Benoît Béchard ^* Marc A. Bodet Lydia Laflamme Mathieu Ouimet

• Laval University, Quebec, Canada

At the turn of the century, Krosnick and McGraw (2002) raised concerns about whether research at the intersection of psychology and political science should be regarded as a multidisciplinary subfield within political science or as an independent interdisciplinary field of study contributing to both disciplines. More than two decades later, how does the literature on political decision-making approach this discussion? Should this application of political cognition research be viewed as a multidisciplinary subfield within political science or as an independent interdisciplinary field contributing to both disciplines? This study explores the organizational framework of research and the trends in publications within political decision-making literature. Through a bibliometric analysis, we provide readers with a better understanding of the disciplinary characteristics of research in political decision-making. The findings suggest that research leans more towards being multidisciplinary rather than strictly interdisciplinary, as it is: i) mainly issued in political science journals; ii) conducted to a large extent by political scientists; and iii) based primarily on political science and observational designs, despite political scientists’ familiarity with experimental designs. Ultimately, departmental affiliation is the key factor in predicting cited literature, with political scientists favoring political science research and researchers in psychology leaning towards psychology.