Philip Abrams

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Philip Abrams is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Philip Abrams has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 5 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Philip Abrams's work include Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (5 papers), Healthcare innovation and challenges (4 papers) and Political and Economic history of UK and US (3 papers). Philip Abrams is often cited by papers focused on Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (5 papers), Healthcare innovation and challenges (4 papers) and Political and Economic history of UK and US (3 papers). Philip Abrams collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Egypt and United States. Philip Abrams's co-authors include Martin Bulmer, Kenneth Westhues, Paul Rock, Rosemary Deem, Janet Finch, Andrew McCulloch, E. A. Wrigley, Lynn Hollen Lees, François Héran and Ernest Krausz and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and Social Forces.

In The Last Decade

Philip Abrams

32 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Notes on the Difficulty of Studying the State (1977) 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 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. Notes on the Difficulty of Studying the State (1977)
    1988 1.0k citations Philip Abrams profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Philip Abrams United Kingdom 14 928 620 288 121 99 33 1.6k
Abner Cohen United Kingdom 15 842 0.9× 338 0.5× 469 1.6× 65 0.5× 150 1.5× 35 1.5k
Claude Meillassoux France 18 883 1.0× 295 0.5× 656 2.3× 86 0.7× 134 1.4× 78 1.8k
Philip Corrigan United Kingdom 13 697 0.8× 408 0.7× 209 0.7× 47 0.4× 59 0.6× 49 1.1k
Robert K. Schaeffer United States 10 1.1k 1.1× 643 1.0× 190 0.7× 95 0.8× 176 1.8× 29 1.7k
Derek Sayer Canada 16 824 0.9× 522 0.8× 229 0.8× 58 0.5× 62 0.6× 49 1.4k
W. E. B. Du Bois United States 19 1.8k 1.9× 319 0.5× 188 0.7× 144 1.2× 80 0.8× 84 2.4k
Aidan Southall United States 17 490 0.5× 320 0.5× 360 1.3× 56 0.5× 106 1.1× 57 1.1k
Elizabeth Jelín Argentina 21 1.2k 1.3× 476 0.8× 153 0.5× 81 0.7× 114 1.2× 118 1.9k
Ralph A. Austen United States 22 813 0.9× 414 0.7× 775 2.7× 50 0.4× 159 1.6× 108 1.9k
Jean-François Bayart France 19 1.4k 1.6× 637 1.0× 568 2.0× 88 0.7× 137 1.4× 80 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Philip Abrams

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Fields of papers citing papers by Philip Abrams

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Philip Abrams

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Abrams, Philip. (2015). Notas sobre la dificultad de estudiar el estado. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 17–70. 16 indexed citations
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Abrams, Philip, Akhil Gupta, & Timothy J. Mitchell. (2015). Antropología del Estado. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 2 indexed citations
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Abrams, Philip. (2000). Sobre la dificultad de estudiar el Estado (1977). 2(2). 79–98. 1 indexed citations
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Abrams, Philip, et al.. (1989). Neighbourhood care and social policy. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 27 indexed citations
5.
Harris, Rosemary, Philip Abrams, & Martin Bulmer. (1988). Neighbours: The Work of Philip Abrams. British Journal of Sociology. 39(1). 131–131. 6 indexed citations
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Héran, François, Martin Bulmer, & Philip Abrams. (1987). Neighbours. The Work of Philip Abrams. Revue Française de Sociologie. 28(2). 333–333. 34 indexed citations
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Abrams, Philip & Richard K. Brown. (1984). UK society : work, urbanism and inequality. 5 indexed citations
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Abrams, Philip. (1984). Realities of Neighbourhood Care: The interactions between statutory, voluntary and informal social care. Policy & Politics. 12(4). 413–429. 5 indexed citations
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Hewes, Gordon W. & Philip Abrams. (1984). Historical Sociology. Ethnohistory. 31(4). 306–306. 1 indexed citations
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Krausz, Ernest & Philip Abrams. (1983). Practice and Progress: British Sociology 1950-1980. British Journal of Sociology. 34(4). 601–601. 20 indexed citations
11.
Bach, Robert L., Philip Abrams, & E. A. Wrigley. (1980). Towns in Societies: Essays in Economic History and Historical Sociology.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 9(2). 255–255. 2 indexed citations
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Lees, Lynn Hollen, Philip Abrams, & E. A. Wrigley. (1979). Towns in Societies: Essays in Economic History and Historical Sociology. The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 9(4). 731–731. 39 indexed citations
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Abrams, Philip. (1978). Work, urbanism and inequality : UK society today. 6 indexed citations
14.
Abrams, Philip. (1977). Community Care: Some Research Problems and Priorities. Policy & Politics. 6(2). 125–151. 35 indexed citations
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Abrams, Philip, et al.. (1977). Communes, Sociology and Society.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 6(6). 667–667. 47 indexed citations
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Abrams, Philip. (1971). SOCIOLOGY AND HISTORY. Past & Present. 52(1). 118–125. 1 indexed citations
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Petras, John W. & Philip Abrams. (1969). The Origins of British Sociology, 1834-1914: An Essay with Selected Papers.. American Sociological Review. 34(6). 961–961. 9 indexed citations
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Abrams, Philip, et al.. (1965). The Young Voter in British Politics. British Journal of Sociology. 16(2). 95–95. 6 indexed citations
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Abrams, Philip, et al.. (1965). The Young Activist in British Politics. British Journal of Sociology. 16(4). 315–315. 12 indexed citations
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Abrams, Philip. (1965). The Production of Survey Data in Britain. Social Science Information. 4(3). 17–25. 3 indexed citations

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