Jean Floud

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Jean Floud is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Language and Linguistics. According to data from OpenAlex, Jean Floud has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Education, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 2 papers in Language and Linguistics. Recurrent topics in Jean Floud's work include Education Systems and Policy (6 papers), Linguistic Education and Pedagogy (1 paper) and Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (1 paper). Jean Floud is often cited by papers focused on Education Systems and Policy (6 papers), Linguistic Education and Pedagogy (1 paper) and Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (1 paper). Jean Floud collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Mexico and United States. Jean Floud's co-authors include A. H. Halsey, F. M. Martin, Ralph H. Turner, Craig A. Anderson, Paul Kelly, Christine Möser, Hilde T. Himmelweit, D. V. Glass, R. Mukherjee and Brian Simon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, American Sociological Review and Psychological Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Jean Floud

29 papers receiving 814 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Sociological Imagination

1960 501 citations Jean Floud et al. British Journal of Educational Studies profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jean Floud United Kingdom	12	540	271	200	71	62	33	1.1k
Barbara Wootton United States	12	413 0.8×	97 0.4×	128 0.6×	110 1.5×	136 2.2×	46	911
David Donald United States	15	531 1.0×	120 0.4×	311 1.6×	79 1.1×	78 1.3×	73	1.3k
Everett K. Wilson United States	12	470 0.9×	502 1.9×	149 0.7×	48 0.7×	47 0.8×	38	1.2k
Ágnes Heller United States	15	609 1.1×	153 0.6×	293 1.5×	77 1.1×	73 1.2×	148	1.2k
Joseph W. McGee	12	359 0.7×	92 0.3×	91 0.5×	129 1.8×	58 0.9×	15	934
William V. D’Antonio United States	18	520 1.0×	82 0.3×	219 1.1×	30 0.4×	46 0.7×	67	880
Jidlaph G. Kamoche	3	508 0.9×	400 1.5×	213 1.1×	38 0.5×	15 0.2×	5	1.4k
Francesco Cordasco United States	13	351 0.7×	395 1.5×	68 0.3×	33 0.5×	42 0.7×	88	986
Peter Brock United Kingdom	10	643 1.2×	107 0.4×	183 0.9×	106 1.5×	57 0.9×	72	1.1k
Hildred Geertz United States	13	446 0.8×	72 0.3×	164 0.8×	43 0.6×	66 1.1×	30	866

Countries citing papers authored by Jean Floud

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jean Floud

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jean Floud

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jean Floud. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jean Floud 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 Jean Floud. Jean Floud is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Floud, Jean, et al.. (1993). Famine and society.. 4 indexed citations

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Floud, Jean. (1989). Education and democracy: The role of the state. Innovation The European Journal of Social Science Research. 2(1-2). 11–24. 1 indexed citations

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Floud, Jean. (1982). DANGEROUSNESS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE. The British Journal of Criminology. 22(3). 213–228. 75 indexed citations

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Floud, Jean. (1978). Functions, purposes and powers in education. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations

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Farrell, Joseph, Jean Floud, W. D. Halls, & George Psacharopoulos. (1974). Review Symposium: Jencks and InequalityInequality: A Reassessment of the Effect of Family and Schooling in America. Christopher Jencks. Comparative Education Review. 18(3). 430–450. 1 indexed citations

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Halsey, A. H., et al.. (1963). Education, Economy and Society. A Reader in the Sociology of Education. Revue Française de Sociologie. 4(1). 87–87. 7 indexed citations

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Floud, Jean. (1962). Teaching in the Affluent Society. British Journal of Sociology. 13(4). 299–299. 14 indexed citations

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Kelly, Paul, A. H. Halsey, Jean Floud, & Craig A. Anderson. (1962). Education, Economy, and Society: A Reader in the Sociology of Education.. American Sociological Review. 27(3). 420–420. 54 indexed citations

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Floud, Jean & A. H. Halsey. (1961). HOMES AND SCHOOLS: SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF EDUCABILITY. Educational Research. 3(2). 83–88. 4 indexed citations

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Floud, Jean, et al.. (1960). The Sociological Imagination. British Journal of Educational Studies. 9(1). 75–75. 501 indexed citations breakdown →

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Floud, Jean. (1959). Intelligence, Family Background and Educational Progress in Scotland. Nature. 183(4660). 493–494. 1 indexed citations

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Floud, Jean, et al.. (1958). Admission to Grammar Schools. British Journal of Educational Studies. 6(2). 180–180. 21 indexed citations

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Floud, Jean & Marion J. Levy. (1958). The Structure of Society. British Journal of Sociology. 9(1). 84–84. 1 indexed citations

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Floud, Jean, et al.. (1958). Untersuchungen zur Lage der Deutschen Hochschullehrer. British Journal of Sociology. 9(2). 183–183. 6 indexed citations

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Floud, Jean, et al.. (1957). Fads and Foibles in Modern Sociology and Related Sciences. British Journal of Educational Studies. 6(1). 84–84. 1 indexed citations

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Floud, Jean & A. H. Halsey. (1957). Intelligence Tests, Social Class and Selection for Secondary Schools. British Journal of Sociology. 8(1). 33–33. 23 indexed citations

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Turner, Ralph H., Jean Floud, A. H. Halsey, & F. M. Martin. (1957). Social Class and Educational Opportunity.. American Sociological Review. 22(4). 468–468. 99 indexed citations

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Floud, Jean. (1956). Sociology and Education. The Sociological Review. 4(1_suppl). 57–67. 3 indexed citations

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Floud, Jean & Brian Simon. (1954). Intelligence Testing and the Comprehensive School. British Journal of Sociology. 5(2). 185–185. 21 indexed citations

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Floud, Jean, et al.. (1952). Social Stratification in Denmark. British Journal of Sociology. 3(2). 173–173. 1 indexed citations

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