Richard Alba

164 papers and 14.4k indexed citations i.

About

Richard Alba is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Education and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Alba has authored 164 papers receiving a total of 14.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 13 papers in Education and 13 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Richard Alba’s work include Migration and Labor Dynamics (48 papers), Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (41 papers) and Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (35 papers). Richard Alba is often cited by papers focused on Migration and Labor Dynamics (48 papers), Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (41 papers) and Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (35 papers). Richard Alba collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Richard Alba's co-authors include Victor Nee, John Logan, Nancy Foner, Brian J. Stults, Wenquan Zhang, Klaus J. Bade, Yasemin Nuhoğlu Soysal, Reynolds Farley, Reid M. Golden and Roxane Silberman and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Administrative Science Quarterly.

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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