James O’Connor

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

James O’Connor is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, James O’Connor has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 4 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Recurrent topics in James O’Connor's work include Political Economy and Marxism (7 papers), Cuban History and Society (4 papers) and Economic Theory and Policy (3 papers). James O’Connor is often cited by papers focused on Political Economy and Marxism (7 papers), Cuban History and Society (4 papers) and Economic Theory and Policy (3 papers). James O’Connor collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. James O’Connor's co-authors include Stanley Lieberson, Jonathan Rieder, Daniel Bell, Jürgen Habermas, Thomas L. McCarthy, Francis Fukuyama, W. Lawrence Neuman, Daniel Faber, Anthony Brewer and Alan J. Lizotte and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and Monthly Weather Review.

In The Last Decade

James O’Connor

51 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Leadership and Organizational Performance: A Study of Large Corporations
    1972 536 citations James O’Connor et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
James O’Connor 802 291 274 269 268 68 2.1k
David C. Korten 1.0k 1.3× 447 1.5× 421 1.5× 288 1.1× 310 1.2× 50 2.9k
Robert L. Heilbroner 757 0.9× 321 1.1× 143 0.5× 672 2.5× 100 0.4× 116 2.3k
Þráinn Eggertsson 473 0.6× 348 1.2× 259 0.9× 989 3.7× 80 0.3× 30 2.1k
Robert C. Ellickson 1.0k 1.3× 429 1.5× 209 0.8× 1.1k 4.0× 105 0.4× 67 2.8k
Steven N. S. Cheung 426 0.5× 243 0.8× 361 1.3× 1.2k 4.6× 79 0.3× 35 2.5k
David N. Laband 748 0.9× 285 1.0× 347 1.3× 1.3k 5.0× 297 1.1× 126 3.5k
Shui‐Yan Tang 625 0.8× 466 1.6× 311 1.1× 593 2.2× 94 0.4× 65 1.8k
Gert Tinggaard Svendsen 1.0k 1.3× 280 1.0× 418 1.5× 765 2.8× 125 0.5× 116 2.3k
Jonathan Boston 521 0.6× 776 2.7× 279 1.0× 409 1.5× 127 0.5× 110 2.2k
Weiping Wu 972 1.2× 562 1.9× 459 1.7× 329 1.2× 459 1.7× 56 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by James O’Connor

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James O’Connor

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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O’Connor, James. (2000). Es posible el capitalismo sostenible. Papeles de Población. 6(24). 9–35. 41 indexed citations
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O’Connor, James. (1999). A prolegomenon to an ecological marxism: Thoughts on the materialist conception of history*. Capitalism Nature Socialism. 10(2). 77–106. 5 indexed citations
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O’Connor, James. (1996). World economy in the 1990s. Capitalism Nature Socialism. 7(1). 113–124. 2 indexed citations
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O’Connor, James. (1993). ¿Actuar y pensar globalmente y localmente?: Hacia un movimiento rojo-verde internacional. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 89–93. 1 indexed citations
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O’Connor, James. (1992). Las dos contradicciones del capitalismo. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 111–112. 8 indexed citations
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O’Connor, James. (1992). A political strategy for ecology movements∗. Capitalism Nature Socialism. 3(1). 1–6. 4 indexed citations
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O’Connor, James & Nicole Dubois. (1992). La seconde contradiction du capitalisme : causes et conséquences. Actuel Marx. n° 12(2). 30–40. 6 indexed citations
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Faber, Daniel & James O’Connor. (1991). La lucha por la naturaleza: la crisis ambiental y la crisis del ambientalismo en los Estados Unidos. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 57–74. 1 indexed citations
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O’Connor, James. (1991). Socialism and Ecology∗. Capitalism Nature Socialism. 2(3). 1–12. 27 indexed citations
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O’Connor, James. (1988). Capitalism, nature, socialism a theoretical introduction∗. Capitalism Nature Socialism. 1(1). 11–38. 433 indexed citations
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O’Connor, James, et al.. (1981). La crisis fiscal del Estado. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 29 indexed citations
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O’Connor, James, et al.. (1978). More on the Fiscal Crisis of the State; Reply to Sherry Gorelick. Monthly Review. 30(6). 54–54. 3 indexed citations
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Rieder, Jonathan, Daniel Bell, Jürgen Habermas, Thomas L. McCarthy, & James O’Connor. (1977). The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 6(4). 411–411. 330 indexed citations
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O’Connor, James. (1970). Some Contradictions of Advanced U.S. Capitalism. Social Theory and Practice. 1(1). 1–11. 2 indexed citations
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O’Connor, James. (1966). THE WEATHER AND CIRCULATION OF NOVEMBER 1965. Monthly Weather Review. 94(2). 119–125.
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O’Connor, James. (1965). THE WEATHER AND CIRCULATION OF APRIL 1965. Monthly Weather Review. 93(7). 465–473. 2 indexed citations
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O’Connor, James. (1963). THE WEATHER AND CIRCULATION OF JULY, AUGUST, AND SEPTEMBER 1963. Monthly Weather Review. 91(10). 737–748.
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O’Connor, James. (1958). THE WEATHER AND CIRCULATION OF JANUARY 19581. Monthly Weather Review. 86(1). 11–18. 4 indexed citations
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O’Connor, James. (1958). THE WEATHER AND CIRCULATION OF JUNE 19581. Monthly Weather Review. 86(6). 229–236. 1 indexed citations

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