Alvin W. Gouldner

25.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
94 papers, 16.6k citations indexed

About

Alvin W. Gouldner is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Education and General Social Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, Alvin W. Gouldner has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 16.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 3 papers in Education and 3 papers in General Social Sciences. Recurrent topics in Alvin W. Gouldner's work include Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (5 papers), Ethics in Business and Education (2 papers) and Emotions and Moral Behavior (2 papers). Alvin W. Gouldner is often cited by papers focused on Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (5 papers), Ethics in Business and Education (2 papers) and Emotions and Moral Behavior (2 papers). Alvin W. Gouldner collaborates with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. Alvin W. Gouldner's co-authors include Robert Dubin, Steven Deutsch, Richard A. Peterson, Guy E. Swanson, Roscoe C. Hinkle, Edward A. Tiryakian, Robert N. Wilson, Keith Dixon, Frederick R. Lynch and David Gallop and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Administrative Science Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Alvin W. Gouldner

86 papers receiving 13.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Norm of Reciprocity: A Preliminary Statement 1954 2026 1978 2002 1960 1955 1971 1957 1954 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the 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.

  1. The Norm of Reciprocity: A Preliminary Statement
    1960 8.3k citations Alvin W. Gouldner American Sociological Review profile →
  2. Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy.
    1955 1.2k citations Alvin W. Gouldner et al. American Sociological Review profile →
  3. The Coming Crisis of Western Sociology.
    1971 1.1k citations Alvin W. Gouldner et al. American Sociological Review profile →
  4. Cosmopolitans and Locals: Toward an Analysis of Latent Social Roles.I
    1957 1.1k citations Alvin W. Gouldner Administrative Science Quarterly profile →
  5. Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy
    1954 588 citations Alvin W. Gouldner et al. profile →
  6. The Future of Intellectuals and the Rise of the New Class
    1979 528 citations Alvin W. Gouldner profile →
  7. The Coming Crisis of Western Sociology.
    1971 446 citations Alvin W. Gouldner et al. American Sociological Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alvin W. Gouldner United States 33 7.3k 5.8k 2.5k 1.5k 1.5k 94 16.6k
Robert Bierstedt United States 22 5.5k 0.7× 5.8k 1.0× 2.2k 0.9× 1.7k 1.1× 827 0.6× 60 13.5k
George C. Homans United States 21 6.0k 0.8× 3.3k 0.6× 2.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 730 0.5× 71 12.7k
John Thibaut United States 37 8.2k 1.1× 4.6k 0.8× 5.4k 2.1× 1.6k 1.0× 902 0.6× 58 17.4k
Morton Deutsch United States 43 8.1k 1.1× 2.8k 0.5× 4.4k 1.7× 1.1k 0.7× 816 0.6× 113 16.1k
Talcott Parsons United States 53 9.5k 1.3× 2.4k 0.4× 2.9k 1.1× 1.4k 0.9× 2.6k 1.8× 164 22.2k
Milton Rokeach United States 38 6.3k 0.9× 2.2k 0.4× 5.9k 2.3× 925 0.6× 929 0.6× 82 16.1k
Thomas Luckmann Germany 29 10.8k 1.5× 3.5k 0.6× 2.5k 1.0× 2.1k 1.3× 2.5k 1.7× 100 25.2k
Robert N. Stern United States 24 3.5k 0.5× 6.0k 1.0× 3.4k 1.4× 2.2k 1.4× 454 0.3× 67 13.6k
Jerald Greenberg United States 52 6.6k 0.9× 9.8k 1.7× 4.0k 1.6× 2.0k 1.3× 562 0.4× 113 17.4k
Harold H. Kelley United States 43 11.2k 1.5× 4.1k 0.7× 8.4k 3.3× 1.7k 1.1× 433 0.3× 84 24.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gouldner, Alvin W., et al.. (1984). Reziprozität und Autonomie : ausgewählte Aufsätze. Suhrkamp eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Gouldner, Alvin W.. (1979). The Future of Intellectuals and the Rise of the New Class: A Frame of Reference, Theses, Conjectures, Arguments, and an Historical Perspective on the Role of Intellectuals and Intelligentsia in the International Class Contest of the Modern Era. Journal of Human Sciences - Journal of Human Sciences. 1(1). 28 indexed citations
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Gouldner, Alvin W.. (1978). La dialectica de la ideologia y la tecnologia: los origenes, la gramatica y el futuro de la ideologia. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 31(4). 280–90. 1 indexed citations
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Gouldner, Alvin W., et al.. (1978). The Dialectic of Ideology and Technology, the Origins, Grammar and Future of Ideology. The Western Political Quarterly. 31(2). 293–293. 98 indexed citations
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Johnson, Benton & Alvin W. Gouldner. (1977). The Dialectic of Ideology and Technology: The Origins, Grammar, and Future of Ideology.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 6(6). 636–636. 19 indexed citations
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Schermerhorn, R. A., Alvin W. Gouldner, Marshall B. Clinard, et al.. (1976). SSSP as the Organization of a Social Movement: Comments and Suggestions. Social Problems. 24(1). 37–53. 3 indexed citations
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Gouldner, Alvin W.. (1974). Die westliche Soziologie in der Krise. Rowohlt eBooks. 10 indexed citations
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Gouldner, Alvin W.. (1974). The Dark Side of the Dialectic: Toward a New Objectivity. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations
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Gouldner, Alvin W.. (1972). Reply to Bernstein. Sociological Inquiry. 42(1). 72–74. 1 indexed citations
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Urry, John & Alvin W. Gouldner. (1972). More Notes on Sociology's Coming Crisis. British Journal of Sociology. 23(2). 246–246. 1 indexed citations
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Gouldner, Alvin W.. (1969). The Hellenic world : a sociological analysis. Harper & Row eBooks. 8 indexed citations
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Gouldner, Alvin W.. (1968). The Sociological Tradition, by Robert A. Nisbet. Political Science Quarterly. 83(4). 614–616. 24 indexed citations
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Gouldner, Alvin W., et al.. (1967). Applied Sociology: Opportunities and Problems.. American Sociological Review. 32(6). 1027–1027. 5 indexed citations
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Gouldner, Alvin W.. (1966). L'imminente crisi del funzionalismo e di altre teorie sociologiche. il Mulino. 1 indexed citations
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Gouldner, Alvin W.. (1965). Wildcat strike : a study in worker-management relationships. Harper & Row eBooks. 44 indexed citations
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Gouldner, Alvin W., et al.. (1957). Service and Procedure in Bureaucracy.. Administrative Science Quarterly. 2(1). 128–128. 12 indexed citations
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Gouldner, Alvin W.. (1956). Explorations in Applied Social Science. Social Problems. 3(3). 169–181. 52 indexed citations
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Gouldner, Alvin W.. (1955). Wildcat strike : a study of an unofficial strike. Routledge eBooks. 10 indexed citations
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Gouldner, Alvin W.. (1954). The Problem of Loyalty in Groups under Tension. Social Problems. 2(2). 82–88. 2 indexed citations
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Gouldner, Alvin W., et al.. (1951). Roads to Agreement: Successful Methods in the Science of Human Relations.. American Sociological Review. 16(6). 882–882. 4 indexed citations

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