Guy Rocher

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Guy Rocher is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Urban Studies and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Guy Rocher has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 20 papers in Urban Studies and 7 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Guy Rocher's work include Social Sciences and Governance (20 papers), Canadian Identity and History (12 papers) and French Urban and Social Studies (10 papers). Guy Rocher is often cited by papers focused on Social Sciences and Governance (20 papers), Canadian Identity and History (12 papers) and French Urban and Social Studies (10 papers). Guy Rocher collaborates with scholars based in Canada, France and Belgium. Guy Rocher's co-authors include Claude Lefort, Stephen Turner, Jonathan H. Turner, Marie‐Dominique Beaulieu, Louise Samson, Don Martindale, Denis Pouchain, Bernard Gay, Valérie Dory and Anthony Giddens and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Social Science & Medicine and Social Forces.

In The Last Decade

Guy Rocher

52 papers receiving 818 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Guy Rocher Canada	14	601	332	152	119	68	72	1.1k
Carol C. Gould United States	12	348 0.6×	328 1.0×	60 0.4×	91 0.8×	38 0.6×	39	700
Ming‐Cheng M. Lo United States	12	675 1.1×	318 1.0×	102 0.7×	24 0.2×	39 0.6×	29	1.0k
Aaron Doyle Canada	12	567 0.9×	233 0.7×	92 0.6×	36 0.3×	28 0.4×	28	937
John F. Galliher United States	17	737 1.2×	188 0.6×	107 0.7×	20 0.2×	38 0.6×	80	1.1k
Patricia M. Baranek Canada	12	688 1.1×	179 0.5×	99 0.7×	125 1.1×	44 0.6×	18	1.2k
Geoffrey Pearson United Kingdom	16	1.2k 2.0×	179 0.5×	343 2.3×	36 0.3×	73 1.1×	45	1.7k
Walter Laqueur United States	18	921 1.5×	543 1.6×	83 0.5×	93 0.8×	42 0.6×	163	1.5k
Mabel Berezin United States	17	609 1.0×	379 1.1×	40 0.3×	40 0.3×	42 0.6×	39	1.0k
Sandra Morgen United States	12	451 0.8×	175 0.5×	229 1.5×	13 0.1×	60 0.9×	26	856
Mike Gasher Canada	11	262 0.4×	73 0.2×	58 0.4×	54 0.5×	31 0.5×	23	734

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All Works

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Rocher, Guy. (2021). L'idéologie du changement comme facteur de mutation sociale . SociologieS. 1 indexed citations

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Rocher, Guy. (2020). Les cultures juridiques professionnelles et profanes. Sociologie et sociétés. 52(2). 61–61. 1 indexed citations

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Rocher, Guy. (2011). Pierre Guibentif, Foucault, Luhmann, Habermas, Bourdieu. Une génération repense le droit.. The Canadian Journal of Sociology. 36(1). 110–113.

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Beaulieu, Marie‐Dominique, et al.. (2009). What does it mean to be a family physician. Canadian Family Physician. 55(8). 1 indexed citations

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Beaulieu, Marie‐Dominique, et al.. (2009). Investigating the barriers to teaching family physicians' and specialists' collaboration in the training environment: a qualitative study. BMC Medical Education. 9(1). 31–31. 30 indexed citations

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Beaulieu, Marie‐Dominique, et al.. (2008). Family practice: Professional identity in transition. A case study of family medicine in Canada. Social Science & Medicine. 67(7). 1153–1163. 68 indexed citations

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Dory, Valérie, et al.. (2008). The development of self-efficacy beliefs during general practice vocational training: An exploratory study. Medical Teacher. 31(1). 39–44. 24 indexed citations

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Rocher, Guy, et al.. (2006). La légitimité de l'Etat et du droit : autour de Max Weber. 1 indexed citations

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Beaulieu, Marie‐Dominique, et al.. (2006). General practice as seen through the eyes of general practice trainees: A qualitative study. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 24(3). 174–180. 14 indexed citations

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Rocher, Guy, et al.. (2005). Le français au Québec : les nouveaux défis. 8 indexed citations

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Rocher, Guy, et al.. (2005). Itinéraires sociologiques. Recherches sociographiques. 15(2-3). 201–312.

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Rocher, Guy. (2004). Reflexions sociologiques sur le service social au Canada francais. Classiques des sciences sociales.. 1 indexed citations

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Rocher, Guy. (2001). La mondialisation : un phénomène pluriel. 17–31. 1 indexed citations

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Rocher, Guy, et al.. (2000). L'intégration des Valeurs et des Intérêts Autochtones dans le Discours Judiciaire et Normatif Canadien. Osgoode Hall law journal. 38(1). 143–188. 1 indexed citations

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Rocher, Guy, et al.. (1998). Les médias écrits et le processus d'émergence de la Loi 120. Revue de droit Université de Sherbrooke. 28(1). 125–150.

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Rocher, Guy. (1973). Le Québec en mutation. 16 indexed citations

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Rocher, Guy, et al.. (1972). A general introduction to sociology : a theoretical perspective. 11 indexed citations

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Rocher, Guy. (1968). Introduction à la sociologie générale. 29 indexed citations

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Rocher, Guy. (1968). L'action sociale. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations

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Rocher, Guy. (1956). Les Classes sociales aux Etats-Unis. Par Françoise Bouriez-Gregg. Centre d'Etudes Economiques, Etudes et Memoires. 15. Paris: Librairie Armand Colin. 1954. Pp. ii, 234. Fr. 850.. The Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science. 22(3). 405–407. 1 indexed citations

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