Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies
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same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average
within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research
topics.
Social Capital: Its Origins and Applications in Modern Sociology
Countries citing papers authored by Alejandro Portes
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This map shows the geographic impact of Alejandro Portes's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Alejandro Portes with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Alejandro Portes more than expected).
Fields of papers citing papers by Alejandro Portes
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Alejandro Portes. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Alejandro Portes. The network helps show where Alejandro Portes may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alejandro Portes
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alejandro Portes.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alejandro Portes based on the total number of
citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges
represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together.
Node borders
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the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Portes, Alejandro & Lingxin Hao. (2014). La educación de los hijos de inmigrantes: efectos contextuales sobre los logros educativos de la segunda generación. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.2 indexed citations
Portes, Alejandro, et al.. (2009). La segunda generación en Madrid: un estudio longitudinal. Ribei Digital Library (University of Southampton). 1.9 indexed citations
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Portes, Alejandro. (2009). Migración y cambio social: algunas reflexiones conceptuales. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 9–37.3 indexed citations
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Portes, Alejandro. (2006). Migration and Development: A Conceptual Review of the Evidence. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics.24 indexed citations
Roberts, Bryan R. & Alejandro Portes. (2004). Empleo y desigualdad urbanos bajo libre mercado: consecuencias del experimento neoliberal. Nueva sociedad. 76–96.2 indexed citations
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Portes, Alejandro. (2000). Capital social: origens e aplicações na sociologia contemporânea. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.16 indexed citations
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Portes, Alejandro. (1998). El neoliberalismo y la sociología del desarrollo: tendencias emergentes y efectos inesperados. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(13). 9–53.6 indexed citations
Portes, Alejandro. (1972). Society's Perception of the Sociologist and Its Impact on Cross-National Research.. Rural Sociology.1 indexed citations
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