Donald G. MacRae

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 826 citations indexed

About

Donald G. MacRae is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, History and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald G. MacRae has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 826 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 4 papers in History and 2 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Donald G. MacRae's work include Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory (5 papers), Critical Theory and Philosophy (4 papers) and Risk Perception and Management (2 papers). Donald G. MacRae is often cited by papers focused on Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory (5 papers), Critical Theory and Philosophy (4 papers) and Risk Perception and Management (2 papers). Donald G. MacRae collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and South Africa. Donald G. MacRae's co-authors include George W. Stocking, Seymour Martin Lipset, Reinhard Bendix, Barrington Moore, J. W. Burrow, Maurice R. Stein, Robert Pinker, Charlotte Erickson, Benjamin Quarles and Stanley Elkins and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and The Economic Journal.

In The Last Decade

Donald G. MacRae

42 papers receiving 566 citations

Hit Papers

Race, Culture and Evolution: Essays in the History of Ant... 1969 2026 1988 2007 1969 100 200 300
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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. Race, Culture and Evolution: Essays in the History of Anthropology
    1969 321 citations Donald G. MacRae et al. British Journal of Sociology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donald G. MacRae United Kingdom 14 380 119 113 69 58 47 826
Karl Marx 7 624 1.6× 266 2.2× 69 0.6× 69 1.0× 67 1.2× 17 1.1k
Reginald Horsman United States 11 530 1.4× 238 2.0× 188 1.7× 141 2.0× 34 0.6× 55 1.1k
Patricia Bell Scott United States 8 550 1.4× 138 1.2× 72 0.6× 103 1.5× 115 2.0× 20 1.1k
Peter H. Wood United States 16 302 0.8× 101 0.8× 322 2.8× 53 0.8× 77 1.3× 51 845
Raphael Patai United States 17 785 2.1× 287 2.4× 111 1.0× 93 1.3× 19 0.3× 83 1.4k
Marion Kilson United States 10 463 1.2× 132 1.1× 308 2.7× 72 1.0× 74 1.3× 40 960
Adam Kuper Netherlands 8 301 0.8× 65 0.5× 203 1.8× 39 0.6× 23 0.4× 24 832
Robin W. Winks United States 15 658 1.7× 240 2.0× 113 1.0× 133 1.9× 64 1.1× 90 1.0k
Robert Alun Jones United States 17 601 1.6× 117 1.0× 90 0.8× 46 0.7× 29 0.5× 49 983
Arnold J. Toynbee United Kingdom 15 347 0.9× 160 1.3× 182 1.6× 81 1.2× 77 1.3× 134 997

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donald G. MacRae

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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MacRae, Donald G.. (2014). Managing a political crisis after a disaster: how concern assessment can address the political aspects involved in framing a solution. Journal of Risk Research. 19(8). 1036–1042. 1 indexed citations
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Burgess, Adam & Donald G. MacRae. (2012). ‘An Experimental Offensive against the Mishandling of Risk in Society’: Reflecting on the Pioneering Work of the Risk and Regulation Advisory Council in the UK. European Journal of Risk Regulation. 3(3). 343–351. 2 indexed citations
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MacRae, Donald G. & Stanislav Andreski. (1986). Max Weber's Insights and Errors. British Journal of Sociology. 37(1). 153–153. 2 indexed citations
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MacRae, Donald G., Sidney Webb, Beatrice Webb, & Beatrice Webb. (1977). A Constitution for the Socialist Commonwealth of Great Britain. British Journal of Sociology. 28(3). 401–401. 9 indexed citations
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Mommsen, Wolfgang J., et al.. (1976). The Age of Bureaucracy: Perspectives on the Political Sociology of Max Weber. British Journal of Sociology. 27(3). 409–409. 5 indexed citations
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MacRae, Donald G., Leonard Schapiro, Hugh Seton‐Watson, et al.. (1967). Conference on populism: verbatim report. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 2 indexed citations
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Pinker, Robert & Donald G. MacRae. (1966). English Hospital Statistics, 1861-1938. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 23 indexed citations
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MacRae, Donald G.. (1966). Nkrumahism: past and future of an ideology. Government and Opposition. 1(4). 535–546. 5 indexed citations
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MacRae, Donald G.. (1962). Ideology and society : papers in sociology and politics. 1 indexed citations
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MacRae, Donald G., et al.. (1960). Slavery: A Problem in American Institutional and Intellectual Life. British Journal of Sociology. 11(4). 389–389. 35 indexed citations
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MacRae, Donald G., Seymour Martin Lipset, & Reinhard Bendix. (1959). Social Mobility in Industrial Society.. American Sociological Review. 24(4). 581–581. 87 indexed citations
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MacRae, Donald G. & Barrington Moore. (1959). Political Power and Social Theory. British Journal of Sociology. 10(2). 169–169. 29 indexed citations
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MacRae, Donald G.. (1959). Darwinism and the Concept of Social Evolution. British Journal of Sociology. 10(2). 105–105.
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MacRae, Donald G.. (1957). Social Theory: Retrospect and Prospect. British Journal of Sociology. 8(2). 97–97. 3 indexed citations
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MacRae, Donald G.. (1956). Roll Call Votes and Leadership. Public Opinion Quarterly. 20(3). 542–558. 9 indexed citations
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MacRae, Donald G.. (1955). IRRATIONALITY & OBSCURANTISM IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES. The Political Quarterly. 26(3). 267–275.
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MacRae, Donald G. & David Watson. (1954). A Study of Human Nature. British Journal of Sociology. 5(4). 378–378. 1 indexed citations
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MacRae, Donald G. & Kurt H. Wolff. (1951). Georg Simmel: The Sociology of Georg Simmel.. The Economic Journal. 61(241). 163–163. 14 indexed citations
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MacRae, Donald G.. (1951). Public Opinion in Soviet Russia: a Study in Mass Persuasion. International Affairs. 27(2). 250–251. 10 indexed citations
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MacRae, Donald G.. (1951). Cybernetics and Social Science. British Journal of Sociology. 2(2). 135–135. 9 indexed citations

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