Morris E. Opler

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
51 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Morris E. Opler is a scholar working on Anthropology, Political Science and International Relations and Visual Arts and Performing Arts. According to data from OpenAlex, Morris E. Opler has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Anthropology, 8 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 8 papers in Visual Arts and Performing Arts. Recurrent topics in Morris E. Opler's work include Anthropological Studies and Insights (8 papers), Latin American history and culture (7 papers) and South Asian Studies and Conflicts (7 papers). Morris E. Opler is often cited by papers focused on Anthropological Studies and Insights (8 papers), Latin American history and culture (7 papers) and South Asian Studies and Conflicts (7 papers). Morris E. Opler collaborates with scholars based in United States. Morris E. Opler's co-authors include Florence Rockwood Kluckhohn, Fred L. Strodtbeck, Julian H. Steward, Joseph Campbell, Marvin Bressler, Richard D. Lambert, John H. Kautsky, Laura Thompson, David F. Aberle and Thomas G. Harding and has published in prestigious journals such as American Sociological Review, American Anthropologist and Current Anthropology.

In The Last Decade

Morris E. Opler

47 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Variations in Value Orientations 1956 2026 1979 2002 1961 1956 250 500 750 1000
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. Variations in Value Orientations
    1961 1.0k citations Morris E. Opler, Florence Rockwood Kluckhohn et al. Ethnohistory profile →
  2. Theory of Culture Change: The Methodology of Multilinear Evolution.
    1956 431 citations Morris E. Opler et al. American Sociological Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Morris E. Opler United States 12 551 502 235 228 210 51 1.9k
A. L. Kroeber United States 18 951 1.7× 618 1.2× 334 1.4× 402 1.8× 277 1.3× 75 3.3k
Ward H. Goodenough United States 23 806 1.5× 438 0.9× 109 0.5× 344 1.5× 101 0.5× 82 2.7k
Richard C. Sheldon 3 581 1.1× 405 0.8× 129 0.5× 45 0.2× 248 1.2× 3 1.4k
Melvin M. Tumin United States 14 1.3k 2.3× 181 0.4× 78 0.3× 356 1.6× 157 0.7× 53 2.9k
Margaret Mead United States 27 959 1.7× 586 1.2× 78 0.3× 314 1.4× 70 0.3× 211 3.1k
Maurice Natanson United States 17 706 1.3× 356 0.7× 53 0.2× 83 0.4× 111 0.5× 71 2.3k
Kalervo Oberg United States 8 561 1.0× 492 1.0× 1.1k 4.7× 110 0.5× 259 1.2× 9 2.1k
Ian Cunnison United Kingdom 10 998 1.8× 144 0.3× 70 0.3× 474 2.1× 130 0.6× 19 2.4k
Wilton S. Dillon United States 5 866 1.6× 221 0.4× 64 0.3× 171 0.8× 77 0.4× 12 1.8k
Bronisław Malinowski United Kingdom 19 1.2k 2.1× 200 0.4× 86 0.4× 531 2.3× 129 0.6× 66 2.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Morris E. Opler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Morris E. Opler

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dube, Saurabh, et al.. (2017). Indian Village.
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Opler, Morris E.. (2011). Myths And Legends Of The Lipan Apache Indians. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 7 indexed citations
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Opler, Morris E., et al.. (1985). The Jicarilla Apache Tribe: A History, 1846-1979.. Man. 20(2). 375–375. 1 indexed citations
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Adams, Richard N., Ralph L. Beals, Nancie L. González, et al.. (1975). The Panajachel Symposium [and Comments and Replies]. Current Anthropology. 16(4). 518–540. 1 indexed citations
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Hoebel, E. Adamson & Morris E. Opler. (1974). Grenville Goodwin among the Western Apache; Letters from the Field. The American Indian Quarterly. 1(4). 302–302. 2 indexed citations
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Opler, Morris E.. (1973). Grenville Goodwin among the western Apache : letters from the field. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 2 indexed citations
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Opler, Morris E.. (1971). Jicarilla Apache Territory, Economy, and Society in 1850. Southwestern Journal of Anthropology. 27(4). 309–329. 4 indexed citations
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Opler, Morris E., et al.. (1970). Apache Odyssey: A Journey Between Two Worlds.. Man. 5(2). 335–335. 21 indexed citations
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Opler, Morris E.. (1968). The Themal Approach in Cultural Anthropology and Its Application to North Indian Data. Southwestern Journal of Anthropology. 24(3). 215–227. 7 indexed citations
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Opler, Morris E.. (1967). Franz Boas: Religion and Theory. American Anthropologist. 69(6). 741–745. 3 indexed citations
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Opler, Morris E.. (1963). The Cultural Definition of Illness in Village India. Human Organization. 22(1). 32–35. 38 indexed citations
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Opler, Morris E.. (1963). Notes on Technology and the Moral Order. American Anthropologist. 65(4). 965–968. 34 indexed citations
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Opler, Morris E., et al.. (1961). The Death Practices and Eschatology of the Kiowa Apache. Southwestern Journal of Anthropology. 17(4). 383–394. 6 indexed citations
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Opler, Morris E., Florence Rockwood Kluckhohn, & Fred L. Strodtbeck. (1961). Variations in Value Orientations. Ethnohistory. 8(4). 428–428. 1038 indexed citations breakdown →
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Opler, Morris E.. (1959). ETHNOLOGY AND ETHNOGRAPHY: The Twice‐Born: A Study of a Community of High‐Caste Hindus. G. Morris Carstairs. American Anthropologist. 61(1). 140–142. 5 indexed citations
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Opler, Morris E., et al.. (1959). Indian National and State Elections in a Village Context. Human Organization. 18(1). 30–34. 3 indexed citations
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Opler, Morris E., David F. Aberle, & Omer C. Stewart. (1958). Navaho and Ute Peyotism: A Chronological and Distributional Study. Ethnohistory. 5(2). 180–180. 3 indexed citations
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Opler, Morris E. & John H. Kautsky. (1957). Moscow and the Communist Party of India.. American Sociological Review. 22(3). 366–366. 7 indexed citations
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Opler, Morris E.. (1954). Problems concerning Official and Popular Participation in Development Projects. Economic Development and Cultural Change. 2(4). 269–278. 3 indexed citations
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Opler, Morris E. & Laura Thompson. (1952). Personality and Government.. American Sociological Review. 17(1). 116–116. 6 indexed citations

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