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Michael J. Pitts

Social Sciences · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1983
Law, Rights, and FreedomsLegal and Constitutional StudiesAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisDrilling and Well Engineering

Publications

55

Citations

287

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

44

Publishing since 1983

Research summary
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Michael J. Pitts researches U.S. election law, with a focus on voting rights and the practice of drawing electoral district boundaries (redistricting and gerrymandering). His work examines legal doctrines such as Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and how courts interpret and enforce them.

Voting rights lawRedistricting and gerrymanderingConstitutional lawElection lawJudicial doctrine

Publication activity was higher in the late 2010s and has since settled to roughly one output per year, with some recent law-focused work slated for 2025 and 2026.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 1,197 established Social Sciences PIs within our index
Citations: 287cohort median 1,128
h-index: 8cohort median 16
Publications / year (recent): 1.0cohort median 2.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~1 · 56% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 8 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.0/year recently
2017: 5 publications5172018: 3 publications1819202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication222023: 1 publication23242025: 2 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Physics Special Topics×5
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×3
  • IUScholarWorks (Indiana University)×2
  • SPE International Conference and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control×1
  • VCU Scholars Compass (Virginia Commonwealth University)×1
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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