The books or journal articles that have been cited the most over the last five years are listed below by journal. Raw data is from the Web of Science.
The total database includes 5,306 articles published between May, 2008 and May, 2012 citing 186,299 different works with an average article referencing 59 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 38% of total references.
The citations can sometimes be tricky to decipher (e.g. “North DC 1990 I I Change EC Perfor”), but that’s the way data came. I’ve only done minimal cleaning of the raw data. Note for example that entries 9 and 11 for the journal Mobilization are two different editions of the same book. If something seems off or you want to see what the numbers look like for a different journal, let me know.
Acta Sociologica
78 articles citing 4,028 different works with an average article referencing 54 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 14% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 7 | Esping-andersen G 1990 3 Worlds Welfare Cap |
| 2. | 7 | Bourdieu P 1984 Distinction Critique |
| 3. | 6 | Putnam R 1993 Making Democracy Wor |
| 4. | 6 | Erikson R 1992 Constant Flux |
| 5. | 6 | Coleman J 1988 Am J Sociol |
| 6. | 5 | Granovetter MS 1973 Am J Sociol |
| 7. | 5 | Putnam R 1995 J Democr |
| 8. | 4 | Putnam RD 2000 Bowling Alone Collap |
| 9. | 4 | Portes A 1998 Annu Rev Sociol |
| 10. | 4 | Van Oorschot W 2005 J Eur Soc Policy |
| 11. | 4 | Karasek RA 1990 Hlth Work Stress Pro |
| 12. | 4 | Bourdieu P 1992 Invitation Reflexive |
Administrative Science Quarterly
74 articles citing 5,148 different works with an average article referencing 92 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 26% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 19 | Dimaggio PJ 1983 Am Sociol Rev |
| 2. | 17 | Meyer JW 1977 Am J Sociol |
| 3. | 12 | Stinchcombe AL 1965 Hdb Org |
| 4. | 12 | Suchman MC 1995 Acad Manage Rev |
| 5. | 12 | Burt Ronald S 1992 Structural Holes Soc |
| 6. | 11 | Gulati R 1999 Am J Sociol |
| 7. | 10 | Ahuja G 2000 Admin Sci Quart |
| 8. | 10 | Carroll GR 2000 Am J Sociol |
| 9. | 9 | Granovetter M 1985 Am J Sociol |
| 10. | 9 | Hannan MT 1989 Org Ecology |
| 11. | 9 | Cyert RM 1963 Behav Theory Firm |
| 12. | 9 | Zuckerman EW 1999 Am J Sociol |
| 13. | 9 | Rao H 2003 Am J Sociol |
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 12 | Granovetter M 1985 Am J Sociol |
| 2. | 11 | North DC 1990 I I Change EC Perfor |
| 3. | 10 | Lee FS 2008 Horizon |
| 4. | 8 | Peart SJ 2005 Vanity Philos Equali |
| 5. | 8 | Putnam R 1993 Making Democracy Wor |
| 6. | 8 | Hayek FA 1945 Am Econ Rev |
| 7. | 8 | Lee F 2009 Routl Adv Heterod EC |
| 8. | 8 | Williamson OE 1975 Markets Hierarchies |
| 9. | 8 | Keynes JM 1936 Gen Theory Employmen |
| 10. | 7 | Schumpeter JA 1954 Hist EC Anal |
| 11. | 7 | Smith A 1976 Inquiry Nature Cause |
American Journal of Sociology
166 articles citing 13,084 different works with an average article referencing 93 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 23% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 17 | Meyer JW 1977 Am J Sociol |
| 2. | 15 | Swidler A 1986 Am Sociol Rev |
| 3. | 14 | Wilson WJ 1987 Truly Disadvantaged |
| 4. | 14 | Dimaggio PJ 1983 Am Sociol Rev |
| 5. | 11 | Granovetter MS 1973 Am J Sociol |
| 6. | 11 | Denton Nancy A 1993 Am Apartheid Segrega |
| 7. | 11 | Burt RS 1992 Structural Holes |
| 8. | 10 | Raudenbush SW 2002 Hierarchical Linear |
| 9. | 10 | Coleman JS 1990 Fdn Social Theory |
| 10. | 10 | Mcadam Douglas 1982 Political Process DE |
American Sociological Review
184 articles citing 12,221 different works with an average article referencing 78 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 22% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 17 | Dimaggio PJ 1983 Am Sociol Rev |
| 2. | 15 | Putnam RD 2000 Bowling Alone Collap |
