Charles H. Powers

9.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Charles H. Powers is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles H. Powers has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 2 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 1 paper in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Charles H. Powers's work include Management and Organizational Studies (1 paper), Public Policy and Administration Research (1 paper) and Music History and Culture (1 paper). Charles H. Powers is often cited by papers focused on Management and Organizational Studies (1 paper), Public Policy and Administration Research (1 paper) and Music History and Culture (1 paper). Charles H. Powers collaborates with scholars based in United States. Charles H. Powers's co-authors include Anthony Giddens, Jerald Hage, Leonard Beeghley, Jonathan H. Turner, Samuel Clark, James S. Donnelly, Jorge Larraín, Robert Hanneman, Francesco Forte and Charles W. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Social Forces and Teaching Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Charles H. Powers

12 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

The Constitution of Society.

1988 6.0k citations Charles H. Powers, Anthony Giddens Social Forces profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Charles H. Powers United States	8	2.7k	1.1k	755	744	568	15	6.3k
Jeffrey L. Brudney United States	45	3.4k 1.3×	871 0.8×	1.3k 1.7×	788 1.1×	444 0.8×	174	6.1k
Karin Knorr Cetina Germany	25	2.2k 0.8×	730 0.7×	483 0.6×	489 0.7×	539 0.9×	60	6.0k
Arthur L. Stinchcombe United States	33	3.5k 1.3×	865 0.8×	1.3k 1.8×	972 1.3×	342 0.6×	129	7.4k
Dvora Yanow United States	34	2.2k 0.8×	1.5k 1.4×	1.2k 1.6×	808 1.1×	701 1.2×	77	6.0k
John Hassard United Kingdom	41	2.4k 0.9×	2.7k 2.5×	638 0.8×	1.0k 1.4×	389 0.7×	144	6.9k
Bernard Barber United States	30	2.7k 1.0×	679 0.6×	831 1.1×	507 0.7×	476 0.8×	120	6.6k
Gibson Burrell United Kingdom	20	1.8k 0.7×	2.5k 2.3×	415 0.5×	925 1.2×	459 0.8×	45	6.0k
Diego Gambetta United Kingdom	28	5.8k 2.1×	993 0.9×	1.6k 2.2×	996 1.3×	391 0.7×	64	10.0k
John M. Jermier United States	32	1.9k 0.7×	3.3k 3.1×	621 0.8×	951 1.3×	538 0.9×	73	6.4k
Harry Braverman	10	2.9k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	776 1.0×	549 0.7×	485 0.9×	20	6.5k

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15 of 15 papers shown

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Powers, Charles H. & Marilyn Fernandez. (2009). Using Department Protocols as Indicators of Emergent Organizational Reality in a Ground‐Level Administrative Subunit. Administration & Society. 41(6). 715–738.

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Powers, Charles H.. (2004). Making Sense of Social Theory: A Practical Introduction. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 5 indexed citations

3.

Powers, Charles H.. (2000). Evolving a Developmental Curriculum in Sociology: The Santa Clara Experience. Teaching Sociology. 28(1). 41–41. 11 indexed citations

4.

Turner, Jonathan H., et al.. (2000). The Emergence of Sociological Theory. Teaching Sociology. 28(4). 406–406. 67 indexed citations

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Forte, Francesco & Charles H. Powers. (1994). Applying game theory to the protection of public funds: Some introductory notes. European Journal of Law and Economics. 1(3). 193–212. 6 indexed citations

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Hage, Jerald & Charles H. Powers. (1992). Post-Industrial Lives: Roles and Relationships in the 21st Century. 67 indexed citations

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Powers, Charles H., et al.. (1989). Heavy metal mania and adolescent delinquency. Popular Music & Society. 13(1). 73–82. 15 indexed citations

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Powers, Charles H. & Anthony Giddens. (1988). The Constitution of Society.. Social Forces. 66(4). 1124–1124. 6041 indexed citations breakdown →

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Powers, Charles H. & Jorge Larraín. (1987). A Reconstruction of Historical Materialism.. Social Forces. 65(4). 1172–1172. 19 indexed citations

10.

Powers, Charles H.. (1985). Clarification and Extension of Emerson and Cook's Exchange Theory. Sociological Theory. 3(2). 58–58. 4 indexed citations

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Powers, Charles H.. (1985). On regulatory authority: Insights from durkheim. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences. 21(2). 124–130. 2 indexed citations

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Powers, Charles H., Samuel Clark, & James S. Donnelly. (1984). Irish Peasants: Violence and Political Unrest 1780-1914.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 13(5). 583–583. 41 indexed citations

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Powers, Charles H., et al.. (1983). From Types to Theory: A Natural Method for an Unnatural Science.. Social Forces. 62(2). 543–543. 1 indexed citations

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Powers, Charles H. & Robert Hanneman. (1983). Pareto's Theory of Social and Economic Cycles: A Formal Model and Simulation. Sociological Theory. 1. 59–59. 9 indexed citations

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Powers, Charles H. & Charles W. Smith. (1981). A Critique of Sociological Reasoning: An Essay in Philosophical Sociology.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 10(4). 587–587. 1 indexed citations

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