John Lofland

10.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
57 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

John Lofland is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Philosophy and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, John Lofland has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Philosophy and 3 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in John Lofland's work include Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (5 papers), Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (4 papers) and Religion and Society Interactions (3 papers). John Lofland is often cited by papers focused on Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (5 papers), Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (4 papers) and Religion and Society Interactions (3 papers). John Lofland collaborates with scholars based in United States. John Lofland's co-authors include Rodney Stark, Severyn T. Bruyn, Lewis R. Rambo, Raymond L. Gold, Jack D. Douglas, J. Milton Yinger, Bert Klandermans, Everett K. Wilson, Lewis S. Feuer and Gary K. Schwartz and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and Social Forces.

In The Last Decade

John Lofland

54 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

Analyzing social settings : a guide to qualitative observ... 1965 2026 1985 2005 1971 1974 1965 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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 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. Analyzing social settings : a guide to qualitative observation and analysis
    1971 3.6k citations John Lofland Swarthmore College Works (Swarthmore College Libraries) profile →
  2. Analyzing Social Settings
    1974 991 citations John Lofland et al. profile →
  3. Becoming a World-Saver: A Theory of Conversion to a Deviant Perspective
    1965 360 citations John Lofland, Rodney Stark American Sociological Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Lofland United States 19 3.0k 953 944 638 611 57 6.3k
Herbert J. Rubin United States 15 2.6k 0.8× 1.9k 2.0× 960 1.0× 929 1.5× 828 1.4× 43 8.1k
Alfred Schütz United States 28 3.9k 1.3× 1.1k 1.1× 780 0.8× 1.1k 1.8× 614 1.0× 77 9.4k
Elizabeth Colson United States 24 3.0k 1.0× 917 1.0× 534 0.6× 525 0.8× 367 0.6× 76 6.7k
Irene S. Rubin United States 20 2.5k 0.8× 1.8k 1.9× 921 1.0× 929 1.5× 780 1.3× 43 8.6k
Bruce L. Berg United States 17 1.6k 0.5× 925 1.0× 694 0.7× 384 0.6× 547 0.9× 42 4.8k
Frank B. Brooks United States 13 1.9k 0.6× 1.6k 1.7× 732 0.8× 757 1.2× 631 1.0× 18 6.8k
Marjorie L. DeVault United States 20 3.3k 1.1× 1.7k 1.7× 1.2k 1.3× 677 1.1× 795 1.3× 38 8.3k
James A. Holstein United States 31 3.8k 1.3× 1.4k 1.5× 1.4k 1.5× 949 1.5× 1.1k 1.8× 78 8.4k
Peter Adler United States 32 3.2k 1.1× 1.4k 1.5× 804 0.9× 1.4k 2.2× 1.1k 1.7× 74 7.0k
Robert S. Weiss United States 22 2.3k 0.7× 705 0.7× 1.2k 1.2× 1.5k 2.3× 1.3k 2.1× 50 6.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lofland, John. (1996). Students' Case Studies of Social Movements: Experiences with an Undergraduate Seminar. Teaching Sociology. 24(4). 389–389. 7 indexed citations
2.
Oberschall, Anthony, Robert Kleidman, & John Lofland. (1994). Organizing for Peace: Neutrality, the Test Ban, and the Freeze.. Social Forces. 73(2). 780–780. 1 indexed citations
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Lofland, John & Lewis R. Rambo. (1994). Understanding Religious Conversion. Sociology of Religion. 55(1). 99–99. 63 indexed citations
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Gibson, John W., Sam Marullo, & John Lofland. (1991). Peace Action in the Eighties: Social Science Perspectives.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 20(3). 377–377. 5 indexed citations
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Lofland, John, et al.. (1991). Charisma and Control in Rajneeshpuram: The Role of Shared Values in the Creation of a Community.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 20(3). 464–464. 5 indexed citations
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Lofland, John. (1990). Peace Movement Organizations and Activists in the U.S.: An Analytic Bibliography.. Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian. 10(1). 1–141. 1 indexed citations
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Lofland, John. (1984). Erving Goffman's Sociological Legacies. Urban Life. 13(1). 7–34. 17 indexed citations
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Long, Theodore, William Sims Bainbridge, James Downton, & John Lofland. (1979). Satan's Power: A Deviant Psychotherapy Group. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 18(4). 419–419.
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McCarthy, John D. & John Lofland. (1978). Doomsday Cult: A Study of Conversion, Proselytization, and Maintenance of Faith.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 7(5). 631–631. 12 indexed citations
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Gold, Raymond L., Jack D. Douglas, & John Lofland. (1977). Investigative Social Research: Individual and Team Field Research.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 6(6). 654–654. 86 indexed citations
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Lofland, John. (1977). "Becoming a World-Saver" Revisited. American Behavioral Scientist. 20(6). 805–818. 79 indexed citations
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Lofland, John, et al.. (1976). Bearing Bad News. 3(3). 251–272. 17 indexed citations
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Lofland, John. (1976). Doing social life: The qualitative study of human interaction in natural settings. Swarthmore College Works (Swarthmore College Libraries). 10 indexed citations
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Lofland, John. (1975). Open and Concealed Dramaturgic Strategies. Urban Life. 4(3). 272–295. 8 indexed citations
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Lofland, John & Gary K. Schwartz. (1972). Sect Ideologies and Social Status.. Social Forces. 50(3). 407–407. 19 indexed citations
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Lofland, John. (1971). Analyzing social settings : a guide to qualitative observation and analysis. Swarthmore College Works (Swarthmore College Libraries). 3618 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lofland, John & Lewis S. Feuer. (1970). The Conflict of Generations: The Character and Significance of Student Movements. The Journal of Higher Education. 41(3). 241–241. 27 indexed citations
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Lofland, John & Severyn T. Bruyn. (1967). The Human Perspective in Sociology: The Methodology of Participant Observation.. American Sociological Review. 32(5). 824–824. 132 indexed citations
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Lofland, John & Rodney Stark. (1965). Becoming a World-Saver: A Theory of Conversion to a Deviant Perspective. American Sociological Review. 30(6). 862–862. 360 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lofland, John. (1961). Reply to Davis. Social Problems. 8(4). 365–367. 11 indexed citations

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