Edwin M. Schur

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Edwin M. Schur is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Edwin M. Schur has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Epidemiology and 3 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Edwin M. Schur's work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (7 papers), Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (5 papers) and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (5 papers). Edwin M. Schur is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (7 papers), Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (5 papers) and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (5 papers). Edwin M. Schur collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Edwin M. Schur's co-authors include Gary F. Jensen, Lesley D. Harman, Candace Kruttschnitt, A. Lewis Rhodes, Theodore D. Graves, Robert C. Hanson, Richard Jessor, Shirley L. Jessor, John F. Galliher and Isidor Chein 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 M. Schur

42 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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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.

Society, Personality, and Deviant Behavior: A Study of a Tri-Ethnic Community.

1969 358 citations Edwin M. Schur et al. American Sociological Review profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edwin M. Schur United States	19	1.1k	523	306	289	274	48	2.0k
Edwin M. Lemert United States	21	1.8k 1.7×	718 1.4×	485 1.6×	186 0.6×	266 1.0×	60	2.8k
Gary F. Jensen United States	25	1.9k 1.7×	501 1.0×	316 1.0×	187 0.6×	337 1.2×	60	2.4k
Joseph W. Schneider United States	16	913 0.9×	747 1.4×	537 1.8×	150 0.5×	403 1.5×	35	2.7k
Thorsten Sellin United States	11	1.9k 1.7×	742 1.4×	239 0.8×	171 0.6×	140 0.5×	32	2.4k
Simon Dinitz United States	26	802 0.7×	778 1.5×	352 1.2×	79 0.3×	360 1.3×	91	1.9k
F. Ivan Nye United States	24	1.6k 1.5×	653 1.2×	423 1.4×	120 0.4×	640 2.3×	54	2.8k
Frank R. Scarpitti United States	23	1.1k 1.1×	848 1.6×	398 1.3×	374 1.3×	273 1.0×	55	2.0k
Lloyd E. Ohlin United States	20	2.6k 2.4×	819 1.6×	703 2.3×	282 1.0×	278 1.0×	49	3.4k
Deborah Freedman United States	14	831 0.8×	405 0.8×	340 1.1×	112 0.4×	187 0.7×	29	1.8k
Joseph G. Weis United States	10	1.4k 1.3×	914 1.7×	531 1.7×	310 1.1×	317 1.2×	18	2.4k

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Galliher, John F. & Edwin M. Schur. (1982). The Politics of Deviance: Stigma Contests and the Uses of Power.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 11(4). 419–419. 91 indexed citations

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Schur, Edwin M. & Hugo Adam Bedau. (1975). Victimless Crimes: Two Sides of a Controversy. Stanford Law Review. 27(5). 1386–1386. 22 indexed citations

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Schur, Edwin M. & Katharina Braun. (1974). Abweichendes Verhalten und soziale Kontrolle: Etikettierung und gesellschaftliche Reaktionen.

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Schur, Edwin M., et al.. (1974). Radical Nonintervention: Rethinking the Delinquency Problem. The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-). 65(1). 128–128. 29 indexed citations

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Schur, Edwin M., et al.. (1970). Our Criminal Society: The Social and Legal Sources of Crime in America.. American Sociological Review. 35(6). 1111–1111. 20 indexed citations

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Schur, Edwin M. & Michael Barkun. (1969). Law without Sanctions. University of Toronto Law Journal. 19(3). 447–447. 8 indexed citations

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Sawer, Geoffrey & Edwin M. Schur. (1969). Law and Society. University of Toronto Law Journal. 19(4). 653–653. 4 indexed citations

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Mayhew, Leon H. & Edwin M. Schur. (1969). Law and Society: A Sociological View.. Social Forces. 47(3). 359–359. 3 indexed citations

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O'Gorman, Hubert J. & Edwin M. Schur. (1969). Law and Society: A Sociological View.. American Sociological Review. 34(2). 273–273. 15 indexed citations

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Lindesmith, Alfred R., et al.. (1966). Narcotics and the Law. The University of Chicago Law Review. 33(3). 603–603. 1 indexed citations

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Schur, Edwin M. & Harry Kalven. (1966). The Negro and the First Amendment.. Social Forces. 44(3). 431–431. 17 indexed citations

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Schur, Edwin M., et al.. (1964). The Problem of Homosexuality in Modern Society.. American Sociological Review. 29(4). 625–625. 29 indexed citations

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Chein, Isidor & Edwin M. Schur. (1963). Narcotic Addiction in Britain and America.. American Sociological Review. 28(2). 318–318. 46 indexed citations

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Schur, Edwin M., et al.. (1963). Narcotics and the Law: A Critique of the American Experiment in Narcotic Drug Control. The University of Chicago Law Review. 30(4). 794–794. 1 indexed citations

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Schur, Edwin M.. (1961). British Narcotics Policies. The Journal of Criminal Law Criminology and Police Science. 51(6). 619–619. 2 indexed citations

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Schur, Edwin M.. (1961). Drug Addiction under British Policy. Social Problems. 9(2). 156–166. 1 indexed citations

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Schur, Edwin M.. (1961). Drug Addiction under British Policy. Social Problems. 9(2). 156–166. 3 indexed citations

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Schur, Edwin M.. (1958). Theory, Planning and Pathology. Social Problems. 6(3). 221–229. 1 indexed citations

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Schur, Edwin M.. (1958). Theory, Planning and Pathology. Social Problems. 6(3). 221–229.

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Schur, Edwin M.. (1955). Abortion and the Social System. Social Problems. 3(2). 94–99. 6 indexed citations

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