Peter Willmott

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Peter Willmott is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Finance and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Willmott has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Finance and 2 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Peter Willmott's work include Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (5 papers), Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues (2 papers) and Rural development and sustainability (2 papers). Peter Willmott is often cited by papers focused on Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (5 papers), Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues (2 papers) and Rural development and sustainability (2 papers). Peter Willmott collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and France. Peter Willmott's co-authors include Michael Young, Lee G. Burchinal, Michael Young, Joan Busfield, Marie-Françoise Lanfant, Michael Young, A. H. Halsey, John Banks, Alan Murie and Alan Dawe and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and Human Relations.

In The Last Decade

Peter Willmott

34 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Family and Kinship in East London

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter Willmott United States	16	855	241	177	168	168	42	1.5k
John M. Stahura United States	14	1.1k 1.3×	367 1.5×	116 0.7×	94 0.6×	97 0.6×	37	1.4k
William L. Yancey United States	17	1.3k 1.5×	320 1.3×	126 0.7×	79 0.5×	254 1.5×	27	1.9k
Hilary Silver United States	16	542 0.6×	210 0.9×	191 1.1×	165 1.0×	60 0.4×	42	1.0k
Gerald D. Suttles United States	13	1.7k 2.0×	605 2.5×	185 1.0×	307 1.8×	81 0.5×	21	2.1k
Mike Savage	6	851 1.0×	150 0.6×	181 1.0×	266 1.6×	158 0.9×	8	1.3k
Kim England United States	18	1.4k 1.6×	406 1.7×	193 1.1×	223 1.3×	204 1.2×	28	2.1k
Gordon Marshall United Kingdom	21	1.1k 1.3×	204 0.8×	401 2.3×	76 0.5×	74 0.4×	58	1.8k
Linda Peake Canada	21	1.1k 1.3×	193 0.8×	236 1.3×	431 2.6×	117 0.7×	49	1.8k
George A. Hillery United States	13	704 0.8×	261 1.1×	92 0.5×	85 0.5×	97 0.6×	50	1.4k
Jon Van Til United States	16	555 0.6×	159 0.7×	194 1.1×	57 0.3×	83 0.5×	57	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Willmott

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All Works

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Willmott, Peter. (2023). The Evolution of a Community.

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Young, Michael Dunlop & Peter Willmott. (2023). The Symmetrical Family. Medical Entomology and Zoology.

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Willmott, Peter. (2022). Adolescent Boys of East London.

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Willmott, Peter, et al.. (2000). TPM - A Route to World Class Performance. University of Maribor digital library (University of Maribor). 30 indexed citations

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Willmott, Peter. (1998). Integrity in social science – the upshot of a scandal. International Social Science Journal. 50(157). 371–374. 2 indexed citations

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Willmott, Peter. (1990). Managing maintenance. Manufacturing Engineer. 69(6). 28–28. 2 indexed citations

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Willmott, Peter & Alan Murie. (1988). Polarisation and social housing. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 22 indexed citations

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Willmott, Peter. (1987). Local Government Decentralisation and Community. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 6 indexed citations

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Willmott, Peter. (1987). Policing and the Community. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 30 indexed citations

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Willmott, Peter. (1986). Social Networks, Informal Care and Public Policy. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 81 indexed citations

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Young, Michael, et al.. (1983). Le village dans la ville.... Medical Entomology and Zoology. 15 indexed citations

12.

Poloma, Margaret M., et al.. (1978). Dependence and Exploitation in Work and Marriage.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 7(2). 199–199. 28 indexed citations

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Willmott, Peter, et al.. (1977). Inner London, policies for dispersal and balance : final report of the Lambeth inner area study. HMSO eBooks. 6 indexed citations

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Busfield, Joan, Michael Young, & Peter Willmott. (1974). The Symmetrical Family: A Study of Work and Leisure in the London Region. British Journal of Sociology. 25(3). 392–392. 72 indexed citations

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Willmott, Peter. (1971). Family, Work and Leisure Conflicts Among Male Employees. Human Relations. 24(6). 575–584. 21 indexed citations

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Willmott, Peter. (1969). Some Social Trends. Urban Studies. 6(3). 286–308. 8 indexed citations

17.

Berger, Bennett M. & Peter Willmott. (1968). Adolescent Boys of East London.. American Sociological Review. 33(1). 141–141. 5 indexed citations

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Willmott, Peter. (1962). Housing Density and Town Design in a New Town. Town Planning Review. 33(2). 115–115. 10 indexed citations

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Willmott, Peter. (1958). Kinship and Social Legislation. British Journal of Sociology. 9(2). 126–126. 2 indexed citations

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Young, Michael & Peter Willmott. (1956). Social Grading by Manual Workers. British Journal of Sociology. 7(4). 337–337. 22 indexed citations

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