Joseph Dorfman

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Joseph Dorfman is a scholar working on General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Political Science and International Relations and History and Philosophy of Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph Dorfman has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 2 papers in History and Philosophy of Science. Recurrent topics in Joseph Dorfman's work include Economic Theory and Policy (2 papers), Political Science Research and Education (2 papers) and Economic Theory and Institutions (2 papers). Joseph Dorfman is often cited by papers focused on Economic Theory and Policy (2 papers), Political Science Research and Education (2 papers) and Economic Theory and Institutions (2 papers). Joseph Dorfman collaborates with scholars based in United States. Joseph Dorfman's co-authors include Edward C. Kirkland, Gabriel Kolko, Ellis W. Hawley, Wesley C. Mitchell, Everett Ferguson, Robert D. Patton, Fritz Redlich, Thorstein Veblen, Louis Galambos and Simon Kuznets and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, American Sociological Review and The American Historical Review.

In The Last Decade

Joseph Dorfman

29 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

History of Economic Analysis, by Joseph A. Schumpeter, El... 1954 2026 1978 2002 1954 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. History of Economic Analysis, by Joseph A. Schumpeter, Elizabeth Boody Schumpeter
    1954 2.4k citations Joseph Dorfman Political Science Quarterly profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joseph Dorfman United States 11 1.9k 1.1k 997 414 215 32 3.0k
Phyllis Deane United Kingdom 30 2.3k 1.2× 913 0.9× 893 0.9× 502 1.2× 283 1.3× 100 4.1k
A. W. Coats United Kingdom 25 1.3k 0.7× 695 0.7× 740 0.7× 476 1.1× 225 1.0× 117 2.5k
J. E. Meade India 27 2.5k 1.3× 1.1k 1.0× 907 0.9× 1.0k 2.4× 586 2.7× 100 4.4k
Joan Robinson United Kingdom 25 2.2k 1.2× 1.6k 1.5× 875 0.9× 152 0.4× 141 0.7× 105 3.0k
Murray Ν. Rothbard United States 26 1.2k 0.6× 599 0.6× 511 0.5× 320 0.8× 96 0.4× 86 2.1k
Nathaniel H. Leff United States 15 1.4k 0.7× 455 0.4× 1.5k 1.5× 266 0.6× 475 2.2× 56 3.1k
Bruce Caldwell United States 24 1.9k 1.0× 672 0.6× 947 0.9× 272 0.7× 169 0.8× 98 2.9k
Warren J. Samuels United States 23 1.2k 0.6× 498 0.5× 827 0.8× 387 0.9× 114 0.5× 248 2.2k
J. M. Buchanan United States 7 1.6k 0.8× 251 0.2× 779 0.8× 1.1k 2.6× 239 1.1× 16 2.9k
John Eatwell United States 21 1.5k 0.8× 924 0.9× 575 0.6× 190 0.5× 212 1.0× 70 2.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joseph Dorfman

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

All Works

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Dorfman, Joseph, et al.. (2023). Institutional Economics. 1 indexed citations
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Dorfman, Joseph, et al.. (2006). Jüdische Musik und ihre Musiker im 20. Jahrhundert. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Veblen, Thorstein & Joseph Dorfman. (1973). Essays, reviews, and reports : previously uncollected writings. 8 indexed citations
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Adams, Henry & Joseph Dorfman. (1969). Two essays : Relation of the state to industrial action & Economics and jurisprudence. 2 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Wesley C. & Joseph Dorfman. (1969). Types of Economic Theory: From Mercantilism to Institutionalism. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 37 indexed citations
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Dorfman, Joseph, et al.. (1968). A short history of paper money and banking in the United States : to which is prefixed an inquiry into the principles of the system. 4 indexed citations
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Dorfman, Joseph & Daniel M. Fox. (1968). The Discovery of Abundance: Simon N. Patten and the Transformation of Social Theory. The American Historical Review. 74(1). 314–314.
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Dorfman, Joseph & Gabriel Kolko. (1966). Railroads and Regulation, 1877-1916. The American Historical Review. 71(2). 711–711. 139 indexed citations
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Dorfman, Joseph. (1964). Wicksteed's Recantation of the Marginal Productivity Theory. Economica. 31(123). 294–294. 2 indexed citations
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Patton, Robert D. & Joseph Dorfman. (1964). Institutional Economics: Veblen, Commons, and Mitchell Reconsidered. The Journal of Higher Education. 35(9). 521–521. 17 indexed citations
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Dorfman, Joseph. (1961). Thorstein Veblen and his America : with new appendices. 3 indexed citations
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Dorfman, Joseph. (1961). Chancellor Kent and the Developing American Economy. Columbia Law Review. 61(7). 1290–1290. 1 indexed citations
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Dorfman, Joseph & Everett Ferguson. (1961). The Power of the Purse: A History of American Public Finance, 1776-1790. The William and Mary Quarterly. 18(2). 275–275. 23 indexed citations
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Kirkland, Edward C. & Joseph Dorfman. (1959). The Economic Mind in American Civilization. The Mississippi Valley Historical Review. 46(3). 493–493. 144 indexed citations
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Moore, Sally Falk, et al.. (1955). A History of the Faculty of Political Science, Columbia University.. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 50(271). 988–988. 8 indexed citations
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Moore, Sally Falk, et al.. (1955). A History of the Faculty of Political Science, Columbia University. The Mississippi Valley Historical Review. 42(3). 574–574. 10 indexed citations
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Dorfman, Joseph. (1951). A Note on the Interpenetration of Anglo-American Finance, 1837–1841. The Journal of Economic History. 11(2). 140–147. 4 indexed citations

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