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.
Resource Mobilization and Social Movements: A Partial Theory
19773.8k citationsJohn D. McCarthy, Mayer N. ZaldAmerican Journal of Sociologyprofile →
Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements
19962.0k citationsDoug McAdam, Doug McAdam et al.Cambridge University Press eBooksprofile →
Power Plays: How Social Movements and Collective Action Create New Organizational Forms
This map shows the geographic impact of Mayer N. Zald's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Mayer N. Zald with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Mayer N. Zald more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Mayer N. Zald. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Mayer N. Zald. The network helps show where Mayer N. Zald may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mayer N. Zald
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mayer N. Zald.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mayer N. Zald 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.
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All Works
20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Zald, Mayer N. & Michael Lounsbury. (2010). The Wizards of Oz: Towards an Institutional Approach to Elites, Expertise and Command Posts. SSRN Electronic Journal.1 indexed citations
2.
Davis, Gerald F., Marina von Neumann Whitman, & Mayer N. Zald. (2010). Political Agency and the Responsibility Paradox: Multinationals and Corporate Social Responsibility. Deep Blue (University of Michigan).4 indexed citations
3.
Davis, Gerald F., et al.. (2007). The Responsibility Paradox. Stanford Social Innovation Review.23 indexed citations
Zald, Mayer N., et al.. (1989). ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES AS A SCIENTIFIC AND HUMANISTIC ENTERPRISE: NOTES ON THE RECONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE FIELD^. Deep Blue (University of Michigan).1 indexed citations
9.
Jacobs, David R., Michael Useem, & Mayer N. Zald. (1988). Organizations, Industry, and the State. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 20(47). e2405865–e2405865.1 indexed citations
McCarthy, John D. & Mayer N. Zald. (1977). Resource Mobilization and Social Movements: A Partial Theory. American Journal of Sociology. 82(6). 1212–1241.3843 indexed citations breakdown →
Zald, Mayer N. & Ryan Ash. (1966). Social Movement Organizations: Growth, Decay and Change. Social Forces. 44(3). 327–341.458 indexed citations breakdown →
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