Eric R. Wolf

12.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
80 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Eric R. Wolf is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Visual Arts and Performing Arts and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric R. Wolf has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 10 papers in Visual Arts and Performing Arts and 7 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Eric R. Wolf's work include Latin American history and culture (10 papers), Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education (4 papers) and Religion and Society Interactions (3 papers). Eric R. Wolf is often cited by papers focused on Latin American history and culture (10 papers), Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education (4 papers) and Religion and Society Interactions (3 papers). Eric R. Wolf collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Guatemala. Eric R. Wolf's co-authors include Peter Gran, David Ottaway, Michael Mann, John Gledhill, William H. McNeill, Philip D. Curtin, Katherine Verdery, Edward C. Hansen, John W. Cole and John Friedl and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Eric R. Wolf

74 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

Europe and the People without History 1956 2026 1979 2002 1984 1971 1957 1956 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. Europe and the People without History
    1984 2.4k citations Eric R. Wolf et al. profile →
  2. Peasant Wars of the Twentieth Century
    1971 714 citations Eric R. Wolf et al. profile →
  3. Closed Corporate Peasant Communities in Mesoamerica and Central Java
    1957 321 citations Eric R. Wolf profile →
  4. Aspects of Group Relations in a Complex Society: Mexico1
    1956 314 citations Eric R. Wolf American Anthropologist profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eric R. Wolf United States 28 2.7k 2.0k 1.5k 608 559 80 6.5k
Sidney W. Mintz United States 30 2.1k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 477 0.3× 385 0.6× 377 0.7× 151 5.7k
Sherry B. Ortner United States 28 3.6k 1.3× 2.0k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 133 0.2× 454 0.8× 76 7.3k
Fredrik Barth United States 29 3.0k 1.1× 1.4k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 101 0.2× 612 1.1× 81 6.1k
Thomas D. Hall United States 23 2.4k 0.9× 678 0.3× 940 0.6× 142 0.2× 529 0.9× 84 5.8k
John Comaroff United States 45 6.2k 2.3× 4.0k 2.0× 2.3k 1.6× 188 0.3× 667 1.2× 121 10.8k
Jean Comaroff United States 44 6.5k 2.4× 4.4k 2.2× 2.3k 1.5× 168 0.3× 693 1.2× 123 11.4k
Marvin Harris United States 29 2.1k 0.8× 852 0.4× 463 0.3× 119 0.2× 251 0.4× 86 5.4k
Ann Laura Stoler United States 30 4.4k 1.6× 2.3k 1.2× 1.7k 1.2× 187 0.3× 416 0.7× 76 7.9k
Terence Ranger United Kingdom 31 4.3k 1.6× 2.8k 1.4× 1.3k 0.9× 116 0.2× 383 0.7× 151 7.2k
Kenneth Maxwell United States 51 4.9k 1.8× 1.7k 0.8× 3.8k 2.6× 253 0.4× 635 1.1× 277 10.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric R. Wolf

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wolf, Eric R., et al.. (2011). "Europa i ludy bez historii", Eric R. Wolf, Kraków 2009 : [recenzja] / Marcin Brocki.. 1. 309–311.
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Wolf, Eric R.. (2007). Explaining Mesoamerica (1)*. Social Anthropology. 2(1). 1–17. 3 indexed citations
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Wolf, Eric R.. (2004). Figurar el poder. Ideologías de dominación y crisis. Hispana. 25(100). 353–361. 9 indexed citations
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Cole, John W. & Eric R. Wolf. (1999). The hidden frontier : ecology and ethnicity in an alpine valley : with a new introduction. University of California Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Wolf, Eric R.. (1999). Envisioning Power. 183 indexed citations
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Heath, Dwight B., Eric R. Wolf, Jane Schneider, & Rayna Rapp. (1996). Articulating Hidden Histories: Exploring the Influence of Eric R. Wolf. Ethnohistory. 43(2). 331–331. 45 indexed citations
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Jelen, Ted G. & Eric R. Wolf. (1992). Religious Regimes and State Formation: Perspectives from European Ethnology. Review of Religious Research. 34(1). 85–85. 9 indexed citations
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Wolf, Eric R., et al.. (1986). Die Völker ohne Geschichte : Europa und die andere Welt seit 1400. Campus eBooks.
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Wolf, Eric R.. (1986). the vicissitudes of the closed corporate peasant community. American Ethnologist. 13(2). 325–329. 69 indexed citations
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Curtin, Philip D. & Eric R. Wolf. (1984). Europe and the People without History. The American Historical Review. 89(1). 89–89. 140 indexed citations
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Wolf, Eric R.. (1977). Why Cultivators RebelAgrarian Revolution: Social Movements and Export Agriculture in the Underdeveloped World.Jeffery M. Paige. American Journal of Sociology. 83(3). 742–750. 3 indexed citations
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Friedl, John, John W. Cole, & Eric R. Wolf. (1975). The Hidden Frontier: Ecology and Ethnicity in an Alpine Valley. Ethnohistory. 22(1). 90–90. 68 indexed citations
13.
Wolf, Eric R.. (1975). Peasants and Political Mobilization: Introduction. Comparative Studies in Society and History. 17(4). 385–388. 2 indexed citations
14.
Wolf, Eric R. & Paul Friedrich. (1972). Agrarian Revolt in a Mexican Village.. Social Forces. 51(1). 120–120. 41 indexed citations
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Silvert, Kalman H., Stanislav Andreski, Ernesto Guevara, et al.. (1971). Much Conflict, Little Power: Eleven Recent Books. Comparative Politics. 3(3). 447–447. 1 indexed citations
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Wolf, Eric R.. (1967). Pueblos y culturas de Mesoamérica. 6 indexed citations
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Steward, Julian H., et al.. (1957). The People of Puerto Rico.. American Sociological Review. 22(4). 480–480. 85 indexed citations
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Wolf, Eric R.. (1956). Peasant Society in the Colombian Andes: A Sociological Study of Saucío. Orlando Fals‐Borda. American Anthropologist. 58(5). 929–930. 1 indexed citations
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Wolf, Eric R.. (1955). The Mexican bajio in the eighteenth century : an analysis of cultural integration. 8 indexed citations

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