| 3. | 13 | Raudenbush SW 2002 Hierarchical Linear |
| 4. | 12 | Meyer JW 1977 Am J Sociol |
| 5. | 11 | Lareau A 2003 Unequal Childhoods |
| 6. | 10 | Benford RD 2000 Annu Rev Sociol |
| 7. | 10 | Meyer JW 1997 Am J Sociol |
| 8. | 10 | Tilly C 1978 Mobilization Revolut |
| 9. | 9 | Swidler A 1986 Am Sociol Rev |
| 10. | 9 | Denton Nancy A 1993 Am Apartheid Segrega |
| 11. | 9 | Granovetter M 1985 Am J Sociol |
| 12. | 9 | Kalev A 2006 Am Sociol Rev |
| 13. | 9 | Burt RS 1992 Structural Holes |
Annual Review of Sociology
102 articles citing 12,598 different works with an average article referencing 134 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 17% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 8 | Wilson WJ 1987 Truly Disadvantaged |
| 2. | 8 | Bourdieu P 1984 Distinction Social C |
| 3. | 7 | Correll SJ 2007 Am J Sociol |
| 4. | 7 | Lamont M 2002 Annu Rev Sociol |
| 5. | 7 | Mcpherson M 2001 Annu Rev Sociol |
| 6. | 7 | Blau P 1967 Am Occupation Struct |
| 7. | 7 | Meyer JW 1977 Am J Sociol |
| 8. | 6 | Alba RD 2003 Remaking Am Mainstre |
| 9. | 6 | Wilson WJ 1996 Work Disappears Worl |
| 10. | 6 | Lareau A 2003 Unequal Childhoods |
| 11. | 6 | Morris M 1999 Annu Rev Sociol |
| 12. | 6 | Denton Nancy A 1993 Am Apartheid Segrega |
| 13. | 6 | Meyer JW 1997 Am J Sociol |
British Journal of Sociology
169 articles citing 7,296 different works with an average article referencing 48 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 19% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 11 | Beck U 1992 Risk Soc New Moderni |
| 2. | 10 | Bourdieu P 1984 Distinction Social C |
| 3. | 8 | Putnam RD 2000 Bowling Alone Collap |
| 4. | 8 | Latour B 1987 Sci Action |
| 5. | 8 | Beck U 2006 Brit J Sociol |
| 6. | 7 | Giddens A 1991 Modernity Self Ident |
| 7. | 7 | Beck Ulrich 2006 Cosmopolitan Vision |
| 8. | 7 | Beck U 2010 Brit J Sociol |
| 9. | 7 | Goldthorpe JH 1987 Social Mobility Clas |
| 10. | 7 | Giddens A 1990 Consequences Moderni |
City & Community
78 articles citing 4,017 different works with an average article referencing 60 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 23% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 14 | Wilson WJ 1987 Truly Disadvantaged |
| 2. | 11 | Pattillo Mary 2007 Black Block Politics |
| 3. | 11 | Molotch Harvey L 1987 Urban Fortunes Polit |
| 4. | 10 | Putnam RD 2000 Bowling Alone Collap |
| 5. | 10 | Zukin S 1995 Cultures Cities |
| 6. | 9 | Wilson WJ 1996 Work Disappears New |
| 7. | 9 | Denton Nancy A 1993 Am Apartheid Segrega |
| 8. | 8 | Lloyd R 2006 Neobohemia Art Comme |
| 9. | 8 | Smith N 1996 New Urban Frontier G |
| 10. | 8 | Anderson E 1990 Streetwise Race Clas |
| 11. | 8 | Sampson RJ 1997 Science |
| 12. | 8 | Florida R 2002 Rise Creative Class |
Criminology
157 articles citing 7,752 different works with an average article referencing 72 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 31% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 50 | Gottfredson MR 1990 Gen Theory Crime |
| 2. | 30 | Sampson RJ 1993 Crime Making Pathway |
| 3. | 30 | Hirschi T 1969 Causes Delinquency |
| 4. | 29 | Anderson E 1999 Code Street |
| 5. | 28 | Sampson RJ 1997 Science |
| 6. | 24 | Raudenbush SW 2002 Hierarchical Linear |
| 7. | 21 | Cohen LE 1979 Am Sociol Rev |
| 8. | 20 | Laub JH 2003 Shared Beginings Div |
| 9. | 19 | Wilson WJ 1987 Truly Disadvantaged |
| 10. | 19 | Moffitt TE 1993 Psychol Rev |
Demography
245 articles citing 10,747 different works with an average article referencing 53 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 22% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 12 | Bumpass L 2000 Pop Stud-j Demog |
| 2. | 12 | Idler EL 1997 J Health Soc Behav |
| 3. | 10 | Reichman NE 2001 Child Youth Serv Rev |
| 4. | 10 | Alba RD 2003 Remaking Am Mainstre |
| 5. | 10 | Ruggles S 2004 Integrated Public US |
