James Downton

28 total papers · 918 total citations
13 papers, 443 citations indexed

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James Downton is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Religious studies and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, James Downton has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 443 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 2 papers in Religious studies and 2 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in James Downton’s work include Religion, Society, and Development (3 papers), Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies (2 papers) and Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (2 papers). James Downton is often cited by papers focused on Religion, Society, and Development (3 papers), Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies (2 papers) and Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (2 papers). James Downton collaborates with scholars based in United States. James Downton's co-authors include Paul Wehr, Thomas E. Dow, James C. Hannon, Anson Shupe, David K. Hart, John Lofland, James T. Richardson, Mary W. Stewart, Bruce B. Campbell and William Sims Bainbridge and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Social Forces and British Journal of Sociology.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Downton

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of James Downton. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of James Downton based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with James Downton. James Downton is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

James Downton

10 papers receiving 375 citations

Fields of papers citing papers by James Downton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries citing papers authored by James Downton

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