James S. Coleman

541 total papers · 72.4k total citations
340 papers, 47.4k citations indexed

About

James S. Coleman is a scholar working on Plant Science, Education and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, James S. Coleman has authored 340 papers receiving a total of 47.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Plant Science, 43 papers in Education and 30 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in James S. Coleman's work include Plant responses to elevated CO2 (36 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (26 papers) and School Choice and Performance (15 papers). James S. Coleman is often cited by papers focused on Plant responses to elevated CO2 (36 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (26 papers) and School Choice and Performance (15 papers). James S. Coleman collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Israel. James S. Coleman's co-authors include Harold Garfinkel, K. D. M. McConnaughay, Robert L. York, Carol J. Hobson, Ernest Q. Campbell, Alexander M. Mood, James C. McPartland, Walter L. Slocum, Leslie Kish and Herbert Menzel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of the American Statistical Association.

In The Last Decade

James S. Coleman

329 papers receiving 40.2k citations

Hit Papers

Social Capital in the Cre... 1958 2026 1980 2003 1988 1968 1967 1968 1967 5.0k 10.0k 15.0k
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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital
    1988 17.1k citations James S. Coleman American Journal of Sociology profile →
  2. EQUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
    1968 3.6k citations James S. Coleman Equity & Excellence in Education profile →
  3. Equality of Educational Opportunity.
    1967 2.1k citations William H. Sewell, James S. Coleman et al. American Sociological Review profile →
  4. Studies in Ethnomethodology.
    1968 1.6k citations James S. Coleman, Harold Garfinkel American Sociological Review profile →
  5. Equality of Educational Opportunity.
    1967 1.6k citations Leonard A. Marascuilo, James S. Coleman et al. American Sociological Review profile →
  6. The Adolescent Society
    1962 1.1k citations Walter L. Slocum, James S. Coleman Marriage and Family Living profile →
  7. Medical Innovation: A Diffusion Study.
    1967 1.0k citations David Mechanic, James S. Coleman et al. American Sociological Review profile →
  8. Equality of Educational Opportunity.
    1967 891 citations Harold W. Pfautz, James S. Coleman et al. American Sociological Review profile →
  9. Social Theory, Social Research, and a Theory of Action
    1986 840 citations James S. Coleman American Journal of Sociology profile →
  10. Introduction to Mathematical Sociology.
    1965 809 citations Leslie Kish, James S. Coleman Social Forces profile →
  11. Foundations of Social Theory.
    1990 575 citations Jack P. Gibbs, James S. Coleman Social Forces profile →
  12. Interpreting phenotypic variation in plants
    1994 556 citations James S. Coleman, K. D. M. McConnaughay et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
  13. BIOMASS ALLOCATION IN PLANTS: ONTOGENY OR OPTIMALITY? A TEST ALONG THREE RESOURCE GRADIENTS
    1999 537 citations K. D. M. McConnaughay, James S. Coleman Ecology profile →
  14. Relational Analysis: The Study of Social Organizations with Survey Methods
    1958 463 citations James S. Coleman Human Organization profile →
  15. Families and Schools
    1987 421 citations James S. Coleman Educational Researcher profile →
  16. The Adolescent Society: The Social Life of the Teenager and its Impact on Education.
    1963 358 citations Albert K. Cohen, James S. Coleman et al. American Sociological Review profile →
  17. The Politics of the Developing Areas
    1961 325 citations Harry J. Benda, Gabriel A. Almond et al. The American Historical Review profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
James S. Coleman 17.6k 12.4k 3.8k 3.6k 3.3k 340 47.4k
Bruno Latour 26.6k 1.5× 5.0k 0.4× 2.3k 0.6× 6.9k 1.9× 1.1k 0.3× 346 67.8k
Ulrich Beck 22.2k 1.3× 3.9k 0.3× 1.6k 0.4× 7.1k 1.9× 764 0.2× 284 39.8k
Anthony Giddens 27.2k 1.5× 5.9k 0.5× 2.7k 0.7× 9.6k 2.6× 452 0.1× 236 57.0k
Kenneth A. Bollen 18.4k 1.0× 7.4k 0.6× 4.0k 1.1× 2.8k 0.8× 689 0.2× 182 74.4k
Norman K. Denzin 25.7k 1.5× 19.4k 1.6× 1.9k 0.5× 3.2k 0.9× 503 0.2× 342 74.1k
Joseph F. Hair 26.3k 1.5× 6.3k 0.5× 7.0k 1.9× 1.3k 0.4× 1.2k 0.4× 182 93.3k
Michel Foucault 46.1k 2.6× 11.8k 0.9× 2.5k 0.7× 14.1k 3.9× 512 0.2× 521 96.1k
Robert D. Putnam 34.4k 2.0× 4.2k 0.3× 6.7k 1.8× 13.2k 3.6× 454 0.1× 146 57.9k
Stephen W. Raudenbush 18.6k 1.1× 11.5k 0.9× 2.8k 0.7× 2.1k 0.6× 348 0.1× 185 53.6k
Amartya Sen 24.0k 1.4× 3.5k 0.3× 16.4k 4.3× 9.9k 2.7× 594 0.2× 436 55.1k

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