James Downton

919 citations
14 papers · 511 indexed · h-index 8
Topics
Religion, Society, and Development (3 papers)Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies (2 papers)Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (2 papers)
Partner nations
United States

In The Last Decade

James Downton

10 papers receiving 416 citations

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James Downton
Comparison fields: 5 of 66
  • Sociology and Political Science 185
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 145
  • Social Psychology 89
  • Strategy and Management 67
  • Education 62
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All Works

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2 52
3 45
4 14
5 18
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12 80
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Rebel Leadership: Commitment and Charisma in the Revolutionary Process
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Perspectives on political philosophy
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About James Downton

James Downton is a scholar working on Religious studies, Philosophy and Sociology and Political Science, having authored 14 papers that have together received 511 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Religion, Society, and Development (3 papers), Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies (2 papers) and Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (145 citations), Public Administration (20 citations) and Research and Theory (5 citations). James Downton has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include Paul Wehr, Thomas E. Dow, James C. Hannon, Anson Shupe, David K. Hart, John Lofland, James T. Richardson, Bruce B. Campbell, William Sims Bainbridge and Theodore Long. Their work appears in journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Social Forces and British Journal of Sociology.

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