Michael C. Thornton

2.0k total citations
41 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Michael C. Thornton is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Cultural Studies and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael C. Thornton has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 7 papers in Cultural Studies and 6 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Michael C. Thornton's work include Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (12 papers), Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (7 papers) and Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (6 papers). Michael C. Thornton is often cited by papers focused on Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (12 papers), Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (7 papers) and Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (6 papers). Michael C. Thornton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Uganda. Michael C. Thornton's co-authors include Robert Joseph Taylor, Linda M. Chatters, Walter R. Allen, Man Keung Ho, Hemant Shah, Shelley I. White‐Means, Marino A. Bruce, Yuko Mizuno, Thanh V. Tran and Atsushi Tajima and has published in prestigious journals such as Child Development, Social Forces and Journal of Marriage and the Family.

In The Last Decade

Michael C. Thornton

39 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael C. Thornton United States 18 907 420 359 220 191 41 1.4k
Roger Manktelow United Kingdom 16 643 0.7× 471 1.1× 341 0.9× 212 1.0× 269 1.4× 31 1.3k
Delia S. Saenz United States 19 925 1.0× 759 1.8× 502 1.4× 469 2.1× 159 0.8× 29 1.7k
Roberta G. Sands United States 20 583 0.6× 451 1.1× 268 0.7× 376 1.7× 371 1.9× 72 1.5k
Tyrone A. Forman United States 15 1.2k 1.3× 216 0.5× 435 1.2× 204 0.9× 292 1.5× 19 1.7k
Eunju Yoon United States 18 750 0.8× 505 1.2× 267 0.7× 518 2.4× 122 0.6× 35 1.4k
Christopher T. H. Liang United States 18 821 0.9× 491 1.2× 354 1.0× 430 2.0× 135 0.7× 55 1.3k
Cynthia Feliciano United States 24 1.7k 1.9× 366 0.9× 554 1.5× 223 1.0× 208 1.1× 39 2.2k
Germine H. Awad United States 18 796 0.9× 573 1.4× 279 0.8× 387 1.8× 178 0.9× 54 1.5k
Robert Atkins United States 14 527 0.6× 278 0.7× 445 1.2× 241 1.1× 165 0.9× 33 1.3k
Dorit Roer‐Strier Israel 20 520 0.6× 433 1.0× 217 0.6× 152 0.7× 211 1.1× 54 1.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fuller, Kate B., Kenneth E. Frost, Neil C. Gudmestad, et al.. (2025). The economic performance of soil health practices in potato production systems. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 40.
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Thornton, Michael C.. (2022). A Capitol Orchard. The American Historical Review. 127(2). 573–599.
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Thornton, Michael C., et al.. (2017). A Contested Cultural Space. Communication & Sport. 6(4). 457–476. 6 indexed citations
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Thornton, Michael C. & Atsushi Tajima. (2014). A “Model” Minority: Japanese Americans as References and Role Models in Black Newspapers, 2000–2010. Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies. 11(2). 139–157. 3 indexed citations
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Thornton, Michael C., Robert Joseph Taylor, & Linda M. Chatters. (2013). African American and Black Caribbean Mutual Feelings of Closeness. Journal of Black Studies. 44(8). 798–828. 17 indexed citations
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Shah, Hemant & Michael C. Thornton. (2004). Newspaper Coverage of Interethnic Conflict: Competing Visions of America. 39 indexed citations
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Bruce, Marino A. & Michael C. Thornton. (2004). It's My World? Exploring Black and White Perceptions of Personal Control. Sociological Quarterly. 45(3). 597–612. 39 indexed citations
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Thornton, Michael C. & Yuko Mizuno. (1999). Economic Well-Being and Black Adult Feelings Toward Immigrants and Whites, 1984. Journal of Black Studies. 30(1). 15–44. 20 indexed citations
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Thornton, Michael C., Thanh V. Tran, & Robert Joseph Taylor. (1997). Multiple Dimensions of Racial Group Identification Among Adult Black Americans. Journal of Black Psychology. 23(3). 293–309. 19 indexed citations
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Thornton, Michael C.. (1997). Strategies of racial socialization among Black parents: Mainstream, minority, and cultural messages.. 71 indexed citations
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Thornton, Michael C. & Yuko Mizuno. (1995). Religiosity and Black Adult Feelings toward Africans, American Indians, West Indians, Hispanics and Asian Americans. Sociological Focus. 28(2). 113–128. 12 indexed citations
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Thornton, Michael C., et al.. (1995). What cost savings could be realized by shifting patterns of use from hospital emergency rooms to primary care sites?. PubMed. 85(2). 138–42. 5 indexed citations
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Shah, Hemant & Michael C. Thornton. (1994). Racial ideology in U. S. mainstream news magazine coverage of black‐Latino interaction, 1980–1992. Critical Studies in Mass Communication. 11(2). 141–161. 51 indexed citations
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Thornton, Michael C., Linda M. Chatters, Robert Joseph Taylor, & Walter R. Allen. (1990). Sociodemographic and Environmental Correlates of Racial Socialization by Black Parents. Child Development. 61(2). 401–401. 183 indexed citations
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Thornton, Michael C., Linda M. Chatters, Robert Joseph Taylor, & Walter R. Allen. (1990). Sociodemographic and Environmental Correlates of Racial Socialization by Black Parents. Child Development. 61(2). 401–409. 298 indexed citations
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Thornton, Michael C., et al.. (1990). Ethnic Differences in the Production of Informal Home Health Care. The Gerontologist. 30(6). 758–768. 29 indexed citations
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Thornton, Michael C., et al.. (1990). Labor Market Choices and Home Health Care Provision Among Employed Ethnic Caregivers. The Gerontologist. 30(6). 769–775. 7 indexed citations
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White‐Means, Shelley I. & Michael C. Thornton. (1989). Nonemergency Visits to Hospital Emergency Rooms: A Comparison of Blacks and Whites. Milbank Quarterly. 67(1). 35–35. 44 indexed citations
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Thornton, Michael C., et al.. (1989). Sociodemographic and health factors influencing black and Hispanic use of the hospital emergency room.. PubMed. 81(1). 72–80. 15 indexed citations
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Thornton, Michael C.. (1983). A Social History of a Multiethnic Identity: the Case of Black Japanese Americans.. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 10 indexed citations

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