Joel S. Migdal

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
52 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Joel S. Migdal is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Urban Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Joel S. Migdal has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 9 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 1 paper in Urban Studies. Recurrent topics in Joel S. Migdal's work include Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (16 papers), Middle East Politics and Society (12 papers) and Islamic Studies and History (2 papers). Joel S. Migdal is often cited by papers focused on Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (16 papers), Middle East Politics and Society (12 papers) and Islamic Studies and History (2 papers). Joel S. Migdal collaborates with scholars based in United States and Israel. Joel S. Migdal's co-authors include David Knoke, Baruch Kimmerling, Charles Tilly, Vivienne Shue, Atul Kohli, Reşat Kasaba, Mitchell A. Seligson, Frances Hagopian, Elizabeth J. Perry and Robert Vitalis and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Journal of Sociology and Social Forces.

In The Last Decade

Joel S. Migdal

50 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

State in Society 1994 2026 2004 2015 2001 1994 200 400 600
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. State in Society
    2001 727 citations Joel S. Migdal Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
  2. State Power and Social Forces
    1994 345 citations Joel S. Migdal, Frances Hagopian et al. Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →

Peers

Joel S. Migdal
Maxine Molyneux United Kingdom
Gayl D. Ness United States
Aili Mari Tripp United States
Ellen Meiksins Wood Canada
Joel Samoff United States
James Manor United Kingdom
Vedi R. Hadiz Australia
Robert D. Crassweller
Christopher Clapham United Kingdom
Abraham F. Lowenthal United States
Maxine Molyneux United Kingdom
Joel S. Migdal
Citations per year, relative to Joel S. Migdal Joel S. Migdal (= 1×) peers Maxine Molyneux

Countries citing papers authored by Joel S. Migdal

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Fields of papers citing papers by Joel S. Migdal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joel S. Migdal

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All Works

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Migdal, Joel S.. (2023). Beyond state law: everyday rules and the fragile public. Journal of Chinese Governance. 8(4). 452–472. 2 indexed citations
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Migdal, Joel S. & Klaus Schlichte. (2016). Rethinking the State. 11–50. 14 indexed citations
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White, John, et al.. (2014). Partai syarikat Islam Indonesia : kontestasi politik hingga konflik kekuasaan elite. 4 indexed citations
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Migdal, Joel S.. (2014). Shifting Sands. Columbia University Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Migdal, Joel S.. (2004). State Building and the Non-Nation-State. Journal of international affairs. 58(1). 17. 15 indexed citations
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Kimmerling, Baruch & Joel S. Migdal. (2004). The Palestinian People: A History. 19(3). 1–14. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Xu, Joel S. Migdal, Atul Kohli, Vivienne Shue, & Peter Evans. (1999). Mutual Empowerment of State and Society: Its Nature, Conditions, Mechanisms, and Limits. Comparative Politics. 31(2). 231–231. 25 indexed citations
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Bright, Charles, Joel S. Migdal, Atul Kohli, & Vivienne Shue. (1996). State Power and Social Forces: Domination and Transformation in the Third World.. Hispanic American Historical Review. 76(3). 613–613. 14 indexed citations
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Migdal, Joel S. & Ian S. Lustick. (1995). Unsettled States, Disputed Lands: Britain and Ireland, France and Algeria, Israel and the West Bank-Gaza.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 24(4). 361–361. 3 indexed citations
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Quandt, William B., Ellis Goldberg, Reşat Kasaba, & Joel S. Migdal. (1994). Rules and Rights in the Middle East: Democracy, Law, and Society. Foreign Affairs. 73(4). 179–179. 23 indexed citations
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Migdal, Joel S., Frances Hagopian, Vivienne Shue, et al.. (1994). State Power and Social Forces. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 345 indexed citations breakdown →
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Migdal, Joel S.. (1989). Strong Societies and Weak States. Princeton University Press eBooks. 311 indexed citations
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Migdal, Joel S.. (1985). Steering the Polity: Communication and Politics in Israel, by Itzhak Galnoor. Political Science Quarterly. 100(2). 361–362. 13 indexed citations
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Migdal, Joel S.. (1980). Palestinian Society and Politics. Princeton University Press eBooks. 30 indexed citations
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Morrison, Barrie M. & Joel S. Migdal. (1976). Peasants, Politics, and Revolution.. Pacific Affairs. 49(2). 331–331. 2 indexed citations
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Tilly, Charles & Joel S. Migdal. (1976). Peasants, Politics, and Revolution.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 5(2). 212–212. 107 indexed citations
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Wiarda, Howard J., Joseph R. Duffy, John P. Dunne, et al.. (1974). ROP volume 36 issue 1 Cover and Front matter. The Review of Politics. 36(1). f1–f4. 1 indexed citations

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