G. William Skinner

4.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
51 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

G. William Skinner is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, G. William Skinner has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 20 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 5 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in G. William Skinner's work include Chinese history and philosophy (14 papers), Asian Studies and History (10 papers) and Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (9 papers). G. William Skinner is often cited by papers focused on Chinese history and philosophy (14 papers), Asian Studies and History (10 papers) and Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (9 papers). G. William Skinner collaborates with scholars based in United States and China. G. William Skinner's co-authors include Maurice Freedman, S. Y. Teng, Peter C. Perdue, R. Bin Wong, Michael Dillon, Morton H. Fried, Andrew W. Lind, Mark Elvin, Stevan Harrell and J. C. Laurence and has published in prestigious journals such as American Sociological Review, The American Historical Review and British Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

G. William Skinner

47 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Marketing and Social Structure in Rural China, Part I 1958 2026 1980 2003 1964 1959 1958 100 200 300
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. Marketing and Social Structure in Rural China, Part I
    1964 341 citations G. William Skinner The Journal of Asian Studies profile →
  2. Lineage Organization in Southeastern China.
    1959 243 citations G. William Skinner, Maurice Freedman Pacific Affairs profile →
  3. Chinese Society in Thailand: An Analytical History
    1958 214 citations G. William Skinner et al. 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. William Skinner United States 23 1.5k 845 364 358 268 51 2.4k
Walter Rodney Switzerland 14 1.1k 0.7× 430 0.5× 185 0.5× 602 1.7× 171 0.6× 36 2.4k
Robert L. Tignor United States 19 1.9k 1.3× 962 1.1× 264 0.7× 866 2.4× 251 0.9× 99 3.3k
Janet Abu‐Lughod United States 28 1.4k 1.0× 970 1.1× 341 0.9× 420 1.2× 196 0.7× 92 3.1k
June Nash United States 23 1.1k 0.7× 644 0.8× 120 0.3× 472 1.3× 140 0.5× 80 2.2k
Patrick Chabal United Kingdom 23 1.7k 1.2× 770 0.9× 241 0.7× 615 1.7× 215 0.8× 107 2.8k
Gearóid Ó Tuathail United States 28 1.6k 1.1× 1.3k 1.6× 112 0.3× 278 0.8× 204 0.8× 63 2.7k
Philip C. C. Huang United States 25 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 490 1.3× 133 0.4× 206 0.8× 104 2.4k
Patrick Manning United States 25 1.1k 0.8× 539 0.6× 436 1.2× 1.1k 3.1× 417 1.6× 145 2.9k
Philip Abrams United Kingdom 14 928 0.6× 620 0.7× 92 0.3× 288 0.8× 99 0.4× 33 1.6k
Sarah A. Radcliffe United Kingdom 33 1.4k 1.0× 815 1.0× 127 0.3× 475 1.3× 309 1.2× 95 2.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. William Skinner

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Skinner, G. William, Stevan Harrell, & William Lavely. (2017). Rural China on the eve of revolution : Sichuan fieldnotes, 1949-1950. University of Washington Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Skinner, G. William, et al.. (2007). ChinaW Dataset: Cities, County Seats and Yamen (1820-1893). 1 indexed citations
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Qi, Ye, Mark Henderson, Ming Xu, et al.. (2004). Evolving core-periphery interactions in a rapidly expanding urban landscape: The case of Beijing. Landscape Ecology. 19(4). 375–388. 45 indexed citations
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Skinner, G. William. (1985). Rural Marketing in China: Repression and Revival. The China Quarterly. 103. 393–413. 41 indexed citations
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Skinner, G. William, et al.. (1982). Urban Development in Modern China.. Pacific Affairs. 55(3). 482–482. 68 indexed citations
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Skinner, G. William. (1981). Aerial minelaying: Possibly the most potent sea warfare technique for the UK. The RUSI Journal. 126(4). 57–61.
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Skinner, G. William, et al.. (1981). China's Island Frontier.. Pacific Affairs. 54(4). 718–718. 5 indexed citations
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Freedman, Maurice & G. William Skinner. (1980). The Study of Chinese Society. RAIN. 9–9. 27 indexed citations
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Skinner, G. William, et al.. (1980). The Study of Chinese Society. Essays by Maurice Freedman. Anthropological Quarterly. 53(4). 256–256. 16 indexed citations
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Skinner, G. William. (1976). MAURICE FREEDMAN 1920–1975. American Anthropologist. 78(4). 871–885. 1 indexed citations
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Skinner, G. William, et al.. (1973). Modern Chinese society : an analytical bibliography. Stanford University Press eBooks. 8 indexed citations
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Skinner, G. William, et al.. (1962). Life and Ritual in Old Siam: Three Studies of Thai Life and Customs. Ethnohistory. 9(3). 295–295. 12 indexed citations
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Skinner, G. William. (1961). Java's Chinese Minority: Continuity and Change. The Journal of Asian Studies. 20(3). 353–362. 4 indexed citations
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Skinner, G. William & Maurice Freedman. (1959). Lineage Organization in Southeastern China.. Pacific Affairs. 32(2). 207–207. 243 indexed citations breakdown →
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Skinner, G. William. (1959). Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 321(1). 136–147. 7 indexed citations
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Skinner, G. William. (1954). A study of Chinese community leadership in Bangkok, together with an historical survey of Chinese society in Thailand. University Microfilms International eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Skinner, G. William & Victor Purcell. (1952). The Chinese in Southeast Asia.. The Far Eastern Quarterly. 11(2). 268–268. 4 indexed citations
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Skinner, G. William. (1951). Report on the Chinese in Southeast Asia, December 1950. University Microfilms International eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Skinner, G. William. (1951). Aftermath of Communist Liberation in the Chengtu Plain. Pacific Affairs. 24(1). 61–61. 2 indexed citations

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