| 6. | 10 | Portes A 1993 Ann Am Acad Polit SS |
| 7. | 10 | Mclanahan S 2004 Demography |
| 8. | 10 | Becker Gary S 1981 Treatise Family |
| 9. | 10 | Schwartz CR 2005 Demography |
| 10. | 8 | Rosenzweig MR 1982 Am Econ Rev |
| 11. | 8 | Mclanahan Sara 1994 Growing Single Paren |
Gender & Society
143 articles citing 4,934 different works with an average article referencing 42 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 26% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 39 | West C 1987 Gender Soc |
| 2. | 21 | Acker J 1990 Gender Soc |
| 3. | 18 | Collins Patricia Hill 1990 Black Feminist Thoug |
| 4. | 18 | Ridgeway CL 2004 Gender Soc |
| 5. | 16 | Hays S 1996 Cultural Contradicti |
| 6. | 16 | Connell RW 1995 Masculinities |
| 7. | 15 | England P 2010 Gender Soc |
| 8. | 15 | Connell RW 2005 Gender Soc |
| 9. | 13 | Risman BJ 2004 Gender Soc |
| 10. | 13 | Stone P 2007 Opting Out Why Women |
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography
115 articles citing 5,868 different works with an average article referencing 57 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 19% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 21 | Glaser BG 1967 Discovery Grounded T |
| 2. | 16 | Goffman E 1959 Presentation Self EV |
| 3. | 10 | Fretz Rachel 1995 Writing Ethnographic |
| 4. | 10 | Bourdieu P 1984 Distinction Social C |
| 5. | 9 | West C 1987 Gender Soc |
| 6. | 9 | Lofland J 1995 Anal Social Settings |
| 7. | 9 | Goffman E 1963 Stigma Notes Managem |
| 8. | 9 | Adler PA 1987 Membership Roles Fie |
| 9. | 8 | Anderson L 2006 J Contemp Ethnogr |
| 10. | 8 | Duneier Mitchell 1999 Sidewalk |
| 11. | 8 | Hochschild A 1983 Managed Heart |
| 12. | 8 | Blumer H 1969 Symbolic Interaction |
| 13. | 8 | Mead GH 1934 Mind Self Soc |
| 14. | 8 | Spradley JP 1979 Ethnographic Intervi |
Journal of Health and Social Behavior
141 articles citing 6,756 different works with an average article referencing 58 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 24% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 22 | Radloff L S 1977 Applied Psychological Measurement |
| 2. | 19 | Pearlin LI 1981 J Health Soc Behav |
| 3. | 19 | Pearlin LI 1989 J Health Soc Behav |
| 4. | 13 | Idler EL 1997 J Health Soc Behav |
| 5. | 13 | Phelan JO 1995 J Hlth Social Behav |
| 6. | 13 | House JS 1988 Science |
| 7. | 11 | Pearlin LI 1999 Hdb Sociology Mental |
| 8. | 10 | Freidson E 1970 Professional Dominan |
| 9. | 10 | Thoits PA 1995 J Hlth Social Behav |
| 10. | 10 | Mirowsky J 2003 Social Causes Psycho |
Journal of Marriage and Family
376 articles citing 13,090 different works with an average article referencing 51 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 31% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 35 | Mclanahan Sara 1994 Growing Single Paren |
| 2. | 31 | Osborne C 2007 J Marriage Fam |
| 3. | 31 | Bumpass L 2000 Pop Stud-j Demog |
| 4. | 29 | Cherlin AJ 2004 J Marriage Fam |
| 5. | 28 | Edin K 2005 Promises I Can Keep |
| 6. | 25 | Rossi AS 1990 Human Bonding Parent |
| 7. | 24 | Radloff L S 1977 Applied Psychological Measurement |
| 8. | 22 | Fomby P 2007 Am Sociol Rev |
| 9. | 21 | Reichman NE 2001 Child Youth Serv Rev |
| 10. | 21 | Carlson M 2004 Demography |
| 11. | 21 | Becker Gary S 1981 Treatise Family |
| 12. | 21 | Acock AC 2005 J Marriage Fam |
Journal of Mathematical Sociology
100 articles citing 1,747 different works with an average article referencing 39 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 21% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 20 | Coleman JS 1990 Fdn Social Sci Theor |
| 2. | 14 | Schelling T 1978 Micromotives Macrobe |
| 3. | 12 | Wasserman S 1994 Social Network Anal |
| 4. | 12 | Olson Mancur 1965 Logic Collective Act |
| 5. | 10 | Cartwright D 1956 Psychol Rev |
| 6. | 10 | Bolton GE 2000 Am Econ Rev |
| 7. | 10 | Blau PM 1964 Exchange Power Socia |
