Gordon C. Zahn

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 866 citations indexed

About

Gordon C. Zahn is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and History. According to data from OpenAlex, Gordon C. Zahn has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 866 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 3 papers in History. Recurrent topics in Gordon C. Zahn's work include American Constitutional Law and Politics (7 papers), European history and politics (5 papers) and Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (2 papers). Gordon C. Zahn is often cited by papers focused on American Constitutional Law and Politics (7 papers), European history and politics (5 papers) and Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (2 papers). Gordon C. Zahn collaborates with scholars based in United States. Gordon C. Zahn's co-authors include Paul Kecskemeti, K. Mannheim, Harry Hoijer, Ralph L. Beals, Thomas Merton, John Tracy Ellis, Ernest van den Haag, Henry F. Schwarz, Harvey Wish and Sylvester Theisen and has published in prestigious journals such as American Sociological Review, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion and Sociology of Religion.

In The Last Decade

Gordon C. Zahn

23 papers receiving 639 citations

Hit Papers

The Self Concept 1962 2026 1983 2004 1962 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. The Self Concept
    1962 566 citations Gordon C. Zahn et al. The American Catholic Sociological Review profile →

Peers

Gordon C. Zahn
Otto Klineberg United States
Millicent E. Poole Australia
Eugene A. Weinstein United States
Lynda Henley
Norman Miller United States
Yehuda Amir Israel
Jerome Neu United States
Carolyn H. Simmons United States
James M. Henslin United States
Gary I. Schulman United States
Otto Klineberg United States
Gordon C. Zahn
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Countries citing papers authored by Gordon C. Zahn

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gordon C. Zahn

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gordon C. Zahn

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gordon C. Zahn. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gordon C. Zahn 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 Gordon C. Zahn. Gordon C. Zahn 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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Merton, Thomas & Gordon C. Zahn. (1980). The Nonviolent Alternative. 11 indexed citations
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Zahn, Gordon C.. (1976). The Churches and Politics in Germany. Frederick Spotts. The Journal of Modern History. 48(3). 568–570. 1 indexed citations
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Zahn, Gordon C.. (1971). A Religious Pacifist Looks at Abortion. The Linacre Quarterly. 38(4). 9. 1 indexed citations
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Zahn, Gordon C.. (1970). The Commitment Dimension. Sociological Analysis. 31(4). 203–203. 12 indexed citations
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Zahn, Gordon C.. (1967). An Explosive Principle. Worldview. 10(3). 4–6. 1 indexed citations
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Zahn, Gordon C.. (1966). An alternative to war. Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research. 6 indexed citations
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Schwarz, Henry F. & Gordon C. Zahn. (1965). German Catholics and Hitler's Wars: A Study in Social Control. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 5(1). 168–168. 5 indexed citations
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Kelly, James R. & Gordon C. Zahn. (1965). In Solitary Witness: The Life and Death of Franz Jagerstatter. Sociological Analysis. 26(1). 55–55.
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Zahn, Gordon C., et al.. (1962). The Self Concept. The American Catholic Sociological Review. 23(4). 372–372. 566 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zahn, Gordon C., et al.. (1960). Austrian Catholics and the First Republic, Democracy, Capitalism, and the Social Order, 1918-1934. The American Catholic Sociological Review. 21(4). 358–358. 6 indexed citations
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Zahn, Gordon C.. (1955). The Content of Protestant Tensions: Personal Experiences and "Known Facts". The American Catholic Sociological Review. 16(1). 12–12. 1 indexed citations
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Zahn, Gordon C. & John Tracy Ellis. (1955). American Catholics and the Intellectual Life. The American Catholic Sociological Review. 16(4). 359–359. 11 indexed citations
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Zahn, Gordon C., K. Mannheim, & Paul Kecskemeti. (1954). Essays on Sociology and Social Psychology. The American Catholic Sociological Review. 15(1). 38–38. 100 indexed citations
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Zahn, Gordon C. & Harvey Wish. (1952). Society and Thought in Early America. The American Catholic Sociological Review. 13(1). 49–49. 3 indexed citations
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Zahn, Gordon C., et al.. (1952). Social Thought of the American Hierarchy. The American Catholic Sociological Review. 13(3). 218–218. 1 indexed citations
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Zahn, Gordon C. & Harvey Wish. (1952). Society and Thought in Modern America. The American Catholic Sociological Review. 13(3). 203–203. 3 indexed citations
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Zahn, Gordon C. & Louis L. Snyder. (1951). Nationalistic Aspects of the Grimm Brothers' Fairy Tales. The American Catholic Sociological Review. 12(4). 264–264.

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