David E. López

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 983 citations indexed

About

David E. López is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Linguistics and Language and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, David E. López has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 983 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 4 papers in Linguistics and Language and 4 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in David E. López's work include Multilingual Education and Policy (4 papers), Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (2 papers) and Parental Involvement in Education (2 papers). David E. López is often cited by papers focused on Multilingual Education and Policy (4 papers), Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (2 papers) and Parental Involvement in Education (2 papers). David E. López collaborates with scholars based in United States and New Zealand. David E. López's co-authors include Howard Giles, Yến Lê Espiritu, Pierre L. van den Berghe, Georges Sabagh, Andrew W. Miracle, Rebecca L. Oxford, Louis G. Pol, Samuel S. Peng, Paul Stupp and Catherine Kramarczuk Voulgarides and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Journal of Sociology and Social Problems.

In The Last Decade

David E. López

14 papers receiving 802 citations

Hit Papers

Language, Ethnicity and Intergroup Relations. 1980 2026 1995 2010 1980 200 400 600
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. Language, Ethnicity and Intergroup Relations.
    1980 612 citations David E. López, Howard Giles Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David E. López United States 8 430 427 303 131 122 16 983
K. Yağmur Netherlands 22 339 0.8× 610 1.4× 371 1.2× 207 1.6× 113 0.9× 86 1.2k
Benjamin Bailey United States 14 316 0.7× 305 0.7× 296 1.0× 148 1.1× 62 0.5× 38 867
Hans J. Ladegaard Hong Kong 19 232 0.5× 381 0.9× 431 1.4× 184 1.4× 109 0.9× 50 889
Pier Paolo Giglioli Lithuania 6 237 0.6× 241 0.6× 381 1.3× 191 1.5× 51 0.4× 13 867
Bonnie McElhinny Canada 15 182 0.4× 364 0.9× 303 1.0× 185 1.4× 121 1.0× 33 750
Michael Lempert United States 13 243 0.6× 238 0.6× 300 1.0× 187 1.4× 48 0.4× 30 822
Jacques Brès France 11 194 0.5× 651 1.5× 663 2.2× 301 2.3× 85 0.7× 74 1.2k
Carol M. Eastman United States 15 130 0.3× 348 0.8× 348 1.1× 164 1.3× 53 0.4× 62 869
Muhammad Amara Israel 13 296 0.7× 581 1.4× 409 1.3× 179 1.4× 33 0.3× 34 930
Calvin Veltman Canada 11 268 0.6× 396 0.9× 195 0.6× 112 0.9× 32 0.3× 31 675

Countries citing papers authored by David E. López

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Fields of papers citing papers by David E. López

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David E. López

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David E. López. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David E. López 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 David E. López. David E. López is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Voulgarides, Catherine Kramarczuk, et al.. (2024). Moving Beyond Compliance and Toward Equity to Address Racial Disproportionality. Intervention in School and Clinic. 60(2). 108–118. 1 indexed citations
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López, David E.. (1991). The Emergence of Language Minorities in the United States. John Benjamins Publishing Company eBooks. 131–144. 1 indexed citations
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López, David E. & Yến Lê Espiritu. (1990). Panethnicity in the United States: A theoretical framework. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 13(2). 198–224. 178 indexed citations
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López, David E. & Andrew W. Miracle. (1986). Bilingualism: Social Issues and Policy Implications.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 15(3). 391–391. 6 indexed citations
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López, David E. & Pierre L. van den Berghe. (1983). The Ethnic Phenomenon.. International Migration Review. 17(2). 353–353. 51 indexed citations
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López, David E.. (1982). The Maintenance of Spanish over Three Generations in the United States.. 11 indexed citations
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López, David E.. (1982). The Effect of Schooling Abroad on the Socioeconomic and Language Patterns of First Generation Hispanics and East Asians.. 2 indexed citations
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López, David E. & Georges Sabagh. (1980). Reply to Marcum. American Journal of Sociology. 86(2). 382–385. 6 indexed citations
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López, David E. & Howard Giles. (1980). Language, Ethnicity and Intergroup Relations.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 9(6). 811–811. 612 indexed citations breakdown →
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López, David E.. (1978). Chicano Language Loyalty in an Urban Setting.. 48 indexed citations
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López, David E. & Georges Sabagh. (1978). Untangling Structural and Normative Aspects of the Monority Status-Fertility Hypothesis. American Journal of Sociology. 83(6). 1491–1497. 36 indexed citations
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López, David E.. (1977). Cowboy strikes and unions. Labor History. 18(3). 325–340. 2 indexed citations
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López, David E., et al.. (1976). The Social Reality of Ethnic America.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 5(5). 649–649. 4 indexed citations
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López, David E.. (1976). The Social Consequences of Chicano Home/School Bilingualism. Social Problems. 24(2). 234–246. 17 indexed citations

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