Avis C. Vidal

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Avis C. Vidal is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Finance and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Avis C. Vidal has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 9 papers in Finance and 4 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Avis C. Vidal's work include Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (6 papers), Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (6 papers) and Community Development and Social Impact (3 papers). Avis C. Vidal is often cited by papers focused on Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (6 papers), Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (6 papers) and Community Development and Social Impact (3 papers). Avis C. Vidal collaborates with scholars based in United States and Austria. Avis C. Vidal's co-authors include Ross Gittell, Thomas A. Lyson, Alex Schwartz, Rachel G. Bratt, Prudence Brown, Robert J. Chaskin, Gregory D. Squires, Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh, W. Dennis Keating and Ivan Light and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Journal of the American Planning Association and Housing Policy Debate.

In The Last Decade

Avis C. Vidal

15 papers receiving 837 citations

Hit Papers

Community Organizing: Building Social Capital as a Develo... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Community Organizing: Building Social Capital as a Development Strategy
    2000 544 citations Thomas A. Lyson, Ross Gittell et al. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →

Peers

Avis C. Vidal
Ross Gittell United States
Hilary Silver United States
Val Colic‐Peisker Australia
Xavier de Souza Briggs United States
Thomas J. Sugrue United States
Ralph da Costa Nuñez United States
Peter Willmott United States
Ann R. Tickamyer United States
John Mollenkopf United States
Albert Hunter United States
Ross Gittell United States
Avis C. Vidal
Citations per year, relative to Avis C. Vidal Avis C. Vidal (= 1×) peers Ross Gittell

Countries citing papers authored by Avis C. Vidal

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Fields of papers citing papers by Avis C. Vidal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Avis C. Vidal

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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Vidal, Avis C.. (2013). Faith-Based Organizations In Community Development. 20 indexed citations
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Vidal, Avis C.. (2005). Beyond Housing: Growing Community Development Systems. 12 indexed citations
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Vidal, Avis C. & W. Dennis Keating. (2004). Community Development: Current Issues and Emerging Challenges. Journal of Urban Affairs. 26(2). 125–137. 36 indexed citations
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Putnam, Robert D., Ivan Light, Xavier de Souza Briggs, et al.. (2004). Using Social Capital to Help Integrate Planning Theory, Research, and Practice: Preface. Journal of the American Planning Association. 70(2). 142–192. 79 indexed citations
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Squires, Gregory D., Robert J. Chaskin, Prudence Brown, Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh, & Avis C. Vidal. (2002). Building Community Capacity. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 31(2). 173–173. 105 indexed citations
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Lyson, Thomas A., Ross Gittell, & Avis C. Vidal. (2000). Community Organizing: Building Social Capital as a Development Strategy. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 29(2). 400–400. 544 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bratt, Rachel G., et al.. (1998). The Status of Nonprofit-Owned Affordable Housing: Short-Term Successes and Long-Term Challenges. Journal of the American Planning Association. 64(1). 39–51. 25 indexed citations
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Gittell, Ross & Avis C. Vidal. (1998). Community Organizing: Building Social Capital as a Development Strategy. Bryant Digital Repository (Bryant University). 34 indexed citations
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Vidal, Avis C.. (1997). Can Community Development Re-Invent Itself?: The Challenges of Strengthening Neighborhoods in the 21st Century. Journal of the American Planning Association. 63(4). 429–438. 36 indexed citations
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Schwartz, Alex, et al.. (1996). Nonprofit Housing Organizations and Institutional Support: The Management Challenge. Journal of Urban Affairs. 18(4). 389–407. 19 indexed citations
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Schwartz, Alex, et al.. (1996). Networks and nonprofits: Opportunities and challenges in an era of federal devolution. Housing Policy Debate. 7(2). 201–229. 68 indexed citations
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Vidal, Avis C.. (1995). Reintegrating disadvantaged communities into the fabric of urban life: The role of community development. Housing Policy Debate. 6(1). 169–230. 52 indexed citations
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Vidal, Avis C., et al.. (1989). Community development corporations: A national perspective. National Civic Review. 78(3). 168–177. 2 indexed citations
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Vidal, Avis C., et al.. (1983). The Growth and Restructuring of Metropolitan Economies The Context for Economic Development Policy. Journal of the American Planning Association. 49(3). 291–306. 16 indexed citations
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Weisbrod, Glen & Avis C. Vidal. (1981). Housing Search Barriers for Low-Income Renters. Urban Affairs Quarterly. 16(4). 465–482. 16 indexed citations

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