| 8. | 10 | Hummon NP 2003 Soc Networks |
| 9. | 10 | Schelling TC 1971 J Math Sociol |
| 10. | 10 | Fehr E 2007 Annu Rev Sociol |
| 11. | 10 | Davis JA 1967 Hum Relat |
| 12. | 10 | Macy MW 2002 Annu Rev Sociol |
Mobilization
102 articles citing 5,261 different works with an average article referencing 68 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 29% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 30 | Mcadam D 2001 Dynamics Contention |
| 2. | 23 | Tilly C 1978 Mobilization Revolut |
| 3. | 23 | Mccarthy JD 1977 Am J Sociol |
| 4. | 23 | Snow DA 1986 Am Sociol Rev |
| 5. | 19 | Kriesi H 1995 New Social Movements |
| 6. | 18 | Tarrow S 1998 Power Movement Socia |
| 7. | 16 | Benford RD 2000 Annu Rev Sociol |
| 8. | 14 | Tarrow Sidney 1994 Power Movement |
| 9. | 14 | Mcadam Douglas 1982 Political Process DE |
| 10. | 14 | Piven FF 1977 Poor Peoples Movemen |
| 11. | 14 | Mcadam D 1999 Political Process DE |
Qualitative Sociology
106 articles citing 5,126 different works with an average article referencing 53 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 18% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 10 | Bourdieu P 1984 Distinction |
| 2. | 8 | Glaser BG 1967 Discovery Grounded T |
| 3. | 7 | Goffman E 1959 Presentation Self EV |
| 4. | 7 | Lareau A 2003 Unequal Childhoods |
| 5. | 7 | Bourdieu P 1990 Logic Practice |
| 6. | 7 | Goffman E 1963 Stigma Notes Managem |
| 7. | 6 | Wacquant Loic 2004 Body Soul Notebooks |
| 8. | 6 | Feagin JR 1991 Am Sociol Rev |
| 9. | 5 | Mills CW 1940 Am Sociol Rev |
| 10. | 5 | Stacey J 1988 Women Stud Int Forum |
| 11. | 5 | Anderson E 1990 Streetwise Race Clas |
| 12. | 5 | West C 1987 Gender Soc |
| 13. | 5 | Fretz Rachel 1995 Writing Ethnographic |
| 14. | 5 | Garfinkel Harold 1967 Studies Ethnomethodo |
| 15. | 5 | Duneier Mitchell 1999 Sidewalk |
| 16. | 5 | Blee Kathleen M 1998 Qualitative Sociolog |
| 17. | 5 | Hochschild A 1983 Managed Heart |
| 18. | 5 | Mcadam D 2001 Dynamics Contention |
Rationality and Society
74 articles citing 3,251 different works with an average article referencing 50 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 21% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 15 | Coleman JS 1990 Fdn Social Theory |
| 2. | 8 | Fehr E 1999 Q J Econ |
| 3. | 8 | Olson Mancur 1965 Logic Collective Act |
| 4. | 8 | Yamagishi T 1986 J Pers Soc Psychol |
| 5. | 7 | Axelrod R 1984 Evolution Cooperatio |
| 6. | 7 | Granovetter M 1985 Am J Sociol |
| 7. | 7 | Camerer Colin 2003 Behav Game Theory EX |
| 8. | 6 | Blau PM 1964 Exchange Power Socia |
| 9. | 6 | Ledyard JO 1995 Hdb Expt EC |
| 10. | 6 | Rabin M 1993 Am Econ Rev |
| 11. | 6 | Hoffman E 1996 Am Econ Rev |
| 12. | 6 | Ostrom E 1998 Am Polit Sci Rev |
| 13. | 6 | Glaeser EL 2000 Q J Econ |
| 14. | 6 | Fehr E 2003 Nature |
| 15. | 6 | Fehr E 2002 Nature |
Rural Sociology
97 articles citing 5,367 different works with an average article referencing 61 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 18% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 9 | Lichter DT 2006 Rural Sociol |
| 2. | 8 | Wilkinson KP 1991 Community Rural AM |
| 3. | 8 | Granovetter MS 1973 Am J Sociol |
| 4. | 8 | Guthman J 2004 Cal Stud Crit Hum GE |
| 5. | 8 | Dillman DA 2000 Mail Internet Survey |
| 6. | 7 | Putnam RD 2000 Bowling Alone Collap |
| 7. | 7 | Portes A 1998 Annu Rev Sociol |
| 8. | 7 | Putnam R 1993 Making Democracy Wor |
| 9. | 6 | Donato KM 2007 Rural Sociol |
| 10. | 6 | Allen Patricia 2004 Together Table Susta |
| 11. | 6 | Johnson KM 2000 Rural Sociol |
Social Forces
274 articles citing 13,685 different works with an average article referencing 59 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 23% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 24 | Raudenbush SW 2002 Hierarchical Linear |
| 2. | 15 | Bourdieu P 1984 Distinction Social C |
