Paul E. Willis

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Paul E. Willis is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Education and Urban Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul E. Willis has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 3 papers in Education and 2 papers in Urban Studies. Recurrent topics in Paul E. Willis's work include Youth Education and Societal Dynamics (3 papers), Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression (2 papers) and Electromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements (2 papers). Paul E. Willis is often cited by papers focused on Youth Education and Societal Dynamics (3 papers), Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression (2 papers) and Electromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements (2 papers). Paul E. Willis collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sweden and United States. Paul E. Willis's co-authors include Philip Wexler, Mats Trondman, Douglas B. Jackson‐Smith, Richard R. Harwood, John P. Reganold, Julia L. Kornegay, William A. Jury, Deanne Meyer, Carol Shennan and Lori Ann Thrupp and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and British Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Paul E. Willis

26 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Learning to Labour: How Working Class Kids Get Working Cl... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 500 1000 1.5k
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. Learning to Labour: How Working Class Kids Get Working Class Jobs.
    1981 1.8k citations Philip Wexler, Paul E. Willis Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paul E. Willis United Kingdom 12 1.7k 1.1k 472 452 187 28 3.0k
Michael Omi United States 10 3.7k 2.2× 1.0k 0.9× 576 1.2× 541 1.2× 341 1.8× 25 5.0k
Gloria Anzaldúa Bangladesh 17 2.0k 1.2× 842 0.8× 267 0.6× 701 1.6× 183 1.0× 36 3.6k
Aníbal Quijano Peru 17 2.0k 1.2× 750 0.7× 823 1.7× 250 0.6× 195 1.0× 72 4.0k
Renato Rosaldo United States 23 2.2k 1.3× 476 0.5× 570 1.2× 167 0.4× 231 1.2× 65 4.3k
Michaël Gilsenan United States 17 2.3k 1.4× 370 0.4× 720 1.5× 309 0.7× 241 1.3× 36 4.5k
George J. Sefa Dei Canada 26 1.5k 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 569 1.2× 177 0.4× 179 1.0× 106 2.7k
Jane Kenway Australia 33 1.5k 0.9× 1.9k 1.8× 950 2.0× 907 2.0× 98 0.5× 122 3.4k
Mary Gluck United States 8 1.3k 0.8× 345 0.3× 338 0.7× 267 0.6× 271 1.4× 26 2.4k
Frantz Fanon Brazil 13 2.8k 1.7× 733 0.7× 908 1.9× 249 0.6× 282 1.5× 44 5.0k
Bernard Lahire France 26 2.0k 1.2× 540 0.5× 292 0.6× 144 0.3× 143 0.8× 164 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul E. Willis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul E. Willis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul E. Willis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul E. Willis 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 Paul E. Willis. Paul E. Willis 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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Willis, Paul E. & Mats Trondman. (2021). More Bread Less Circus. Ethnography. 22(2). 154–163.
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Willis, Paul E.. (2014). Profane Culture. Princeton University Press eBooks. 21 indexed citations
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Willis, Paul E.. (2014). Profane Culture. Princeton University Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Reganold, John P., Douglas B. Jackson‐Smith, Sandra S. Batie, et al.. (2011). Transforming U.S. Agriculture. Science. 332(6030). 670–671. 105 indexed citations
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Willis, Paul E.. (2010). Sým-bolon. Ethnography. 11(1). 3–23. 3 indexed citations
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Willis, Paul E., et al.. (2010). The Islamic Spirit of Capitalism: Moroccan Islam and its Transferable Cultural Schemas and Values. Journal of Religion and Popular Culture. 22(3). 6–6. 2 indexed citations
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See, M. T., et al.. (2004). Potential for small-scale farmers to produce niche market pork using alternative diets, breeds and rearing environments: Observations from North Carolina. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 19(3). 135–140. 1 indexed citations
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Willis, Paul E. & Mats Trondman. (2000). Manifesto for Ethnography. Ethnography. 1(1). 5–16. 273 indexed citations
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Willis, Paul E.. (1998). Notes on common culture—towards a cultural policy for grounded aesthetics. International Journal of Cultural Policy. 4(2). 413–430. 4 indexed citations
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Willis, Paul E.. (1998). Notes on common culture. European Journal of Cultural Studies. 1(2). 163–176. 14 indexed citations
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Willis, Paul E., et al.. (1991). Jugend-Stile : zur Ästhetik der gemeinsamen Kultur. 6 indexed citations
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Willis, Paul E., et al.. (1991). EMC testing of high-integrity digital systems in aircraft. 5 indexed citations
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Morris, Lydia, et al.. (1990). The Youth Review. British Journal of Sociology. 41(1). 143–143. 2 indexed citations
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Willis, Paul E.. (1990). Moving Culture: An Enquiry into the Cultural Activities of Young People. 21 indexed citations
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Willis, Paul E., et al.. (1990). Onboard aircraft measurements and techniques for whole aircraft EMC clearance. 204–210. 3 indexed citations
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Willis, Paul E.. (1988). The Youth Review : Social Conditions of Young People in Wolverhampton. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 5 indexed citations
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Wexler, Philip & Paul E. Willis. (1981). Learning to Labour: How Working Class Kids Get Working Class Jobs.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 10(1). 158–158. 1756 indexed citations breakdown →
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Willis, Paul E., et al.. (1976). Village Life and Labour. RAIN. 13–13. 7 indexed citations

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