About Alejandro Portes is a scholar working on
Sociology and Political Science ,
Demography and
Cultural Studies .
According to data from OpenAlex, Alejandro Portes has authored 307 papers receiving a total of 41.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 186 papers in
Sociology and Political Science , 62 papers in
Demography and 24 papers in
Cultural Studies . Recurrent topics in Alejandro Portes's work include
Migration and Labor Dynamics (97 papers),
Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (93 papers) and
Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (53 papers). Alejandro Portes is often cited by papers focused on Migration and Labor Dynamics (97 papers), Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (93 papers) and Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (53 papers). Alejandro Portes collaborates with scholars based in
United States ,
Bolivia and
Ireland . Alejandro Portes's co-authors include
Min Zhou ,
Rubén G. Rumbaut ,
Luis Eduardo Guarnizo ,
William Haller ,
Patricia Landolt ,
Archibald O. Haller ,
Kenneth Wilson ,
Patricia Fernández‐Kelly ,
William H. Sewell and
József Böröcz and has published in prestigious journals such as
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ,
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews .
Overview Impact Standout Papers Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Hit Papers Social Capital: Its Origins and Applicatio... 1969 2026 1988 2007 1998 1993 1993 1999 1969 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k Peers Alejandro Portes
Comparison fields: 5 of 173 Sociology and Political Science 31.0k Demography 8.7k Education 4.9k General Health Professions 4.7k Economics and Econometrics 3.8k Political Science and International Relations 3.6k Clinical Psychology 2.9k Management of Technology and Innovation 2.5k Health 2.1k Urban Studies 1.7k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1.6k Strategy and Management 1.5k Communication 1.5k Gender Studies 1.3k Social Psychology 1.3k Safety Research 1.2k Linguistics and Language 1.1k Cultural Studies 1.0k Finance 788 Accounting 781 Public Administration 746 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 576 Anthropology 500 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 472 Business and International Management 422 Development 422 Marketing 360 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 311 Language and Linguistics 305 Literature and Literary Theory 291 Developmental and Educational Psychology 282 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 279 Global and Planetary Change 263 Transportation 259 Epidemiology 252 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 222 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 218 Emergency Medical Services 210 General Social Sciences 210 Information Systems 201 Plant Science 178 Management Information Systems 158 Information Systems and Management 147 Geography, Planning and Development 146 Management Science and Operations Research 143 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 137 Law 131 Building and Construction 123 Philosophy 115 Food Science 114 Soil Science 107 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 91 History 83 Music 81 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 77 Artificial Intelligence 76 Infectious Diseases 71 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 65 Statistics and Probability 63 Archeology 62 Nutrition and Dietetics 61 Ecology 60 Museology 58 Computer Science Applications 58 Media Technology 57 Applied Psychology 54 Religious studies 54 Physiology 54 Cognitive Neuroscience 51 Nature and Landscape Conservation 50 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 45 Speech and Hearing 43 Psychiatry and Mental health 41 Genetics 35 Library and Information Sciences 34 Computer Networks and Communications 32 Human-Computer Interaction 28 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 28 Pollution 27 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 26 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 25 Pharmacy 25 Ocean Engineering 24 Oncology 24 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 24 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 21 Modeling and Simulation 21 Reproductive Medicine 20 Life-span and Life-course Studies 19 Human Factors and Ergonomics 18 Conservation 18 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 18 Occupational Therapy 17 History and Philosophy of Science 16 Molecular Biology 15 Civil and Structural Engineering 14 Automotive Engineering 13 Atmospheric Science 13 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 12 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 Emergency Medicine 11 Biomedical Engineering 11 Agronomy and Crop Science 10 Paleontology 10 General Psychology 10 Obstetrics and Gynecology 10 Environmental Engineering 9 Pharmacology 9 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 9 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 8 Control and Systems Engineering 8 Computational Theory and Mathematics 7 Health Information Management 7 Periodontics 7 Surgery 6 Behavioral Neuroscience 6 Water Science and Technology 6 Leadership and Management 6 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 6 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 5 Hepatology 5 Ecological Modeling 5 Parasitology 4 Mechanical Engineering 4 Toxicology 4 Signal Processing 4 Pharmacology 4 General Decision Sciences 3 Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 Ophthalmology 3 Industrial relations 3 Insect Science 3 Archeology 3 Rehabilitation 3 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 Neurology 2 Horticulture 2 Forestry 2 Genetics 2 Nephrology 2 Family Practice 2 Animal Science and Zoology 2 Aerospace Engineering 2 Geometry and Topology 2 Rheumatology 2 Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 Complementary and alternative medicine 2 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 2 Microbiology 2 Hematology 2 Materials Chemistry 2 Environmental Chemistry 2 Hardware and Architecture 2 Space and Planetary Science 1 Biological Psychiatry 1 Geology 1 Analytical Chemistry 1 Computational Mechanics 1 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 Applied Mathematics 1 Oceanography 1 Cancer Research 1 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 1 Architecture 1 Immunology 1 Research and Theory 1 Gastroenterology 1 Otorhinolaryngology 1 Classics 1 General Arts and Humanities 1 Virology 1
Sociology and Political Science 31.0k Demography 8.7k Education 4.9k General Health Professions 4.7k Economics and Econometrics 3.8k Robert D. Putnam United States
Anthony Giddens United Kingdom
Douglas S. Massey United States
Gary S. Becker United States
Peter M. Blau United States
Blake E. Ashforth United States
Peter L. Berger United States
Paul DiMaggio United States
Clifford Geertz United States
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All Works Load more (20 of 307) # Work Indexed citations 1 3 2 0 3 2 4 Immigrant America. A Portait
0 5 5 6 La educación de los hijos de inmigrantes: efectos contextuales sobre los logros educativos de la segunda generación
2 7 Immigration and Public Policy
0 8 9 9 13 10 La segunda generación en Madrid: un estudio longitudinal
9 11 Migración y cambio social: algunas reflexiones conceptuales
3 12 Migration and Development: A Conceptual Review of the Evidence
24 13 Empleo y desigualdad urbanos bajo libre mercado: consecuencias del experimento neoliberal
2 14 Capital social: origens e aplicações na sociologia contemporânea
16 15 The Economic Sociology of Immigration: Essays on Networks, Ethnicity, and Entrepreneurship
breakdown → 717 16 El neoliberalismo y la sociología del desarrollo: tendencias emergentes y efectos inesperados
6 17 1 18 Urbanización en Centroamérica
3 19 Mariel refugees: six years after.
8 20 42
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