George W. Carey

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

George W. Carey is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, George W. Carey has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 6 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in George W. Carey's work include American Constitutional Law and Politics (13 papers), Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (4 papers) and Political Philosophy and Ethics (3 papers). George W. Carey is often cited by papers focused on American Constitutional Law and Politics (13 papers), Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (4 papers) and Political Philosophy and Ethics (3 papers). George W. Carey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. George W. Carey's co-authors include David Harvey, Willmoore Kendall, George Graham, James W. Hughes, Harvey S. Perloff, James E. Vance, Michael Greenberg, Bruce P. Frohnen, David Steven Cohen and Leonard Zobler and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, BMJ and American Political Science Review.

In The Last Decade

George W. Carey

39 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Social Justice and the City 1975 2026 1992 2009 1975 400 800 1.2k
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. Social Justice and the City
    1975 1.3k citations George W. Carey, David Harvey Geographical Review 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 W. Carey United States 10 663 523 298 227 164 56 1.6k
Mark Gottdiener United States 22 877 1.3× 556 1.1× 277 0.9× 275 1.2× 138 0.8× 59 1.9k
Keith Hoggart United Kingdom 22 715 1.1× 478 0.9× 336 1.1× 254 1.1× 189 1.2× 90 2.1k
Ronan Paddison United Kingdom 20 1.1k 1.6× 1.1k 2.2× 468 1.6× 226 1.0× 176 1.1× 62 2.4k
Robert Fishman Netherlands 13 845 1.3× 950 1.8× 316 1.1× 285 1.3× 253 1.5× 32 2.1k
Dolores Hayden United States 17 628 0.9× 417 0.8× 166 0.6× 77 0.3× 164 1.0× 52 1.7k
Dennis R. Judd United States 18 850 1.3× 466 0.9× 265 0.9× 176 0.8× 107 0.7× 48 1.4k
Paul Davidoff United States 6 342 0.5× 536 1.0× 179 0.6× 87 0.4× 104 0.6× 11 1.1k
Edward J. Blakely United States 13 796 1.2× 780 1.5× 436 1.5× 619 2.7× 209 1.3× 69 2.1k
Sam Bass Warner United States 17 520 0.8× 251 0.5× 149 0.5× 259 1.1× 125 0.8× 66 1.3k
Alison Todes South Africa 22 792 1.2× 680 1.3× 498 1.7× 236 1.0× 142 0.9× 79 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by George W. Carey

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Fields of papers citing papers by George W. Carey

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George W. Carey

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of George W. Carey. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of George W. Carey 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 W. Carey. George W. Carey 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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Carey, George W., et al.. (2021). There is nothing holy about agony: religious people and leaders support assisted dying too. BMJ. 374. n2094–n2094. 6 indexed citations
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Frohnen, Bruce P. & George W. Carey. (2016). Constitutional Morality and the Rise of Quasi-Law. Harvard University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Carey, George W.. (2009). The Separation of Powers in United States of America: Past and Present. Historia Constitucional. 263–295. 1 indexed citations
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Carey, George W.. (2004). America's Founding and Limited Government. 1 indexed citations
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Carey, George W., James W. Ceaser, Michael Allen Gillespie, et al.. (2002). Public philosophy and political science : crisis and reflection. Lexington Books. 3 indexed citations
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Carey, George W.. (2001). Who or What Killed the Philadelphia Constitution. Tulsa law journal. 36(3). 621–648.
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Carey, George W.. (2001). On the Degeneration of Public Philosophy in America: Problems and Prospects. Perspectives on Political Science. 30(1). 21–26. 1 indexed citations
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Carey, George W. & Bruce P. Frohnen. (1998). Community and tradition : conservative perspectives on the American experience. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Carey, George W.. (1987). James Wilson’s Political Thought and the Constitutional Convention. 17. 49–108.
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Carey, George W.. (1986). Order, Freedom, and the Polity: Critical Essays on the Open Society. Medical Entomology and Zoology.
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Carey, George W.. (1984). Publius—A Split Personality?. The Review of Politics. 46(1). 5–22. 4 indexed citations
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Carey, George W.. (1978). Separation of Powers and the Madisonian Model: A Reply to the Critics. American Political Science Review. 72(1). 151–164. 13 indexed citations
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Carey, George W., et al.. (1976). A Faraway Time and Place: Lore of the Eastern Shore. Western Folklore. 35(1). 82–82. 1 indexed citations
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Carey, George W. & Roger D. Abrahams. (1975). Deep the Water, Shallow the Shore. Journal of American Folklore. 88(348). 205–205. 2 indexed citations
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Carey, George W. & David Harvey. (1975). Social Justice and the City. Geographical Review. 65(3). 421–421. 1329 indexed citations breakdown →
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Carey, George W.. (1972). Frank S. Meyer. PS Political Science & Politics. 5(4). 510–511. 1 indexed citations
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Carey, George W.. (1972). Urbanization, Water Pollution, and Public Policy.. 1 indexed citations
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Carey, George W.. (1971). Introductory Textbooks to American Government. 1. 154–183. 6 indexed citations
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Carey, George W., et al.. (1969). Teaching population geography : an interdisciplinary ecological approach. Teachers College Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Carey, George W., et al.. (1968). Educational and Demographic Factors in the Urban Geography of Washington, D.C.. Geographical Review. 58(4). 515–515. 4 indexed citations

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