Eric M. Leifer

2.3k total citations
26 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Eric M. Leifer is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric M. Leifer has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 9 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Eric M. Leifer's work include Sports, Gender, and Society (9 papers), Sports Analytics and Performance (9 papers) and Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (6 papers). Eric M. Leifer is often cited by papers focused on Sports, Gender, and Society (9 papers), Sports Analytics and Performance (9 papers) and Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (6 papers). Eric M. Leifer collaborates with scholars based in United States. Eric M. Leifer's co-authors include Ronald S. Burt, Yoram Wind, Vijay Mahajan, Raymond Boudon, David L. Morgan, Jay B. Barney, William G. Ouchi, Anthony Oberschall, Gary S. Becker and J.A. Mangan and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Administrative Science Quarterly and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Eric M. Leifer

26 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eric M. Leifer United States 14 524 339 270 216 174 26 1.3k
Marc Knez United States 14 470 0.9× 431 1.3× 340 1.3× 383 1.8× 188 1.1× 18 1.6k
Sharon G. Levin United States 18 296 0.6× 723 2.1× 438 1.6× 152 0.7× 68 0.4× 36 1.8k
Peter Abell United Kingdom 21 566 1.1× 180 0.5× 491 1.8× 202 0.9× 308 1.8× 82 1.7k
Gudmund Hernes Norway 9 697 1.3× 153 0.5× 179 0.7× 160 0.7× 156 0.9× 27 1.3k
Glen Whyte Canada 20 363 0.7× 206 0.6× 267 1.0× 310 1.4× 340 2.0× 36 1.6k
Simone Ferriani Italy 17 448 0.9× 234 0.7× 600 2.2× 133 0.6× 307 1.8× 41 1.6k
M. Ann McFadyen United States 13 391 0.7× 253 0.7× 794 2.9× 105 0.5× 218 1.3× 16 1.6k
Giacomo Negro United States 17 464 0.9× 183 0.5× 449 1.7× 75 0.3× 385 2.2× 41 1.3k
Marc‐David L. Seidel Canada 14 514 1.0× 354 1.0× 401 1.5× 81 0.4× 297 1.7× 27 1.4k
Frans N. Stokman Netherlands 20 549 1.0× 179 0.5× 363 1.3× 121 0.6× 103 0.6× 90 1.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric M. Leifer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Baron, James N., Michael T. Hannan, Neil Fligstein, et al.. (2016). The Impact of Economics on Contemporary Sociology. Journal of Economic Literature. 32(3). 1111–1146. 18 indexed citations
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Leifer, Eric M.. (2002). Micromoment Management: Jumping at Chances for Status Gain. Soziale Systeme. 8(2). 165–177. 2 indexed citations
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Leifer, Eric M. & Valli Rajah. (2000). Getting Observations: Strategic Ambiguities in Social Interaction. 9 indexed citations
4.
Leifer, Eric M. & Gary S. Becker. (1997). Accounting for Tastes.. Social Forces. 75(4). 1463–1463. 36 indexed citations
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Stern, Robert N. & Eric M. Leifer. (1997). Making the Majors: The Transformation of Team Sports in America.. Administrative Science Quarterly. 42(4). 831–831. 1 indexed citations
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Wilson, John S. & Eric M. Leifer. (1996). Making the Majors: The Transformation of Team Sports in America.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 25(6). 804–804. 13 indexed citations
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Johnson, Bruce K. & Eric M. Leifer. (1996). Making the Majors: The Transformation of Team Sports in America. Southern Economic Journal. 63(2). 544–544. 31 indexed citations
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Leifer, Eric M.. (1995). Perverse Effects of Social Support: Publics and Performance in Major League Sports. Social Forces. 74(1). 81–81. 5 indexed citations
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Leifer, Eric M.. (1995). Perverse Effects of Social Support: Publics and Performance in Major League Sports. Social Forces. 74(1). 81–121. 7 indexed citations
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Morgan, David L. & Eric M. Leifer. (1992). Actors as Observers: A Theory of Skill in Social Relationships.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 21(1). 103–103. 43 indexed citations
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Leifer, Eric M.. (1992). Denying the data: Learning from the accomplished sciences. Sociological Forum. 7(2). 283–299. 6 indexed citations
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Leifer, Eric M.. (1990). Inequality among Equals: Embedding Market and Authority in League Sports. American Journal of Sociology. 96(3). 655–683. 9 indexed citations
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Leifer, Eric M.. (1988). Interaction Preludes to Role Setting: Exploratory Local Action. American Sociological Review. 53(6). 865–865. 127 indexed citations
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Leifer, Eric M.. (1988). Trails of involvement: Evidence for local games. Sociological Forum. 3(4). 499–524. 6 indexed citations
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Leifer, Eric M., Vijay Mahajan, & Yoram Wind. (1987). Innovation Diffusion Models of New Product Acceptance.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 16(5). 764–764. 167 indexed citations
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Leifer, Eric M., Jay B. Barney, & William G. Ouchi. (1987). Organizational Economics: Toward a New Paradigm for Understanding and Studying Organizations. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 16(6). 808–808. 64 indexed citations
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Leifer, Eric M.. (1985). Markets as Mechanisms: Using a Role Structure. Social Forces. 64(2). 442–442. 12 indexed citations
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Leifer, Eric M.. (1985). Markets as Mechanisms: Using a Role Structure. Social Forces. 64(2). 442–472. 23 indexed citations
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Leifer, Eric M. & Raymond Boudon. (1984). The Unintended Consequences of Social Action.. Social Forces. 63(2). 613–613. 72 indexed citations
20.
Leifer, Eric M.. (1981). Competing Models of Political Mobilization: The Role of Ethnic Ties. American Journal of Sociology. 87(1). 23–47. 35 indexed citations

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