Howard S. Becker
Impact in
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- Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Management and Organizational Studies
- Sociology and Political Science top 0.02%
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Education, sociology, and vocational training
- Crime, Deviance, and Social Control
Papers in
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- French Urban and Social Studies 12
- Education, sociology, and vocational training 9
- Crime, Deviance, and Social Control 7
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- Advanced Topology and Set Theory 15
- Co-authors
- Blanche Geer (13 shared papers)Richard K. Kerckhoff (1 shared paper)Gresham M. Sykes (1 shared paper)Charles C. Ragin (3 shared papers)Nicolas Dodier (1 shared paper)Everett C. Hughes (8 shared papers)Irving Louis Horowitz (5 shared papers)Anselm Strauss (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- American Sociological Review (23 papers)Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (21 papers)American Journal of Sociology (14 papers)Social Problems (11 papers)Qualitative Sociology (7 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesPhilippinesGermany
In The Last Decade
Howard S. Becker
254 papers receiving 18.6k citations
Howard S. Becker's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 202
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3.1k
- Sociology and Political Science 11.2k
- Urban Studies 1.2k
- Music 638
- Gender Studies 1.4k
Countries citing papers authored by Howard S. Becker
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outsiders; studies in the sociology of deviance Hit paper breakdown → | 1963 | 3105 |
| 2 | Notes on the Concept of Commitment Hit paper breakdown → | 1960 | 2679 |
| 3 | What Is a Case? Exploring the Foundations of Social Inquiry Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 1200 |
| 4 | Outsiders: Studies in the Sociology of Deviance. Hit paper breakdown → | 1964 | 1166 |
| 5 | Outsiders: Studies in The Sociology of Deviance. Hit paper breakdown → | 1964 | 1047 |
| 6 | Whose Side Are We On? Hit paper breakdown → | 1967 | 960 |
| 7 | Boys in White: Student Culture in Medical School. Hit paper breakdown → | 1962 | 778 |
| 8 | Becoming a Marihuana User Hit paper breakdown → | 1953 | 636 |
| 9 | Tricks of the Trade Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 556 |
| 10 | Tricks of the Trade: How to Think about Your Research While You're Doing It Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 511 |
| 11 | Sociological Work: Method and Substance. Hit paper breakdown → | 1971 | 388 |
| 12 | Boys in White: Student Culture in Medical School. Hit paper breakdown → | 1962 | 383 |
| 13 | Participant Observation and Interviewing: A Comparison Hit paper breakdown → | 1957 | 349 |
| 14 | Art As Collective Action Hit paper breakdown → | 1974 | 330 |
| 15 | 1985 | 301 | |
| 16 | 1958 | 297 | |
| 17 | Photography and Sociology Hit paper breakdown → | 1974 | 279 |
| 18 | 2002 | 232 | |
| 19 | 1996 | 228 | |
| 20 | Making the Grade: The Academic Side of College Life. Hit paper breakdown → | 1969 | 227 |
About Howard S. Becker
Howard S. Becker is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Geometry and Topology, Urban Studies, Visual Arts and Performing Arts and Education, having authored 281 papers that have together received 22.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Topology and Set Theory (15 papers), French Urban and Social Studies (12 papers), Education, sociology, and vocational training (9 papers), Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms (9 papers), Photography and Visual Culture (8 papers), Crime, Deviance, and Social Control (7 papers), Visual Culture and Art Theory (6 papers) and Mathematical and Theoretical Analysis (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (3.1k citations), Sociology and Political Science (11.2k citations), Urban Studies (1.2k citations), Music (638 citations) and Gender Studies (1.4k citations). Howard S. Becker has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Philippines and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Blanche Geer, Richard K. Kerckhoff, Gresham M. Sykes, Charles C. Ragin, Nicolas Dodier, Everett C. Hughes, Irving Louis Horowitz, Anselm Strauss, Ivan Belknap and Anselm L. Strauss. Their work appears in journals such as American Sociological Review, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Journal of Sociology, Social Problems and Qualitative Sociology.
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