Ralph LaRossa

7.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
60 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Ralph LaRossa is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph LaRossa has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 13 papers in Gender Studies and 9 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Ralph LaRossa's work include Family Dynamics and Relationships (9 papers), Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (8 papers) and Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (6 papers). Ralph LaRossa is often cited by papers focused on Family Dynamics and Relationships (9 papers), Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (8 papers) and Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (6 papers). Ralph LaRossa collaborates with scholars based in United States. Ralph LaRossa's co-authors include Sharon Hays, Scott Coltrane, Charles M. Super, Sara Harkness, Peter N. Stearns, Robert L. Griswold, William J. Doherty, Maureen Mulligan LaRossa, Martha Farrell Erickson and Phyllis W. Berman and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Social Forces and Journal of Marriage and the Family.

In The Last Decade

Ralph LaRossa

56 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Cultural Contradictions of Motherhood. 1997 2026 2006 2016 1998 2005 1997 400 800 1.2k

Peers

Ralph LaRossa
Comparison fields: 5 of 131
  • Sociology and Political Science 2.7k
  • Gender Studies 1.5k
  • Demography 1.3k
  • Clinical Psychology 899
  • Social Psychology 817
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Sharon Hays
Brian Powell United States
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Kathleen Kiernan United Kingdom
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Judith Stacey United States
Gary D. Sandefur United States
Jessie Bernard Czechia
Janeen Baxter Australia
Ariel Kalil United States
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Countries citing papers authored by Ralph LaRossa

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ralph LaRossa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralph LaRossa

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ralph LaRossa. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ralph LaRossa 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 Ralph LaRossa. Ralph LaRossa 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
# Work Indexed citations
1 2
2 0
3 116
4
Qualitative Research Commission Report
5
5 31
6 0
7 122
8 5
9 32
10 4
11 0
12 160
13 23
14 44
15
Becoming a parent
46
16 9
17 25
18 54
19 8
20 2

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