Irwin Deutscher

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Irwin Deutscher is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Management Science and Operations Research and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Irwin Deutscher has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 4 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 3 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Irwin Deutscher's work include Evaluation and Performance Assessment (4 papers), Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (3 papers) and Social and Cultural Dynamics (2 papers). Irwin Deutscher is often cited by papers focused on Evaluation and Performance Assessment (4 papers), Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (3 papers) and Social and Cultural Dynamics (2 papers). Irwin Deutscher collaborates with scholars based in United States. Irwin Deutscher's co-authors include Rudolf H. Moos, Charles A. Ferguson, Joshua A. Fishman, Lewis A. Coser, Martha Beattie, Philip E. Slater, Edward J. Mullen, Charles Tilly, Gary Alan Fine and Seymour Martin Lipset and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and American Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Irwin Deutscher

44 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Language Problems of Developing Nations. 1969 2026 1988 2007 1969 100 200 300
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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. Language Problems of Developing Nations.
    1969 352 citations Irwin Deutscher, Joshua A. Fishman et al. American Sociological Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Irwin Deutscher United States 15 612 278 260 229 211 46 1.8k
James P. Spradley United States 17 793 1.3× 312 1.1× 76 0.3× 191 0.8× 210 1.0× 26 2.2k
Claudia Strauss United States 16 795 1.3× 178 0.6× 110 0.4× 143 0.6× 514 2.4× 31 2.2k
John Harris United Kingdom 24 682 1.1× 190 0.7× 443 1.7× 195 0.9× 154 0.7× 197 2.2k
Rolf O. Kroger Canada 12 325 0.5× 79 0.3× 69 0.3× 150 0.7× 164 0.8× 32 1.1k
Linda A. Wood Canada 12 352 0.6× 92 0.3× 70 0.3× 138 0.6× 135 0.6× 30 1.1k
Milton Bloombaum United States 9 553 0.9× 135 0.5× 49 0.2× 146 0.6× 271 1.3× 15 1.3k
Helen Arnold Canada 11 959 1.6× 307 1.1× 51 0.2× 483 2.1× 159 0.8× 18 1.7k
Mark Rapley Australia 27 651 1.1× 390 1.4× 74 0.3× 507 2.2× 255 1.2× 57 2.1k
Nora Cate Schaeffer United States 21 1.0k 1.6× 255 0.9× 66 0.3× 122 0.5× 184 0.9× 53 2.0k
Melvin Pollner United States 16 780 1.3× 232 0.8× 33 0.1× 227 1.0× 293 1.4× 28 1.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Irwin Deutscher

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All Works

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Deutscher, Irwin & Linda L. Lindsey. (2005). Preventing Ethnic Conflict: Successful Cross-National Strategies. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 6 indexed citations
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Deutscher, Irwin & Charles Tilly. (2005). The Politics of Collective Violence. The Canadian Journal of Sociology. 30(2). 236–236. 32 indexed citations
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Deutscher, Irwin. (2003). Engaging Cultural Differences: The Multicultural Challenge in Liberal Democracies. Sociological Research Online. 8(2). 61–62. 44 indexed citations
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Hilbert, Richard A., et al.. (1994). Sentiments and Acts.. Social Forces. 73(2). 776–776. 12 indexed citations
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Deutscher, Irwin & Martha Beattie. (1988). Success and Failure. Evaluation Review. 12(6). 607–624. 155 indexed citations
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Deutscher, Irwin. (1976). Public Issues or Private Troubles: Is Evaluation Research Sociological?. Sociological Focus. 9(3). 231–237. 4 indexed citations
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Schermerhorn, R. A., Alvin W. Gouldner, Marshall B. Clinard, et al.. (1976). SSSP as the Organization of a Social Movement: Comments and Suggestions. Social Problems. 24(1). 37–53. 3 indexed citations
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Deutscher, Irwin, et al.. (1974). What we say/What we do: Sentiments and Acts.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 3(4). 322–322. 139 indexed citations
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Deutscher, Irwin, et al.. (1971). Among the People: Encounters with the Poor.. American Sociological Review. 36(2). 356–356. 13 indexed citations
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Deutscher, Irwin, et al.. (1970). Housing Aspirations and Housing Achievement: The Relocation of Poor Families. Social Problems. 18(2). 243–256. 2 indexed citations
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Deutscher, Irwin. (1970). Buchenwald, Mai Lai, and Charles Van Doren: Social Psychology as Explanation. Sociological Quarterly. 11(4). 533–540. 3 indexed citations
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Deutscher, Irwin, et al.. (1970). Housing Aspirations and Housing Achievement: The Relocation of Poor Families. Social Problems. 18(2). 243–256. 10 indexed citations
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Deutscher, Irwin. (1970). Editor's Introduction: Language, Methodology, and the Sociologist. Sociological Focus. 3(2). 1–12. 2 indexed citations
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Deutscher, Irwin, et al.. (1969). Language Problems of Developing Nations.. American Sociological Review. 34(4). 607–607. 352 indexed citations breakdown →
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Deutscher, Irwin. (1966). Words and Deeds: Social Science and Social Policy. Social Problems. 13(3). 235–254. 166 indexed citations
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Deutscher, Irwin. (1959). Tornadoes Over Texas: A Study of Waco and San Angelo in Disaster.Harry Estill Moore. American Journal of Sociology. 64(5). 530–530. 2 indexed citations
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Hughes, Everett C., et al.. (1958). Twenty Thousand Nurses Tell Their Story. AJN American Journal of Nursing. 58(12). 1636–1636. 8 indexed citations
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Deutscher, Irwin. (1954). The Petty Offender: A Sociological Alien. The Journal of Criminal Law Criminology and Police Science. 44(5). 592–592. 1 indexed citations

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