Lee Freese

1.3k total citations
25 papers, 836 citations indexed

About

Lee Freese is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Oceanography and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lee Freese has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 836 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 3 papers in Oceanography and 2 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Lee Freese's work include Social Power and Status Dynamics (6 papers), Critical Realism in Sociology (3 papers) and Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (3 papers). Lee Freese is often cited by papers focused on Social Power and Status Dynamics (6 papers), Critical Realism in Sociology (3 papers) and Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (3 papers). Lee Freese collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Belgium. Lee Freese's co-authors include Bernard P. Cohen, PJ Auster, Boswell A. Wing, Jonathan Heifetz, Morris Zelditch, Bo Anderson, Joseph Berger, Peter J. Richerson, Peter Weingart and Sandra D. Mitchell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Lee Freese

22 papers receiving 704 citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lee Freese United States 13 400 147 145 133 66 25 836
Robert W. Smith United States 16 313 0.8× 133 0.9× 153 1.1× 106 0.8× 106 1.6× 91 1.0k
Michael L. Burton United States 21 365 0.9× 211 1.4× 301 2.1× 174 1.3× 31 0.5× 58 1.4k
James Gilbert United States 21 189 0.5× 181 1.2× 78 0.5× 55 0.4× 29 0.4× 76 1.2k
John Dawson Hong Kong 16 170 0.4× 265 1.8× 135 0.9× 197 1.5× 77 1.2× 45 1.1k
Barbara Herrnstein Smith United States 15 358 0.9× 27 0.2× 42 0.3× 85 0.6× 42 0.6× 48 1.3k
David Lloyd Australia 19 539 1.3× 119 0.8× 75 0.5× 77 0.6× 20 0.3× 115 1.2k
Simon Holdaway New Zealand 33 724 1.8× 198 1.3× 39 0.3× 104 0.8× 23 0.3× 166 3.2k
James Lovelock United Kingdom 11 575 1.4× 90 0.6× 261 1.8× 93 0.7× 38 0.6× 17 1.9k
J. B. Harley United Kingdom 19 502 1.3× 74 0.5× 166 1.1× 48 0.4× 11 0.2× 61 2.3k
Robert M. Levine United States 19 945 2.4× 172 1.2× 198 1.4× 39 0.3× 107 1.6× 118 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lee Freese

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lee Freese

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Borgonie, Gaëtan, Cara Magnabosco, Antonio García‐Moyano, et al.. (2019). New ecosystems in the deep subsurface follow the flow of water driven by geological activity. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 3310–3310. 15 indexed citations
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Borgonie, Gaëtan, Abidemi Oluranti Ojo, Scott O. C. Mundle, et al.. (2015). Eukaryotic opportunists dominate the deep-subsurface biosphere in South Africa. Nature Communications. 6(1). 8952–8952. 48 indexed citations
3.
Freese, Lee & Bernard P. Cohen. (2015). Eliminating the Effects of a Status Characteristic. OakTrust (Texas A&M University Libraries).
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Freese, Lee & George A. Huaco. (2001). Marx and Sociobiology. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 30(3). 308–308.
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Freese, Lee, et al.. (2000). Advances in Human Ecology, Vol. 7. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 29(3). 529–529. 1 indexed citations
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Freese, Lee, PJ Auster, Jonathan Heifetz, & Boswell A. Wing. (1999). Effects of trawling on seafloor habitat and associated invertebrate taxa in the Gulf of Alaska. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 182. 119–126. 151 indexed citations
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Freese, Lee & Frederick L. Bates. (1999). Sociopolitical Ecology: Human Systems and Ecological Fields. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 28(1). 116–116. 6 indexed citations
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Freese, Lee & Thomas J. Fararo. (1990). The Meaning of General Theoretical Sociology: Tradition and Formalization.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 19(5). 759–759. 4 indexed citations
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Freese, Lee, Joseph Berger, Morris Zelditch, & Bo Anderson. (1990). Sociological Theories In Progress: New Formulations.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 19(6). 906–906. 117 indexed citations
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Freese, Lee. (1984). Cumulative Problem Solving in Family Sociology. Journal of Family Issues. 5(4). 447–469. 1 indexed citations
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Sell, J. & Lee Freese. (1984). The Process of Eliminating Status Generalization. Social Forces. 63(2). 538–554. 7 indexed citations
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Freese, Lee. (1981). The Formalization of Theory and Method. American Behavioral Scientist. 24(3). 345–363. 4 indexed citations
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Freese, Lee. (1980). Theoretical methods in sociology : seven essays. University of Pittsburgh Press eBooks. 24 indexed citations
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Freese, Lee & Milton Rokeach. (1979). On the Use of Alternative Interpretations in Contemporary Social Psychology. Social Psychology Quarterly. 42(3). 195–195. 4 indexed citations
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Berger, Joseph R., M. Hamit Fişek, & Lee Freese. (1976). Paths of Relevance and the Determination of Power and Prestige Orders. The Pacific Sociological Review. 19(1). 45–62. 22 indexed citations
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Freese, Lee. (1976). The Generalization of Specific Performance Expectations. Sociometry. 39(3). 194–194. 21 indexed citations
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Freese, Lee, et al.. (1974). Systematic Empiricism: Critique of a Pseudo-Science.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 3(3). 224–224. 30 indexed citations
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Freese, Lee. (1974). Conditions for Status Equality in Informal Task Groups. Sociometry. 37(2). 174–174. 28 indexed citations
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Freese, Lee. (1972). Cumulative Sociological Knowledge. American Sociological Review. 37(4). 472–472. 27 indexed citations
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Freese, Lee. (1972). Cumulative Sociological Knowledge:An Addendum. American Sociological Review. 37(4). 486–486. 2 indexed citations

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