Neil J. Smelser

137 papers and 10.7k indexed citations i.

About

Neil J. Smelser is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Neil J. Smelser has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 12 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 9 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Neil J. Smelser’s work include Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (10 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (6 papers) and Economic Theory and Institutions (5 papers). Neil J. Smelser is often cited by papers focused on Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (10 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (6 papers) and Economic Theory and Institutions (5 papers). Neil J. Smelser collaborates with scholars based in United States and Italy. Neil J. Smelser's co-authors include Richard Swedberg, Paul B. Baltes, Francis Fukuyama, Ralph H. Turner, Samuel Bowles, Kurt Lang, Henry Teune, Randall Collins, Robert Bierstedt and Talcott Parsons and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of the American Statistical Association and Annals of Internal Medicine.

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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