George Gmelch

1.6k total citations
46 papers, 932 citations indexed

About

George Gmelch is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, History and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, George Gmelch has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 932 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 11 papers in History and 9 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in George Gmelch's work include American Sports and Literature (11 papers), Sports, Gender, and Society (9 papers) and Migration and Labor Dynamics (4 papers). George Gmelch is often cited by papers focused on American Sports and Literature (11 papers), Sports, Gender, and Society (9 papers) and Migration and Labor Dynamics (4 papers). George Gmelch collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. George Gmelch's co-authors include Walter P. Zenner, Sharon Bohn Gmelch, Richard B. Felson, Michel S. Laguerre, Michael H. Crawford, Colin Holmes, Robert V. Kemper and Joseph Ruane and has published in prestigious journals such as Annual Review of Anthropology, American Anthropologist and Current Anthropology.

In The Last Decade

George Gmelch

38 papers receiving 777 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
George Gmelch United States 15 629 260 101 84 84 46 932
Amanda Wise Australia 16 1.1k 1.7× 346 1.3× 121 1.2× 110 1.3× 109 1.3× 40 1.3k
David Parker United Kingdom 17 542 0.9× 133 0.5× 56 0.6× 94 1.1× 70 0.8× 43 795
Judith Modell United States 13 448 0.7× 137 0.5× 73 0.7× 81 1.0× 112 1.3× 36 964
Paul Spoonley New Zealand 17 637 1.0× 185 0.7× 122 1.2× 72 0.9× 157 1.9× 62 1.0k
Gerd Baumann Netherlands 10 782 1.2× 240 0.9× 76 0.8× 224 2.7× 144 1.7× 32 1.2k
Caroline B. Brettell United States 21 867 1.4× 310 1.2× 112 1.1× 133 1.6× 46 0.5× 75 1.3k
Jonathan Xavier Inda United States 14 656 1.0× 147 0.6× 77 0.8× 170 2.0× 107 1.3× 23 1.0k
Peter I. Rose United States 15 1.0k 1.6× 245 0.9× 81 0.8× 203 2.4× 121 1.4× 85 1.4k
Hasia R. Diner United States 14 938 1.5× 235 0.9× 51 0.5× 130 1.5× 65 0.8× 75 1.3k
Marianne Gullestad Norway 18 753 1.2× 133 0.5× 117 1.2× 185 2.2× 224 2.7× 37 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by George Gmelch

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Fields of papers citing papers by George Gmelch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George Gmelch

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of George Gmelch. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of George Gmelch 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 George Gmelch. George Gmelch 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
1.
Gmelch, George. (2015). Southern Exposure: Life in the Carolina League in the Time of Jim Crow. Journal of Sport History. 42(3). 310–321.
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Gmelch, Sharon Bohn & George Gmelch. (2014). Irish Travellers. Indiana University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
3.
Gmelch, George. (2011). Tasting the Good Life. Indiana University Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations
4.
Gmelch, George. (2003). Behind the Smile: The Working Lives of Caribbean Tourism. USF Scholarship Repository (University of San Francisco). 49 indexed citations
5.
Gmelch, George. (2003). Behind the Smile. Indiana University Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations
6.
Gmelch, George. (2000). Rules and Respect, Pranks and Performance: The Culture of Professional Baseball. Anthropology of Work Review. 20(2). 25–35. 3 indexed citations
7.
Gmelch, George. (2000). When Baseball Careers End. 9(1). 1–22. 1 indexed citations
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Gmelch, George, et al.. (1998). In the Ballpark: The Working Lives of Baseball People. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 7 indexed citations
9.
Gmelch, George & Sharon Bohn Gmelch. (1997). Parish behind God's Back. University of Michigan Press eBooks. 12 indexed citations
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Gmelch, George, et al.. (1990). Urban Life: Readings in Urban Anthropology.. Man. 25(3). 551–551. 35 indexed citations
11.
Gmelch, George, et al.. (1988). 'We're Better Off Here': Return Migration to Newfoundland Outports. Anthropology Today. 4(4). 12–12. 3 indexed citations
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Gmelch, George & Sharon Bohn Gmelch. (1985). The Cross-Channel Migration of Irish Travellers. USF Scholarship Repository (University of San Francisco). 1 indexed citations
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Gmelch, George. (1985). Land of Heart's Desire. American Anthropologist. 87(1). 223–223.
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Gmelch, George. (1980). Return Migration. Annual Review of Anthropology. 9(1). 135–159. 316 indexed citations
15.
Felson, Richard B. & George Gmelch. (1979). Uncertainty and the Use of Magic. Current Anthropology. 20(3). 587–589. 38 indexed citations
16.
Gmelch, George, et al.. (1978). The Irish Tinkers: The Urbanization of an Itinerant People. Anthropological Quarterly. 51(4). 269–269.
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Gmelch, George. (1977). Economic strategies and migrant adaptation: The case of Irish Tinkers. Ethnos. 42(1-2). 22–37. 1 indexed citations
18.
Gmelch, Sharon Bohn & George Gmelch. (1976). The Emergence of an Ethnic Group: The Irish Tinkers. Anthropological Quarterly. 49(4). 225–225. 20 indexed citations
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Crawford, Michael H. & George Gmelch. (1974). Human biology of the Irish Tinkers: Demography, ethnohistory, and genetics. Social Biology. 21(4). 321–331. 17 indexed citations
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Gmelch, George. (1971). Baseball magic. Trans-action. 8(8). 39–41. 24 indexed citations

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