Orlando Patterson

8.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Orlando Patterson is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Cultural Studies and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Orlando Patterson has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 4 papers in Cultural Studies and 3 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Orlando Patterson's work include Caribbean history, culture, and politics (4 papers), Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (3 papers) and Race, History, and American Society (3 papers). Orlando Patterson is often cited by papers focused on Caribbean history, culture, and politics (4 papers), Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (3 papers) and Race, History, and American Society (3 papers). Orlando Patterson collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Orlando Patterson's co-authors include Richard Hellie, Grace Elizabeth Hale, Michael Tadman, Edgar T. Thompson, Jason Kaufman, Paul Finkelman, Donald L. Noel, Ethan Fosse, Michael Craton and Samuel P. Huntington and has published in prestigious journals such as American Sociological Review, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and American Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Orlando Patterson

57 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Slavery and Social Death. A Comparative Study 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 250 500 750

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Orlando Patterson United States 19 1.7k 591 395 388 225 62 2.8k
Richard Handler United States 25 1.9k 1.1× 1.1k 1.8× 540 1.4× 502 1.3× 314 1.4× 126 4.4k
Jonathan Friedman Austria 27 1.9k 1.2× 973 1.6× 739 1.9× 349 0.9× 129 0.6× 121 3.8k
Anthony P. Cohen United Kingdom 19 2.0k 1.2× 605 1.0× 627 1.6× 213 0.5× 84 0.4× 48 3.8k
Saidiya Hartman United States 14 1.5k 0.9× 532 0.9× 248 0.6× 636 1.6× 360 1.6× 24 2.6k
Renato Rosaldo United States 23 2.2k 1.3× 1.0k 1.7× 570 1.4× 517 1.3× 283 1.3× 65 4.3k
Edward M. Bruner United States 20 2.2k 1.3× 646 1.1× 247 0.6× 248 0.6× 169 0.8× 58 3.8k
David Roediger United States 19 1.8k 1.1× 284 0.5× 244 0.6× 296 0.8× 170 0.8× 61 2.5k
Tony Bennett Australia 32 2.1k 1.3× 310 0.5× 364 0.9× 276 0.7× 428 1.9× 137 4.3k
Michael M. J. Fischer United States 19 1.6k 0.9× 865 1.5× 646 1.6× 223 0.6× 142 0.6× 73 3.4k
Frederick Errington United States 18 1.5k 0.9× 770 1.3× 319 0.8× 330 0.9× 218 1.0× 58 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Orlando Patterson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Orlando Patterson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Orlando Patterson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Patterson, Orlando. (2025). Concept, method and morality: author’s response to the symposium on Enslavement: Past and Present. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 49(3). 669–677.
2.
Patterson, Orlando. (2011). The Post-Black Condition. 1 indexed citations
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Patterson, Orlando. (2006). Being and Blackness. ˜The œNew York times book review. 10–11. 1 indexed citations
4.
Patterson, Orlando, John E. Stouffer, & Steven Mintz. (2006). The Ancient and Medieval Origins of Modern Freedom. 2 indexed citations
5.
Patterson, Orlando. (2005). On the Provenance of Diversity. Yale law & policy review. 23(1). 8. 1 indexed citations
6.
Loury, Glenn C., Mary J. Hickman, Nathan Glazer, et al.. (2005). Ethnicity, Social Mobility, and Public Policy. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 31 indexed citations
7.
Patterson, Orlando, et al.. (2003). Helotic Slavery and Freedom. 57(6). 742–5. 2 indexed citations
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Patterson, Orlando. (2002). Beyond Compassion: Selfish Reasons for Being Unselfish. Daedalus. 131(1). 26–38. 10 indexed citations
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Patterson, Orlando, Lawrence E. Harrison, & Samuel P. Huntington. (2001). Taking Culture Seriously: A Framework and an Afro-American Illustration. 13(9). 1–3. 34 indexed citations
10.
Winship, Christopher & Orlando Patterson. (1999). Boston's Police Solution. 2 indexed citations
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Ober, Josiah, Mogens Herman Hansen, David Stockton, et al.. (1994). Institutions, Ideology, and Political Consciousness in Ancient Greece: Some Recent Books on Athenian Democracy. Journal of the History of Ideas. 55(2). 307–307. 6 indexed citations
12.
Winship, Christopher & Orlando Patterson. (1992). White Poor, Black Poor. 1 indexed citations
13.
Patterson, Orlando. (1991). Freedom in the making of western culture. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 102 indexed citations
14.
Patterson, Orlando, et al.. (1987). Letters from readers. Society. 24(3). 3–4. 1 indexed citations
15.
Finkelman, Paul & Orlando Patterson. (1985). Slavery and Social Death: A Comparative Study. The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 15(3). 508–508. 59 indexed citations
16.
Hellie, Richard & Orlando Patterson. (1984). Slavery and Social Death: A Comparative Study. The American Historical Review. 89(2). 411–411. 360 indexed citations
17.
Glazer, Nathan, Andrew M. Greeley, Orlando Patterson, & Daniel Patrick Moynihan. (1974). What Is Ethnicity?. Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 27(8). 16–16. 15 indexed citations
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Patterson, Orlando. (1973). On Guilt, Relativism and Black-White Relations.. 2 indexed citations
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Patterson, Orlando. (1973). The Moral Crisis of the Black American.. ˜The œPublic interest. 4 indexed citations
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Patterson, Orlando. (1972). Toward a Future That Has No Past: Reflections on the Fate of Blacks in the Americas.. ˜The œPublic interest. 16 indexed citations

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