G. David Garson

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

G. David Garson is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, G. David Garson has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 8 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 3 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in G. David Garson's work include E-Government and Public Services (4 papers), Online and Blended Learning (2 papers) and Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (2 papers). G. David Garson is often cited by papers focused on E-Government and Public Services (4 papers), Online and Blended Learning (2 papers) and Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (2 papers). G. David Garson collaborates with scholars based in United States. G. David Garson's co-authors include Robert W. Biggs, Glenn R. Parker, Michael Peter Smith, Frank M. Howell, Peter H. Rossi and Mary Maureen Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Political Science Review and Public Administration Review.

In The Last Decade

G. David Garson

74 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Interpreting neural-network connection weights 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 400 800 1.2k
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. Interpreting neural-network connection weights
    1991 1.2k citations G. David Garson profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
G. David Garson United States 20 338 310 293 263 201 77 2.4k
M.B.A. van Asselt Netherlands 23 854 2.5× 146 0.5× 145 0.5× 199 0.8× 366 1.8× 57 3.9k
George P. Richardson United States 32 702 2.1× 110 0.4× 72 0.2× 977 3.7× 221 1.1× 74 4.9k
Hans de Bruijn Netherlands 30 342 1.0× 356 1.1× 51 0.2× 116 0.4× 305 1.5× 125 3.7k
Andrew McCulloch United Kingdom 23 661 2.0× 123 0.4× 234 0.8× 74 0.3× 274 1.4× 57 2.9k
Gopal K. Kanji United Kingdom 36 179 0.5× 124 0.4× 44 0.2× 199 0.8× 63 0.3× 102 4.3k
Paul Goodwin United Kingdom 39 549 1.6× 124 0.4× 58 0.2× 662 2.5× 86 0.4× 134 5.1k
Paul Jeffrey United Kingdom 36 887 2.6× 385 1.2× 688 2.3× 102 0.4× 664 3.3× 150 5.8k
Sushil Kumar India 16 193 0.6× 39 0.1× 125 0.4× 223 0.8× 135 0.7× 49 3.4k
Joseph P. Martino United States 21 910 2.7× 167 0.5× 28 0.1× 193 0.7× 130 0.6× 85 4.5k
Michael Stauffacher Switzerland 31 1.4k 4.2× 96 0.3× 71 0.2× 83 0.3× 218 1.1× 109 4.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by G. David Garson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. David Garson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Garson, G. David. (2003). Review of Doing web-based content profile analysis 2002: TextGrab and TextQuest. Social Science Computer Review. 21(2). 250–256. 1 indexed citations
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Garson, G. David. (2002). Case Study Research in Public Administration and Public Policy: Standards and Strategies. Journal of Public Affairs Education. 8(3). 209–216. 11 indexed citations
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Garson, G. David, et al.. (2001). Crime Mapping and Its Extension to Social Science Analysis. Social Science Computer Review. 19(4). 471–479. 16 indexed citations
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Garson, G. David. (2000). De la ciencia de políticas al análisis de políticas: Veinticinco años de progreso. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 149–180. 6 indexed citations
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Garson, G. David. (1998). Evaluating Implementation of Web-Based Teaching in Political Science. PS Political Science & Politics. 31(3). 585–590. 19 indexed citations
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Garson, G. David. (1998). Evaluating Implementation of Web-Based Teaching in Political Science. PS Political Science & Politics. 31(3). 585–590. 5 indexed citations
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Garson, G. David. (1995). Computer Technology and Social Issues. IGI Global eBooks. 25 indexed citations
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Garson, G. David. (1994). Social Science Computer Simulation: Its History, Design, and Future. Social Science Computer Review. 12(1). 55–82. 8 indexed citations
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Garson, G. David. (1991). Interpreting neural-network connection weights. 6(4). 46–51. 1219 indexed citations breakdown →
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Garson, G. David. (1991). News and Notes. Social Science Computer Review. 9(2). 300–322. 1 indexed citations
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Garson, G. David, et al.. (1990). Computer-Assisted Survey Research and Continuous Audience Response Technology for the Political and Social Sciences. Social Science Computer Review. 8(4). 535–557. 4 indexed citations
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Garson, G. David. (1986). Online Bibliographic Searching: A Brief Tutorial Using DIALOG. 4(1). 67–74. 1 indexed citations
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Howell, Frank M. & G. David Garson. (1985). Professional Networking in the Social Sciences: Creating SocNet and PoliNet. 3(2). 85–92. 2 indexed citations
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Garson, G. David. (1985). The Impact of Microcomputing on Political Science. Teaching Political Science. 12(3). 92–98. 1 indexed citations
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Garson, G. David. (1980). FROM POLICY SCIENCE TO POLICY ANALYSIS: A QUARTER CENTURY OF PROGRESS?. Policy Studies Journal. 9(4). 535–544. 22 indexed citations
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Garson, G. David, et al.. (1980). Resource Rationing for State Agencies: The Management and Political Challenge of Productivity Improvement. Public Productivity Review. 4(3). 231–231. 1 indexed citations
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Garson, G. David & Michael Peter Smith. (1976). Organizational democracy : participation and self-management. SAGE Publications eBooks. 8 indexed citations
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Garson, G. David. (1974). On the Origins of Interest-Group Theory: A Critique of a Process. American Political Science Review. 68(4). 1505–1519. 8 indexed citations
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Garson, G. David. (1970). Collective violence re‐examined: Alternative theories of American labor violence. Politics. 5(2). 129–143. 1 indexed citations

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