Alejandro Portes
Impact in
- Demography top 0.01%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
- Sociology and Political Science top 0.01%
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Social Capital and Networks
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
Papers in
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- Migration and Labor Dynamics 97
- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy 93
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research 19
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies 11
- Demography 62
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identity 53
- Co-authors
- Min Zhou (7 shared papers)Rubén G. Rumbaut (15 shared papers)Luis Eduardo Guarnizo (5 shared papers)William Haller (18 shared papers)Patricia Landolt (5 shared papers)Archibald O. Haller (3 shared papers)Kenneth Wilson (3 shared papers)Patricia Fernández‐Kelly (10 shared papers)
- Journals
- International Migration Review (38 papers)Ethnic and Racial Studies (19 papers)Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (16 papers)Social Forces (15 papers)American Sociological Review (14 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesBoliviaIreland
In The Last Decade
Alejandro Portes
282 papers receiving 34.7k citations
Alejandro Portes's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 168
- Demography 8.7k
- Sociology and Political Science 30.9k
- Management of Technology and Innovation 2.5k
- Urban Studies 1.7k
- Health 1.9k
Countries citing papers authored by Alejandro Portes
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Alejandro Portes, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Social Capital: Its Origins and Applications in Modern Sociology Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 7611 |
| 2 | The New Second Generation: Segmented Assimilation and its Variants Hit paper breakdown → | 1993 | 3251 |
| 3 | Embeddedness and Immigration: Notes on the Social Determinants of Economic Action Hit paper breakdown → | 1993 | 2246 |
| 4 | The study of transnationalism: pitfalls and promise of an emergent research field Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 1370 |
| 5 | The Educational and Early Occupational Attainment Process Hit paper breakdown → | 1969 | 1100 |
| 6 | Immigrant America Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 996 |
| 7 | Immigrant Enclaves: An Analysis of the Labor Market Experiences of Cubans in Miami Hit paper breakdown → | 1980 | 875 |
| 8 | Latin Journey: Cuban and Mexican Immigrants in the United States. Hit paper breakdown → | 1985 | 754 |
| 9 | Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 720 |
| 10 | The Economic Sociology of Immigration: Essays on Networks, Ethnicity, and Entrepreneurship Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 718 |
| 11 | Assimilation and Transnationalism: Determinants of Transnational Political Action among Contemporary Migrants Hit paper breakdown → | 2003 | 674 |
| 12 | Transnational Entrepreneurs: An Alternative Form of Immigrant Economic Adaptation Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 639 |
| 13 | The Informal Economy: Studies in Advanced and Less Developed Countries. Hit paper breakdown → | 1990 | 545 |
| 14 | Immigrant America: A Portrait. Hit paper breakdown → | 1992 | 532 |
| 15 | 2001 | 489 | |
| 16 | Immigration Theory for a New Century: Some Problems and Opportunities Hit paper breakdown → | 1997 | 483 |
| 17 | Contemporary Immigration: Theoretical Perspectives on its Determinants and Modes of Incorporation Hit paper breakdown → | 1989 | 478 |
| 18 | 2005 | 403 | |
| 19 | Immigrant America: A Portrait. Hit paper breakdown → | 1997 | 402 |
| 20 | 2000 | 391 |
About Alejandro Portes
Alejandro Portes is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Demography, Cultural Studies, Economics and Econometrics and Political Science and International Relations, having authored 307 papers that have together received 41.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Migration and Labor Dynamics (97 papers), Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (93 papers), Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (53 papers), Taxation and Compliance Studies (20 papers), Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (19 papers), Immigration and Intercultural Education (19 papers), Latin American Urban Studies (12 papers) and Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Demography (8.7k citations), Sociology and Political Science (30.9k citations), Management of Technology and Innovation (2.5k citations), Urban Studies (1.7k citations) and Health (1.9k citations). Alejandro Portes has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Bolivia and Ireland. Frequent co-authors include Min Zhou, Rubén G. Rumbaut, Luis Eduardo Guarnizo, William Haller, Patricia Landolt, Archibald O. Haller, Kenneth Wilson, Patricia Fernández‐Kelly, William H. Sewell and József Böröcz. Their work appears in journals such as International Migration Review, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Social Forces and American Sociological Review.
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