Edward Brent

11.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
53 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Edward Brent is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Artificial Intelligence and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Edward Brent has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 10 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 7 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Edward Brent's work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (4 papers), Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (4 papers) and Qualitative Research Methods and Applications (4 papers). Edward Brent is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (4 papers), Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (4 papers) and Qualitative Research Methods and Applications (4 papers). Edward Brent collaborates with scholars based in United States and Norway. Edward Brent's co-authors include Phillip K. Wood, Kimberly S. Walitzer, Kenneth J. Sher, Donald Granberg, Richard E. Sykes, Dennis Forcese, William Sims Bainbridge, Barry Markovsky, David R. Heise and Kathleen M. Carley and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Journal of Abnormal Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Edward Brent

48 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Practical Research: Planning and Design 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 1991 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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. Practical Research: Planning and Design
    1990 4.0k citations Edward Brent et al. profile →
  2. Characteristics of children of alcoholics: Putative risk factors, substance use and abuse, and psychopathology.
    1991 769 citations Kenneth J. Sher, Kimberly S. Walitzer et al. Journal of Abnormal Psychology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Edward Brent United States 16 1.3k 1.1k 649 492 448 53 5.5k
A. N. Oppenheim United Kingdom 24 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 780 1.2× 648 1.3× 445 1.0× 52 6.6k
Frank B. Brooks United States 13 1.6k 1.3× 1.9k 1.8× 631 1.0× 757 1.5× 126 0.3× 18 6.8k
Bruce J. Biddle United States 31 3.1k 2.4× 1.8k 1.7× 551 0.8× 968 2.0× 172 0.4× 95 7.3k
Herbert J. Rubin United States 15 1.9k 1.5× 2.6k 2.4× 828 1.3× 929 1.9× 168 0.4× 43 8.1k
William D. Schafer United States 19 1.8k 1.4× 1.4k 1.3× 1.2k 1.8× 1.4k 2.9× 162 0.4× 72 7.7k
Brad Wuetherick Canada 9 1.5k 1.1× 1.7k 1.6× 729 1.1× 701 1.4× 190 0.4× 23 6.5k
George A. Morgan United States 38 1.3k 1.0× 1.0k 0.9× 1.0k 1.6× 888 1.8× 109 0.2× 165 6.1k
Robert Philip Weber United States 11 879 0.7× 1.4k 1.3× 335 0.5× 481 1.0× 80 0.2× 22 5.3k
Colin Robson United Kingdom 12 1.1k 0.9× 944 0.9× 415 0.6× 461 0.9× 63 0.1× 30 5.0k
Martyn Denscombe United Kingdom 21 1.2k 0.9× 1.2k 1.1× 267 0.4× 353 0.7× 85 0.2× 46 4.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Edward Brent

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Fields of papers citing papers by Edward Brent

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Edward Brent

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Edward Brent. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Edward Brent 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 Edward Brent. Edward Brent 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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Brent, Edward, et al.. (2011). Computing the Prevalence Rate of At-Risk Individuals for Suicide Within the Army. Military Medicine. 176(7). 731–742. 1 indexed citations
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Brent, Edward, et al.. (2011). Accounting for Cheating: An Evolving Theory and Emergent Themes. Research in Higher Education. 52(6). 640–658. 38 indexed citations
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Brent, Edward, et al.. (2000). Sociology. Social Science Computer Review. 18(2). 223–235. 6 indexed citations
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Brent, Edward. (1996). Expert Systems and their Role in Computational Sociology. Sociological Methods & Research. 25(1). 31–59.
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Sher, Kenneth J., Kimberly S. Walitzer, Phillip K. Wood, & Edward Brent. (1991). Characteristics of children of alcoholics: Putative risk factors, substance use and abuse, and psychopathology.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 100(4). 427–448. 42 indexed citations
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Benfer, Robert A., et al.. (1991). Expert Systems. 22 indexed citations
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Drass, Kriss A., Edward Brent, & Ronald E. Anderson. (1991). Computer Applications in the Social Sciences.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 20(5). 809–809. 8 indexed citations
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Anderson, Ronald E. & Edward Brent. (1991). Sociological computing: An opportunity missed?. The American Sociologist. 22(1). 65–77. 3 indexed citations
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Andersen, Ronald, Grant Blank, James L. McCartney, & Edward Brent. (1990). New Technology in Sociology: Practical Applications in Research and Work.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 19(6). 918–918. 17 indexed citations
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Anderson, Ronald E. & Edward Brent. (1989). Computing in Sociology: Promise and Practice. Social Science Computer Review. 7(4). 487–502. 5 indexed citations
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Brent, Edward. (1988). New Approaches to Expert Systems and Artificial Intelligence Programming. Social Science Computer Review. 6(4). 569–578. 2 indexed citations
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Brent, Edward, et al.. (1986). Common Response Patterns of Medical Students in Interviews of Hospitalized Patients. Medical Care. 24(11). 981–989. 6 indexed citations
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Brent, Edward. (1984). The Computer-Assisted Literature Review. 2(3). 137–151. 7 indexed citations
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Brent, Edward, et al.. (1984). Common Behavior Patterns of Residents in Public Areas of Nursing Homes. The Gerontologist. 24(2). 186–192. 7 indexed citations
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Granberg, Donald & Edward Brent. (1983). When prophecy bends: The preference–expectation link in U.S. presidential elections, 1952–1980.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 45(3). 477–491. 104 indexed citations
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Brent, Edward & Richard E. Sykes. (1982). USING LOG-LINEAR TESTS OF FIT FOR A TRANSACTIONAL SYSTEMS MODEL. Communication Research. 9(3). 447–488. 4 indexed citations
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Granberg, Donald & Edward Brent. (1980). Perceptions of Issue Positions of Presidential Candidates. 68(6). 617–625. 22 indexed citations
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Brent, Edward & Richard E. Sykes. (1979). A mathematical model of symbolic interaction between police and suspects. Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 24(6). 388–402. 15 indexed citations
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Brent, Edward. (1978). PLA-3: A FORTRAN program for prediction logic analysis for three-dimensional contingency tables. Behavior Research Methods. 10(3). 454–454. 1 indexed citations

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