Kim Voss

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Kim Voss is a scholar working on Public Administration, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Kim Voss has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Public Administration, 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 8 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Kim Voss's work include Labor Movements and Unions (16 papers), Political and Economic history of UK and US (4 papers) and Race, History, and American Society (4 papers). Kim Voss is often cited by papers focused on Labor Movements and Unions (16 papers), Political and Economic history of UK and US (4 papers) and Race, History, and American Society (4 papers). Kim Voss collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Canada. Kim Voss's co-authors include Rachel Sherman, Bert Klandermans, Donatella della Porta, John D. McCarthy, Hanspeter Kriesi, Elisabeth S. Clemens, William A. Gamson, Sidney Tarrow, Mayer N. Zald and Doug McAdam and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Kim Voss

32 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements
    1996 2.0k citations Doug McAdam, Sidney Tarrow et al. Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kim Voss United States 14 1.9k 1.3k 1.0k 486 377 34 3.2k
Claus Offe Germany 31 2.1k 1.1× 2.5k 1.9× 517 0.5× 447 0.9× 361 1.0× 132 4.9k
Keith Dowding Australia 34 1.3k 0.7× 2.1k 1.6× 575 0.6× 218 0.4× 345 0.9× 160 3.7k
Edwin Amenta United States 28 1.6k 0.9× 1.9k 1.4× 379 0.4× 266 0.5× 572 1.5× 68 3.4k
Suzanne Staggenborg United States 21 2.5k 1.3× 1.2k 0.9× 435 0.4× 243 0.5× 405 1.1× 52 3.8k
Ngai Pun Hong Kong 26 2.0k 1.1× 1.3k 0.9× 537 0.5× 593 1.2× 482 1.3× 119 3.2k
Colin Hay United Kingdom 40 2.1k 1.1× 3.4k 2.5× 524 0.5× 359 0.7× 571 1.5× 145 5.6k
Frances Fox Piven United States 27 2.7k 1.5× 2.4k 1.8× 814 0.8× 954 2.0× 293 0.8× 97 5.3k
Joshua Cohen United States 17 1.5k 0.8× 2.0k 1.5× 321 0.3× 251 0.5× 290 0.8× 33 3.6k
David S. Meyer United States 29 2.8k 1.5× 1.8k 1.3× 439 0.4× 164 0.3× 533 1.4× 82 4.4k
Marco Giugni Switzerland 31 3.2k 1.7× 2.3k 1.7× 333 0.3× 239 0.5× 445 1.2× 123 4.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kim Voss

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kim Voss

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Voss, Kim, et al.. (2022). Persistent Inequalities in College Completion, 1980–2010. Social Problems. 71(2). 480–508. 7 indexed citations
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Bloemraad, Irene & Kim Voss. (2019). Movement or moment? Lessons from the pro-immigrant movement in the United States and contemporary challenges. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 46(4). 683–704. 13 indexed citations
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Bloemraad, Irene, Fabiana Silva, & Kim Voss. (2016). Rights, Economics, or Family?Frame Resonance, Political Ideology, and the Immigrant Rights Movement. Social Forces. 94(4). 1647–1674. 72 indexed citations
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Voss, Kim. (2010). Enduring Legacy? Charles Tilly and Durable Inequality. The American Sociologist. 41(4). 368–374. 6 indexed citations
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Voss, Kim. (2010). Democratic dilemmas: union democracy and union renewal. Transfer European Review of Labour and Research. 16(3). 369–382. 44 indexed citations
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Anner, Mark, et al.. (2008). Labor Historysymposium: Gay W. Seidman,Beyond the Boycott. Labor History. 49(3). 341–368. 4 indexed citations
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Ritzer, George, et al.. (2005). Roundtable Discussion: Considering the "Magical" Wolrd of Consumption. 137–157. 1 indexed citations
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Milkman, Ruth & Kim Voss. (2005). New Unity for Labor?. Labor Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas. 2(1). 15–26. 3 indexed citations
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Voss, Kim & Rick Fantasia. (2004). The Future of American Labor: Reinventing Unions. Contexts. 3(2). 35–41. 5 indexed citations
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Voss, Kim & Rachel Sherman. (2000). Breaking the Iron Law of Oligarchy: Union Revitalization in the American Labor Movement. American Journal of Sociology. 106(2). 303–349. 406 indexed citations
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Fischer, Claude S., Michael Hout, Samuel R. Lucas, et al.. (1999). Inequality by Design: Cracking the Bell Curve Myth. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 94(445). 335–335. 5 indexed citations
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Fischer, Claude S., et al.. (1998). Response to Nielsen's Review of Inequality by Design.. Social Forces. 76(4). 1539–1539. 1 indexed citations
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McAdam, Doug, Sidney Tarrow, Donatella della Porta, et al.. (1996). Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 2012 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hout, Michael, Richard Arum, & Kim Voss. (1996). The political economy of inequality in the “age of extremes”. Demography. 33(4). 421–425. 11 indexed citations
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Kazin, Michael & Kim Voss. (1996). The Making of American Exceptionalism: The Knights of Labor and Class Formation in the Nineteenth Century. The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 26(4). 726–726. 5 indexed citations
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Stryker, Robin & Kim Voss. (1995). The Making of American Exceptionalism: The Knights of Labor and Class Formation in the Nineteenth Century.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 24(4). 369–369. 10 indexed citations
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Voss, Kim, et al.. (1995). The Making of American Exceptionalism: The Knights of Labor and Class Formation in the Nineteenth Century.. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 48(4). 876–876. 2 indexed citations
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Fink, Leon & Kim Voss. (1995). The Making of American Exceptionalism: The Knights of Labor and Class Formation in the Nineteenth Century.. Journal of American History. 82(1). 271–271. 17 indexed citations
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Voss, Kim & Victoria Hattam. (1994). Labor Visions and State Power: The Origins of Business Unionism in the United States.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 23(2). 196–196. 14 indexed citations

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