Bernard Barber

10.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
120 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Bernard Barber is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernard Barber has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 9 papers in General Health Professions and 4 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Bernard Barber's work include Ethics in medical practice (8 papers), Biomedical Ethics and Regulation (4 papers) and Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (4 papers). Bernard Barber is often cited by papers focused on Ethics in medical practice (8 papers), Biomedical Ethics and Regulation (4 papers) and Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (4 papers). Bernard Barber collaborates with scholars based in United States. Bernard Barber's co-authors include K. Mannheim, Paul Kecskemeti, Richard Whitley, Diego Gambetta, Thomas S. Kuhn, Adam Ferguson, Robert Bierstedt, Robert Gutman, Harold W. Pfautz and Sal Restivo and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Bernard Barber

109 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Essays on the Sociology of Knowledge.

1953 1.4k citations Bernard Barber et al. American Sociological Review profile →
The Logic and Limits of Trust

1983 1.2k citations Bernard Barber DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library) profile →
The Intellectual and Social Organization of the Sciences

1986 880 citations Bernard Barber et al. The Canadian Journal of Sociology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bernard Barber United States	30	2.7k	831	679	567	518	120	6.6k
Thomas F. Gieryn United States	26	3.8k 1.4×	765 0.9×	731 1.1×	577 1.0×	784 1.5×	57	8.8k
Eva J. Ross	9	3.5k 1.3×	790 1.0×	755 1.1×	722 1.3×	777 1.5×	15	7.4k
Steve Woolgar United Kingdom	36	4.2k 1.6×	707 0.9×	901 1.3×	779 1.4×	629 1.2×	97	11.7k
Everett C. Hughes United States	25	4.1k 1.5×	735 0.9×	1.1k 1.6×	1000 1.8×	1.3k 2.5×	100	9.4k
Kenneth E. Bock United States	7	1.9k 0.7×	433 0.5×	385 0.6×	394 0.7×	422 0.8×	18	4.6k
Bernard Berelson United States	31	3.6k 1.4×	2.7k 3.2×	332 0.5×	506 0.9×	654 1.3×	90	10.0k
Karin D. Knorr-Cetina United States	21	1.8k 0.7×	430 0.5×	560 0.8×	249 0.4×	222 0.4×	49	4.8k
Harry Collins United Kingdom	38	2.9k 1.1×	465 0.6×	466 0.7×	1.4k 2.4×	589 1.1×	173	7.8k
Stephen Cole United States	27	1.2k 0.4×	669 0.8×	403 0.6×	285 0.5×	421 0.8×	85	6.0k
Karin Knorr Cetina Germany	25	2.2k 0.8×	483 0.6×	730 1.1×	314 0.6×	251 0.5×	60	6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Bernard Barber

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bernard Barber

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bernard Barber

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bernard Barber. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bernard Barber 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 signify the number of papers an author published with Bernard Barber. Bernard Barber is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Barber, Bernard. (1998). Parsons’s second project: The social system. Sources, development and limitations. The American Sociologist. 29(2). 77–82. 3 indexed citations

Barber, Bernard. (1996). Some Patterns and Processes in the Development of a Scientific Sociology of Science: Notes from a Sixty-Year Memoir. Science & Technology Studies. 9(1). 26–33. 1 indexed citations

Barber, Bernard, et al.. (1994). Social Studies of Science. The Canadian Journal of Sociology. 19(4). 541–541. 20 indexed citations

Barber, Bernard & Paul D. Reynolds. (1980). Professional Power and the Ethical Dilemmas of Social Scientists. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 9(5). 665–665. 7 indexed citations

Barber, Bernard. (1979). In vitro fertilization: public awareness and governmental regulations.. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 59(2). 32–4. 1 indexed citations

Barber, Bernard & Joseph Ben‐David. (1979). Centers of Learning: Britain, France, Germany, United States.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 8(4). 581–581. 49 indexed citations

Spodick, David H., Wilbert S. Aronow, Bernard Barber, et al.. (1979). Medical journals and standards for surgical treatment: A group letter. The American Journal of Cardiology. 43(2). 340–340. 1 indexed citations

Barber, Bernard. (1978). Medical ethics and social change. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 1 indexed citations

Barber, Bernard. (1978). Doing Good: The Limits of Benevolence, by David Rothman, Willard Gaylin, Ira Glasser and Steven Marcus. Political Science Quarterly. 93(3). 512–513. 25 indexed citations

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Barber, Bernard, et al.. (1977). Medicine and the quality of life. Society. 14(2). 88–96. 3 indexed citations

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Bleich, Howard L., Emily S. Boro, & Bernard Barber. (1976). Compassion in Medicine: Toward New Definitions and New Institutions. New England Journal of Medicine. 295(17). 939–943. 23 indexed citations

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Albrecht, Gary L., et al.. (1974). Research on Human Subjects: Problems of Social Control in Medical Experimentation.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 3(5). 409–409. 36 indexed citations

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Bierstedt, Robert, Bernard Barber, & Alex Inkeles. (1974). Stability and Social Change.. Social Forces. 53(1). 144–144. 29 indexed citations

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Barber, Bernard. (1972). The Dilemma of Science and Therapy in Biomedical Research. Fertility and Sterility. 23(8). 601–603. 2 indexed citations

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Barber, Bernard. (1970). Criteria for Scientific Development: Public Policy and National Goals.Edward ShilsReflections on Big Science.Alvin M. WeinbergThe Uneasy Partnership: Social Science and the Federal Government in the Twentieth Century.Gene M. Lyons. American Journal of Sociology. 76(1). 169–171. 2 indexed citations

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Barber, Bernard. (1968). The functions and dysfunctions of "fashion" in science: a case for the study of social change. Mens en Maatschappij. 43(6). 501–514. 5 indexed citations

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Hagstrom, Warren O., Bernard Barber, & Walter Hirsch. (1963). The Sociology of Science.. American Sociological Review. 28(2). 324–324. 26 indexed citations

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Barber, Bernard & Neil J. Smelser. (1961). Social Change in the Industrial Revolution: An Application of Theory to the British Cotton Industry, 1770-1840. Technology and Culture. 2(1). 57–57. 5 indexed citations

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Barber, Bernard & Renée C. Fox. (1958). The Case of the Floppy-Eared Rabbits: An Instance of Serendipity Gained and Serendipity Lost. American Journal of Sociology. 64(2). 128–136. 56 indexed citations

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Barber, Bernard. (1952). Science and the social order. Philosophy. 30(112). 116 indexed citations

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