James Mahoney

23.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
86 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

James Mahoney is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, James Mahoney has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 21 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 11 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in James Mahoney's work include Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research (27 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (15 papers) and Evaluation and Performance Assessment (10 papers). James Mahoney is often cited by papers focused on Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research (27 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (15 papers) and Evaluation and Performance Assessment (10 papers). James Mahoney collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. James Mahoney's co-authors include Gary Goertz, Kathleen Thelen, Tatu Vanhanen, Dietrich Rueschemeyer, Matthias vom Hau, Richard Snyder, Matthew Lange, Kendra Koivu, Ruth Berins Collier and Fabrice Lehoucq and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

James Mahoney

77 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

Path dependence in historical sociology 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 2003 2012 500 1000 1.5k
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. Path dependence in historical sociology
    2000 1.9k citations James Mahoney profile →
  2. Comparative Historical Analysis in the Social Sciences
    2003 869 citations James Mahoney, Dietrich Rueschemeyer et al. Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
  3. A Tale of Two Cultures: Qualitative and Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences
    2012 301 citations Gary Goertz, James Mahoney profile →

Peers

James Mahoney
Andrew Bennett United States
John Gerring United States
Alexander L. George United States
Amitaï Etzioni United States
Robert E. Goodin Australia
Steven Lukes United States
David Marsh United Kingdom
Henry E. Brady United States
Richard Rose United Kingdom
Andrew Sayer United Kingdom
Andrew Bennett United States
James Mahoney
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Fields of papers citing papers by James Mahoney

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Mahoney

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Mahoney, James. (2025). The Cold War as a label, meaning, and referent. Social Science History. 49(4). 1007–1024.
2.
Falleti, Tulia G. & James Mahoney. (2016). El método secuencial comparado. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 10(2). 187–220.
3.
Mahoney, James, et al.. (2016). Causality and Time in Historical Institutionalism. Oxford University Press eBooks. 12 indexed citations
4.
Mahoney, James & Kathleen Thelen. (2015). Advances in Comparative-Historical Analysis. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 232 indexed citations
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Fnais, Naif, et al.. (2014). Temporal Trend of Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery: A Population-Based Time Series Analysis. PLoS ONE. 9(5). e97499–e97499. 24 indexed citations
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Mahoney, James, et al.. (2014). Set Diagrams and Qualitative Research. Comparative Political Studies. 48(1). 65–100. 22 indexed citations
7.
Gerring, John, James Mahoney, & Natalie Lam. (2011). CLIO World Tables: A Global Historical Database. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
8.
Mahoney, James, et al.. (2010). Quality of life in patients with diabetic foot ulcers: validation of the Cardiff Wound Impact Schedule in a Canadian population. International Wound Journal. 7(6). 502–507. 38 indexed citations
9.
Mahoney, James. (2009). After KKV: The New Methodology of Qualitative Research. World Politics. 62(1). 120–147. 258 indexed citations
10.
Mahoney, James, et al.. (2008). The Logic of Historical Explanation in the Social Sciences. Comparative Political Studies. 42(1). 114–146. 141 indexed citations
11.
Goertz, Gary & James Mahoney. (2005). Two-Level Theories and Fuzzy-Set Analysis. Sociological Methods & Research. 33(4). 497–538. 79 indexed citations
12.
Mahoney, James. (2004). Authoritarian Legacies and Democracy in Latin America and Southern Europe. Perspectives on Politics. 2(4). 870–871. 17 indexed citations
13.
Mahoney, James, et al.. (2003). Comparative Historical Analysis in the Social Sciences. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 869 indexed citations breakdown →
14.
Mahoney, James. (2002). Los patrones de dependencia en los cambios de régimen: América Central en perspectiva comparada. Araucaria. 4(7). 6–337. 1 indexed citations
15.
Mahoney, James. (2001). Path-Dependent Explanations of Regime Change: Central America in Comparative Perspective. Studies in Comparative International Development. 36(1). 111–141. 200 indexed citations
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Rueschemeyer, Dietrich & James Mahoney. (2000). A Neo-Utilitarian Theory of Social Class?. American Journal of Sociology. 105(6). 2 indexed citations
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Mahoney, James. (1999). Nominal, Ordinal, and Narrative Appraisal in Macrocausal Analysis. American Journal of Sociology. 104(4). 1154–1196. 152 indexed citations
18.
Mahoney, James, et al.. (1998). Maxillozygional Anthropometric Landmark: A New Morphometric Orientation Point in the Upper Face. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 41(4). 402–409. 20 indexed citations
19.
Mahoney, James, et al.. (1970). Analytical study of colloid annular thrusters. 4 indexed citations
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Daley, Howard L., James Mahoney, & Julius Perel. (1970). Experimental study of colloid annular thrusters. 6 indexed citations

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