| 3. | 15 | Putnam RD 2000 Bowling Alone Collap |
| 4. | 11 | Granovetter MS 1973 Am J Sociol |
| 5. | 11 | Denton Nancy A 1993 Am Apartheid Segrega |
| 6. | 11 | Mcpherson M 2001 Annu Rev Sociol |
| 7. | 10 | Halaby CN 2004 Annu Rev Sociol |
| 8. | 10 | Wilson WJ 1987 Truly Disadvantaged |
| 9. | 10 | Blau P 1967 Am Occupational Stru |
| 10. | 10 | Long Jscott 1997 Regression Models CA |
| 11. | 10 | Budig MJ 2001 Am Sociol Rev |
Social Problems
127 articles citing 9,279 different works with an average article referencing 84 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 22% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 13 | Anderson E 1999 Code Street |
| 2. | 11 | Wilson WJ 1987 Truly Disadvantaged |
| 3. | 10 | Gamson WA 1992 Talking Politics |
| 4. | 10 | Mcadam Douglas 1982 Political Process DE |
| 5. | 10 | Mccarthy JD 1977 Am J Sociol |
| 6. | 9 | Blalock H 1967 Theory Minority Grou |
| 7. | 9 | Bourdieu P 1984 Distinction Social C |
| 8. | 8 | Raudenbush SW 2002 Hierarchical Linear |
| 9. | 8 | Swidler A 1986 Am Sociol Rev |
| 10. | 8 | Gitlin T 1980 Whole World Watching |
| 11. | 8 | Benford RD 2000 Annu Rev Sociol |
| 12. | 8 | Snow DA 1986 Am Sociol Rev |
Social Psychology Quarterly
74 articles citing 4,075 different works with an average article referencing 62 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 21% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 13 | Goffman E 1963 Stigma Notes Managem |
| 2. | 10 | Mead GH 1934 Mind Self Soc Standp |
| 3. | 9 | Goffman E 1959 Presentation Self EV |
| 4. | 8 | Hochschild A 1983 Managed Heart Commer |
| 5. | 7 | Emerson RM 1972 Sociological Theorie |
| 6. | 7 | Baron RM 1986 J Pers Soc Psychol |
| 7. | 6 | Cooley CH 1902 Human Nature Social |
| 8. | 6 | Molm LD 1999 Am Sociol Rev |
| 9. | 6 | Collins Randall 2004 Interaction Ritual C |
| 10. | 6 | Blumer H 1969 Symbolic Interaction |
| 11. | 6 | Snow DA 1987 Am J Sociol |
| 12. | 6 | Thibaut JW 1959 Social Psychol Group |
| 13. | 6 | Lawler EJ 1996 Am Sociol Rev |
| 14. | 6 | Francis LE 1997 Soc Psychol Quart |
| 15. | 6 | Irvine Leslie 1999 Codependent Foreverm |
Social Science Research
396 articles citing 17,970 different works with an average article referencing 57 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 25% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 26 | Denton Nancy A 1993 Am Apartheid Segrega |
| 2. | 24 | Wilson WJ 1987 Truly Disadvantaged |
| 3. | 21 | Raudenbush SW 2002 Hierarchical Models |
| 4. | 19 | Alba RD 2003 Remaking Am Mainstre |
| 5. | 16 | Lareau A 2003 Unequal Childhoods C |
| 6. | 15 | Wilson WJ 1996 Work Disappears Worl |
| 7. | 15 | Blau P 1967 Am Occupational Stru |
| 8. | 14 | Portes A 2001 Legacies Story Immig |
| 9. | 14 | Blalock H 1967 Theory Minority Grou |
| 10. | 14 | Sampson RJ 1997 Science |
| 11. | 14 | Heckman JJ 1979 Econometrica |
| 12. | 14 | Putnam RD 2000 Bowling Alone Collap |
| 13. | 14 | Mclanahan Sara 1994 Growing Single Paren |
Sociological Forum
160 articles citing 7,469 different works with an average article referencing 52 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 19% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 14 | Putnam RD 2000 Bowling Alone Collap |
| 2. | 11 | Dimaggio P 1997 Annu Rev Sociol |
| 3. | 10 | Vaisey S 2008 Sociol Forum |
| 4. | 10 | Bourdieu P 1984 Distinction Social C |
| 5. | 9 | Swidler A 1986 Am Sociol Rev |
| 6. | 8 | Lamont M 2002 Annu Rev Sociol |
| 7. | 8 | Swidler A 2001 Talk Love Culture MA |
| 8. | 7 | Lamont M 1992 Money Morals Manners |
| 9. | 6 | Collins Randall 2004 Interaction Ritual C |
| 10. | 6 | Portes A 1993 Ann Am Acad Polit SS |
| 11. | 6 | Cerulo K 2002 Culture Mind Sociolo |
| 12. | 6 | Cerulo K 2006 Never Saw IT Coming |
| 13. | 6 | Snow DA 1986 Am Sociol Rev |
| 14. | 6 | Vaisey S 2009 Am J Sociol |
| 15. | 6 | Meyer JW 1997 Am J Sociol |
