Michael Lipsky

13.4k total citations · 7 hit papers
38 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

Michael Lipsky is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Lipsky has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in General Health Professions, 4 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 3 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Michael Lipsky's work include Healthcare Policy and Management (3 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (3 papers) and Primary Care and Health Outcomes (2 papers). Michael Lipsky is often cited by papers focused on Healthcare Policy and Management (3 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (3 papers) and Primary Care and Health Outcomes (2 papers). Michael Lipsky collaborates with scholars based in United States. Michael Lipsky's co-authors include Steven Rathgeb Smith, Arthur E. Wise, Richard A. Weatherley, Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, Fred H. Goldner, David J. Olson, Jack L. Walker, Herbert Jacob, Steven Rathgeb Smith and Jennifer Wolch and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Administrative Science Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Michael Lipsky

35 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

Street-Level Bureaucracy: Dilemmas of the Individual in P... 1968 2026 1987 2006 1981 1980 1981 1993 1994 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Street-Level Bureaucracy: Dilemmas of the Individual in Public Services
    1981 3.0k citations Michael Lipsky profile →
  2. Street-Level Bureaucracy: The Dilemmas of the Individual in Public Service
    1980 1.4k citations Michael Lipsky profile →
  3. Street-Level Bureaucracy: Dilemmas of the Individual in Public Services
    1981 1.3k citations Michael Lipsky et al. profile →
  4. Nonprofits for Hire
    1993 730 citations Steven Rathgeb Smith, Michael Lipsky Harvard University Press eBooks profile →
  5. Nonprofits for Hire: The Welfare State in the Age of Contracting.
    1994 592 citations Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, Steven Rathgeb Smith et al. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →
  6. Protest as a Political Resource
    1968 513 citations Michael Lipsky American Political Science Review profile →
  7. Street-Level Bureaucrats and Institutional Innovation: Implementing Special-Education Reform
    1977 455 citations Michael Lipsky 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
Michael Lipsky United States 18 4.2k 2.5k 2.4k 2.1k 1.5k 38 9.2k
Carol H. Weiss United States 42 1.5k 0.4× 1.3k 0.5× 1.5k 0.6× 2.5k 1.2× 1.4k 0.9× 91 8.8k
Charles W. Mills United States 29 6.5k 1.6× 2.3k 0.9× 587 0.2× 990 0.5× 1.7k 1.2× 124 11.7k
Michael Burawoy United States 41 6.7k 1.6× 2.3k 0.9× 1.6k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 764 0.5× 192 10.8k
Andrew Sayer United Kingdom 43 5.9k 1.4× 2.2k 0.9× 643 0.3× 1.3k 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 126 11.5k
Steven Lukes United States 25 4.0k 1.0× 2.2k 0.9× 587 0.2× 722 0.3× 932 0.6× 93 8.7k
Mark Ritter 7 6.0k 1.4× 1.6k 0.7× 374 0.2× 1.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 9 10.8k
Neil J. Smelser United States 36 6.4k 1.5× 2.2k 0.9× 499 0.2× 1.0k 0.5× 694 0.5× 183 12.6k
Erik Olín Wright United States 44 4.7k 1.1× 2.2k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 469 0.3× 139 8.1k
John H. Goldthorpe United Kingdom 65 12.1k 2.9× 4.7k 1.9× 951 0.4× 2.1k 1.0× 3.0k 2.0× 199 18.1k
Guy Standing United Kingdom 38 3.9k 0.9× 2.6k 1.1× 1.3k 0.5× 2.9k 1.4× 472 0.3× 162 8.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Lipsky

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Lipsky

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lipsky, Michael. (2021). A note on pursuing work on street‐level bureaucracy in developing and transitional countries. Public Administration and Development. 42(1). 11–11. 5 indexed citations
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Lipsky, Michael. (2008). Discussion report: Pedagogy for policy analysis and management. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 27(4). 1045–1049. 1 indexed citations
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Grønbjerg, Kirsten A., Steven Rathgeb Smith, & Michael Lipsky. (1994). Nonprofits for Hire: The Welfare State in the Age of Contracting.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 23(4). 583–583. 592 indexed citations breakdown →
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Smith, Steven Rathgeb & Michael Lipsky. (1993). Nonprofits for Hire. Harvard University Press eBooks. 730 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lipsky, Michael, et al.. (1992). Privatization in Health and Human Services: A Critique. Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law. 17(2). 233–254. 34 indexed citations
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Lipsky, Michael, et al.. (1990). Domestic Food Policy in the United States. Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law. 15(2). 319–339. 9 indexed citations
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Lipsky, Michael & Steven Rathgeb Smith. (1990). Government provision of social services through nonprofit organisations: a note on contracting as a regime, and its possible relevance to Australia.
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Lipsky, Michael & Steven Rathgeb Smith. (1989). Nonprofit Organizations, Government, and the Welfare State. Political Science Quarterly. 104(4). 625–648. 227 indexed citations
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Lipsky, Michael & Steven Rathgeb Smith. (1989). When Social Problems Are Treated as Emergencies. Social Service Review. 63(1). 5–25. 41 indexed citations
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Lipsky, Michael, et al.. (1988). Feeding the Hungry with Surplus Commodities. Political Science Quarterly. 103(2). 223–244. 10 indexed citations
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Brodkin, Evelyn Z. & Michael Lipsky. (1983). Quality Control in AFDC as an Administrative Strategy. Social Service Review. 57(1). 1–34. 23 indexed citations
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Lipsky, Michael & David J. Olson. (1977). Commission Politics: The Processing of Racial Crisis in America. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 34 indexed citations
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Lipsky, Michael & David J. Olson. (1976). The Processing of Racial Crisis in America. Politics & Society. 6(1). 79–103. 10 indexed citations
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Lipsky, Michael, et al.. (1976). The Future of the Veterans' Health Care System. Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law. 1(3). 285–294. 5 indexed citations
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Winter, J. Alan, et al.. (1971). Law and Order: Police Encounters.. American Sociological Review. 36(6). 1141–1141. 6 indexed citations
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Lipsky, Michael. (1969). Rent strikes: Poor man’s weapon. Trans-action. 6(4). 10–15. 5 indexed citations
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Lipsky, Michael & David J. Olson. (1969). Riot commission politics. Trans-action. 6(9). 9–21. 12 indexed citations
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Lipsky, Michael. (1968). Rent strikes in New York City protest politics and the power of the poor. University Microfilms International eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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