David John Frank

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

David John Frank is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, David John Frank has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in David John Frank's work include Higher Education Governance and Development (7 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (5 papers) and Gender Politics and Representation (4 papers). David John Frank is often cited by papers focused on Higher Education Governance and Development (7 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (5 papers) and Gender Politics and Representation (4 papers). David John Frank collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. David John Frank's co-authors include Evan Schofer, John W. Meyer, Ann Hironaka, Nancy Brandon Tuma, Jay Gabler, Bayliss J. Camp, Steven A. Boutcher, Wesley Longhofer, Francisco O. Ramírez and Barry D. Adam and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and Social Forces.

In The Last Decade

David John Frank

35 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Nation-State and the Natural Environment over the Twe... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 100 200 300 400 500
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. The Nation-State and the Natural Environment over the Twentieth Century
    2000 511 citations David John Frank, Ann Hironaka et al. American Sociological Review 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 John Frank United States 22 1.2k 931 388 360 342 37 2.7k
Evan Schofer United States 26 2.2k 1.7× 1.5k 1.7× 511 1.3× 733 2.0× 608 1.8× 46 4.3k
Michael B. Edwards United States 30 1.9k 1.6× 337 0.4× 644 1.7× 188 0.5× 317 0.9× 95 3.6k
Rosemary C. R. Taylor United States 8 1.3k 1.1× 2.0k 2.2× 229 0.6× 144 0.4× 486 1.4× 21 3.7k
Jan Nederveen Pieterse United States 29 1.7k 1.4× 883 0.9× 372 1.0× 303 0.8× 190 0.6× 104 3.1k
Göran Hydén United States 21 1.5k 1.2× 709 0.8× 608 1.6× 169 0.5× 363 1.1× 117 3.2k
Ghazala Mansuri United States 19 964 0.8× 517 0.6× 226 0.6× 110 0.3× 742 2.2× 48 2.6k
Merilee S. Grindle United States 26 1.5k 1.2× 1.7k 1.8× 686 1.8× 245 0.7× 736 2.2× 73 4.1k
Wendy Larner United States 27 1.3k 1.1× 951 1.0× 77 0.2× 338 0.9× 214 0.6× 68 3.2k
John Harriss United Kingdom 26 1.8k 1.4× 887 1.0× 216 0.6× 77 0.2× 658 1.9× 102 3.3k
Leslie Sklair United Kingdom 25 1.7k 1.4× 798 0.9× 127 0.3× 219 0.6× 235 0.7× 94 3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by David John Frank

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Fields of papers citing papers by David John Frank

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David John Frank

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Frank, David John, Daniel Scott Smith, & John W. Meyer. (2025). The University: Exalted Institution and Ruined Organization. Minerva.
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Lerch, Julia C., David John Frank, & Evan Schofer. (2023). The Social Foundations of Academic Freedom: Heterogeneous Institutions in World Society, 1960 to 2022. American Sociological Review. 89(1). 88–125. 20 indexed citations
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Lerch, Julia C., Evan Schofer, David John Frank, et al.. (2021). Women’s participation and challenges to the liberal script: A global perspective. International Sociology. 37(3). 305–329. 23 indexed citations
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Frank, David John & John W. Meyer. (2020). The University and the Global Knowledge Society. Princeton University Press eBooks. 32 indexed citations
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Frank, David John & John W. Meyer. (2020). The University and the Global Knowledge Society. Princeton University Press eBooks. 14 indexed citations
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Frank, David John & John W. Meyer. (2020). The University and the Global Knowledge Society. Princeton University Press eBooks. 9 indexed citations
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Frank, David John & Dana M. Moss. (2016). Cross-National and Longitudinal Variations in the Criminal Regulation of Sex, 1965 to 2005. Social Forces. 18 indexed citations
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Frank, David John & John W. Meyer. (2007). University expansion and the knowledge society. Theory and Society. 36(4). 287–311. 173 indexed citations
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Frank, David John & John W. Meyer. (2007). The University: Interpreting Worldwide Expansion and Change. 1–35.
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Frank, David John & Jay Gabler. (2006). Reconstructing the University. Stanford University Press eBooks. 104 indexed citations
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Gabler, Jay & David John Frank. (2005). The Natural Sciences in the University: Change and Variation over the 20th Century. Sociology of Education. 78(3). 183–206. 15 indexed citations
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Frank, David John, et al.. (2002). The contemporary identity explosion: Individualizing society in the post-war period. Sociological Theory. 20. 3 indexed citations
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Frank, David John. (2002). From the Ground Up: Floorcovering Recommendations from an IAQ Consortium. Issuetrak: A CEFPI Brief on Educational Facility Issues.. 1 indexed citations
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Frank, David John & John W. Meyer. (2002). The Profusion of Individual Roles and Identities in the Postwar Period. Sociological Theory. 20(1). 86–105. 128 indexed citations
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Frank, David John, et al.. (2000). What Counts as History: A Cross-National and Longitudinal Study of University Curricula. Comparative Education Review. 44(1). 29–53. 53 indexed citations
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Frank, David John & Elizabeth H. McEneaney. (1999). The Individualization of Society and the Liberalization of State Policies on Same-Sex Sexual Relations, 1984-1995. Social Forces. 77(3). 911–911. 59 indexed citations
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Frank, David John. (1999). The Social Bases of Environmental Treaty Ratification, 1900–1990. Sociological Inquiry. 69(4). 523–550. 102 indexed citations
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Frank, David John, Barry D. Adam, Jan Willem Duyvendak, & André Krouwel. (1999). The Global Emergence of Gay and Lesbian Politics: National Imprints of a Worldwide Movement. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 28(5). 598–598. 164 indexed citations
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Meyer, John W., David John Frank, Ann Hironaka, Evan Schofer, & Nancy Brandon Tuma. (1997). The Structuring of a World Environmental Regime, 1870–1990. International Organization. 51(4). 623–651. 322 indexed citations
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Frank, David John, et al.. (1995). The Individualist Polity and the Prevalence of Professionalized Psychology: A Cross-National Study. American Sociological Review. 60(3). 360–360. 62 indexed citations

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