Gresham M. Sykes

13.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
45 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Gresham M. Sykes is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Law and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Gresham M. Sykes has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Law and 5 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Gresham M. Sykes's work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (10 papers), Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (8 papers) and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (6 papers). Gresham M. Sykes is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (10 papers), Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (8 papers) and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (6 papers). Gresham M. Sykes collaborates with scholars based in United States. Gresham M. Sykes's co-authors include David Matza, Howard S. Becker, S. Kirson Weinberg, Malcolm W. Klein, G Grosser, Sheldon L. Messinger, Lloyd E. Ohlin, Richard A. Cloward, Donald R. Cressey and Charles Perrow and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Administrative Science Quarterly and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Gresham M. Sykes

41 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

Techniques of Neutralization: A Theory of Delinquency 1957 2026 1980 2003 1957 1964 1959 1959 1973 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Techniques of Neutralization: A Theory of Delinquency
    1957 3.5k citations Gresham M. Sykes, David Matza American Sociological Review profile →
  2. Outsiders: Studies in The Sociology of Deviance.
    1964 1.0k citations Gresham M. Sykes et al. American Sociological Review profile →
  3. The Society of Captives: A Study of a Maximum Security Prison.
    1959 911 citations S. Kirson Weinberg, Gresham M. Sykes American Sociological Review profile →
  4. The Society of Captives, a Study of a Maximum Security Prison
    1959 899 citations Gresham M. Sykes et al. profile →
  5. Street Gangs and Street Workers.
    1973 245 citations Gresham M. Sykes et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gresham M. Sykes United States 20 5.9k 2.1k 1.4k 712 545 45 7.9k
David Matza United States 11 3.8k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 675 0.5× 794 1.1× 399 0.7× 30 6.0k
Harold G. Grasmick United States 39 6.2k 1.1× 1.4k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 926 1.3× 478 0.9× 73 7.9k
Charles R. Tittle United States 44 6.6k 1.1× 1.5k 0.7× 924 0.7× 1.1k 1.6× 344 0.6× 135 8.2k
Allen E. Liska United States 32 4.4k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 834 1.2× 679 1.2× 54 5.9k
Robert J. Bursik United States 28 6.1k 1.0× 1.1k 0.5× 1.7k 1.2× 721 1.0× 478 0.9× 45 7.2k
Michael R. Gottfredson United States 31 8.6k 1.5× 3.1k 1.5× 1.6k 1.2× 1.4k 2.0× 442 0.8× 71 10.8k
Ronald L. Akers United States 45 7.4k 1.3× 2.6k 1.3× 2.1k 1.5× 1.5k 2.2× 399 0.7× 100 10.8k
James Q. Wilson United States 36 6.2k 1.1× 1.0k 0.5× 962 0.7× 543 0.8× 3.0k 5.5× 134 9.3k
Donald R. Cressey United States 26 3.3k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 718 0.5× 289 0.4× 211 0.4× 61 4.9k
Terance D. Miethe United States 43 4.6k 0.8× 982 0.5× 705 0.5× 586 0.8× 503 0.9× 89 5.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Matza, David & Gresham M. Sykes. (2016). Delincuencia juvenil y valores subterraneos. Delito y sociedad. Revista de Ciencias Sociales. 2(38). 119–129. 2 indexed citations
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Sykes, Gresham M. & David Matza. (2010). Tecniche di neutralizzazione : una teoria della delinquenza (1957). 1000–1018.
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Sykes, Gresham M. & David Matza. (2008). Técnicas de Neutralización: una teoría de la delincuencia. Caderno CRH. 21(52). 163–170. 10 indexed citations
4.
Sykes, Gresham M.. (2007). The Society of Captives. Princeton University Press eBooks. 314 indexed citations
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Cappell, Charles L. & Gresham M. Sykes. (1991). Prison commitments, crime, and unemployment: A theoretical and empirical specification for the United States, 1933?1985. Journal of Quantitative Criminology. 7(2). 155–199. 34 indexed citations
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Sykes, Gresham M.. (1972). The Future of Criminality. American Behavioral Scientist. 15(3). 403–419. 4 indexed citations
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Sykes, Gresham M.. (1971). Social problems in America. 3 indexed citations
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Sykes, Gresham M., et al.. (1967). Organization for Treatment.. American Sociological Review. 32(3). 491–491. 77 indexed citations
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Sykes, Gresham M., Robert Κ. Merton, & Robert Nisbet. (1962). Contemporary Social Problems: An Introduction to the Sociology of Deviant Behavior and Social Disorganization.. American Sociological Review. 27(1). 116–116. 39 indexed citations
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Barrett, Donald N., Richard A. Cloward, Donald R. Cressey, et al.. (1960). Theoretical Studies in Social Organization of the Prison. The American Catholic Sociological Review. 21(3). 281–281. 38 indexed citations
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Sykes, Gresham M., et al.. (1960). Social Science and Social Pathology.. American Sociological Review. 25(4). 597–597. 30 indexed citations
12.
Sykes, Gresham M.. (1960). THE DILEMMAS OF PENAL REFORM AN AMERICAN VIEW. The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice. 10(3). 194–200.
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Morris, Tim P., Richard A. Cloward, Donald R. Cressey, et al.. (1960). Theoretical Studies in the Social Organisation of the Prison. British Journal of Sociology. 11(3). 298–298. 14 indexed citations
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Sykes, Gresham M.. (1959). Origins of Crime: A New Evaluation of the Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study.William McCord , Joan McCord , Irving Kenneth Zola. American Journal of Sociology. 65(3). 323–323. 1 indexed citations
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Weinberg, S. Kirson & Gresham M. Sykes. (1959). The Society of Captives: A Study of a Maximum Security Prison.. American Sociological Review. 24(2). 283–283. 911 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sykes, Gresham M., et al.. (1959). The Society of Captives-A Study of a Maximum Security Prison. The Yale Law Journal. 68(4). 826–826. 77 indexed citations
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Sykes, Gresham M. & David Matza. (1957). Techniques of Neutralization: A Theory of Delinquency. American Sociological Review. 22(6). 664–664. 3519 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sykes, Gresham M. & Pitirim A. Sorokin. (1956). Fads and Foibles in Modern Sociology and Related Sciences.. American Sociological Review. 21(5). 633–633. 15 indexed citations
19.
Sykes, Gresham M., Ruth Shonle Cavan, & Walter C. Reckless. (1956). Criminology. American Sociological Review. 21(1). 118–118. 1 indexed citations
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Sykes, Gresham M.. (1956). Men, Merchants, and Toughs: A Study of Reactions to Imprisonment. Social Problems. 4(2). 130–138. 1 indexed citations

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