Elizabeth J. Perry

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Elizabeth J. Perry is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Elizabeth J. Perry has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 31 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 3 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Elizabeth J. Perry's work include Chinese history and philosophy (33 papers), China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (29 papers) and Vietnamese History and Culture Studies (14 papers). Elizabeth J. Perry is often cited by papers focused on Chinese history and philosophy (33 papers), China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (29 papers) and Vietnamese History and Culture Studies (14 papers). Elizabeth J. Perry collaborates with scholars based in United States, Malta and United Kingdom. Elizabeth J. Perry's co-authors include Sebastian Heilmann, Joel S. Migdal, Doug Guthrie, Atul Kohli, Christine Wong, Sidney Tarrow, Jack Α. Goldstone, Doug McAdam, Ronald Aminzade and William H. Sewell and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition and Foreign Affairs.

In The Last Decade

Elizabeth J. Perry

74 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

State Power and Social Forces 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 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. State Power and Social Forces
    1994 345 citations Elizabeth J. Perry et al. Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Elizabeth J. Perry United States 25 1.7k 1.6k 176 129 128 78 2.6k
Mark Selden United States 20 1.3k 0.8× 1.0k 0.6× 172 1.0× 91 0.7× 182 1.4× 118 2.0k
Susan Olzak United States 27 2.8k 1.6× 1.3k 0.8× 161 0.9× 63 0.5× 103 0.8× 57 3.6k
Robert K. Schaeffer United States 10 1.1k 0.6× 643 0.4× 113 0.6× 149 1.2× 97 0.8× 29 1.7k
Krishan Kumar United States 22 1.1k 0.6× 566 0.4× 144 0.8× 91 0.7× 82 0.6× 96 1.9k
Joel S. Migdal United States 16 1.6k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 164 0.9× 71 0.6× 54 0.4× 52 2.2k
Mary Kaldor United Kingdom 24 1.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 212 1.2× 45 0.3× 44 0.3× 124 2.3k
Gordon White United Kingdom 21 985 0.6× 964 0.6× 222 1.3× 63 0.5× 48 0.4× 80 1.8k
Chris Rumford United Kingdom 23 1.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 75 0.4× 140 1.1× 87 0.7× 54 2.2k
James Tully Canada 23 1.3k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 150 0.9× 48 0.4× 47 0.4× 64 2.7k
Ezra F. Vogel United States 23 955 0.6× 785 0.5× 208 1.2× 58 0.4× 201 1.6× 76 2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elizabeth J. Perry

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Perry, Elizabeth J.. (2022). Collaborative Care Implementation: Lessons Learned. The American Journal of Managed Care. 28(8). e308–e311. 1 indexed citations
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Pandhi, Nancy, et al.. (2022). Developing catalyst films of health experiences: an analysis of a robust multi-stakeholder involvement journey. Research Involvement and Engagement. 8(1). 34–34. 2 indexed citations
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Ekiert, Grzegorz, et al.. (2020). Ruling by Other Means. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 24 indexed citations
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Perry, Elizabeth J.. (2015). Challenging the Mandate of Heaven: Social Protest and State Power in China. 5 indexed citations
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Perry, Elizabeth J. & Hanchao Lu. (2015). Narrating the Past to Interpret the Present: A Conversation with Elizabeth J. Perry. The Chinese Historical Review. 22(2). 160–173. 1 indexed citations
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Perry, Elizabeth J.. (2012). The Illiberal Challenge of Authoritarian China. 8(2). 3–15. 4 indexed citations
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Heilmann, Sebastian & Elizabeth J. Perry. (2011). Mao's invisible hand : the political foundations of adaptive governance in China. Harvard University Asia Center eBooks. 166 indexed citations
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Perry, Elizabeth J.. (2008). Chinese Conceptions of “Rights”: From Mencius to Mao—and Now. Perspectives on Politics. 6(1). 143 indexed citations
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Pye, Lucian W. & Elizabeth J. Perry. (2002). Challenging the Mandate of Heaven: Social Protest and State Power in China. Foreign Affairs. 81(2). 196–196. 15 indexed citations
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Lang, Graeme & Elizabeth J. Perry. (1998). Putting Class in Its Place: Worker Identities in East Asia.. Pacific Affairs. 71(3). 424–424. 23 indexed citations
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Schoenhals, Michael, Elizabeth J. Perry, & Xun Li. (1997). Proletarian Power: Shanghai in the Cultural Revolution.. Pacific Affairs. 70(4). 592–592. 16 indexed citations
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Perry, Elizabeth J.. (1994). Trends in the Study of Chinese Politics: State-Society Relations. The China Quarterly. 139. 704–713. 85 indexed citations
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Perry, Elizabeth J.. (1994). Shanghai's Strike Wave of 1957. The China Quarterly. 137. 1–27. 35 indexed citations
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Gasster, Michael, Jeffrey Ν. Wasserstrom, & Elizabeth J. Perry. (1993). Popular Protest and Political Culture in Modern China: Learning from 1989.. The American Historical Review. 98(4). 1211–1211. 8 indexed citations
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Perry, Elizabeth J. & Arif Dirlik. (1992). Anarchism in the Chinese Revolution.. The American Historical Review. 97(4). 1265–1265. 4 indexed citations
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Perry, Elizabeth J.. (1989). State and Society in Contemporary China. World Politics. 41(4). 579–591. 41 indexed citations
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Perry, Elizabeth J. & Ralph A. Thaxton. (1983). China Turned Rightside Up. Revolutionary Legitimacy in the Peasant World.. Pacific Affairs. 56(3). 527–527. 14 indexed citations
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Perry, Elizabeth J., et al.. (1980). The Mystery of Yellow Cliff. Modern China. 6(2). 123–160. 3 indexed citations
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Perry, Elizabeth J.. (1978). From Rebels to Revolutionaries: Peasant Violence in Huai-Pei, 1845-1945.. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 1 indexed citations

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