John Wakeford

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

John Wakeford is a scholar working on Education, History and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John Wakeford has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Education, 2 papers in History and 1 paper in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in John Wakeford's work include Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (1 paper), Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (1 paper) and Medical History and Research (1 paper). John Wakeford is often cited by papers focused on Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (1 paper), Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (1 paper) and Medical History and Research (1 paper). John Wakeford collaborates with scholars based in Ghana, United Kingdom and Canada. John Wakeford's co-authors include Paul Kelly, John Urry, W. Kenneth Richmond, Erica L. James and John M. Turner and has published in prestigious journals such as American Sociological Review, Social Forces and British Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

John Wakeford

7 papers receiving 983 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.

The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research

1969 990 citations John Wakeford Sociology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John Wakeford Ghana	4	281	242	136	87	87	13	1.1k
Jerome Kirk United States	6	370 1.3×	248 1.0×	136 1.0×	95 1.1×	44 0.5×	8	1.2k
Thomas L.Greenbaum	7	401 1.4×	188 0.8×	167 1.2×	98 1.1×	89 1.0×	7	1.1k
Michael T. Hinkemeyer	2	338 1.2×	120 0.5×	166 1.2×	33 0.4×	57 0.7×	4	1.4k
John C. Scott United States	12	373 1.3×	284 1.2×	174 1.3×	85 1.0×	80 0.9×	38	1.4k
Delbert C. Miller United States	14	464 1.7×	197 0.8×	186 1.4×	179 2.1×	63 0.7×	47	1.5k
Joseph S. Wholey United States	16	215 0.8×	191 0.8×	319 2.3×	59 0.7×	54 0.6×	39	1.6k
Sonia R. Wright United States	10	300 1.1×	176 0.7×	289 2.1×	92 1.1×	49 0.6×	17	1.2k
Victor Jupp United Kingdom	9	401 1.4×	184 0.8×	118 0.9×	88 1.0×	37 0.4×	14	1.1k
Claire Selltiz United States	12	465 1.7×	220 0.9×	138 1.0×	125 1.4×	33 0.4×	19	1.5k
William Foddy Australia	7	192 0.7×	115 0.5×	98 0.7×	54 0.6×	40 0.5×	11	839

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Wakeford

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All Works

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Wakeford, John. (1981). From Methods to Practice: A Critical Note on the Teaching of Research Practice to Undergraduates. Sociology. 15(4). 505–512. 6 indexed citations

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Wakeford, John. (1975). The Chance of a Lifetime? A Study of Boarding Education. Sociology. 9(3). 553–554. 2 indexed citations

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Wakeford, John, et al.. (1974). The Limitations of Social Research. British Journal of Sociology. 25(1). 122–122. 42 indexed citations

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Urry, John & John Wakeford. (1973). Power in Britain: sociological readings. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

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Wakeford, John, et al.. (1972). IMPACT ON HOSPITAL PRACTICE OF LIBERALIZING ABORTIONS AND FEMALE STERILIZATIONS. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 27(2). 110–112. 1 indexed citations

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Wakeford, John, et al.. (1971). The English Public Schools: The Sociology of Elite Education.. American Sociological Review. 36(2). 379–379.

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Wakeford, John, et al.. (1971). Impact on hospital practice of liberalizing abortions and female sterilizations.. PubMed. 105(1). 35–41. 2 indexed citations

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Kelly, Paul, et al.. (1970). A School of One's Choice: A Sociological Study of the Fee-Paying Schools of Scotland.. Social Forces. 49(2). 322–322. 2 indexed citations

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Wakeford, John. (1969). The Cloistered Elite: A Sociological Analysis of the English Public Boarding School. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 29 indexed citations

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Wakeford, John. (1969). The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research. Sociology. 3(2). 269–270. 990 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wakeford, John & W. Kenneth Richmond. (1968). The Teaching Revolution. British Journal of Sociology. 19(1). 112–112.

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Wakeford, John. (1963). Fostering--A Sociological Perspective. British Journal of Sociology. 14(4). 335–335. 2 indexed citations

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James, Erica L., et al.. (1962). Youth and Leisure in Cardiff, 1960. The Sociological Review. 10(2). 203–220. 1 indexed citations

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