Randall Collins
Impact in
- Sociology and Political Science top 0.02%
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice
- Religion and Society Interactions
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Social Capital and Networks
- Political Conflict and Governance
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- Management and Organizational Studies
Papers in
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- Social and Cultural Dynamics 25
- Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory 25
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice 17
- Sociology and Norbert Elias 13
- Emile Durkheim and Sociology 10
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence 8
- Political Conflict and Governance 7
- Co-authors
- Christopher F. Armstrong (1 shared paper)Andrew Abbott (1 shared paper)Dwight B. Billings (1 shared paper)Charles M. Radding (1 shared paper)Joseph Ben‐David (2 shared papers)Christine Williams (1 shared paper)Theodore D. Kemper (1 shared paper)Guenther Roth (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (37 papers)Sociological Theory (14 papers)Theory and Society (12 papers)American Journal of Sociology (10 papers)American Sociological Review (7 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited KingdomAustralia
In The Last Decade
Randall Collins
251 papers receiving 14.0k citations
Randall Collins's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 174
- Sociology and Political Science 10.8k
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1.7k
- Public Administration 458
- Gender Studies 1.1k
- Political Science and International Relations 2.8k
Countries citing papers authored by Randall Collins
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Fields of papers citing papers by Randall Collins
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Co-authors
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 271 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Interaction Ritual Chains Hit paper breakdown → | 2004 | 3054 |
| 2 | The Credential Society: An Historical Sociology of Education and Stratification. Hit paper breakdown → | 1981 | 1335 |
| 3 | On the Microfoundations of Macrosociology Hit paper breakdown → | 1981 | 878 |
| 4 | Violence Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 613 |
| 5 | Functional and Conflict Theories of Educational Stratification Hit paper breakdown → | 1971 | 564 |
| 6 | Chaos of Disciplines Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 528 |
| 7 | Violence: A Micro-sociological Theory Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 447 |
| 8 | 1976 | 370 | |
| 9 | 1995 | 343 | |
| 10 | 1993 | 342 | |
| 11 | 2000 | 323 | |
| 12 | 1998 | 306 | |
| 13 | 2003 | 291 | |
| 14 | 1966 | 272 | |
| 15 | 1986 | 260 | |
| 16 | Stratification, emotional energy, and the transient emotions. | 1990 | 258 |
| 17 | 1990 | 253 | |
| 18 | 1995 | 253 | |
| 19 | 1987 | 250 | |
| 20 | 1979 | 222 |
About Randall Collins
Randall Collins is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Education, Economics and Econometrics and Social Psychology, having authored 271 papers that have together received 17.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Social and Cultural Dynamics (25 papers), Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory (25 papers), Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (17 papers), Sociology and Norbert Elias (13 papers), Emile Durkheim and Sociology (10 papers), Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (8 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (7 papers) and Economic Theory and Institutions (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Sociology and Political Science (10.8k citations), Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (1.7k citations), Public Administration (458 citations), Gender Studies (1.1k citations) and Political Science and International Relations (2.8k citations). Randall Collins has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Christopher F. Armstrong, Andrew Abbott, Dwight B. Billings, Charles M. Radding, Joseph Ben‐David, Christine Williams, Theodore D. Kemper, Guenther Roth, Richard Swedberg and Neil J. Smelser. Their work appears in journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Sociological Theory, Theory and Society, American Journal of Sociology and American Sociological Review.
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