Malcolm Spector

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Malcolm Spector is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Malcolm Spector has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 3 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 3 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Malcolm Spector's work include Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (5 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (4 papers) and Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses (3 papers). Malcolm Spector is often cited by papers focused on Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (5 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (4 papers) and Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses (3 papers). Malcolm Spector collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Belgium. Malcolm Spector's co-authors include John I. Kitsuse, Peter McHugh, Anselm Strauss, Don H. Zimmerman, Thomas Fleming, Robert R. Faulkner, Richard L. Henshel, Michel Born, Arlene Kaplan Daniels and Michael Adorjan and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Social Problems and The Canadian Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Malcolm Spector

29 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Constructing Social Problems 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 250 500 750
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. Constructing Social Problems
    1978 937 citations Malcolm Spector, John I. Kitsuse et al. The Canadian Journal of Sociology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Malcolm Spector Canada 11 955 217 179 158 127 32 1.6k
Jack D. Douglas United States 21 825 0.9× 158 0.7× 107 0.6× 219 1.4× 108 0.9× 54 1.5k
Roger M. Keesing Australia 27 1.1k 1.1× 170 0.8× 236 1.3× 71 0.4× 74 0.6× 89 3.0k
Florian Znaniecki 13 1.0k 1.1× 154 0.7× 185 1.0× 105 0.7× 100 0.8× 30 1.7k
Brigitte Berger United States 7 681 0.7× 127 0.6× 315 1.8× 72 0.5× 110 0.9× 20 1.3k
Nachman Ben‐Yehuda Israel 22 1.8k 1.9× 224 1.0× 222 1.2× 280 1.8× 218 1.7× 69 2.6k
Stjepan G. Meštrović United States 22 786 0.8× 96 0.4× 225 1.3× 121 0.8× 73 0.6× 79 1.4k
Arlene Kaplan Daniels United States 18 805 0.8× 215 1.0× 131 0.7× 148 0.9× 580 4.6× 56 1.7k
Steven M. Tipton United States 5 639 0.7× 93 0.4× 163 0.9× 83 0.5× 65 0.5× 8 1.1k
Luther H. Martin United States 9 845 0.9× 141 0.6× 179 1.0× 139 0.9× 202 1.6× 49 1.7k
Joel Best United States 23 1.4k 1.5× 255 1.2× 238 1.3× 305 1.9× 194 1.5× 95 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Malcolm Spector

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Fields of papers citing papers by Malcolm Spector

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Malcolm Spector

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Malcolm Spector. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Malcolm Spector 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 Malcolm Spector. Malcolm Spector 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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Adorjan, Michael & Malcolm Spector. (2022). Through the Social Problems Looking Glass: A Festschrift in Honor of Dorothy Pawluch. The American Sociologist. 53(2). 132–140. 1 indexed citations
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Spector, Malcolm. (2018). Constructing Social Problems Forty Years Later. The American Sociologist. 50(2). 175–181. 10 indexed citations
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Spector, Malcolm & John I. Kitsuse. (2017). Constructing Social Problems. 78 indexed citations
4.
Spector, Malcolm & Michel Born. (1986). Jeunes Deviants ou Delinquants Juveniles?. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 15(3). 379–379. 3 indexed citations
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Spector, Malcolm & Roger Smith. (1983). Trial by Medicine: Insanity and Responsibility in Victorian Trials.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 12(1). 74–74. 1 indexed citations
6.
Spector, Malcolm & Robert R. Faulkner. (1980). Thoughts on Five New Journals and Some Old Ones. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 9(4). 477–477. 7 indexed citations
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Spector, Malcolm & Anselm Strauss. (1979). Negotiations: Varieties, Contexts, Processes, and Social Order. The Canadian Journal of Sociology. 4(2). 180–180. 44 indexed citations
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Gordon, Leonard, Malcolm Spector, & John I. Kitsuse. (1979). Constructing Social Problem.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 8(4). 641–641. 4 indexed citations
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Spector, Malcolm, et al.. (1978). Profils épistémologiques en criminologie comparée. Déviance et Société. 2(4). 349–364. 1 indexed citations
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Daniels, Arlene Kaplan, et al.. (1978). Editors' Introduction: Transitional Issue. Social Problems. 26(1). 1–1. 4 indexed citations
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Spector, Malcolm, et al.. (1977). Understanding Social Problems.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 6(3). 392–392. 63 indexed citations
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Spector, Malcolm. (1977). Legitimizing homosexuality. Society. 14(5). 52–56. 11 indexed citations
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Spector, Malcolm. (1976). Labeling Theory in "Social Problems:" A Young Journal Launches a New Theory. Social Problems. 24(1). 69–75. 1 indexed citations
14.
Spector, Malcolm, et al.. (1976). Social Problems: Values and Interests in Conflict.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 5(6). 813–813. 3 indexed citations
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Kitsuse, John I. & Malcolm Spector. (1975). Social Problems and Deviance: Some Parallel Issues. Social Problems. 22(5). 584–594. 3 indexed citations
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Spector, Malcolm & John I. Kitsuse. (1973). Social Problems: A Re-Formulation. Social Problems. 21(2). 145–159. 139 indexed citations
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Spector, Malcolm. (1972). The Rise and Fall of a Mobility Route. Social Problems. 20(2). 173–185. 8 indexed citations
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Spector, Malcolm. (1972). The Rise and Fall of a Mobility Route. Social Problems. 20(2). 173–185. 1 indexed citations
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Spector, Malcolm. (1971). On "Do Delinquents Drift?". Social Problems. 18(3). 420–422. 1 indexed citations
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Spector, Malcolm. (1971). On "Do Delinquents Drift?". Social Problems. 18(3). 420–422. 1 indexed citations

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