Morris Freilich

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 798 citations indexed

About

Morris Freilich is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Cultural Studies and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Morris Freilich has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 798 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 3 papers in Cultural Studies and 2 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Morris Freilich's work include Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (2 papers), Caribbean history, culture, and politics (2 papers) and Indigenous Studies and Ecology (2 papers). Morris Freilich is often cited by papers focused on Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (2 papers), Caribbean history, culture, and politics (2 papers) and Indigenous Studies and Ecology (2 papers). Morris Freilich collaborates with scholars based in United States and Mexico. Morris Freilich's co-authors include Michael G. Smith, Christopher Dunford, H. Ronald Pulliam, Herbert Applebaum, Jack Goody, Joel S. Savishinsky, Dennison Nash, M. Jamil Hanifi, Ronald M. Wintrob and Frances Henry and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and Social Forces.

In The Last Decade

Morris Freilich

26 papers receiving 575 citations

Hit Papers

The Plural Society in the British West Indies. 1966 2026 1986 2006 1966 100 200 300
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. The Plural Society in the British West Indies.
    1966 332 citations Morris Freilich, Michael G. Smith Social Forces 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 Freilich United States 12 388 214 117 66 62 26 798
Harumi Befu United States 16 443 1.1× 257 1.2× 82 0.7× 90 1.4× 89 1.4× 55 863
Octavio Paz United States 14 279 0.7× 229 1.1× 73 0.6× 49 0.7× 163 2.6× 195 1.1k
Rex Nettleford Jamaica 14 376 1.0× 313 1.5× 86 0.7× 44 0.7× 31 0.5× 47 721
William Bascom United States 15 338 0.9× 103 0.5× 254 2.2× 40 0.6× 111 1.8× 56 1.1k
Robert F. Berkhofer United States 15 465 1.2× 126 0.6× 251 2.1× 36 0.5× 178 2.9× 53 1.2k
Hildred Geertz United States 13 446 1.1× 83 0.4× 174 1.5× 51 0.8× 164 2.6× 30 866
Annette Kolodny United States 14 389 1.0× 186 0.9× 163 1.4× 20 0.3× 90 1.5× 56 1.7k
Elman R. Service United States 12 305 0.8× 75 0.4× 293 2.5× 89 1.3× 126 2.0× 29 975
Diane Barthel United States 14 471 1.2× 166 0.8× 62 0.5× 21 0.3× 73 1.2× 33 1.2k
Derek Freeman Australia 14 390 1.0× 63 0.3× 205 1.8× 83 1.3× 81 1.3× 48 930

Countries citing papers authored by Morris Freilich

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Fields of papers citing papers by Morris Freilich

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Morris Freilich

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Morris Freilich. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Morris Freilich 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 Morris Freilich. Morris Freilich 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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Freilich, Morris, et al.. (1992). Deviance: Anthropological Perspectives. Anthropologica. 34(2). 281–281. 21 indexed citations
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Freilich, Morris. (1983). The Pleasures of anthropology. 7 indexed citations
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Freilich, Morris. (1982). The meaning of culture : a reader in cultural anthropology. 8 indexed citations
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Freilich, Morris & Herbert Applebaum. (1982). Royal Blue: The Culture of Construction Workers. Technology and Culture. 23(3). 500–500. 51 indexed citations
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Freilich, Morris, H. Ronald Pulliam, & Christopher Dunford. (1981). Programmed to Learn: An Essay on the Evolution of Culture.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 10(6). 866–866. 114 indexed citations
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Guindi, Fadwa El, Dwight Read, Michael Burton, et al.. (1979). Mathematics in Structural Theory [and Comments and Reply]. Current Anthropology. 20(4). 761–790. 4 indexed citations
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Freilich, Morris. (1977). Marginal natives at work: Anthropologists in the field. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 15 indexed citations
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Freilich, Morris, et al.. (1975). Myth, Method, and Madness [and Comments and Replies]. Current Anthropology. 16(2). 207–226. 7 indexed citations
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Freilich, Morris & Jack Goody. (1972). Literacy in Traditional Societies. Ethnohistory. 19(1). 80–80. 11 indexed citations
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Nash, Dennison, Ronald M. Wintrob, H. Russell Bernard, et al.. (1972). The Emergence of Self-Consciousness in Ethnography [and Comments and Reply]. Current Anthropology. 13(5). 527–542. 28 indexed citations
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Freilich, Morris & Lewis A. Coser. (1972). Structured Imbalances of Gratification: The Case of the Caribbean Mating System. British Journal of Sociology. 23(1). 1–1. 3 indexed citations
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Freilich, Morris, et al.. (1971). Marginal Natives: Anthropologists at Work.. American Sociological Review. 36(3). 537–537. 83 indexed citations
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Freilich, Morris. (1967). Ecology and Culture: Environmental Determinism and the Ecological Approach in Anthropology. Anthropological Quarterly. 40(1). 26–26. 12 indexed citations
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Freilich, Morris & Michael G. Smith. (1966). The Plural Society in the British West Indies.. Social Forces. 44(3). 428–428. 332 indexed citations breakdown →
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Freilich, Morris. (1963). Reason in Society: Five Types of Decisions and Their Social Conditions. American Anthropologist. 65(4). 989–990. 34 indexed citations
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Freilich, Morris. (1963). Scientific Possibilities in Iroquoian Studies: An Example of Mohawks Past and Present. Anthropologica. 5(2). 171–171. 2 indexed citations
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Freilich, Morris. (1963). The Natural Experiment, Ecology and Culture. Southwestern Journal of Anthropology. 19(1). 21–39. 12 indexed citations
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Freilich, Morris. (1961). Serial Polygyny, Negro Peasants, and Model Analysis. American Anthropologist. 63(5). 955–975. 11 indexed citations
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Freilich, Morris. (1960). Cultural Models and Land Holdings. Anthropological Quarterly. 33(4). 188–188. 4 indexed citations

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