legislatures, and the Party Nexus
Michael B. Berkman
199468 citations
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Legislative Professionalism and the Demand for Groups: The Institutional Context of Interest Population Density
Michael B. Berkman
200155 citations
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The Graying of America and Support for Funding the Nation’s Schools
E. Plutzer, Michael B. Berkman
200552 citations
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State Legislators as Congressional Candidates:The Effects of Prior Experience on Legislative Recruitment and Fundraising
Michael B. Berkman, James Eisenstein
199947 citations
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Problems with the application of hydrogeological science to regulation of Australian mining projects: Carmichael Mine and Doongmabulla Springs
M. Currell, A. Werner, Chris R. McGrath, J. Webb +1 more
201744 citations Open access
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Evolution, Creationism, and the Battle to Control America's Classrooms: Teachers and What They Teach
Michael B. Berkman, E. Plutzer
201038 citations
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Do U.S. Senators Moderate Strategically?
R. Bernstein, Gerald C. Wright, Michael B. Berkman
1988American Political Science Review30 citations
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Incremental Consolidation and Comprehensive Reorganization of American State Executive Branches
Michael B. Berkman, Christopher Reenock
200425 citations
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Former State Legislators in the U. S. House of Representatives: Institutional and Policy Mastery
Michael B. Berkman
199325 citations
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Ethos, ideology, and partisanship: Exploring the paradox of conservative democrats
E. Carmines, Michael B. Berkman
199424 citations
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Scientific Expertise and the Culture War: Public Opinion and the Teaching of Evolution in the American States
Michael B. Berkman, E. Plutzer
2009Perspectives on Politics21 citations
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Enablers of Doubt
Michael B. Berkman, E. Plutzer
201520 citations
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The Struggle to Teach Science in Science Classes
Michael B. Berkman, E. Plutzer
201220 citations
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Gauging the Rainmakers: Toward a Meteorology of State Legislative Climates
Russell L. Hanson, Michael B. Berkman
199117 citations
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Ten Thousand Democracies
Michael B. Berkman, E. Plutzer
200516 citations
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Federalism and the Racialization of Welfare Policy
Christopher Ojeda, Anne Whitesell, Michael B. Berkman, E. Plutzer
2019State Politics & Policy Quarterly15 citations
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The State Roots of National Politics: Congress and the Tax Agenda, 1978–1986
Michael B. Berkman
199415 citations
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Measuring Complex State Policies: Pitfalls and Considerations, with an Application to Race and Welfare Policy
E. Plutzer, Michael B. Berkman, James Honaker, Christopher Ojeda +1 more
2019Policy Studies Journal9 citations
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Sorting Algorithms for Qualitative Data to Recover Latent Dimensions with Crowdsourced Judgments: Measuring State Policies for Welfare Eligibility under TANF.
James Honaker, Michael B. Berkman, Christopher Ojeda, E. Plutzer
20139 citations
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Local Autonomy versus State Constraints: Balancing Evolution and Creationism in U.S. High Schools
Michael B. Berkman, E. Plutzer
20119 citations
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Scaled Paired Comparisons as an Alternative to Ratings and Rankings for Measuring Values
E. Plutzer, Michael B. Berkman
2024Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology4 citations
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The Battle for America’s Classrooms
Michael B. Berkman, E. Plutzer
20103 citations
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Do Street Level Bureaucrats Enhance Policy Responsiveness? Classroom-Level Implementation of State Standards for Teaching Evolution
E. Plutzer, Michael B. Berkman
20071 citations
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The State Roots of National Politics
Michael B. Berkman
19941 citations
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SPPQ and the Development of the State Politics Subfield
Michael B. Berkman, Morrgan T. Herlihy, Michael J. Nelson
2026State Politics & Policy Quarterly0 citations Open access
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Review of Building the Federal Schoolhouse: Localism and the American Education State
Michael B. Berkman
20160 citations
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THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHREYER HONORS COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Counterterrorism Strategies: Leadership Decapitation vs Mid-Tier Elimination C. PHILIP NICHOLS III FALL 2014 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a baccalaureate degree in Internati
P. Forster, Michael B. Berkman, David L. Lowery
20140 citations
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A Quicksort Implementation for Qualitative Data for Recovering Latent Dimensions with Crowdsourced Human Computation: Measuring State Policies for Welfare Eligibility Under Tanf
James Honaker, E. Plutzer, Michael B. Berkman, Christopher Ojeda
20120 citations
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Evolution, Creationism, and the Battle to Control America's Classrooms: Appendix to Chapter 6
Michael B. Berkman, E. Plutzer
20100 citations
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Teachers in Their Schools and Communities
Michael B. Berkman, E. Plutzer
20100 citations
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A Nation Divided by Religion, Education, and Place
Michael B. Berkman, E. Plutzer
20100 citations
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Evolution, Creationism, and the Battle to Control America's Classrooms: The Public Speaks: “Teach Both”
Michael B. Berkman, E. Plutzer
20100 citations
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Evolution, Creationism, and the Battle to Control America's Classrooms: Who Should Decide What Children Are Taught?
Michael B. Berkman, E. Plutzer
20100 citations
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Evolution, Creationism, and the Battle to Control America's Classrooms: State Standards Meet Street-Level Bureaucracy
Michael B. Berkman, E. Plutzer
20100 citations
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Judicial Opinions and Court Cases Cited
Michael B. Berkman, E. Plutzer
20100 citations
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Appendix to Chapter 2
Michael B. Berkman, E. Plutzer
20100 citations
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Evolution, Creationism, and the Battle to Control America's Classrooms: Appendix to Chapter 4
Michael B. Berkman, E. Plutzer
20100 citations
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Bicuspidie valvulaire aortique et anévrysme dystrophique de l’aorte ascendante
Michael B. Berkman, P. Dorfmuller, D. Logeart, Philippe Beaufils
20100 citations
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Appendix to Chapter 3
Michael B. Berkman, E. Plutzer
20100 citations
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Evolution, Creationism, and the Battle to Control America's Classrooms: When the Personal Becomes Pedagogical
Michael B. Berkman, E. Plutzer
20100 citations
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Appendix to Chapter 5
Michael B. Berkman, E. Plutzer
20100 citations
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