Herbert Blumer

26.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
47 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

Herbert Blumer is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Urban Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Herbert Blumer has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 3 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 3 papers in Urban Studies. Recurrent topics in Herbert Blumer's work include Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (9 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (6 papers) and Military History and Strategy (1 paper). Herbert Blumer is often cited by papers focused on Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (9 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (6 papers) and Military History and Strategy (1 paper). Herbert Blumer collaborates with scholars based in United States and Brazil. Herbert Blumer's co-authors include Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Steve Bruce, Philip Selznick, Morris Janowitz, Stanford M. Lyman, Arthur J. Vidich, Alfred McClung Lee, Martin Bulmer, Donald L. Mills and James Petras and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Herbert Blumer

45 papers receiving 11.6k citations

Hit Papers

Symbolic Interactionism: ... 1954 2026 1978 2002 1971 1958 1988 1954 1971 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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. Symbolic Interactionism: Perspective and Method.
    1971 6.0k citations Herbert Blumer et al. American Sociological Review profile →
  2. Race Prejudice as a Sense of Group Position
    1958 2.2k citations Herbert Blumer profile →
  3. Symbolic Interactionism: Perspective and Method
    1988 1.9k citations Herbert Blumer et al. British Journal of Sociology profile →
  4. What is Wrong with Social Theory?
    1954 1.3k citations Herbert Blumer American Sociological Review profile →
  5. Social Problems as Collective Behavior
    1971 642 citations Herbert Blumer Social Problems profile →
  6. Fashion: From Class Differentiation to Collective Selection
    1969 405 citations Herbert Blumer profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Herbert Blumer 7.2k 1.8k 1.7k 1.6k 1.3k 47 13.7k
George L. Simpson 5.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 1.5k 1.1× 18 11.9k
Victor Turner 9.5k 1.3× 1.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 2.0k 1.3× 1.5k 1.1× 94 20.6k
Duane F. Alwin 6.6k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 2.2k 1.4× 1.3k 1.0× 118 13.4k
Émile Durkheim 8.4k 1.2× 1.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 1.7k 1.1× 1.5k 1.1× 192 14.4k
Arthur W. Frank 7.4k 1.0× 2.0k 1.1× 2.4k 1.4× 1.5k 0.9× 1.8k 1.4× 153 17.9k
Paul Ricœur 5.8k 0.8× 2.2k 1.2× 1.8k 1.1× 2.0k 1.3× 2.3k 1.7× 376 18.5k
Talcott Parsons 9.5k 1.3× 2.0k 1.1× 2.3k 1.3× 2.9k 1.8× 1.5k 1.1× 164 22.2k
Howard S. Becker 11.2k 1.6× 2.8k 1.6× 2.8k 1.6× 2.1k 1.3× 2.0k 1.5× 281 22.7k
David O'Shea 6.3k 0.9× 2.8k 1.6× 1.2k 0.7× 766 0.5× 595 0.4× 12 11.1k
Sharon Zukin 7.8k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 1.0k 0.6× 783 0.5× 776 0.6× 80 16.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Herbert Blumer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Blumer, Herbert. (2018). Industrialization as an Agent of Social Change. 5 indexed citations
2.
Blumer, Herbert, et al.. (2013). Symbolischer Interaktionismus : Aufsätze zu einer Wissenschaft der Interpretation. Suhrkamp eBooks. 5 indexed citations
3.
Blumer, Herbert, Stanford M. Lyman, & Arthur J. Vidich. (2000). Selected works of Herbert Blumer : a public philosophy for mass society. University of Illinois Press eBooks. 12 indexed citations
4.
Strauss, Anselm & Herbert Blumer. (1991). Blumer on Industrialization and Social Change. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 20(2). 171–171. 1 indexed citations
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Udy, Stanley H., et al.. (1991). Industrialization as an Agent of Social Change: A Critical Analysis.. Social Forces. 69(3). 967–967. 8 indexed citations
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Lyman, Stanford M. & Herbert Blumer. (1991). What Industrialization Actually Is and Does. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 20(2). 173–173. 2 indexed citations
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Sadri, Mahmoud, Stanford M. Lyman, Arthur J. Vidich, & Herbert Blumer. (1990). Social Order and the Public Philosophy: An Analysis and Interpretation of the Work of Herbert Blumer. Sociological Analysis. 51(3). 337–337. 13 indexed citations
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Blumer, Herbert. (1983). GOING ASTRAY WITH A LOGICAL SCHEME*. Symbolic Interaction. 6(1). 127–137. 12 indexed citations
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Bulmer, Martin & Herbert Blumer. (1983). Critiques of Research in the Social Sciences: An Appraisal of Thomas and Znaniecki's The Polish Peasant in Europe and America. British Journal of Sociology. 34(1). 144–144. 12 indexed citations
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Blumer, Herbert. (1973). A Note on Symbolic Interactionism. American Sociological Review. 38(6). 797–797. 20 indexed citations
11.
Blumer, Herbert. (1971). Social Problems as Collective Behavior. Social Problems. 18(3). 298–306. 642 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blumer, Herbert. (1969). Industrialization and problems of social disorder. Studies in Comparative International Development. 5(3). 47–58. 1 indexed citations
13.
Blumer, Herbert. (1967). Reply to Woelfel, Stone, and Farberman. American Journal of Sociology. 72(4). 411–412. 4 indexed citations
14.
Blumer, Herbert. (1966). The idea of social development. Studies in Comparative International Development. 2(1). 3–11. 9 indexed citations
15.
Blumer, Herbert. (1966). Reply. American Journal of Sociology. 71(5). 547–548. 4 indexed citations
16.
Wirth, Louis, et al.. (1956). Community life and social policy : selected papers. 4 indexed citations
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Blumer, Herbert. (1956). Sociological Analysis and the "Variable". American Sociological Review. 21(6). 683–683. 228 indexed citations
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Lee, Alfred McClung, et al.. (1955). Principles of sociology. 19 indexed citations
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Blumer, Herbert. (1952). In Memoriam: Louis Wirth, 1897-1952. American Journal of Sociology. 58(1). 69–69. 2 indexed citations
20.
Blumer, Herbert & Philip Selznick. (1952). The Organizational Weapon: A Study of Bolshevik Strategy and Tactics.. American Sociological Review. 17(5). 630–630. 56 indexed citations

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