Leonard Broom

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Leonard Broom is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Education and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Leonard Broom has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Education and 4 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Leonard Broom's work include Archaeology and Natural History (4 papers), Indigenous Studies and Ecology (4 papers) and Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (4 papers). Leonard Broom is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and Natural History (4 papers), Indigenous Studies and Ecology (4 papers) and Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (4 papers). Leonard Broom collaborates with scholars based in Australia and United States. Leonard Broom's co-authors include F. Lancaster Jones, A. H. Halsey, Jérôme Karabel, Edgar Z. Friedenberg, Maurice A. Garnier, Leonard S. Cottrell, Philip Selznick, Robert Κ. Merton, Elizabeth K. Nottingham and Patrick McDonnell and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Leonard Broom

52 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Power and Ideology in Education. 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 100 200 300 400
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. Power and Ideology in Education.
    1978 403 citations Leonard Broom, F. Lancaster Jones et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leonard Broom Australia 17 723 495 149 124 95 57 1.4k
David B. Barrett United Kingdom 12 845 1.2× 392 0.8× 226 1.5× 81 0.7× 117 1.2× 41 1.5k
Murray L. Wax United States 20 541 0.7× 293 0.6× 134 0.9× 148 1.2× 69 0.7× 92 1.4k
Robert H. Bremner United States 15 662 0.9× 212 0.4× 216 1.4× 144 1.2× 31 0.3× 66 1.4k
Jean Floud United Kingdom 12 540 0.7× 271 0.5× 200 1.3× 71 0.6× 41 0.4× 33 1.1k
Florian Znaniecki 13 1.0k 1.4× 187 0.4× 185 1.2× 154 1.2× 66 0.7× 30 1.7k
Brigitte Berger United States 7 681 0.9× 152 0.3× 315 2.1× 127 1.0× 76 0.8× 20 1.3k
Bruce K. Eckland United States 21 806 1.1× 802 1.6× 79 0.5× 84 0.7× 49 0.5× 43 1.8k
Stephen Steinberg United States 14 1.1k 1.6× 363 0.7× 148 1.0× 85 0.7× 51 0.5× 52 1.5k
E. Digby Baltzell United States 14 780 1.1× 138 0.3× 210 1.4× 56 0.5× 65 0.7× 34 1.2k
Joffre Dumazedier France 14 856 1.2× 190 0.4× 128 0.9× 116 0.9× 30 0.3× 69 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Leonard Broom

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Fields of papers citing papers by Leonard Broom

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leonard Broom

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Broom, Leonard, et al.. (2023). The Inheritance of Inequality. 1 indexed citations
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Broom, Leonard, et al.. (1981). Sociology: A Text with Adapted Readings. Teaching Sociology. 9(1). 93–93. 9 indexed citations
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Broom, Leonard & Philip Selznick. (1979). Essentials of sociology: From Sociology--a text with adapted readings, sixth edition. Medical Entomology and Zoology.
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Broom, Leonard. (1977). Opportunity and attainment in Australia. ANU Open Research (Australian National University). 72 indexed citations
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Broom, Leonard & F. Lancaster Jones. (1977). Problematics in Stratum Consistency and Stratum Formation: An Australian Example. American Journal of Sociology. 82(4). 808–825. 6 indexed citations
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Broom, Leonard, Paul Duncan‐Jones, F. Lancaster Jones, & Patrick McDonnell. (1977). The social standing of jobs: Scores for all Australian occupations. Social Science Research. 6(3). 211–224. 11 indexed citations
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Broom, Leonard & Philip Selznick. (1975). Essentials of sociology : from Sociology : a text with adapted readings. Harper & Row eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Broom, Leonard & Patrick McDonnell. (1974). Current Research on Social Mobility: An Inventory. Current Sociology. 22(1-3). 353–374. 10 indexed citations
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Broom, Leonard & Lawrence J. Saha. (1972). Negro Academics and Professional Societies.. The American Sociologist. 1 indexed citations
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Broom, Leonard & Philip Selznick. (1970). Principles of sociology. Harper & Row eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Broom, Leonard & F. Lancaster Jones. (1970). Status Consistency and Political Preference: The Australian Case. American Sociological Review. 35(6). 989–989. 27 indexed citations
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Broom, Leonard. (1970). Educational Status of Aborigines. Journal of Sociology. 6(2). 150–156. 13 indexed citations
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Broom, Leonard & Norval D. Glenn. (1966). Religious Differences in Reported Attitudes and Behavior. Sociological Analysis. 27(4). 187–187. 10 indexed citations
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Broom, Leonard & Richard J. Hill. (1965). Opinion Polls and Social Rank in Australia: Method and First Findings. Journal of Sociology. 1(2). 97–106. 2 indexed citations
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Himes, Joseph S., Leonard Broom, & Norval D. Glenn. (1965). Transformation of the Negro American.. American Sociological Review. 30(6). 963–963. 21 indexed citations
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Broom, Leonard, F. Lancaster Jones, & Jerzy Zubrzycki. (1965). Supplement. Journal of Sociology. 1(2). 1–16. 45 indexed citations
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Rose, Arnold M., Leonard Broom, & Philip Selznick. (1964). Sociology: A Text with Adapted Readings.. American Sociological Review. 29(1). 161–161. 21 indexed citations
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Merton, Robert Κ., et al.. (1962). Sociology Today. Problems and Prospects. Revista Mexicana de Sociología. 24(1). 249–249. 4 indexed citations
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Nottingham, Elizabeth K., Robert Κ. Merton, Leonard Broom, & Leonard S. Cottrell. (1959). Sociology Today: Problems and Prospects. Review of Religious Research. 1(1). 29–29. 117 indexed citations
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Broom, Leonard. (1954). The Social Differentiation of Jamaica. American Sociological Review. 19(2). 115–115. 17 indexed citations

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