About Howard S. Becker is a scholar working on
Sociology and Political Science ,
Geometry and Topology and
Urban Studies .
According to data from OpenAlex, Howard S. Becker has authored 281 papers receiving a total of 22.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in
Sociology and Political Science , 15 papers in
Geometry and Topology and 13 papers in
Urban Studies . Recurrent topics in Howard S. Becker's work include
Advanced Topology and Set Theory (15 papers),
French Urban and Social Studies (12 papers) and
Education, sociology, and vocational training (9 papers). Howard S. Becker is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Topology and Set Theory (15 papers), French Urban and Social Studies (12 papers) and Education, sociology, and vocational training (9 papers). Howard S. Becker collaborates with scholars based in
United States ,
Philippines and
Germany . Howard S. Becker's co-authors include
Blanche Geer ,
Richard K. Kerckhoff ,
Gresham M. Sykes ,
Charles C. Ragin ,
Nicolas Dodier ,
Everett C. Hughes ,
Irving Louis Horowitz ,
Anselm Strauss ,
Ivan Belknap and
Anselm L. Strauss and has published in prestigious journals such as
Science ,
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews .
Overview Impact Standout Papers Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Hit Papers Outsiders; studies in the sociology of deviance 1952 2026 1976 2001 1963 1960 1994 1964 1964 1000 2.0k 3.0k Peers Howard S. Becker
Comparison fields: 5 of 202 Sociology and Political Science 11.2k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3.1k Education 2.8k General Health Professions 2.8k Social Psychology 2.1k Clinical Psychology 2.0k Political Science and International Relations 1.7k Gender Studies 1.4k Urban Studies 1.2k Epidemiology 1.0k Strategy and Management 950 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 741 Communication 737 Economics and Econometrics 710 Demography 688 Philosophy 684 Music 640 Safety Research 568 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 544 Public Administration 520 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 501 Anthropology 499 Health 493 Management Science and Operations Research 489 Developmental and Educational Psychology 487 Information Systems and Management 474 Marketing 464 Cultural Studies 435 Literature and Literary Theory 425 Psychiatry and Mental health 405 Cognitive Neuroscience 382 Management Information Systems 354 History 335 Law 331 Pharmacology 323 Nature and Landscape Conservation 305 Management of Technology and Innovation 293 Language and Linguistics 284 Information Systems 259 Accounting 257 Museology 252 Geography, Planning and Development 239 Geometry and Topology 236 Applied Psychology 226 Human Factors and Ergonomics 198 General Social Sciences 183 Archeology 176 Artificial Intelligence 174 Finance 164 Mathematical Physics 163 Food Science 158 Pharmacy 157 History and Philosophy of Science 156 Linguistics and Language 154 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 144 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 142 Computational Theory and Mathematics 133 Computer Science Applications 129 Global and Planetary Change 124 Human-Computer Interaction 123 Speech and Hearing 119 Computer Networks and Communications 117 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 106 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 106 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 101 Physiology 100 Infectious Diseases 98 Plant Science 94 Family Practice 90 Health Information Management 84 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 82 Emergency Medical Services 81 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 77 Genetics 75 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 74 Media Technology 68 Toxicology 67 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 67 General Psychology 66 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 66 Molecular Biology 64 Business and International Management 63 Building and Construction 58 Conservation 56 Statistics and Probability 56 Transportation 55 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 55 Reproductive Medicine 53 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 52 Religious studies 51 Mechanical Engineering 50 Rehabilitation 45 Leadership and Management 44 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 44 Research and Theory 43 Occupational Therapy 42 Ecology 41 Development 39 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 38 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 38 Pharmacology 38 Algebra and Number Theory 36 General Decision Sciences 33 Emergency Medicine 30 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 30 Nutrition and Dietetics 27 Complementary and alternative medicine 25 Biomedical Engineering 25 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 25 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 24 Geriatrics and Gerontology 23 Obstetrics and Gynecology 21 Neurology 20 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 20 Atmospheric Science 19 Geophysics 18 Applied Mathematics 17 Automotive Engineering 16 Ocean Engineering 15 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 15 Surgery 14 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 14 Organic Chemistry 14 Library and Information Sciences 12 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 12 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 Pollution 11 Hepatology 10 Soil Science 10 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 10 Modeling and Simulation 10 Sensory Systems 10 Life-span and Life-course Studies 10 Signal Processing 9 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 9 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 Control and Systems Engineering 8 Architecture 8 Health Informatics 7 Paleontology 7 Virology 7 Genetics 7 Civil and Structural Engineering 7 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 7 Neurology 6 Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 Software 6 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 Space and Planetary Science 6 Small Animals 5 Agronomy and Crop Science 5 Mechanics of Materials 5 Ecological Modeling 5 Archeology 5 Oncology 5 Water Science and Technology 4 Clinical Biochemistry 4 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 Behavioral Neuroscience 4 Periodontics 4 Environmental Engineering 4 Environmental Chemistry 4 Earth-Surface Processes 4 Geology 4 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 4 Dermatology 3 Insect Science 3 Physiology 3 Cell Biology 3 General Arts and Humanities 3 Biological Psychiatry 3 Classics 3 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 3 Biophysics 3 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 3 Forestry 3 Materials Chemistry 3 Aerospace Engineering 3 Ophthalmology 2 Microbiology 2 Endocrinology 2 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 2 Rheumatology 2 Biochemistry 2 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 2 Otorhinolaryngology 2 Medical Terminology 1 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 General Energy 1 Industrial relations 1 Urology 1 Transplantation 1 Theoretical Computer Science 1 Hematology 1 Aquatic Science 1 Spectroscopy 1 Oceanography 1 Analytical Chemistry 1 Hardware and Architecture 1 Radiation 1 Gastroenterology 1
Sociology and Political Science 11.2k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3.1k Education 2.8k General Health Professions 2.8k Social Psychology 2.1k Nikolas Rose United Kingdom
Clifford Geertz United States
Talcott Parsons United States
Herbert Blumer United States
Colin Gordon United Kingdom
Loïc Wacquant United States
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All Works Load more (20 of 281) # Work Indexed citations 1 0 2 1 3 0 4 Evidencia visual: Un séptimo hombre, la generalización especificada y el trabajo del lector
1 5 0 6 How to Find Out How to Do Qualitative Research
32 7 El poder de la inercia
2009 · Repositorio Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (Universidad de Buenos Aires) · Howard S. Becker 3 8 À la recherche des règles de la recherche qualitative
4 9 Art from Start to Finish: Jazz, Painting, Writing, and Other Improvisations
18 10 Écrire les sciences sociales
2 11 0 12 “Foi por acaso”: reflexões sobre a coincidência
1 13 2 14 L'étude de la déviance : Problèmes et sympathies
1 15 Archaeomagnetic study of medieval fireplaces at Mannheim-Wallstadt and ovens from Herrenchiemsee (Southern Germany) and the problem of magnetic refraction
17 16 Role and career problems of the Chicago public school teacher
23 17 5 18 2 19 Culture and civility in San Francisco
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