James W. Balkwell

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

James W. Balkwell is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, James W. Balkwell has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 4 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 3 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in James W. Balkwell's work include Social Power and Status Dynamics (10 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (9 papers) and Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (4 papers). James W. Balkwell is often cited by papers focused on Social Power and Status Dynamics (10 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (9 papers) and Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (4 papers). James W. Balkwell collaborates with scholars based in United States. James W. Balkwell's co-authors include John Rowan, Cecilia L. Ridgeway, Joseph Berger, Joseph R. Berger, John Duckitt, Robert Z. Norman, Jack O. Balswick, Frederick L. Bates, Dawn T. Robinson and Ira E. Robinson and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and Social Forces.

In The Last Decade

James W. Balkwell

27 papers receiving 999 citations

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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.

Human Inquiry: A Sourcebook of New Paradigm Research.

1983 524 citations James W. Balkwell, John Rowan et al. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James W. Balkwell United States	15	649	229	165	149	141	27	1.2k
Joseph P. Folger United States	15	620 1.0×	316 1.4×	93 0.6×	69 0.5×	118 0.8×	43	1.4k
Robert Perrucci United States	20	421 0.6×	134 0.6×	195 1.2×	77 0.5×	230 1.6×	74	1.3k
Jessica L. Collett United States	15	720 1.1×	232 1.0×	79 0.5×	102 0.7×	74 0.5×	28	1.2k
Sidney Rosen United States	16	404 0.6×	423 1.8×	91 0.6×	32 0.2×	133 0.9×	78	1.2k
Uriel G. Foa United States	17	410 0.6×	459 2.0×	81 0.5×	57 0.4×	78 0.6×	44	1.2k
Julie M. Duck Australia	21	1.1k 1.7×	564 2.5×	60 0.4×	232 1.6×	68 0.5×	42	1.7k
Catherine De Montlibert	2	806 1.2×	669 2.9×	88 0.5×	103 0.7×	51 0.4×	3	1.8k
Steve Hinkle United States	14	807 1.2×	541 2.4×	96 0.6×	164 1.1×	79 0.6×	18	1.4k
Sheldon L. Messinger United States	16	734 1.1×	112 0.5×	214 1.3×	61 0.4×	63 0.4×	44	1.3k
Joachim Israel Sweden	9	380 0.6×	371 1.6×	128 0.8×	50 0.3×	49 0.3×	39	944

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All Works

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Balkwell, James W.. (2001). How do Actors in Task-Oriented Situations Process Finely Graded Differences in Ability?. Sociological Focus. 34(1). 97–115. 6 indexed citations

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Ridgeway, Cecilia L. & James W. Balkwell. (1997). Group Processes and the Diffusion of Status Beliefs. Social Psychology Quarterly. 60(1). 14–14. 105 indexed citations

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Balkwell, James W. & Joseph Berger. (1996). Gender, Status, and Behavior in Task Situations. Social Psychology Quarterly. 59(3). 273–273. 61 indexed citations

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Balkwell, James W.. (1995). Strong Tests of Expectation-States Hypotheses. Social Psychology Quarterly. 58(1). 44–44. 16 indexed citations

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Berger, Joseph R., et al.. (1992). Status Inconsistency in Task Situations: A Test of Four Status Processing Principles. American Sociological Review. 57(6). 843–843. 115 indexed citations

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Balkwell, James W., et al.. (1992). Processing Status Information. OAKTRUST (Texas A&M University). 4 indexed citations

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Balkwell, James W.. (1991). Status Characteristics and Social Interaction: An Assessment of Theoretical Variants. OakTrust (Texas A&M University Libraries). 16 indexed citations

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Balkwell, James W.. (1990). Ethnic Inequality and the Rate of Homicide. Social Forces. 69(1). 53–53. 24 indexed citations

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Balkwell, James W.. (1990). Ethnic Inequality and the Rate of Homicide. Social Forces. 69(1). 53–70. 61 indexed citations

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Bates, Frederick L., et al.. (1986). Occupational Prestige Hierarchy: Methodological Artifact or Cultural Category System. Sociological Spectrum. 6(4). 321–343. 3 indexed citations

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Balkwell, James W., et al.. (1983). Human Inquiry: A Sourcebook of New Paradigm Research.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 12(4). 425–425. 524 indexed citations breakdown →

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Balkwell, James W., et al.. (1982). Does the Degree of Consensus on Occupational Status Evaluations Differ by Socioeconomic Stratum? Response to Guppy. Social Forces. 60(4). 1183–1189. 5 indexed citations

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Balkwell, James W., et al.. (1981). A Critical and Not-So-Critical Assumption of the Status Attainment Research Tradition: Rejoinder to Horan. Social Forces. 59(3). 810–814. 1 indexed citations

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Balkwell, James W., et al.. (1980). On the Intersubjectivity of Occupational Status Evaluations: A Test of a Key Assumption Underlying the "Wisconsin Model" of Status Attainment. Social Forces. 58(3). 865–881. 18 indexed citations

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Balkwell, James W., et al.. (1980). On the Intersubjectivity of Occupational Status Evaluations: A Test of a Key Assumption Underlying the "Wisconsin Model" of Status Attainment. Social Forces. 58(3). 865–865. 5 indexed citations

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Robinson, Ira E., et al.. (1980). A Synthesis Of Two Social Psychologies*. Symbolic Interaction. 3(1). 59–88. 15 indexed citations

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Robinson, Ira E., et al.. (1980). Meaning and Behavior: An Empirical Study in Sociolinguistics. Social Psychology Quarterly. 43(2). 253–253. 10 indexed citations

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Balswick, Jack O. & James W. Balkwell. (1978). Religious Orthodoxy and Emotionality. Review of Religious Research. 19(3). 308–308. 12 indexed citations

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Balswick, Jack O., et al.. (1978). On Black and White Family Patterns in America: Their Impact on the Expressive Aspect of Sex-Role Socialization. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 40(4). 743–743. 15 indexed citations

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Balkwell, James W.. (1976). Social Decision Making Behavior: An Empirical Test of Two Models. Sociometry. 39(1). 19–19. 6 indexed citations

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