George A. DeVos

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 804 citations indexed

About

George A. DeVos is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Cultural Studies and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, George A. DeVos has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 804 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 4 papers in Cultural Studies and 2 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in George A. DeVos's work include Japanese History and Culture (3 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (2 papers) and Psychological Testing and Assessment (2 papers). George A. DeVos is often cited by papers focused on Japanese History and Culture (3 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (2 papers) and Psychological Testing and Assessment (2 papers). George A. DeVos collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hong Kong and Japan. George A. DeVos's co-authors include Francis L. K. Hsü, Anthony J. Marsella, Richard Mitchell, J. Victor Koschmann, H. Byron Earhart, Gananath Obeyesekere, Donald H. Shively and Albert M. Craig and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology and Pacific Affairs.

In The Last Decade

George A. DeVos

16 papers receiving 677 citations

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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.

Culture and Self: Asian and Western Perspectives

1986 428 citations Anthony J. Marsella, George A. DeVos et al. Anthropological Quarterly profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
George A. DeVos United States	10	321	313	189	104	88	18	804
John Bester South Africa	4	228 0.7×	218 0.7×	107 0.6×	80 0.8×	70 0.8×	17	641
George A. De Vos United States	10	226 0.7×	290 0.9×	168 0.9×	48 0.5×	136 1.5×	28	809
Maurice Friedman United States	15	252 0.8×	267 0.9×	412 2.2×	91 0.9×	234 2.7×	75	1.2k
Alfred Adler France	12	273 0.9×	183 0.6×	307 1.6×	95 0.9×	107 1.2×	92	854
Jean‐Claude Deschamps Switzerland	14	448 1.4×	410 1.3×	89 0.5×	76 0.7×	44 0.5×	38	719
Midge Wilson United States	12	188 0.6×	489 1.6×	142 0.8×	134 1.3×	61 0.7×	17	841
Rolv Mikkel Blakar Norway	12	250 0.8×	184 0.6×	105 0.6×	62 0.6×	73 0.8×	44	692
Irving E. Alexander United States	11	251 0.8×	197 0.6×	271 1.4×	80 0.8×	54 0.6×	25	770
Sang-Chin Choi South Korea	8	438 1.4×	338 1.1×	94 0.5×	67 0.6×	52 0.6×	17	672
Jack O. Balswick United States	17	362 1.1×	413 1.3×	311 1.6×	88 0.8×	84 1.0×	54	970

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18 of 18 papers shown

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Obeyesekere, Gananath, Anthony J. Marsella, George A. DeVos, & Francis L. K. Hsü. (1990). The Illusory Pursuit of the Self: A Review of "Culture and Self: Asian and Western Perspectives". Philosophy East and West. 40(2). 239–239. 1 indexed citations

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DeVos, George A., et al.. (1989). Religion and the Family in East Asia.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 18(3). 420–420. 29 indexed citations

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Marsella, Anthony J., et al.. (1987). Culture and Self: Asian and Western Perspectives. Review of Religious Research. 28(3). 273–273. 3 indexed citations

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DeVos, George A., et al.. (1986). Culture and Self: Asian and Western Perspectives.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 15(4). 578–578. 123 indexed citations

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Earhart, H. Byron & George A. DeVos. (1986). The Incredibility of Western Prophets. The Japanese Religion of the Family. Asian Folklore Studies. 45(2). 309–309. 1 indexed citations

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Marsella, Anthony J., et al.. (1986). Culture and Self: Asian and Western Perspectives. Anthropological Quarterly. 59(3). 151–151. 428 indexed citations breakdown →

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DeVos, George A., et al.. (1984). L'Autre Japon: Les Burakumin.. Pacific Affairs. 57(4). 698–698. 2 indexed citations

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Mitchell, Richard, et al.. (1982). Koreans in Japan: Ethnic Conflict and Accommodation.. Monumenta Nipponica. 37(3). 408–408. 22 indexed citations

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DeVos, George A.. (1980). Ethnic Adaptation and Minority Status. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 11(1). 101–124. 60 indexed citations

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DeVos, George A. & J. Victor Koschmann. (1979). Authority and the Individual in Japan. Citizen Protest in Historical Perspective.. Monumenta Nipponica. 34(2). 247–247. 9 indexed citations

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DeVos, George A., et al.. (1972). Social Change and the Individual, Japan before and after Defeat in World War II. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 92(4). 558–558. 3 indexed citations

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DeVos, George A.. (1972). Social Stratification and Ethnic Pluralism: An Overview from the Perspective of Psychological Anthropology. Race. 13(4). 435–460. 5 indexed citations

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DeVos, George A., Albert M. Craig, & Donald H. Shively. (1971). Personality in Japanese History. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. 31. 294–294. 1 indexed citations

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DeVos, George A., et al.. (1967). An Application of the California Psychological Inventory in a Study of Japanese Delinquency. The Journal of Social Psychology. 71(1). 45–51. 16 indexed citations

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DeVos, George A.. (1965). Achievement Orientation, Social Self-Identity, and Japanese Economic Growth. Asian Survey. 5(12). 575–589. 5 indexed citations

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DeVos, George A.. (1965). Achievement Orientation, Social Self-Identity, and Japanese Economic Growth. Asian Survey. 5(12). 575–589. 13 indexed citations

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DeVos, George A.. (1955). A quantitative Rorschach assessment of maladjustment and rigidity in acculturating Japanese Americans.. PubMed. 52(1). 51–87. 21 indexed citations

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DeVos, George A.. (1952). A Quantitative Approach to Affective Symbolism In Rorschach Responses. Journal of Projective Techniques. 16(2). 133–150. 62 indexed citations

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