Kurt Lang

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
73 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Kurt Lang is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Communication. According to data from OpenAlex, Kurt Lang has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 11 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 6 papers in Communication. Recurrent topics in Kurt Lang's work include Social Media and Politics (5 papers), Media Studies and Communication (4 papers) and Media Influence and Politics (3 papers). Kurt Lang is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (5 papers), Media Studies and Communication (4 papers) and Media Influence and Politics (3 papers). Kurt Lang collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. Kurt Lang's co-authors include Gladys Engel Lang, Joseph R. Gusfield, Neil J. Smelser, John Mueller, Daniel Dayán, Elihu Katz, Irving Crespi, Steven C. Dubin, John P. Robinson and Craig Reinarman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Journal of Applied Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Kurt Lang

58 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Symbolic Crusade: Status Politics and the American Temper... 1963 2026 1984 2005 1964 1963 200 400 600
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. Symbolic Crusade: Status Politics and the American Temperance Movement.
    1964 713 citations Kurt Lang et al. American Sociological Review profile →
  2. Theory of Collective Behavior.
    1963 457 citations Kurt Lang et al. Social Forces profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kurt Lang United States 16 1.3k 555 469 168 156 73 2.3k
Christian Lenhardt Canada 5 925 0.7× 567 1.0× 283 0.6× 367 2.2× 55 0.4× 6 2.3k
Elisabeth Noëlle-Neumann Germany 14 1.8k 1.4× 652 1.2× 1.4k 3.0× 179 1.1× 196 1.3× 56 3.3k
Cyril Levitt Canada 9 1.2k 1.0× 397 0.7× 906 1.9× 259 1.5× 249 1.6× 29 2.2k
Gary T. Marx United States 28 2.0k 1.6× 667 1.2× 314 0.7× 75 0.4× 109 0.7× 101 2.7k
Louis A. Zürcher United States 25 1.6k 1.2× 338 0.6× 265 0.6× 58 0.3× 232 1.5× 93 2.4k
Phillip J. Tichenor United States 15 1000 0.8× 267 0.5× 1.1k 2.3× 76 0.5× 114 0.7× 31 2.0k
David Riesman United States 22 1.0k 0.8× 472 0.9× 124 0.3× 104 0.6× 149 1.0× 151 2.6k
Thelma McCormack Canada 12 1.1k 0.8× 546 1.0× 219 0.5× 214 1.3× 221 1.4× 53 2.1k
David Croteau United States 13 1.2k 0.9× 336 0.6× 984 2.1× 182 1.1× 306 2.0× 22 2.2k
David Weberman United States 7 806 0.6× 472 0.9× 243 0.5× 299 1.8× 53 0.3× 16 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Kurt Lang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kurt Lang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kurt Lang

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lang, Kurt & Gladys Engel Lang. (2009). Mass Society, Mass Culture, and Mass Communication:The Meanings of Mass. International journal of communication. 3. 20. 12 indexed citations
2.
Lang, Kurt & Gladys Engel Lang. (2004). Noam Chomsky and the Manufacture of Consent for American Foreign Policy. Political Communication. 21(1). 93–101. 12 indexed citations
3.
Lang, Kurt & Gladys Engel Lang. (1993). Perspectives on Communication. Journal of Communication. 43(3). 92–99. 25 indexed citations
4.
Lang, Kurt, et al.. (1993). Collective memory and political generations: A survey of German journalists. Political Communication. 10(3). 211–229. 13 indexed citations
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Lang, Gladys Engel, et al.. (1983). News Coverage in the Downfall of Nixon. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 12(6). 627–627. 1 indexed citations
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Lang, Kurt, Robert Alun Jones, & Henrika Kuklick. (1981). Research in Sociology of Knowledge, Sciences and Art: Volume 2.. Social Forces. 60(1). 238–238. 1 indexed citations
7.
Lang, Gladys Engel & Kurt Lang. (1980). Polling on Watergate: The Battle for Public Opinion. Public Opinion Quarterly. 44(4, Polls and the News Media: A Symposium). 530–530. 10 indexed citations
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Lang, Kurt. (1979). The critical functions of empirical communication research: observations on German-American influences. Media Culture & Society. 1(1). 83–96. 24 indexed citations
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Lang, Kurt, et al.. (1976). Families in the Military System. Naval War College review. 29(4). 20. 1 indexed citations
10.
Lang, Kurt, Stanley Milgram, & R. Lance Shotland. (1975). Television and Anti-Social Behavior: Field Experiments.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 4(2). 134–134. 1 indexed citations
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Lang, Gladys Engel & Kurt Lang. (1972). Some Pertinent Questions on Collective Violence and the News Media. Journal of Social Issues. 28(1). 93–110.
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Lang, Kurt, et al.. (1969). Politics and Television.. American Sociological Review. 34(3). 424–424. 82 indexed citations
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Lang, Kurt. (1969). PUBLIC OPINION, GOVERNMENTAL COMMISSIONS, AND SOCIAL POLICY. Public Opinion Quarterly. 33(3). 467–469. 1 indexed citations
14.
HANSON, DAVID J., Kurt Lang, & Gladys Engel Lang. (1969). Voting and Nonvoting: Implications of Broadcasting Returns Before Polls Are Closed. The Western Political Quarterly. 22(3). 692–692. 9 indexed citations
15.
Lang, Kurt. (1966). International Political Communication, by W. Phillips Davison. Political Science Quarterly. 81(3). 501–502. 1 indexed citations
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Lang, Kurt. (1965). Military Sociology. Current Sociology. 13(1). 1–26. 5 indexed citations
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Lang, Kurt & Gladys Engel Lang. (1965). Resistance to School Desegregation: A Case Study of Backlash Among Jews*. Sociological Inquiry. 35(1). 94–106.
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Lang, Kurt. (1963). THEORY OF COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR. By Neil J. Smelser. New York: The Free Press of Glencoe, 1963. 436 pp. $6.75. Social Forces. 42(2). 251–252. 1 indexed citations
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Lang, Kurt. (1956). Interest in News and the Selection of Sources. The Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science. 22(4). 535–545.
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Lang, Kurt & Gladys Engel Lang. (1956). The Television Personality in Politics: Some Considerations. Public Opinion Quarterly. 20(1, Special Issue on Studies in Political Communication). 103–103. 5 indexed citations

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