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Personality and political success

Bibliographic Data

ID9537643
AuthorsJeroen Joly (0000-0001-5135-3402, Ghent University, corresponding author), Stuart Soroka (0000-0001-7524-0859, State Street (United States)), Peter John Loewen (0000-0003-2690-4158, University of Toronto), Peter Loewen (0000-0001-7160-6438)
Year2019
Volume54
Issue4
Pages667-683
Publication date2019-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueActa Politica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0001-6810 • E-ISSN: 1741-1416
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1057/s41269-018-0095-z
OpenAlexW2808898646
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited48

Agreeableness · Big Five personality traits · Elite · Personality · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works21
Citations per year2,63
Citation span2018 - 2026 (9)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 20
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