H. M. Blalock

17.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
95 papers, 12.7k citations indexed

About

H. M. Blalock is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Statistics and Probability and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, H. M. Blalock has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 12.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 7 papers in Statistics and Probability and 4 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in H. M. Blalock's work include Advanced Statistical Methods and Models (3 papers), Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (3 papers) and Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference (2 papers). H. M. Blalock is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Statistical Methods and Models (3 papers), Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (3 papers) and Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference (2 papers). H. M. Blalock collaborates with scholars based in United States. H. M. Blalock's co-authors include Ioan Davies, Peter M. Blau, Owen Duncan, Andrea Tyrée, Edgar F. Borgatta, Neil W. Henry, Ann Bonar Blalock, Arthur S. Goldberger, Alan Stuart and Robert K. Leik and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, Academy of Management Review and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

H. M. Blalock

95 papers receiving 10.1k citations

Hit Papers

The American Occupational Structure. 1964 2026 1984 2005 1968 1967 1969 1964 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. The American Occupational Structure.
    1968 3.4k citations H. M. Blalock et al. profile →
  2. Toward a Theory of Minority-Group Relations
    1967 2.3k citations Ioan Davies, H. M. Blalock British Journal of Sociology profile →
  3. Toward a Theory of Minority Group Relations.
    1969 1.2k citations H. M. Blalock et al. profile →
  4. Causal Inferences in Nonexperimental Research
    1964 920 citations H. M. Blalock profile →

Peers

H. M. Blalock
Otis Dudley Duncan United States
Talcott Parsons United States
Duane F. Alwin United States
Thomas Luckmann Germany
Howard S. Becker United States
Robert M. Hauser United States
Randall Collins United States
Elihu Katz United States
Neil J. Smelser United States
Peter V. Marsden United States
Otis Dudley Duncan United States
H. M. Blalock
Citations per year, relative to H. M. Blalock H. M. Blalock (= 1×) peers Otis Dudley Duncan

Countries citing papers authored by H. M. Blalock

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Fields of papers citing papers by H. M. Blalock

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of H. M. Blalock

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of H. M. Blalock. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of H. M. Blalock 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 H. M. Blalock. H. M. Blalock 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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Blalock, H. M.. (2017). Measurement in the Social Sciences. 7 indexed citations
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Blalock, H. M.. (1994). Pengantar Penelitian sosial. 3 indexed citations
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Land, Kenneth C. & H. M. Blalock. (1987). Basic Dilemmas In The Social Sciences.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 16(3). 446–446. 3 indexed citations
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Blalock, H. M., et al.. (1986). Basic Dilemmas in the Social Sciences. The Canadian Journal of Sociology. 11(1). 83–83. 2 indexed citations
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Reinharz, Shulamit, Frederick L. Campbell, H. M. Blalock, & Reece McGee. (1986). Teaching Sociology: The Quest of Excellence. The Journal of Higher Education. 57(4). 445–445. 15 indexed citations
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Blalock, H. M.. (1984). Contextual-Effects Models: Theoretical and Methodological Issues. Annual Review of Sociology. 10(1). 353–372. 15 indexed citations
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MacKinnon, Neil J. & H. M. Blalock. (1982). Sociological Theory and Research: A Critical Approach.. Social Forces. 60(3). 909–909. 13 indexed citations
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Wilson, William Julius & H. M. Blalock. (1980). Comparative Race and Ethnic Relations: Issues of Theory and Research. Biological Psychology. 61(1-2). 229–48. 1 indexed citations
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Bookstein, Fred L., et al.. (1977). Quantitative Sociology: International Perspectives on Mathematical and Statistical Modeling.. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 72(357). 230–230. 31 indexed citations
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Henry, Neil W. & H. M. Blalock. (1976). Causal Models in the Social Sciences.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 5(6). 777–777. 337 indexed citations
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Blalock, H. M.. (1976). Can We Find a Genuine Ordinal Slope Analogue?. Sociological Methodology. 7. 195–195. 9 indexed citations
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Blalock, H. M., et al.. (1970). Underestimation of Error in Wald-Bartlett Slope Estimation. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics). 19(1). 34–34. 1 indexed citations
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Blalock, H. M., et al.. (1969). Methodology in Social Research.. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 64(325). 399–399. 164 indexed citations
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Davies, Ioan & H. M. Blalock. (1967). Toward a Theory of Minority-Group Relations. British Journal of Sociology. 18. 463–463. 2295 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blalock, H. M.. (1967). Status Inconsistency and Interaction: Some Alternative Models. American Journal of Sociology. 73(3). 305–315. 53 indexed citations
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Tella, Torcuato S. Di & H. M. Blalock. (1967). Causal Inferences in Nonexperimental Research. Desarrollo Económico. 7(27). 380–380. 3 indexed citations
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Blalock, H. M.. (1966). Comment: Status Inconsistency and the Identification Problem. Public Opinion Quarterly. 30(1). 130–130. 13 indexed citations
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Blalock, H. M.. (1965). Some Implications of Random Measurement Error for Causal Inferences. American Journal of Sociology. 71(1). 37–47. 25 indexed citations
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Blalock, H. M.. (1960). Correlational Analysis and Causal Inferences. American Anthropologist. 62(4). 624–631. 24 indexed citations
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Blalock, H. M.. (1959). Status Consciousness: A Dimensional Analysis. Social Forces. 37(3). 243–248. 5 indexed citations

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