Thomas Sowell
Impact in
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- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Critical Race Theory in Education
- Political Economy and Marxism
- Race, History, and American Society
- General Psychology top 5%
Papers in
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- Political Economy and Marxism 6
- Race, History, and American Society 4
- Education 13
- Education Systems and Policy 6
- Diverse Education Studies and Reforms 4
- Higher Education Research Studies 3
- Co-authors
- John Higham (1 shared paper)Francis Fukuyama (2 shared papers)Robert L. Boyd (1 shared paper)Daniel R. Vining (1 shared paper)D. O’Brien (1 shared paper)Pierre L. van den Berghe (1 shared paper)Kenneth E. Boulding (1 shared paper)Wilson Record (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Foreign Affairs (4 papers)Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (3 papers)Economica (3 papers)The Review of Black Political Economy (3 papers)The Journal of Higher Education (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGermany
In The Last Decade
Thomas Sowell
89 papers receiving 1.7k citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 118
- Sociology and Political Science 1.4k
- General Psychology 28
- General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 172
- Economics and Econometrics 522
- Demography 202
Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Sowell
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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Sowell
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Thomas Sowell, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 104 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethnic America: A History | 1981 | 201 |
| 2 | 1988 | 130 | |
| 3 | Race and Economics | 1975 | 121 |
| 4 | 1982 | 121 | |
| 5 | 1995 | 111 | |
| 6 | On Classical Economics | 2006 | 109 |
| 7 | 1997 | 108 | |
| 8 | Markets and minorities | 1981 | 96 |
| 9 | Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality | 1984 | 66 |
| 10 | The Economics and Politics of Race | 1983 | 66 |
| 11 | Affirmative Action Around the World | 2004 | 61 |
| 12 | 1980 | 61 | |
| 13 | 1974 | 60 | |
| 14 | 1995 | 60 | |
| 15 | A Conflict of Visions | 1987 | 57 |
| 16 | The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy | 1995 | 50 |
| 17 | 1985 | 44 | |
| 18 | The Housing Boom and Bust | 2009 | 36 |
| 19 | 1973 | 35 | |
| 20 | Marxism: Philosophy and Economics | 1985 | 34 |
About Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Education, Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Political Science and International Relations, having authored 104 papers that have together received 2.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Political Economy and Marxism (6 papers), Education Systems and Policy (6 papers), Economic Theory and Institutions (6 papers), Economic Theory and Policy (5 papers), Diverse Education Studies and Reforms (4 papers), Race, History, and American Society (4 papers), Higher Education Research Studies (3 papers) and Diverse Educational Innovations Studies (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Sociology and Political Science (1.4k citations), General Psychology (28 citations), General Economics, Econometrics and Finance (172 citations), Economics and Econometrics (522 citations) and Demography (202 citations). Thomas Sowell has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include John Higham, Francis Fukuyama, Robert L. Boyd, Daniel R. Vining, D. O’Brien, Pierre L. van den Berghe, Kenneth E. Boulding, Wilson Record, Leonard Dinnerstein and Patricia M. Danzon. Their work appears in journals such as Foreign Affairs, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Economica, The Review of Black Political Economy and The Journal of Higher Education.
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