Derek Layder

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Derek Layder is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek Layder has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 3 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 2 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Derek Layder's work include Social and Cultural Dynamics (4 papers), Critical Realism in Sociology (3 papers) and Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (3 papers). Derek Layder is often cited by papers focused on Social and Cultural Dynamics (4 papers), Critical Realism in Sociology (3 papers) and Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (3 papers). Derek Layder collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom. Derek Layder's co-authors include Anthony Giddens, Martin Bulmer, Richard Kilminster, Ian Craib, Malcolm Waters, Julia O’Connell Davidson, David Gray, Sheldon Stryker, Ira J. Cohen and David Ashton and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Social Forces and British Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Derek Layder

37 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Social Theory and Modern Sociology.

1988 564 citations Derek Layder, Anthony Giddens Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Derek Layder United Kingdom	18	1.2k	358	317	266	252	40	2.5k
Tom Wengraf United Kingdom	10	1.2k 1.0×	561 1.6×	423 1.3×	254 1.0×	166 0.7×	19	2.9k
Judith R. Blau United States	24	2.1k 1.7×	291 0.8×	389 1.2×	217 0.8×	235 0.9×	82	3.0k
David R. Maines United States	22	1.6k 1.3×	435 1.2×	291 0.9×	171 0.6×	508 2.0×	82	3.0k
Jennifer Platt United Kingdom	25	1.5k 1.2×	307 0.9×	367 1.2×	384 1.4×	345 1.4×	91	2.8k
Danny L. Jorgensen United States	11	867 0.7×	411 1.1×	298 0.9×	109 0.4×	238 0.9×	25	2.3k
Bruce C. Straits United States	10	769 0.6×	273 0.8×	233 0.7×	197 0.7×	198 0.8×	19	2.1k
Fletcher Linder United States	5	856 0.7×	295 0.8×	366 1.2×	374 1.4×	154 0.6×	7	2.7k
John Goyder Canada	16	1.1k 0.9×	323 0.9×	373 1.2×	118 0.4×	256 1.0×	58	2.7k
Robert G. Burgess United Kingdom	17	1.1k 0.9×	988 2.8×	420 1.3×	281 1.1×	228 0.9×	58	2.8k
Bruce Patton United States	6	1.1k 0.9×	184 0.5×	195 0.6×	306 1.2×	290 1.2×	10	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Derek Layder

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Derek Layder

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Derek Layder. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Derek Layder 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 Derek Layder. Derek Layder 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

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Layder, Derek. (2023). Serial Murder: Power, Control and Social Domains. 9(3). 1–10.

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Layder, Derek. (2021). Social sciences, social reality and the false division between theory and method: some implications for social research. SN Social Sciences. 1(2). 10 indexed citations

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Layder, Derek. (2018). Investigative Research: Theory and Practice. 14 indexed citations

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Knight, Victoria & Derek Layder. (2016). Concept-Formation, Complexity and Social Domains: Investigating Emotion(S) in a Prison Setting. Sociological Research Online. 21(4). 107–120. 2 indexed citations

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Layder, Derek. (2009). Intimacy and Power. Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks. 13 indexed citations

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Layder, Derek. (2006). Understanding Social Theory. 159 indexed citations

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Layder, Derek. (2004). Emotion in social life. 4 indexed citations

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Layder, Derek. (2004). Emotion in Social Life: The Lost Heart of Society. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 17 indexed citations

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Kilminster, Richard & Derek Layder. (1998). Modern Social Theory: Key Debates and New Directions. British Journal of Sociology. 49(3). 503–503. 137 indexed citations

10.

Bischoping, Katherine, Julia O’Connell Davidson, & Derek Layder. (1996). Methods, Sex and Madness. Teaching Sociology. 24(2). 245–245. 1 indexed citations

11.

Craib, Ian, Derek Layder, & Malcolm Waters. (1995). Understanding Social Theory. British Journal of Sociology. 46(2). 360–360. 148 indexed citations

12.

Davidson, Julia O’Connell & Derek Layder. (1994). Methods, sex, and madness. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 72 indexed citations

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Layder, Derek & Ira J. Cohen. (1990). Structuration Theory: Anthony Giddens and the Constitution of Social Life.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 19(6). 909–909. 22 indexed citations

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Layder, Derek. (1989). The Philosophical Bogeyman: Misunderstanding the Relation of Theory and Method. The Sociological Review. 37(3). 530–537. 2 indexed citations

15.

Layder, Derek & Anthony Giddens. (1988). Social Theory and Modern Sociology.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 17(3). 426–426. 564 indexed citations breakdown →

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Layder, Derek. (1985). Power, Structure and Agency¹. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour. 15(2). 131–149. 48 indexed citations

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Layder, Derek. (1984). Bringing People and Society Back in Again: A Comment on Barnes. Sociology. 18(3). 403–405. 1 indexed citations

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Gray, David & Derek Layder. (1983). Structure, Interaction and Social Theory.. Social Forces. 62(1). 265–265. 55 indexed citations

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Layder, Derek. (1982). Grounded Theory: A Constructive Critique. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour. 12(1). 103–122. 34 indexed citations

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Layder, Derek. (1979). Problems in Accounting for the Individual in Marxist-Rationalist Theoretical Discourse. British Journal of Sociology. 30(2). 149–149. 4 indexed citations

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