George Ritzer

20.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
198 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

George Ritzer is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Marketing. According to data from OpenAlex, George Ritzer has authored 198 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 15 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 12 papers in Marketing. Recurrent topics in George Ritzer's work include Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (15 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (12 papers) and Service and Product Innovation (7 papers). George Ritzer is often cited by papers focused on Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (15 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (12 papers) and Service and Product Innovation (7 papers). George Ritzer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Croatia. George Ritzer's co-authors include Nathan Jurgenson, Olivier Galland, Robin Leidner, Stephen Sharkey, Bryan S. Turner, David Walczak, Harrison M. Trice, Douglas J. Goodman, Paul Dean and Kenneth Allan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Administrative Science Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

George Ritzer

183 papers receiving 9.1k citations

Hit Papers

Production, Consumption... 1969 2026 1988 2007 2010 1996 1994 2009 2012 250 500 750 1000
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. Production, Consumption, Prosumption
    2010 1.2k citations George Ritzer et al. profile →
  2. The McDonaldization of Society
    1996 685 citations George Ritzer et al. profile →
  3. Fast Food, Fast Talk: Service Work and the Routinization of Everyday Life.
    1994 536 citations George Ritzer et al. profile →
  4. Sosiologi Ilmu Pengetahuan Berparadigma Ganda
    2009 258 citations George Ritzer profile →
  5. Teori Sosiologi : dari sosiologi klasik sampai perkembangan terakhir postmodern
    2012 224 citations George Ritzer profile →
  6. An Empirical Study of Howard Becker's Side-Bet Theory
    1969 204 citations George Ritzer et al. Social Forces profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
George Ritzer United States 50 5.3k 1.3k 1.3k 1.1k 1.1k 198 10.8k
Sharon Zukin United States 36 7.8k 1.5× 811 0.6× 650 0.5× 1.3k 1.2× 1.2k 1.1× 80 16.1k
Gary Alan Fine United States 59 7.6k 1.4× 1.7k 1.3× 646 0.5× 1.1k 1.0× 1.9k 1.7× 382 13.6k
Uri Gneezy United States 54 6.2k 1.2× 1.0k 0.8× 1.4k 1.1× 894 0.8× 2.5k 2.3× 145 22.8k
Peter J. Burke United States 40 7.2k 1.3× 2.5k 1.9× 855 0.7× 1.3k 1.2× 2.0k 1.9× 71 13.6k
Scott Lash United Kingdom 34 8.8k 1.7× 991 0.8× 449 0.3× 1.4k 1.3× 1.0k 0.9× 97 16.2k
Herbert C. Kelman United States 40 5.4k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 981 0.8× 400 0.4× 558 0.5× 142 9.1k
Edward F. McQuarrie United States 29 3.1k 0.6× 748 0.6× 2.4k 1.9× 1.6k 1.5× 910 0.9× 91 9.3k
Amitaï Etzioni United States 44 4.1k 0.8× 1.6k 1.2× 371 0.3× 1.2k 1.1× 394 0.4× 475 11.0k
John Van Maanen United States 33 3.9k 0.7× 3.6k 2.7× 416 0.3× 1.2k 1.1× 857 0.8× 74 10.4k
Karen S. Cook United States 43 6.3k 1.2× 2.5k 1.9× 817 0.6× 472 0.4× 591 0.6× 109 12.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by George Ritzer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George Ritzer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ritzer, George, et al.. (2020). The increasing centrality of prosumption in the digital capitalist economy. Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie. 45(3). 351–369. 2 indexed citations
2.
Ritzer, George, Petar Jandrić, & Sarah Hayes. (2018). The velvet cage of educational con(pro)sumption. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 113–129. 24 indexed citations
3.
Ritzer, George, et al.. (2016). Contemporary Sociological Theory and Its Classical Roots, 4/E. 3(4). 165–81. 1 indexed citations
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Ritzer, George. (2015). Hospitalidade e prossumerização. Americanae (AECID Library). 12–41.
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Ritzer, George. (2014). Büyüsü bozulmuş dünyayı büyülemek. DSpace (Sirnak University). 5(10). 165–169.
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Ritzer, George, et al.. (2012). Readings in Globalization: Key Concepts and Major Debates. 2(1). 28 indexed citations
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Ritzer, George. (2012). Wiley-Blackwell encyclopedias in social science. Wiley-Blackwell eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Ritzer, George, et al.. (2011). Classical social theorists. Wiley-Blackwell eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Ritzer, George, et al.. (2005). Roundtable Discussion: Considering the "Magical" Wolrd of Consumption. 137–157. 1 indexed citations
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Ritzer, George, et al.. (2005). The magical world of consumption : Transforming nothing into something. 49(49). 117–136. 2 indexed citations
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Ritzer, George. (2004). The inhospitable hospitality industry.. FIU hospitality review. 6(3). 40–46. 1 indexed citations
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Ritzer, George, et al.. (2003). El Museo como catedral de consumo: desafíos y peligros. 32–34. 3 indexed citations
13.
Ritzer, George. (2002). McDonaldization : the reader. 124 indexed citations
14.
Ritzer, George & Barry Smart. (2001). Handbook of Social Theory. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 69 indexed citations
15.
Ritzer, George. (2000). The Blackwell companion to major social theorists. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 66 indexed citations
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Ritzer, George. (1993). Teoría sociológica contemporánea. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 86 indexed citations
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Ritzer, George. (1990). Frontiers of Social Theory. the New Syntheses. Columbia University Press eBooks. 29 indexed citations
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Ritzer, George. (1989). Sociology of Work: A Metatheoretical Analysis. Social Forces. 67(3). 593–593. 2 indexed citations
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Ritzer, George & David Walczak. (1988). Rationalization and the Deprofessionalization of Physicians. Social Forces. 67(1). 1–1. 72 indexed citations
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Ritzer, George & Tony J. Watson. (1979). The Personnel Manager: A Study in the Sociology of Work and Employment.. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 32(2). 276–276. 8 indexed citations

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