Edwin Amenta

6.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
68 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Edwin Amenta is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Edwin Amenta has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 22 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 15 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Edwin Amenta's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (17 papers), Social Policy and Reform Studies (17 papers) and Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (15 papers). Edwin Amenta is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (17 papers), Social Policy and Reform Studies (17 papers) and Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (15 papers). Edwin Amenta collaborates with scholars based in United States. Edwin Amenta's co-authors include Peter A. Hall, Neal Caren, Theda Skocpol, Sven Steinmo, Yang Su, Elizabeth Chiarello, Bruce G. Carruthers, Yvonne Zylan, Jane D. Poulsen and Gregory Hooks and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and American Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Edwin Amenta

65 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Political Power of Ec... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 2010 100 200 300 400 500
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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. The Political Power of Economic Ideas: Keynesianism Across Nations.
    1990 524 citations Edwin Amenta et al. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →
  2. The Political Consequences of Social Movements
    2010 408 citations Edwin Amenta, Neal Caren et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Edwin Amenta 1.9k 1.6k 572 379 361 68 3.4k
Keith Dowding 2.1k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 345 0.6× 575 1.5× 700 1.9× 160 3.7k
Andrew G. Walder 3.0k 1.6× 2.9k 1.8× 508 0.9× 238 0.6× 606 1.7× 109 5.1k
Claus Offe 2.5k 1.3× 2.1k 1.3× 361 0.6× 517 1.4× 473 1.3× 132 4.9k
Rosemary C. R. Taylor 2.0k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 606 1.1× 412 1.1× 486 1.3× 21 3.7k
Christoffer Green‐Pedersen 3.9k 2.0× 1.1k 0.7× 1.1k 1.9× 407 1.1× 496 1.4× 95 4.7k
Colin Hay 3.4k 1.8× 2.1k 1.3× 571 1.0× 524 1.4× 480 1.3× 145 5.6k
Theodore J. Lowi 2.4k 1.2× 1.1k 0.7× 865 1.5× 725 1.9× 667 1.8× 93 4.0k
R. Kent Weaver 1.4k 0.7× 674 0.4× 448 0.8× 379 1.0× 360 1.0× 47 2.3k
Nelson W. Polsby 3.0k 1.6× 1.8k 1.1× 716 1.3× 414 1.1× 668 1.9× 109 4.9k
Kenneth F. Scheve 2.0k 1.1× 2.3k 1.4× 404 0.7× 167 0.4× 1.4k 3.8× 67 4.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Polletta, Francesca & Edwin Amenta. (2024). Changing Minds. 1 indexed citations
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Caren, Neal, et al.. (2023). What Drives the News Coverage of US Social Movements?. Social Forces. 102(1). 242–262. 1 indexed citations
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Amenta, Edwin, et al.. (2022). SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND “SOCIAL SECURITY”: POLICY IDEAS, DISCURSIVE RATIFICATION, AND THE U.S. OLD-AGE PENSION MOVEMENT*. Mobilization An International Quarterly. 27(4). 445–465. 1 indexed citations
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Amenta, Edwin. (2020). When Movements Matter. Princeton University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Amenta, Edwin, et al.. (2017). From bias to coverage: What explains how news organizations treat social movements. Sociology Compass. 11(3). 29 indexed citations
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Amenta, Edwin. (2016). Thinking about the Influence of Social Movements on Institutions. Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie. 53(3). 356–360. 2 indexed citations
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Amenta, Edwin. (2016). NEOLIBERAL GLOBALIZATION, DEMOCRATIZATION, AND MOVEMENT RESPONSES*. Mobilization An International Quarterly. 21(4). 389–391. 2 indexed citations
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Amenta, Edwin. (2016). Raising the Bar for Scholarship on Protest and Politics. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 45(5). 566–570. 2 indexed citations
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Amenta, Edwin, Kate Nash, & Alan Scott. (2012). The Wiley-Blackwell companion to political sociology. RUNE (Research UNE). 15 indexed citations
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Amenta, Edwin, Neal Caren, & James E. Stobaugh. (2012). Political Reform and the Historical Trajectories of U.S. Social Movements in the Twentieth Century. Social Forces. 90(4). 1073–1100. 20 indexed citations
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Amenta, Edwin, et al.. (2009). All the Movements Fit to Print: Who, What, When, Where, and Why SMO Families Appeared in the New York Times in the Twentieth Century. American Sociological Review. 74(4). 636–656. 92 indexed citations
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Amenta, Edwin. (2007). Professor Baseball: Searching for Redemption and the Perfect Lineup on the Softball Diamonds of Central Park. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Amenta, Edwin. (2007). Professor Baseball. 2 indexed citations
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Amenta, Edwin & Alexander Hicks. (2001). Social Democracy and Welfare Capitalism: A Century of Income Security Politics. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 30(4). 384–384. 31 indexed citations
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Amenta, Edwin & Michael Young. (1999). Democratic States and Social Movements: Theoretical Arguments and Hypotheses. Social Problems. 46(2). 153–168. 3 indexed citations
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Amenta, Edwin. (1998). Bold Relief. Princeton University Press eBooks. 113 indexed citations
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Amenta, Edwin. (1993). The State of the Art in Welfare State Research on Social Spending Efforts in Capitalist Democracies Since 1960. American Journal of Sociology. 99(3). 750–763. 34 indexed citations
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Amenta, Edwin. (1991). Making the Most of a Case Study: Theories of the Welfare State and the American Experience. International Journal of Comparative Sociology. 32(1). 172–194. 15 indexed citations
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Amenta, Edwin. (1991). Making the Most of a Case Study: Theories of the Welfare State and the American Experience. International Journal of Comparative Sociology. 32(1-2). 172–194. 7 indexed citations
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Amenta, Edwin & Bruce G. Carruthers. (1988). The Formative Years of U.S. Social Spending Policies: Theories of the Welfare State and the American States During the Great Depression. American Sociological Review. 53(5). 661–661. 45 indexed citations

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