Claude S. Fischer

13.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
115 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Claude S. Fischer is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Health and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Claude S. Fischer has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 14 papers in Health and 13 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Claude S. Fischer's work include Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (23 papers), Social Capital and Networks (17 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (11 papers). Claude S. Fischer is often cited by papers focused on Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (23 papers), Social Capital and Networks (17 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (11 papers). Claude S. Fischer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Italy. Claude S. Fischer's co-authors include Bryan W. Roberts, Michael Hout, Howard P. Segal, William L. Yancey, Stacey J. Oliker, Shira Offer, Michael Schudson, Frances E. Kobrin, Yossi Shavit and Stephen H. Norwood and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American Statistical Association.

In The Last Decade

Claude S. Fischer

105 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

To Dwell among Friends: Personal Networks in Town and City. 1975 2026 1992 2009 1984 1994 1982 1981 1975 400 800 1.2k
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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. To Dwell among Friends: Personal Networks in Town and City.
    1984 1.3k citations Claude S. Fischer et al. Social Forces profile →
  2. America Calling: A Social History of the Telephone to 1940
    1994 473 citations Claude S. Fischer et al. profile →
  3. To dwell among friends
    1982 470 citations Claude S. Fischer profile →
  4. Networks and Places: Social Relations in the Urban Setting.
    1981 452 citations Claude S. Fischer et al. profile →
  5. Toward a Subcultural Theory of Urbanism
    1975 438 citations Claude S. Fischer American Journal of Sociology profile →
  6. A Procedure for Surveying Personal Networks
    1978 343 citations Claude S. Fischer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Claude S. Fischer United States 39 5.8k 1.5k 1.3k 1.0k 900 115 8.4k
John G. Richardson United States 14 6.4k 1.1× 750 0.5× 1.2k 0.9× 993 1.0× 788 0.9× 51 11.4k
George L. Simpson United States 6 5.1k 0.9× 916 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 809 0.8× 1.4k 1.5× 18 11.9k
David O'Shea United States 5 6.3k 1.1× 747 0.5× 1.2k 0.9× 991 1.0× 766 0.9× 12 11.1k
Émile Durkheim United States 40 8.4k 1.4× 1.2k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 365 0.4× 1.7k 1.9× 192 14.4k
Ann Swidler United States 23 5.4k 0.9× 417 0.3× 869 0.7× 457 0.4× 876 1.0× 54 8.6k
Karen S. Cook United States 43 6.3k 1.1× 415 0.3× 1.0k 0.8× 1.0k 1.0× 1.8k 2.1× 109 12.4k
Randall Collins United States 50 8.3k 1.4× 463 0.3× 792 0.6× 520 0.5× 1.5k 1.6× 211 13.5k
Richard K. Fenn United States 11 4.6k 0.8× 364 0.2× 745 0.6× 545 0.5× 1.2k 1.4× 45 10.8k
Peter J. Burke United States 40 7.2k 1.2× 653 0.4× 969 0.7× 782 0.8× 2.9k 3.3× 71 13.6k
Neil J. Smelser United States 36 6.4k 1.1× 402 0.3× 1.0k 0.8× 389 0.4× 792 0.9× 183 12.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Offer, Shira, et al.. (2025). The gears in network dynamics: The alter-trajectory approach. Social Networks. 84. 131–146.
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Offer, Shira & Claude S. Fischer. (2022). How new is “New”? Who gets added in a panel study of personal networks?. Social Networks. 70. 284–294. 11 indexed citations
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Child, Stephanie, et al.. (2022). Causal Relationships between Personal Networks and Health: A Comparison of Three Modeling Strategies. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 63(3). 392–409. 6 indexed citations
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Child, Stephanie, et al.. (2022). Distinct aspects of human connection associated with subjective well-being. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 100143–100143. 4 indexed citations
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Offer, Shira & Claude S. Fischer. (2017). Difficult People: Who Is Perceived to Be Demanding in Personal Networks and Why Are They There?. American Sociological Review. 83(1). 111–142. 90 indexed citations
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Fischer, Claude S.. (2015). Discours sur la méthode. 27.
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Fischer, Claude S.. (2008). Paradoxes of American Individualism1. Sociological Forum. 23(2). 363–372. 28 indexed citations
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Ritzer, George, et al.. (2005). Roundtable Discussion: Considering the "Magical" Wolrd of Consumption. 137–157. 1 indexed citations
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Hout, Michael & Claude S. Fischer. (2003). Oh, Be Some Other Name: Reply to Marwell and Demerath. American Sociological Review. 69. 316–318. 1 indexed citations
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Fischer, Claude S., Michael Hout, Samuel R. Lucas, et al.. (1999). Inequality by Design: Cracking the Bell Curve Myth. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 94(445). 335–335. 5 indexed citations
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Norwood, Stephen H. & Claude S. Fischer. (1993). America Calling: A Social History of the Telephone to 1940.. Journal of American History. 80(3). 1128–1128. 102 indexed citations
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Fischer, Claude S.. (1990). "Gardez le contact!" L'industrie du téléphone découvre la sociabilité. Flux. 6(2). 5–24. 1 indexed citations
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Fischer, Claude S.. (1988). “Touch Someone”: The Telephone Industry Discovers Sociability. Technology and Culture. 29(1). 32–61. 8 indexed citations
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Fischer, Claude S.. (1988). Gender and the residential telephone, 1890?1940: Technologies of sociability. Sociological Forum. 3(2). 211–233. 19 indexed citations
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Fischer, Claude S.. (1987). The Revolution in Rural Telephony, 1900 - 1920. Journal of Social History. 21(1). 5–26. 26 indexed citations
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Fischer, Claude S.. (1977). Comment on Mayhew and Levinger's "Size and the Density of Interaction in Human Aggregates". American Journal of Sociology. 83(2). 452–455. 2 indexed citations
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Scherer, Klaus R., Ronald P. Abeles, & Claude S. Fischer. (1975). Human aggression and conflict: Interdisciplinary perspectives.. Prentice Hall eBooks. 10 indexed citations
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Fischer, Claude S.. (1975). The Effect of Urban Life on Traditional Values. Social Forces. 53(3). 420–420. 11 indexed citations
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Fischer, Claude S.. (1975). The Effect of Urban Life on Traditional Values. Social Forces. 53(3). 420–432. 27 indexed citations
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Fischer, Claude S.. (1973). Urban Malaise. Social Forces. 52(2). 221–221. 21 indexed citations

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