American Journal of Sociology 542.5k citations
5.4k papers · indexed · active since 1950
Impact in Social Capital and Networks Social and Cultural Dynamics Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies Crime Patterns and Interventions Papers in i Social and Cultural Dynamics 410 Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies 380 Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice 333 Crime Patterns and Interventions 201 Social Capital and Networks 191 Religion and Society Interactions 180 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers American Journal of Sociology
Comparison fields: 5 of 245 Sociology and Political Science 280.5k Public Administration 20.8k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 58.9k Gender Studies 47.9k Strategy and Management 67.7k Communication 30.8k Health 25.6k Management of Technology and Innovation 24.5k Demography 37.7k Political Science and International Relations 68.5k Urban Studies 16.0k Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 4.0k Accounting 26.8k General Health Professions 51.7k Safety Research 19.2k Economics and Econometrics 57.9k Business and International Management 4.1k Social Psychology 38.4k Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 22.5k Marketing 15.7k Management Information Systems 12.7k Finance 13.6k Information Systems and Management 9.5k Management Science and Operations Research 16.1k Education 36.9k Clinical Psychology 23.8k Development 4.5k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 13.3k Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 1.2k General Decision Sciences 1.4k Transportation 5.1k Applied Psychology 3.4k General Social Sciences 2.3k Music 2.4k Computer Science Applications 3.7k General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 5.3k General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5.0k Anthropology 5.9k General Psychology 740 Geography, Planning and Development 3.0k Cultural Studies 4.3k Museology 1.8k Philosophy 5.6k Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2.4k Law 4.8k Language and Linguistics 5.1k Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 3.1k Human Factors and Ergonomics 1.1k History 4.5k Literature and Literary Theory 4.6k Statistics and Probability 3.1k Linguistics and Language 1.8k Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4.6k History and Philosophy of Science 1.8k Developmental and Educational Psychology 4.1k Nature and Landscape Conservation 3.6k Information Systems 6.1k Global and Planetary Change 5.4k Human-Computer Interaction 1.5k Cognitive Neuroscience 4.2k Pharmacy 869 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5.1k Modeling and Simulation 849 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 879 Research and Theory 142 Media Technology 1.6k Health Information Management 755 Artificial Intelligence 5.8k Leadership and Management 190 Library and Information Sciences 248 Building and Construction 2.2k Epidemiology 4.8k Food Science 2.6k Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2.4k Reproductive Medicine 1.1k Emergency Medical Services 855 Speech and Hearing 772 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 136 Psychiatry and Mental health 1.6k Religious studies 620 Soil Science 1.1k Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1.5k Family Practice 167 General Energy 112 Computer Networks and Communications 2.5k Archeology 1.1k Conservation 328 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 391 Life-span and Life-course Studies 80 Plant Science 3.2k Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 793 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 655 Archeology 72 Computational Mathematics 39 Genetics 1.7k Computational Theory and Mathematics 1.0k Environmental Engineering 850 Pharmacology 478 Occupational Therapy 222 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1.1k Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 876 Health Informatics 71 Infectious Diseases 850 Space and Planetary Science 70 Pollution 568 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1.1k Ocean Engineering 749 Architecture 73 Paleontology 325 Ecology 1.1k Ecological Modeling 185 Behavioral Neuroscience 135 Medical Terminology 9 Physiology 882 Geometry and Topology 321 Automotive Engineering 435 Developmental Biology 75 Geriatrics and Gerontology 102 Signal Processing 375 Classics 128 Sensory Systems 133 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 246 Pharmacology 432 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 425 Nutrition and Dietetics 383 Forestry 106 General Arts and Humanities 29 Emergency Medicine 181 Agronomy and Crop Science 222 Obstetrics and Gynecology 142 Molecular Biology 1.4k Industrial relations 13 Periodontics 82 Horticulture 19 Aging 32 Toxicology 56 Mathematical Physics 155 Complementary and alternative medicine 122 Biological Psychiatry 36 Rehabilitation 95 Civil and Structural Engineering 346 Theoretical Computer Science 19 Mechanical Engineering 546 Environmental Chemistry 142 Astronomy and Astrophysics 225 Medical Laboratory Technology 19 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 43 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 23 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 100 Control and Systems Engineering 303 Small Animals 83 Insect Science 129 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 153 Water Science and Technology 138 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 173 Software 42 Atmospheric Science 167 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 56 Chemical Health and Safety 6 Oncology 215 Virology 37 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 156 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 163 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 448 Dermatology 62 Anatomy 10 Microbiology 41 Biomedical Engineering 304 Neurology 53 Condensed Matter Physics 77 Applied Mathematics 67 Transplantation 15 Complementary and Manual Therapy 12 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 21 General Dentistry 8 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 17 Endocrinology 25 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 45 Neurology 66 Geology 27 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 134 Oceanography 51 Biochemistry 29 Nephrology 26 Surgery 147 Rheumatology 50 Ophthalmology 29 Hepatology 25 Analytical Chemistry 33 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 97 Cell Biology 48 Aquatic Science 21 Animal Science and Zoology 29 Oral Surgery 18 Parasitology 17 Developmental Neuroscience 10 Computational Mechanics 51 Hardware and Architecture 17 Aerospace Engineering 59 Numerical Analysis 13 Immunology 45 Genetics 21 Urology 12 Earth-Surface Processes 15 Biochemistry 12 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 8 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 9 Geophysics 25 Gastroenterology 9 Orthodontics 7 Cancer Research 24 Hematology 18 Geochemistry and Petrology 10 Mechanics of Materials 42 Materials Chemistry 74 Biophysics 9 Immunology and Allergy 7 Fuel Technology 1 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 1 Algebra and Number Theory 5 Organic Chemistry 30 Otorhinolaryngology 4 Internal Medicine 3 Spectroscopy 16 Filtration and Separation 2 Radiation 8 Polymers and Plastics 13 General Engineering 1 Biomaterials 11 Inorganic Chemistry 11 Clinical Biochemistry 5 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 10 Physiology 3 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 4 Equine 1 Ceramics and Composites 3 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 9 Electrochemistry 3 Biotechnology 4 Catalysis 3 Molecular Medicine 2 Process Chemistry and Technology 1 General Materials Science 1 Pharmaceutical Science 1 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1
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About American Journal of Sociology The 5.4k papers published in American Journal of Sociology in the last decades have received a total of 542.5k indexed citations . Papers published in American Journal of Sociology usually cover Sociology and Political Science (2.8k papers), Public Administration (184 papers), Gender Studies (431 papers), Political Science and International Relations (801 papers) and Demography (299 papers) specifically the topics of Social and Cultural Dynamics (410 papers), Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (380 papers), Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (333 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (201 papers), Social Capital and Networks (191 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (180 papers), Management and Organizational Studies (179 papers) and Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (170 papers). The most active scholars publishing in American Journal of Sociology are Mark Granovetter , James S. Coleman , John W. Meyer , Brian Rowan , Ronald S. Burt , Mustafa Emirbayer , Oliver E. Williamson , Howard S. Becker , Arlie Russell Hochschild and Michael T. Hannan .
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