Sociological Methodology
43 articles citing 1,721 different works with an average article referencing 44 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 19% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 5 | Rosenbaum Paul R 2002 Observational Studie |
| 2. | 5 | Wasserman S 1994 Social Network Anal |
| 3. | 5 | Heckathorn DD 1997 Soc Probl |
| 4. | 4 | Volz E 2008 J Off Stat |
| 5. | 4 | Coleman JS 1958 Hum Organ |
| 6. | 4 | Salganik MJ 2004 Sociol Methodol |
| 7. | 4 | Snijders Tab 2006 Sociol Methodol |
| 8. | 4 | WU LL 2000 Sociol Method Res |
| 9. | 4 | Goodman LA 1961 Ann Math Stat |
| 10. | 4 | Heckathorn DD 2007 Sociol Methodol |
| 11. | 4 | Wooldridge Jeffrey M 2002 Econometric Anal Cro |
| 12. | 4 | Mclachlan G 2000 Finite Mixture Model |
| 13. | 4 | Abbott A 2000 Sociol Method Res |
| 14. | 4 | Pattison P 2002 Sociol Methodol |
| 15. | 4 | Little Rja 2002 Stat Anal Missing DA |
Sociological Methods & Research
87 articles citing 3,203 different works with an average article referencing 41 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 19% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 8 | WU LL 2000 Sociol Method Res |
| 2. | 7 | Abbott A 1990 Am J Sociol |
| 3. | 6 | Elzinga CH 2003 Sociol Method Res |
| 4. | 6 | Levine JH 2000 Sociol Method Res |
| 5. | 6 | Abbott A 2000 Sociol Method Res |
| 6. | 6 | Scherer S 2001 Eur Sociol Rev |
| 7. | 6 | Mason KO 1973 Am Sociol Rev |
| 8. | 6 | Yang Y 2004 Sociol Methodol |
| 9. | 5 | Winship C 1999 Annu Rev Sociol |
| 10. | 5 | Abbott A 1986 J Interdiscipl Hist |
| 11. | 5 | Brzinsky-fay C 2006 Stata J |
| 12. | 5 | Abbot A 2000 Sociol Method Res |
| 13. | 5 | Rosenbaum PR 1983 Biometrika |
| 14. | 5 | Rodgers WL 1982 Am Sociol Rev |
| 15. | 5 | Fienberg SE 1985 Cohort Anal Social R |
| 16. | 5 | O’brien RM 2000 Soc Sci Res |
| 17. | 5 | American Sociological Association 2011 No Source |
| 18. | 5 | Kupper LL 1985 J Chron Dis |
| 19. | 5 | Mcvicar D 2002 J Roy Stat Soc A Sta |
| 20. | 5 | Pollock G 2007 J Roy Stat Soc A Sta |
Sociological Perspectives
85 articles citing 4,724 different works with an average article referencing 59 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 16% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 6 | Wilson WJ 1987 Truly Disadvantaged |
| 2. | 6 | Granovetter MS 1973 Am J Sociol |
| 3. | 5 | Hochschild A 1983 Managed Heart Commer |
| 4. | 5 | Omi M 1994 Racial Formation US |
| 5. | 5 | Putnam RD 2000 Bowling Alone Collap |
| 6. | 5 | Portes Alejandro 1996 Immigrant Am Portrai |
| 7. | 5 | Portes A 2001 Legacies Story Immig |
| 8. | 5 | Coleman J 1988 Am J Sociol |
| 9. | 4 | Mcneal RB 1999 Soc Forces |
| 10. | 4 | Coleman JS 1988 Am J Sociol |
| 11. | 4 | Portes A 1993 Ann Am Acad Polit SS |
| 12. | 4 | Meyer JW 1977 Am J Sociol |
| 13. | 4 | Coleman JS 1990 Fdn Social Theory |
| 14. | 4 | Gordon MM 1964 Assimilation Am Life |
| 15. | 4 | Feagin JR 1994 Living Racism Black |
| 16. | 4 | Strauss A 1990 Basics Qualitative R |
| 17. | 4 | Gans HJ 1979 Ethnic Racial Stud |
| 18. | 4 | Lareau A 2003 Unequal Childhoods |
Sociological Quarterly
131 articles citing 7,980 different works with an average article referencing 67 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 18% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 8 | Raudenbush SW 2002 Hierarchical Models |
| 2. | 8 | Wilson WJ 1987 Truly Disadvantaged |
| 3. | 7 | Snow DA 1986 Am Sociol Rev |
| 4. | 7 | Putnam RD 2000 Bowling Alone Collap |
| 5. | 7 | Bourdieu P 1984 Distinction Social C |
| 6. | 6 | Glaser BG 1967 Discovery Grounded T |
| 7. | 6 | Blumer H 1958 Pac Sociol Rev |
| 8. | 6 | Bellah RN 1985 Habits Heart |
| 9. | 6 | Goffman E 1963 Stigma Notes Managem |
| 10. | 5 | Swidler A 1986 Am Sociol Rev |
| 11. | 5 | Black Donald 1976 Behav Law |
| 12. | 5 | Denton Nancy A 1993 Am Apartheid Segrega |
