Kenneth Westhues

563 total citations
40 papers, 375 citations indexed

About

Kenneth Westhues is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth Westhues has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 375 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 3 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Kenneth Westhues's work include Religion and Society Interactions (13 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (6 papers) and Religion, Society, and Development (4 papers). Kenneth Westhues is often cited by papers focused on Religion and Society Interactions (13 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (6 papers) and Religion, Society, and Development (4 papers). Kenneth Westhues collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. Kenneth Westhues's co-authors include Louis A. Zürcher, Walter L. Wallace, Philip Abrams, Bennett M. Berger, Donald E. Smith, David W. Leslie, Sylvia L. Thrupp, Charles E. Reasons, Peter R. Sinclair and Richard L. Means 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

Kenneth Westhues

35 papers receiving 274 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kenneth Westhues Canada 11 243 56 47 30 25 40 375
Paul Claudel 4 174 0.7× 34 0.6× 33 0.7× 18 0.6× 33 1.3× 38 373
Jorge Arditi United States 8 168 0.7× 32 0.6× 44 0.9× 25 0.8× 19 0.8× 15 302
Harvie Ferguson United Kingdom 10 168 0.7× 36 0.6× 25 0.5× 18 0.6× 20 0.8× 18 305
Sidney M. Greenfield United States 11 150 0.6× 25 0.4× 36 0.8× 43 1.4× 22 0.9× 45 393
Frank A. Salamone United States 10 251 1.0× 45 0.8× 61 1.3× 10 0.3× 25 1.0× 77 477
Bernard Rosenberg United States 9 182 0.7× 26 0.5× 29 0.6× 17 0.6× 32 1.3× 25 428
Alan Dawe United Kingdom 9 204 0.8× 20 0.4× 52 1.1× 33 1.1× 14 0.6× 17 415
Bryce Ryan United States 8 121 0.5× 51 0.9× 45 1.0× 27 0.9× 17 0.7× 17 292
Alan Aldridge United Kingdom 11 129 0.5× 16 0.3× 31 0.7× 26 0.9× 43 1.7× 19 332
Julius Gould United Kingdom 7 135 0.6× 26 0.5× 49 1.0× 15 0.5× 11 0.4× 23 354

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Leslie, David W. & Kenneth Westhues. (2000). Eliminating Professors: A Guide to the Dismissal Process. The Journal of Higher Education. 71(3). 389–389. 17 indexed citations
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Leonard, Eileen B., et al.. (1994). In Search of Community: Essays in Memory of Werner Stark, 1910-1985. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 33(1). 94–94. 2 indexed citations
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Tepperman, Lorne & Kenneth Westhues. (1990). Basic Principles for Social Science in Our Time. The Canadian Journal of Sociology. 15(1). 104–104.
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Westhues, Kenneth, et al.. (1986). Catholicism, Protestantism and Capitalism. Review of Religious Research. 27(3). 278–278. 1 indexed citations
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Westhues, Kenneth & Walter L. Wallace. (1985). Principles of Scientific Sociology.. Social Forces. 64(1). 214–214. 45 indexed citations
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Westhues, Kenneth & Bennett M. Berger. (1983). The Survival of a Counterculture: Ideological Work and Everyday Life among Rural Communards.. Social Forces. 61(3). 932–932. 19 indexed citations
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Westhues, Kenneth. (1983). Defensiveness and social structure: the ideology of Catholic school trustees*. Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie. 20(1). 59–78. 2 indexed citations
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Westhues, Kenneth & Andrew M. Greeley. (1980). Crisis in the Church: A Study of Religion in America. Sociological Analysis. 41(3). 291–291. 2 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Peter R., et al.. (1976). Village in Crisis.. Social Forces. 55(2). 546–546. 8 indexed citations
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Westhues, Kenneth. (1976). The Church in Opposition. Sociological Analysis. 37(4). 299–299. 13 indexed citations
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Westhues, Kenneth. (1975). Curses versus Blows: Tactics in Church-State Conflict. Sociological Analysis. 36(1). 1–1. 1 indexed citations
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Westhues, Kenneth. (1975). American Catholicism in a Latin Setting. Missiology An International Review. 3(3). 265–285. 1 indexed citations
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Westhues, Kenneth. (1973). The Established Church as an Agent of Change. Sociological Analysis. 34(2). 106–106. 6 indexed citations
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Westhues, Kenneth. (1973). Social Problems as Systemic Costs. Social Problems. 20(4). 419–431. 3 indexed citations
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Westhues, Kenneth. (1972). The Drop-in Center: A Study in Conflicting Realities. Social Casework. 53(6). 361–368. 1 indexed citations
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Westhues, Kenneth, et al.. (1971). A Model for the Study of Occupational Choice of the Roman Catholic Priesthood. Sociological Analysis. 32(4). 229–229. 1 indexed citations
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Westhues, Kenneth. (1971). Hippiedom 1970: Some Tentative Hypotheses*. Sociological Quarterly. 13(1). 81–89. 1 indexed citations
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Westhues, Kenneth. (1971). An Alternative Model for Research on Catholic Education. American Journal of Sociology. 77(2). 279–292. 5 indexed citations
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Westhues, Kenneth & Sylvia L. Thrupp. (1970). Millennial Dreams in Action: Studies in Revolutionary Religious Movements. Sociological Analysis. 31(4). 228–228. 16 indexed citations

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