Gene F. Summers

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
51 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Gene F. Summers is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Education and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, Gene F. Summers has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 7 papers in Education and 5 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Recurrent topics in Gene F. Summers's work include Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (5 papers), Rural development and sustainability (5 papers) and Community Health and Development (4 papers). Gene F. Summers is often cited by papers focused on Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (5 papers), Rural development and sustainability (5 papers) and Community Health and Development (4 papers). Gene F. Summers collaborates with scholars based in United States. Gene F. Summers's co-authors include Blair Wheaton, Duane F. Alwin, Bengt Muthén, Kenneth P. Wilkinson, F. Clemente, Clyde Woods, Alvin L. Bertrand, E. M. Beck, James D. Wright and Donald E. Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and Social Forces.

In The Last Decade

Gene F. Summers

41 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Assessing Reliability and Stability in Panel Models 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 1992 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. Assessing Reliability and Stability in Panel Models
    1977 2.4k citations Blair Wheaton, Bengt Muthén et al. Sociological Methodology profile →
  2. The Community in Rural America.
    1992 479 citations Gene F. Summers et al. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gene F. Summers United States 14 1.2k 558 482 442 439 51 3.4k
George W. Bohrnstedt United States 26 1.2k 1.0× 684 1.2× 434 0.9× 325 0.7× 642 1.5× 78 4.1k
Royce Singleton United States 13 1.0k 0.9× 562 1.0× 296 0.6× 316 0.7× 347 0.8× 33 3.0k
Robert Philip Weber United States 11 1.4k 1.2× 481 0.9× 625 1.3× 570 1.3× 879 2.0× 22 5.3k
R. Dale Wilson United States 16 1.2k 1.0× 484 0.9× 523 1.1× 420 1.0× 1.2k 2.6× 29 4.6k
Thomas R. Lindlof United States 12 1.6k 1.4× 592 1.1× 323 0.7× 335 0.8× 524 1.2× 19 4.0k
Vida Scarpello United States 16 703 0.6× 952 1.7× 1.1k 2.3× 479 1.1× 392 0.9× 31 3.7k
J. S. Tanaka United States 18 747 0.6× 707 1.3× 305 0.6× 339 0.8× 341 0.8× 28 3.3k
Allan W. Wicker United States 20 1.1k 0.9× 721 1.3× 295 0.6× 268 0.6× 220 0.5× 38 2.6k
Patricia Yancey Martin United States 29 2.7k 2.3× 575 1.0× 839 1.7× 455 1.0× 355 0.8× 83 5.4k
John Balla Australia 10 954 0.8× 1.3k 2.4× 753 1.6× 401 0.9× 831 1.9× 16 5.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gene F. Summers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gene F. Summers

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gene F. Summers. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gene F. Summers based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Gene F. Summers. Gene F. Summers is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Roesch‐McNally, Gabrielle, et al.. (2025). Seeding resilience: Building knowledge and capacity through relationships among Black and Indigenous women farmers. Journal of Agriculture Food Systems and Community Development. 1–20. 1 indexed citations
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Pickering, Kathleen, et al.. (2015). Welfare Reform in Persistent Rural Poverty. Penn State University Press eBooks.
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Summers, Gene F. & Clyde Woods. (2000). Development Arrested: Race, Power, and the Blues in the Mississippi Delta. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 29(2). 348–348. 36 indexed citations
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Summers, Gene F., et al.. (1997). I-10/I-17 PHASE I FMS EVALUATION. 1 indexed citations
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Wright, James D., et al.. (1990). Needs Assessment: Theory and Methods.. Social Forces. 68(4). 1364–1364. 29 indexed citations
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Summers, Gene F. & George A. Hillery. (1983). A Research Odyssey: Developing and Testing a Community Theory.. Social Forces. 62(2). 537–537. 8 indexed citations
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Beck, E. M. & Gene F. Summers. (1978). Additive, Multiplicative, and Mixed Models for Studying Community Change.. 1 indexed citations
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Summers, Gene F.. (1977). A Quarter Century of Experience. Community Development Society Journal. 8(1). 6–18. 12 indexed citations
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Wheaton, Blair, Bengt Muthén, Duane F. Alwin, & Gene F. Summers. (1977). Assessing Reliability and Stability in Panel Models. Sociological Methodology. 8. 84–84. 2387 indexed citations breakdown →
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Clemente, F. & Gene F. Summers. (1975). The Journey to Work of Rural Industrial Employees. Social Forces. 54(1). 212–219. 13 indexed citations
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Clemente, F. Richard & Gene F. Summers. (1975). The Journey to Work of Rural Industrial Employees. Social Forces. 54(1). 212–212. 3 indexed citations
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Clemente, F. & Gene F. Summers. (1973). Large Industries in Small Towns: Who Benefits? Working Paper RID 73.9.. 2 indexed citations
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Summers, Gene F. & F. Clemente. (1973). Rapid Industrial Development, Competition, and Relative Economic Status: A Study in Human Ecology. Working Paper RID 73.10.. 4 indexed citations
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Summers, Gene F., et al.. (1973). The Adequacy of Student Reports of Parental Ses Characteristics. Sociological Methods & Research. 1(3). 303–315. 29 indexed citations
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Summers, Gene F.. (1971). Psychiatric symptoms; cross-validation with a rural sample. Rural Sociology. 12 indexed citations
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Summers, Gene F., et al.. (1971). DIMENSIONS OF PERSONALITY: I. CONJOINT FACTOR STRUCTURE OF GUILFORD AND CATTELL TRAIT MARKERS. Multivariate Behavioral Research. 6(1). 35–62. 2 indexed citations
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Summers, Gene F.. (1970). The Renewal of Community Sociology.. Rural Sociology. 2 indexed citations
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Summers, Gene F., et al.. (1969). Toward a Paradigm for Respondent Bias in Survey Research. Sociological Quarterly. 10(1). 113–121. 10 indexed citations
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Summers, Gene F., et al.. (1966). Effect of Racial Characteristics of Investigator on Self-Enumerated Responses to a Negro Prejudice Scale. Social Forces. 44(4). 515–518. 17 indexed citations
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Summers, Gene F., et al.. (1966). Self-Attitude Consequences of Forced Compliance. Sociological Quarterly. 7(3). 359–365.

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