J. Milton Yinger

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
84 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

J. Milton Yinger is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and History. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Milton Yinger has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 7 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 4 papers in History. Recurrent topics in J. Milton Yinger's work include Religion and Society Interactions (17 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (10 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (5 papers). J. Milton Yinger is often cited by papers focused on Religion and Society Interactions (17 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (10 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (5 papers). J. Milton Yinger collaborates with scholars based in United States. J. Milton Yinger's co-authors include Rodney Stark, Charles Y. Glock, Stephen L. Ross, George Eaton Simpson, Stephen J. Cutler, Samuel Koenig, Henry A. Landsberger, Milton M. Gordon, Raymond Breton and Jeffrey G. Reitz 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

J. Milton Yinger

71 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Religion and Society in T... 1966 2026 1986 2006 1966 1971 200 400 600
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. Religion and Society in Tension.
    1966 746 citations J. Milton Yinger, Charles Y. Glock et al. American Sociological Review profile →
  2. The Scientific Study of Religion
    1971 239 citations J. Milton Yinger et al. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. Milton Yinger United States 25 2.0k 638 384 309 289 84 3.0k
Rita J. Simon United States 33 2.2k 1.1× 273 0.4× 245 0.6× 315 1.0× 193 0.7× 177 3.7k
Janet Saltzman Chafetz United States 28 1.9k 0.9× 401 0.6× 336 0.9× 307 1.0× 237 0.8× 64 3.2k
Paul Heelas United Kingdom 21 2.3k 1.1× 845 1.3× 734 1.9× 347 1.1× 466 1.6× 50 4.2k
W. G. Runciman United Kingdom 25 2.1k 1.1× 175 0.3× 547 1.4× 777 2.5× 150 0.5× 93 3.6k
Michael Welch United States 30 2.3k 1.2× 709 1.1× 296 0.8× 529 1.7× 94 0.3× 117 3.2k
Alex Inkeles United States 31 2.2k 1.1× 171 0.3× 565 1.5× 1.1k 3.7× 482 1.7× 113 4.3k
Stanford M. Lyman United States 22 1.9k 1.0× 153 0.2× 448 1.2× 369 1.2× 128 0.4× 100 3.3k
Nan Dirk de Graaf Netherlands 31 2.7k 1.4× 705 1.1× 283 0.7× 791 2.6× 547 1.9× 108 3.9k
John I. Kitsuse United States 22 2.4k 1.2× 191 0.3× 330 0.9× 354 1.1× 399 1.4× 35 3.8k
Michael Banton United Kingdom 25 1.9k 0.9× 161 0.3× 167 0.4× 701 2.3× 201 0.7× 153 3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Milton Yinger

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yinger, J. Milton, et al.. (1995). Religion and Social Justice: The Case of Christianity and the Abolition of Slavery in America. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 34(3). 399–399. 3 indexed citations
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Yinger, J. Milton, et al.. (1985). Global Economics and Religion.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 14(4). 513–513. 1 indexed citations
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Tipton, Steven M. & J. Milton Yinger. (1984). Countercultures: The Promise and Peril of a World Turned Upside down. Review of Religious Research. 25(4). 390–390. 1 indexed citations
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Yinger, J. Milton, et al.. (1983). Countercultures: The Promise and the Peril of a World Turned Upside down. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 22(4). 387–387. 30 indexed citations
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Yinger, J. Milton. (1980). Policy Analysis: A Political and Organizational Perspective.W. I. Jenkins. American Journal of Sociology. 85(5). 1256–1258. 2 indexed citations
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Yinger, J. Milton & George Eaton Simpson. (1978). American Indians Today. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 436. 2 indexed citations
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Yinger, J. Milton & George Eaton Simpson. (1978). Foreword. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 436(1). vii–viii.
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Irvine, Russell W., et al.. (1978). Education and Inequality: A Theoretical and Empirical Synthesis.. Social Forces. 57(1). 324–324. 14 indexed citations
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Yinger, J. Milton, et al.. (1971). The Scientific Study of Religion. Review of Religious Research. 12(3). 189–189. 71 indexed citations
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Puerta, Francisco de la & J. Milton Yinger. (1968). Toward a Field Theory of Behavior. Revista española de la opinión pública. 484–484. 2 indexed citations
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Yinger, J. Milton. (1967). The Sociology of Religion. 1 indexed citations
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Yinger, J. Milton, Charles Y. Glock, & Rodney Stark. (1966). Religion and Society in Tension.. American Sociological Review. 31(2). 296–296. 746 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yinger, J. Milton. (1965). Toward a Field Theory of Behavior: Personality and Social Structure. McGraw-Hill eBooks. 27 indexed citations
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Yinger, J. Milton, et al.. (1965). A Minority Group in American Society.. American Sociological Review. 30(6). 964–964. 17 indexed citations
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Moberg, David O. & J. Milton Yinger. (1964). Sociology Looks at Religion. Review of Religious Research. 5(2). 112–112. 20 indexed citations
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Yinger, J. Milton. (1964). On Anomie. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 3(2). 158–158. 2 indexed citations
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Yinger, J. Milton. (1962). Integration and Pluralism Viewed from Hawaii. The Antioch Review. 22(4). 397–397. 2 indexed citations
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Yinger, J. Milton & Richard T. LaPiere. (1960). The Freudian Ethic: An Analysis of the Subversion of American Character. Review of Religious Research. 1(3). 124–124. 1 indexed citations
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Johnson, Benton & J. Milton Yinger. (1958). Religion, Society and the Individual: An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion.. American Sociological Review. 23(2). 229–229. 23 indexed citations
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Morris, Rudolph E. & J. Milton Yinger. (1957). Religion, Society and the Individual. An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion. The American Catholic Sociological Review. 18(4). 333–333. 17 indexed citations

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