| 13. | 5 | Morris Aldon D 1984 Origins Civil Rights |
| 14. | 5 | Baron RM 1986 J Pers Soc Psychol |
| 15. | 5 | Finke R 1988 Am Sociol Rev |
Sociological Theory
69 articles citing 5,457 different works with an average article referencing 88 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 19% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 13 | Swidler A 1986 Am Sociol Rev |
| 2. | 12 | Sewell WH 1992 Am J Sociol |
| 3. | 11 | Bourdieu P 1977 Outline Theory Pract |
| 4. | 10 | Giddens A 1984 Constitution Soc Onl |
| 5. | 10 | Bourdieu P 1992 Invitation Reflexive |
| 6. | 9 | Bourdieu P 1984 Distinction Social C |
| 7. | 9 | Bourdieu P 1990 Logic Practice |
| 8. | 8 | Berger P 1967 Social Construction |
| 9. | 8 | Mcadam D 2001 Dynamics Contention |
| 10. | 7 | Weber M 1978 EC Soc Outline Inter |
| 11. | 7 | Goffman E 1959 Presentation Self EV |
| 12. | 7 | Granovetter MS 1973 Am J Sociol |
| 13. | 7 | Emirbayer M 1998 Am J Sociol |
Sociology of Education
76 articles citing 3,691 different works with an average article referencing 59 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 24% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 14 | Raudenbush SW 2002 Hierarchical Linear |
| 2. | 12 | Lareau A 2003 Unequal Childhoods |
| 3. | 9 | Ainsworth-darnell JW 1998 Am Sociol Rev |
| 4. | 9 | Entwisle DR 1997 Children Sch Inequal |
| 5. | 8 | Moody J 2001 Am J Sociol |
| 6. | 8 | Downey DB 2004 Am Sociol Rev |
| 7. | 7 | Coleman JS 1961 Adolescent Soc |
| 8. | 7 | Coleman JS 1988 Am J Sociol |
| 9. | 7 | Morgan SL 1999 Am Sociol Rev |
| 10. | 7 | Rosenbaum James 2001 Coll All Career Path |
| 11. | 7 | Lucas SR 1999 Tracking Inequality |
| 12. | 7 | Phillips M 1998 Black White Test Sco |
| 13. | 7 | Coleman J 1966 Equality ED Opportun |
Sociology of Health & Illness
295 articles citing 12,396 different works with an average article referencing 50 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 24% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 22 | Giddens A 1991 Modernity Self Ident |
| 2. | 19 | Glaser BG 1967 Discovery Grounded T |
| 3. | 18 | Freidson E 1970 Profession Med |
| 4. | 16 | Bury M 1982 Sociol Health Illn |
| 5. | 15 | Bourdieu P 1984 Distinction Social C |
| 6. | 14 | Clarke AE 2003 Am Sociol Rev |
| 7. | 14 | Courtenay WH 2000 Soc Sci Med |
| 8. | 14 | Rose N 2007 Politics of Life Itself: Biomedicine |
| 9. | 13 | Parsons T 1951 Social System |
| 10. | 12 | Frank AW 1995 Wounded Storyteller |
| 11. | 12 | Connell RW 1995 Masculinities |
Sociology of Sport Journal
100 articles citing 5,425 different works with an average article referencing 65 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 22% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 11 | Bourdieu P 1984 Distinction Social C |
| 2. | 11 | Connell RW 2005 Gender Soc |
| 3. | 9 | Maguire J 1999 Global Sport Identit |
| 4. | 8 | Messner MA 2002 Taking Field Women M |
| 5. | 8 | Messner MA 1992 Power Play Sports PR |
| 6. | 7 | Connell R 2005 Masculinities |
| 7. | 7 | Andrews DL 1996 Sociol Sport J |
| 8. | 7 | Gard M 2005 Obesity Epidemic Sci |
| 9. | 7 | King S 2005 Qualitative Methods |
| 10. | 7 | Pringle R 2005 Sociol Sport J |
| 11. | 7 | Andrews DL 2008 Quest |
| 12. | 7 | Thorpe H 2009 Sociol Sport J |
| 13. | 7 | Connell RW 1995 Masculinities |
| 14. | 7 | Wilson B 2007 Sociol Sport J |
| 15. | 7 | Markula P 2006 Foucault Sport Exerc |
Sociology-the Journal of the British Sociological Association
254 articles citing 9,714 different works with an average article referencing 44 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 22% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 28 | Giddens A 1991 Modernity Self Ident |
| 2. | 27 | Bourdieu P 1984 Distinction Social C |
| 3. | 23 | Skeggs B 1997 Formations Class Gen |
| 4. | 17 | Giddens Anthony 1992 Transformation Intim |
| 5. | 13 | Giddens A 1990 Consequences Moderni |
