Egon Bittner

7.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
35 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Egon Bittner is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Egon Bittner has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 7 papers in Clinical Psychology and 6 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Egon Bittner's work include Policing Practices and Perceptions (4 papers), Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (3 papers) and Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (2 papers). Egon Bittner is often cited by papers focused on Policing Practices and Perceptions (4 papers), Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (3 papers) and Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (2 papers). Egon Bittner collaborates with scholars based in United States and Mali. Egon Bittner's co-authors include Alfred Schütz, George Walsh, Jocalyn Clark, David H. Bayley, Peter F. Ostwald, Susan S. Silbey, Michael Schudson, John E. Conklin, Sheldon L. Messinger and Rubén G. Rumbaut and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Journal of Psychiatry and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Egon Bittner

27 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

The Phenomenology of the Social World. 1967 2026 1986 2006 1968 1972 1967 1979 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. The Phenomenology of the Social World.
    1968 2.1k citations Egon Bittner, Alfred Schütz et al. American Sociological Review profile →
  2. The Functions of the Police in Modern Society.
    1972 706 citations Jocalyn Clark, Egon Bittner Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →
  3. The Police on Skid-Row: A Study of Peace Keeping
    1967 563 citations Egon Bittner American Sociological Review profile →
  4. The Functions of the Police in Modern Society: A Review of Background Factors, Current Practices, and Possible Role Models
    1979 188 citations Egon Bittner Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Egon Bittner United States 17 2.6k 1.4k 483 411 409 35 4.6k
Joseph R. Gusfield United States 35 4.0k 1.5× 1.8k 1.2× 433 0.9× 493 1.2× 481 1.2× 104 7.2k
Peter K. Manning United States 36 2.8k 1.1× 2.0k 1.4× 175 0.4× 263 0.6× 507 1.2× 129 4.2k
Albert J. Reiss United States 34 3.9k 1.5× 1.2k 0.8× 732 1.5× 424 1.0× 125 0.3× 104 5.7k
Edward A. Tiryakian United States 28 3.4k 1.3× 661 0.5× 471 1.0× 1.1k 2.8× 478 1.2× 123 7.2k
Morris Janowitz United States 35 3.5k 1.4× 1.3k 0.9× 163 0.3× 285 0.7× 215 0.5× 145 5.5k
Richard Sennett United States 30 3.2k 1.2× 948 0.7× 283 0.6× 490 1.2× 534 1.3× 98 6.7k
Gregory P. Stone United States 18 2.2k 0.9× 391 0.3× 327 0.7× 619 1.5× 669 1.6× 42 4.9k
David L. Altheide United States 30 3.1k 1.2× 578 0.4× 383 0.8× 394 1.0× 193 0.5× 103 5.8k
Guy E. Swanson United States 29 2.4k 0.9× 580 0.4× 513 1.1× 1.2k 2.8× 507 1.2× 87 5.9k
James M. Gustafson United States 17 1.5k 0.6× 388 0.3× 232 0.5× 364 0.9× 389 1.0× 68 3.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bittner, Egon. (2013). Must we say what we mean?. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).
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Bittner, Egon. (2013). Citation classic commentary on "The police on skid row: a study of peace keeping". INFM-OAR (INFN Catania). 254–256. 1 indexed citations
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Bittner, Egon & Michael Schudson. (1991). Origins of the Ideal of Objectivity in the Professions: Studies in the History of American Journalism and American Law, 1830-1940.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 20(6). 889–889. 21 indexed citations
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Psathas, George & Egon Bittner. (1991). In memoriam. Human Studies. 14(2-3). 225–227. 2 indexed citations
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Bittner, Egon. (1990). Aspects of police work. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 143 indexed citations
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Bayley, David H. & Egon Bittner. (1984). Learning the Skills of Policing. Law and Contemporary Problems. 47(4). 35–35. 193 indexed citations
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Bittner, Egon. (1984). The Broken Badge: Reuss-lanni and the Culture of Policing. American Bar Foundation Research Journal. 9(1). 206–213. 4 indexed citations
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Bittner, Egon. (1980). Popular interest in psychiatric remedies : a study in social control. Arno Press eBooks.
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Messinger, Sheldon L. & Egon Bittner. (1979). Criminology review yearbook. SAGE Publications eBooks. 14 indexed citations
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Clark, Jocalyn & Egon Bittner. (1972). The Functions of the Police in Modern Society.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 1(3). 243–243. 706 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ostwald, Peter F. & Egon Bittner. (1968). Life Adjustment After Severe Persecution. American Journal of Psychiatry. 124(10). 1393–1400. 33 indexed citations
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Ostwald, Peter F. & Egon Bittner. (1968). Drs. Ostwald and Bittner Reply. American Journal of Psychiatry. 125(1). 118–118. 2 indexed citations
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Bittner, Egon. (1968). The structure of psychiatric influence.. PubMed. 52(3). 423–30. 4 indexed citations
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Bittner, Egon, et al.. (1968). The Phenomenology of the Social World.. American Sociological Review. 33(4). 639–639. 2125 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bittner, Egon. (1967). Comprehensive Medical Care and the Psychiatric Consultation Social Institutions and Medical Care. Psychosomatics. 8(3). 126–130. 1 indexed citations
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Bittner, Egon. (1965). The concept of organization. 32(3). 96 indexed citations
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Bittner, Egon, et al.. (1965). Group Psychotherapy: Theory and Practice.. American Sociological Review. 30(2). 296–296. 18 indexed citations
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Bittner, Egon & Roland L. Warren. (1964). Social Research Consultation: An Experiment in Health and Welfare Planning.. American Sociological Review. 29(4). 635–635.
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Bittner, Egon. (1963). Radicalism and the Organization of Radical Movements. American Sociological Review. 28(6). 928–928. 60 indexed citations

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