Joel Best

85 papers and 1.6k indexed citations i.

About

Joel Best is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Joel Best has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 7 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 5 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Joel Best’s work include Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (12 papers), Crime, Deviance, and Social Control (10 papers) and Social and Cultural Dynamics (7 papers). Joel Best is often cited by papers focused on Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (12 papers), Crime, Deviance, and Social Control (10 papers) and Social and Cultural Dynamics (7 papers). Joel Best collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Joel Best's co-authors include Tukufu Zuberi, Erving Goffman, Steve Kroll‐Smith, James D. Orcutt, David F. Luckenbill, Joseph W. Schneider, Mark Colvin, J. S. La Fontaine, Adam Jamrozik and David Schweingruber and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Social Forces and Social Problems.

In The Last Decade

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Fields of papers citing papers by Joel Best

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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