| 6. | 12 | Bourdieu P 1986 Hdb Theory Res Socio |
| 7. | 12 | Bourdieu P 1992 Invitation Reflexive |
| 8. | 12 | Sayer A 2005 Moral Significance C |
| 9. | 12 | Skeggs Beverly 2004 Class Self Culture |
| 10. | 12 | Savage Michael 2000 Class Anal Social TR |
| 11. | 12 | Smart C 2007 Personal Life |
Theory and Society
102 articles citing 7,289 different works with an average article referencing 80 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 19% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 13 | Dimaggio PJ 1983 Am Sociol Rev |
| 2. | 13 | Bourdieu P 1984 Distinction Social C |
| 3. | 12 | Bourdieu P 1977 Outline Theory Pract |
| 4. | 9 | Sewell WH 1992 Am J Sociol |
| 5. | 8 | Swidler A 1986 Am Sociol Rev |
| 6. | 8 | Weber Max 1978 EC Soc |
| 7. | 8 | Dimaggio Paul J 1991 New I Org Anal |
| 8. | 7 | Friedland R 1991 New I Org Anal |
| 9. | 7 | Fligstein N 2001 Architecture Market |
| 10. | 7 | Meyer JW 1977 Am J Sociol |
| 11. | 7 | Latour B 1987 Sci Action |
| 12. | 7 | Bourdieu P 1990 Logic Practice |
Work Employment and Society
188 articles citing 6,668 different works with an average article referencing 41 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 22% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 11 | Hochschild A 1983 Managed Heart |
| 2. | 11 | Kelly J 1998 Rethinking Ind Relat |
| 3. | 10 | Holgate J 2005 Work Employ Soc |
| 4. | 10 | Hakim C 2000 Work Lifestyle Choic |
| 5. | 10 | Taylor P 2002 Work Employ Soc |
| 6. | 9 | Taylor P 2005 Work Employ Soc |
| 7. | 9 | Burawoy M 1979 Manufacturing Consen |
| 8. | 9 | Warhurst C 2007 Work Employ Soc |
| 9. | 8 | Esping-andersen G 1990 3 Worlds Welfare Cap |
| 10. | 8 | Korczynski M 2002 Human Resource Manag |
| 11. | 8 | Crompton R 2005 Work Employ Soc |
Work and Occupations
66 articles citing 3,484 different works with an average article referencing 62 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 22% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 11 | Leidner R 1993 Fast Food Fast Talk |
| 2. | 9 | Hochschild A 1983 Managed Heart Commer |
| 3. | 8 | Lopez SH 2006 Work Occupation |
| 4. | 8 | Abbott A 1988 System Professions |
| 5. | 8 | Kan MY 2007 Work Occupation |
| 6. | 8 | Jacobs JA 2004 Time Divide Work Fam |
| 7. | 7 | Smith RA 2002 Annu Rev Sociol |
| 8. | 7 | Freidson E 1970 Professional Dominan |
| 9. | 7 | Hodson R 2006 Work Occupation |
| 10. | 7 | Mcguire GM 2007 Work Occupation |
Youth & Society
145 articles citing 6,739 different works with an average article referencing 51 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 18% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1. | 9 | Erikson E 1968 Identity Youth Crisi |
| 2. | 9 | Hirschi T 1969 Causes Delinquency |
| 3. | 9 | Arnett JJ 2000 Am Psychol |
| 4. | 8 | Miles MB 1994 Qualitative Data Ana |
| 5. | 8 | Strauss A 1990 Basics Qualitative R |
| 6. | 8 | Putnam RD 2000 Bowling Alone Collap |
| 7. | 7 | Agnew R 1992 Criminology |
| 8. | 6 | Hirschi Travis 1981 Measuring Delinquenc |
| 9. | 6 | Portes A 2001 Legacies Story 2 Gen |
| 10. | 6 | Cohen AK 1955 Delinquent Boys |
| 11. | 6 | Eccles J 2002 Community Programs P |
All 36 Journals Combined
5,306 articles citing 186,299 different works with an average article referencing 59 different works. The most frequently cited 10% of works accounted for 38% of total references.
| Rank | Cites | Citation |
| 1 | 219 | Bourdieu P 1984 Distinctions Social |
| 2 | 175 | Raudenbush SW 2002 Hierarchical Linear |
| 3 | 171 | Putnam RD 2000 Bowling Alone Am Dec |
| 4 | 166 | Wilson WJ 1987 Truly Disadvantaged |
| 5 | 144 | Granovetter MS 1973 Am J Sociol |
| 6 | 134 | Denton Nancy A 1993 Am Apartheid Segrega |
| 7 | 134 | Coleman JS 1990 Fdn Social Thoery |
| 8 | 127 | Glaser BG 1967 Discovery Grounded T |
| 9 | 122 | Lareau A 2003 Unequal Childhoods |
| 10 | 121 | West C 1987 Gender Soc |